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Town of Lexington Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) Minutes of Meeting December 21, 2016 A meeting of the EDAC was held on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. in the Parker Room of the Town Office Building at 1625 Mass Ave. Members Present: Narain Bhatia, George Burnell, Rick DeAngelis, Tom Dusel, Kevin McGuire, John McWeeney, David Pronchick, Larry Smith, Sig Tullmann Staff Present: Dave Cannon, Melisa Tintocalis, Megan Zammuto Liasons Present: Charles Hornig, Peter Kelley, Joe Pato Members Absent: Lelani Foster, Bob Richards Approval of Minutes: The committee members voted to approve minutes from the November 2016 meeting. Hanscom Air Force Base Update: Tom Schluckebier presented several upcoming projects at the Hanscom Air Force Base. The aging schools on the base led to a project to build a new middle school and primary school. The schools have about 600 students and they are operated by Lincoln Public Schools. The projects are expected to be completed in 2018. The base is working to build their own pipe line, and two old dormitories are being reconstructed. The Vandenberg gate is being redesigned as a safe entrance to inspect trucks and check in visitors. Surrounding land gifted to Hanscom by Governor Deval Patrick will allow the base to design a useful entrance to the base. General Economic Development: Assistant Town Engineer, David Cannon updated the EDAC on current projects in the Hartwell area. The traffic signal at the jug handle is to be installed this spring, including a pedestrian phase with connecting sidewalks. The committee discussed the benefit to adding sidewalks to Drummerboy. A motion was made to recommend a sidewalk along, adjacent, or in the vicinity of the jug handle for pedestrian access from Drummer Boy Way to Bedford St. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously. A motion was made to support the signalization project. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously. David Cannon continued his update with the drawings showing two potential solutions to the Maguire and Hartwell intersection. One would include signalization, and the other would feature a roundabout. th David will present both designs to the Selectmen on January 9. The committee discussed both options, and expressed interest in learning more about each design. Commercial Zoning Expansion Discussion Updates : Charles Hornig outlined the additional buildout potential for sites in the CRO district. He explained that the Planning Board wanted to keep the fast food use by special permit only in the CRO. The committee discussed the additional buildout potential and included more information about various sites. Committee