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TOWN OF LEXINGTON | 5 Board of Selectmen continued from previous page Capital Planning in the face of municipal infrastructure ing for the 91 thousand square foot addition to Lexingtons needs and escalating school enrollment will be an ongoing life sciences hub occurred in October 2015. challenge for the next several years. Hartwell Avenue businesses, has continued to provide con- - Sustainability well Avenue. Ridership on the shuttle has grown, and pick- In 2013 Town Meeting adopted a resolution to: (a) include climate change in all its decisions and planning processes; the center for what had been the empty return run of the (b) take action to prepare for the impacts of a changing shuttle. climate; (c) reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and (d) de- velop and implement a comprehensive climate action plan, Transportation all with the goal of making Lexington a truly sustainable community.In the 1966 Annual Report, the Selectmen reported that - of solar panels on municipal and school buildings, which was completed in the winter of 2014. Net savings from vehicles has left municipal governments to wrestle with thousand, about 11% more than expected. In addition, the - Town has proceeded with a ground-mounted solar installa-ending struggle to eliminate bottle-necks which interfere tion and solar canopies project on a portion of the Hartwell Avenue Composting Facility. Completion of construction of this facility is expected in early 2017.extending Worthen Road to Route 2 through what is now conservation land. In 2016 our concerns turn to balancing the needs of all Economic Development modes of transportationmaking neighborhoods safe for - ways to ease the burden on the residential taxpayer by de- veloping our commercial sectors, while balancing this de- a Complete Streets policy formalizing our commitment to velopment against any adverse impacts on surrounding integrate design for multi-modal use of our streets and ac- - cessibility for all. ing is being developed on Hartwell Avenue. Groundbreak- David S. Tabeling (L-R) Selectman Peter Kelley; Selectman Norman Cohen; Selectman Michelle Ciccolo, Vice-Chairman; Paul O'Shaughnessey, Friends of Minute Man National Park; Superintendent Nancy Nelson, Minute Man National Histori- cal Park; Selectman Suzie Barry, Chairman; Selectman Joe Pato; Town Manager Carl Valente