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CENTER REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE MEETING December 1, 1983 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Margery Battin at 12 30 p m. Attending from C R.0 were Joseph Trani, Karsten Sorensen, John Powell, William Gothorpe, Jacqui Bateson, David Wells, Robert Sacco, Laura Nichols, and the Chairman Attending from the Land Use Subcommittee were Judith Newman, Don Olsen and Henry Patterson. MAPC representative Angela Frick also attended Staff people were Wally Tonaszuck, Robert Bowyer and Captain of Traffic James Lima Attending in the audience were TMMA Chairman Jack Eddison, John Oberteuffer, and members of the business community Chairman Battin informed those present that CRC had not taken a stand on chang- ing the role of the police officer at the center of Lexington and had written a Letter to the Editor correcting the misleading headline in the Lexington Minute- Man Copies of the letter were given out AGENDA ITEM 1 Discuss Traffic Study report of Norman Abend and the staff recom- mendations in response to it Both Tonaszuck and Lima filed written reports Since discussion of the report was active and intense, it was decided to put off to another meeting (January) the discussion of the Planning Board amendments to the Zoning By-Law, Agenda Item 2 CENTER SIGNAL AND AREA Discussion and decisions 1 Traffic Officer in Center is an asset and we would leave the situation as is (although he doesn't necessarily have to control signal) 2 Feasibility and advisability of a fully-automated signal to be investi- gated along with the cost 3 Two spaces should be made available for a driver to ask directions from � Center police and get in off the street so that traffic will not be held up These spaces are to be available for police, ambulance and fire department only It was suggested that Wally look into carving out an extra space or two TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN THE CENTER 1 Right turn lane into Edison Way approved Left turns into Edison Way tabled Orientation from Mass Ave 2 Right turns only out of Battle Green Motel and Pewter Pot for the time being; but look into reversing the direction of access and egress into Decelle's parking lot 3 Better signing in the center area approved (as recommended in Abend report) 4 Abend's suggestion of 2-way traffic from Waltham Street to Muzzey Street with a through way through the parking lot, is a moot suggestion unless more land is acquired