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Contents Lexington by the Numbers. . . . . . . . . . iii Cary Lecture Series . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 2017 Annual Report ................................ Center Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Town of Lexington,Massachusetts Town Government Commission on Disability Report . . . . . . .105 Town Report Committee includes: Board of Selectmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Chair: Cristina Burwell Communications Advisory Committee. . . . .106 Editorial Staff: Gloria Amirault Town Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Community Preservation Committee . . . . .107 Suzanne Caton Town Clerk/Board of Registrars. . . . . . . . .9 Janice Litwin Council for the Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Shana Maddics State Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Council on Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Varsha Ramanathan Special Election—Minuteman Regional Vocational Photographer: DavidTabeling Technical School District 15 Design Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . .109 . . . . . . . . . Layout: Katherine Gorry-Hines Economic Development Advisory Committee. .110 Printer: Lexington Public Schools Special Town Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Print Center Energy Conservation Committee . . . . . . .110 600 copies printed State Election 19 p p Fence Viewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Also available at State Election Results . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 http://records.lexingtonma.gov/ Fund for Lexington . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 weblink8 Annual Town Election . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Greenways Corridor Committee. . . . . . . .112 Special State Primary,Middlesex District 4. . . 25 Hanscom Committees . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Annual Town Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Historical Commission. . . . . . . . . . . .113 Each year,volunteers getthe unique opportunity Elected Town Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Historic Districts Commission. . . . . . . . .114 to learn abouttheirTown throughtheir work Senators and Representatives . . . . . . . . 53 on this report.We hope those who peruse Moderator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Housing Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 this Report also discover something new and Housing Partnership Board. . . . . . . . . .116 interesting about Lexington.Many thanks to Town Meeting Members Association(TMMA) 54 Human Rights Committee . . . . . . . . . .116 the hardworking team listed above,and the Cary Memorial Library. . . . . . . . . . . . 56 committee members and town staff who Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Human Services Committee . . . . . . . . .117 contributed to this report.This report,including Lexington Housing Assistance Board(LexHAB) 118 narratives,covers the fiscal year July 1,2016 to Fire and Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Permanent Building Committee . . . . . . .119 June 30,2017.Unless otherwise noted,financial Human Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 data reports the total dollars expended in the fis- Information Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Police Manual Policy Committee . . . . . . .120 cal year(FY)that began July 1,2016 and ended Regional Planning Agencies . . . . . . . . .120 June 302017 Land Use,Health,and Development . . . . . 64 Scholarship and Education Fund Committee . .121 Minuteman Regional High School. . . . . . . 71 Sustainable Lexington. . . . . . . . . . . .122 Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Tax Deferral and Exemption Study Committee 123 ,t,; Public Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Tourism Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 r Public Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Town Celebrations Committee . . . . . . . .124 00 Recreation and Community Programs. . . . . 88 Town Report Committee. . . . . . . . . . .126 Retirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 School Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Transportation Advisory Committee. . . . . .126 ' Tree Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 Superintendent of Schools. . . . . . . . . . 94 Trustees of Public Trusts . . . . . . . . . . .127 Town Counsel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Water&Sewer Abatement Board. . . . . . .139 Front cover by Lexington resident Paul Doherty .............................. Town Committees Youth Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 Back cover by Lexington resident Christian Burwell 20/20 Vision Committee. . . . . . . . . . . 99 ............................................. Antony Working Group . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Appendix—Financial Data Appropriation Committee . . . . . . . . . .100 Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations. . . .140 Bicycle Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . .101 Enterprise Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Biosafety Committee . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Debt Service Summary . . . . . . . . . . .145 Board of Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Revenues/Expenditures and Fund Balance. . .146 Capital Expenditures Committee . . . . . . .103