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394 Street Lights Wild Acre Inn Committee on filling vacancies SELECTMEN'S MEETING January 14, 1974 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Kenney, Messrs. Bailey, Buse, Riffin; Mr. O'Connell, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town McSweeney, Director of Public Works/Engineering; Mrs tive Clerk, were present. held in the Select - January 14, 1974, Brown and Mrs. Counsel; Mr. . McCurdy, Execu- Mr. O'Connell discussed additional street lights requested by the Traffic Safety Committee, and approved by the Public Works Department, for improvements in the areas. Chairman Kenney: We can vote approval but Mr. McSweeney should find out when Boston Edison can install them. If they can't give high priority, we can postpone until next fall. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to instruct the director of Public Works/Engineering to order the installation of the street lights at the following locations; Massachusetts Avenue, Slocum Road, Brookside Avenue, Waltham Street and Vaille Avenue. Mr. Cohen advised the Board that he had talked with the Attorney representing Wild Acre Inn and was informed that there will be no change in the type of operation since the new owner has taken over. It is a lodging house and they will take patients for 3, 4 or 5 days. Chairman Kenney: Are we to understand that it is not a half -way house? Mr. Cohen: It is not. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the application of Dr. Bernard Yudowitz and to sign the Lodging House License for Lexington Wild Acre Inn at 50 Percy Road. Chairman Kenney said that we are submitting an Article in Town Meeting on the method of filling a vacancy on the School Committee. We will appoint a committee to investigate and report back to the Se- lectmen on the best way of accomplishing this. Mrs. Riffin could represent the Board, the School Committee recommendsGeorgeWadsworth, and Frank Michelman to represent the Town Meeting Members Association. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mrs. Natalie Riffin, George Wadsworth, and Frank Michelman members of an Advisory Committee on Filling Vacancies on the School Committee and the Board of Selectmen, and to report back to the Selectmen before Town Meeting. Chairman Kenney read a letter from the Lexington requesting approval of the use of the Green Minute Men cises. Green Upon motion duly made and seconded, it quest of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. for following dates: June 9 and 23; July 14 and Lexington Minute Men, Inc. for "Living History" exer- was voted to approve the re - the use of the Green on the 28; August 11 and 25., 1974.