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400 Buckman Tvn. Storm Windows SELECTMEN'S MEETING January 21, 1974 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 21,4974, at 7;30 p.m. Chairman Kenney, Messrs. Bailey, Busa, Brown, and,Mrs. Riffin; Mr. O'Connell, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Mr. McSweeney, Director of Public.Works/Engineering; Mrs. McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present. Mr. O'Connell informed the Board that an Invitation to Bid on storm windows for the Buckman Tavern is to be advertised in the Lexington Minute -man this week. Mr. O'Connell recommended that the Board vote, on behalf of the Town, to accept G.L. C.32, s. 16. This law was passed in 1973 and, Harvard when accepted, makes it possible to offer the services of a health Community care organization to municipal employees. In this particular case, it Health is the Harvard Community Health Plan which would be available with the Plan employees bearing the entire cost; Single -$16.50 and Family -$47.50 per month. It can only be offered with Blue-Cross/Blue Shield through an insurance carrier. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept G.L. C.32,s.16. Met. State Mr. Cohen informed the Board that the Town has now acquired the Hospital land on Concord Avenue from the Metropolitan State Hospital. Land The Board agreed to write to the Hospital Trustees expressing the gratitude of the Town. Traffic Minuteman Associates Chairman Kenney read a report from the Traffic Committee in reply to the petition from the Minuteman Associates Association for a study by the Registry of Motor Vehicles on Goffe Road, Dudley Road, Barrett Road, Philip Road, and Worthen Road from Pleasant Street to the Bowman School. The report states that the Committee sees no problems in the area; the streets are residential streets used almost exclusively by neighborhood residents and those with children attending Bowman School. There has only been one accident during 1973 and this could not be attributed to speed. Mr. Brown; Is it possible, ]somehow, to persuade these people that it is their neighbors driving too fast and it is a neighborhood problem? If we can persuade them it is true, they can solve their own problem. Chairman Kenney; It might be interesting if we set up tests with our own radar. Mr. McSweeney was requested to make arrangements for tests and to report the results to the Board. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the re- quest from the Minuteman Associates Association pending the results of tests in the area.