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SELECTMEN'S MEETING January 8, 1979 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 8, 1979 at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Battin, Mr. Busa, Mrs. Miley, Mr. Kent and Mr. Crain, Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mrs. Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Chief Corr, Police Department; Miss Casey, Principal Clerk, Selectmen. The Board met with Temple Scanlan and Mary Shunney of the Lexington Housing Authority to discuss the notification from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that the Massachusetts Department of Com- munity Affairs had applied to administer 1500 units of the 1900 units to be allocated by HUD under Section 8 Existing Housing Program in Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex Counties. Both Mrs. Shunney and Mr. Scanlan informed the Board that the Housing Authority was opposed to this because they felt that the Housing Authority knows the needs of the community and have been doing a good job. Mr. Scanlan explained the process of certification of eligibility to the Board and he felt that the DCA farmed out the administration to sub -contractors who administer the program poorly and inflates the present rental structure. The Board assured Mrs. Shunney and Mr. Scanlan that they felt that the Housing Authority has done an excellent job and would write to the Area Manager of HUD, Mr. Marvin Siflinger, opposing the application of the DCA for reasons cited by the Lexington Housing Authority. Upon motion duly made and man write to the Department of the application of the DCA for under HUD's Section 8 Existing The Chairman thanked Mrs. presentation. seconded, it was voted to have the Chair - Housing and Urban Development opposing the authority to administer 1500 units Housing Program. Shunney and Mr. Scanlan for their The Manager and the Board discussed the listing of articles to inserted in the 1979 Warrant. The Manager reminded the Board that they can delete some at a later date if they so desire prior to ing to the printer. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to insert the articles in the Warrant for the 1979 Annual Town Meeting. Y/7 HUD Section 8 Applica- tion By DCA be 1979 Town send- Meeting Articles The Chairman read a request from Mr. Warren Empey, Acting Director of Public Works/Engineering for an abatement in the amount of $318.64 of a sidewalk betterment against the Hancock School site. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to abate the sidewalk betterment against the Hancock School site in the amount of $318.64 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the following pole locations: Tucker Avenue: on the northerly side, approximately 78'+ (feet) west of Tarbell Avenue, one (1) Pole 140/1. Cushing Street: on the easterly side, approximately 94'+ (feet) north of Sullivan Street, four (4) Poles 338/1-2-3-4. Abatement Hancock School Sidewalk Betterment Pole Loca- tions