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Selectmen—February 26, 2018 Page 2 of 10 Referencing recent events in Winchester, Massachusetts and Parkland, Florida, Mr. Valente said that Lexington started years ago looking at and upgrading the security systems and procedures in the school and municipal buildings. Mr. Valente will keep the Board apprised as further recommendations emerge from senior staff meetings. Noise Bylaw Public Hearing Regarding DPW Patriots' Day Clean Up Activities Ms. Barry opened the hearing at 7:21 p.m. The hearing was posted per statute in the Lexington Minuteman and abutters were notified by mail. Mr. Pinsonneault, Director of Public Works, requested a three-year Noise Bylaw Special Permit for Patriots' Day preparations. The DPW would like to begin work at 5:00 a.m. from Monday through Friday the week before Patriot's Day in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The area of work is from Bedford Street at the bikeway continuing onto Massachusetts Avenue and ending at Woburn Street. The work will entail the use of power equipment and vehicles in order to clean debris from sidewalks, planting areas, turf areas, and roadways in order to be ready for Patriot's Day. This work is best done when vehicles and pedestrians are not present. Mr. Pinsonneault reported that the department will use quitter, electric equipment to the extent possible. Mr. Pato thanked Mr. Pinsonneault for moving the department toward lower-decibel landscaping machinery, noting that 5 a.m. is an early start. He hopes to continue the move toward quieter equipment over the course of the three-year permit. Ms. Barry said the Board had received two comments from abutters who opposed the request. Dawn McKenna, 9 Hancock Street, asked the Board to check whether the dates in question conflict with Easter, Orthodox Easter, or Good Friday. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to grant a Noise Bylaw Special Permit to the Lexington Department of Public Works to carry out Patriots' Day prep tasks the week before Patriots' Day at 5:00 a.m. Monday through Friday in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and to coordinate with the appropriate churches should it be a holiday year. Ms. Barry closed the Public Hearing at 7:28 p.m. Water/Sewer Abatement Appeal 14 Bridge Street Carl Davis, 14 Bridge Street, recounted the circumstances leading up to his appeal of the water/sewer abatement recommendation of the Water/Sewer Abatement Board(SWAB). In Mr. Davis' revised calculation he will receive a credit of$3,431.23, which is $783.71 more than the original abatement calculation of$2,647.52. Staff believes Mr. Davis is aware of this correction but would still like to appeal to the Selectmen (his bill is $3,914). The period of exceptionally high usage (328 hcf) was during the winter and spring months and reflected in the May 2017 bill. Records show that the November 2016 reading was a manual reading with usage of 16 hcf. Staff reviewed the situation and went to the property to verify the May reading because it was abnormally high; staff is confident that the readings are correct.