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May 9, 2019 Page 1 of 2 Selectmen’s Meeting May 9, 2019 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2019 in the Cafeteria of the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building. Mr. Lucente, Chair; Mr. Pato; Ms. Barry; Ms. Hai; and Mr. Sandeen were present as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk. Mr. Lucente announced a request was made to move the Day of Decency Proclamation Request to the Items for Individual Consideration portion of the agenda to allow for discussion. There was no objection from the Board. Noise Bylaw Special Permit - Eversource Request to Perform Infrastructure Work Mr. Lucente opened the Hearing at 7:02 p.m. Matt Veins and Ronit Goldstein, from Eversource were in attendance at the hearing. Mr. Veins stated the Special Noise By-law Permit is being requested in order to expedite construction and reduce traffic and pedestrian congestion during the Eversource upgrades to our electrical infrastructure being performed in the Town Center. Mr. Veins said the construction work for installation of three manholes is being requested to be performed at night in order to prevent vehicle and pedestrian traffic disruptions during the day shift. Eversource will work closely with local businesses and residents to avoid disruption as much as possible. Eversource is looking to perform the night work Sunday to Thursday nights from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. through Friday, June 28, 2019. Ms. Hai asked if the construction activities having a high level of noise could be contained to an earlier time. Mr. Veins explained Eversource will accommodate this request by limiting the saw cutting, jack hammering and chipping to be performed in the early evening. Ms. Barry asked if Eversource had all the supplies on hand required for this project so as to prevent any delays due to availability of supplies/parts. Mr. Veins confirmed all supplies/parts are on hand. Ms. Barry asked how Eversouce will update the community throughout the project regarding the progress to date as well the upcoming work for this project. Ms. Goldstein said they would provide a weekly update to Mr. Dugan, Lexington Public Information Officer, in order to update the community. David Kanter, 48 Fifer Lane, asked if there are any conflicts of other utility lines located in the test sites. Mr. Veins explained he has confidence knowing the locations of the Eversource infrastructure and having accurate water and sewer location mark outs from the DPW. Mr. Veins stated it is hard to know if the third party for the cable companies accurately marked out the cable lines. Seeing no further comment, Mr. Lucente closed the Hearing at 7:30 p.m.