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Noise Advisory Committee 3 Any permit granted under 527 CMR 10.22 maybe revoked at any time. Whoever violates any provision of this Permit shall be subject to a fine of$100 for the first offense, $500 for the 2nd offense and$1000 for any subsequent offense Reference M.G.L. c. 148a. • It was suggested that a web site be created that list acceptable leaf blowers or perhaps such a site already exists produced by other towns or organizations. • The Town of Lexington (DPW and its subcontractors)would also be subject to these restrictions except for the preparations required for Patriots Day and other special request exemptions. 11nncllu(l (lan's, matfi of'provisions Public Awareness Campaign Nick presented the web page he created titled Green Landscapers Who Service Lexington. It hosted on the Town server and can be found at: hlt2s://www.lexingtonma.gov/noise-advisory-committee/ ages/green-landscapers-who- service-Lexington It was generally thought of as good resource to highlight local companies that have demonstrated environmentally sensitive practices in the use of powered lawn care equipment. Mark S. expressed a concern that the Town website not be perceived as making arbitrary endorsements of specific companies and therefore clear criteria should be established for adding a company to the list. The website also provides links to sites with information regarding data and topics on the health effects of gas powered equipment, excessive noise levels and how to reduce air and noise pollution in landscape maintenance. Note, as of July 10, 2019, many links on the Noise Committee website: hlt2s://www.lexingtonma.gov/noise-advisory-committee are broken. Lee notified Kathy Santos, the town's webmaster, on that date of the problem.) Action Items 1. Dan Koretz will update the Noise Bylaw Proposal to reflect the conclusions made at the meeting. 2. Continue activities to gain public awareness of the committee's bylaw proposals via contacting the organization outlined in Mark Sandeen's the June 2nd email. The next meeting is tentatively set for 7:30pm, Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Respectively submitted by Lee Minardi