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Noise Advisory Committee 4 Mark S. also suggested that even though we need to address details, we should start at the top level: concerns about health effects and noise. He suggested that health is the most compelling argument. Mark asked for articles about health effects. (Dan subsequently e- mailed the committee information about this from Jamie Banks.) Mark S. suggested that we need to go to the Selectmen twice, first to get their reactions and concerns, and then to explain how we addressed these. After some discussion, the committee decided that it was not practical to prepare adequately for the spring 2020 Town Meeting and that we should instead aim for the fall 2020 meeting. The need for additional participants was highlighted along with the use of a popular Lexington e-list for used for distributing information to Lexington residents. The committee ended the meeting by discussing possible timelines leading up to that meeting. The following was discussed as a possible timeline: Sep-Nov 2019: • Run public awareness campaign to educate people about the health effects of gas powered lawn equipment and to recruit people to join the noise committee o A few social media groups to focus this effort would be: The Lexington List(Yahoo group), Lexington Mavens (Facebook group), Next Door app • Meet with Board of Health June 2020: • Secure endorsements from the Chamber of Commerce, SustainLex, others July/August 2020: • Present warrant to Selectmen A tentative date of September 25th was set for the next meeting. Respectively submitted by Dan Koretz.