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(Adjourned Session of the 1982 . Annual Town Meeting - April 14, 1982.) _0 Article 38. Mrs. Battin explained that the last time an analysis of Lexington (Cunt.) Center had been made was in 1965. The Center Revitalization Committee has been working on a parking plan and has studied all of the past evaluations. The plan is to hire an experienced traffic engineer for this current study. She stated that there would be an analysis of (1) intersection capacity; (2) Street direction pattern; (3) Parking lot circulation; (4) Loading zones and (5) Curb parking restrictions. 9 :48 P.M. William J. Dailey, Jr. stated that the Appropriation Committee had been opposed to the original amount of $15,000 that had been submitted, to the reduced amount of $5,000 and are still opposed to the present figure of $3,000. 9:50 P.M. Robert I. Rotberg asked how many man hours of consultant services the town would be buying. Mrs. Battin answered that the Director of Department of Public Works said that it would be about fifty hours. 9:51 P.M. Frank Sandy said that the Planning Board unanimously supported this article. 9:56 P.M. Nyles Nathan Barnert voiced the unfavorable position on this article by the Capital Expenditures Committee. 10:02 P.M. Main motion, as offered by Mrs. Battin, declared adopted by voice vote. 10:04 P.M. NUCLEAR ATTACK Article 39. Myron L. Miller moved that the following resolution be adopted: NUCLEAR WHEREAS: The safety of residents of Lexington and the security of ATTACK their property are of paramount concern to us in the event of nuclear war: and WHEREAS: Such a war, involving the enormous destructive power of nuclear bombs and the long term effects of radiation damage to all forms of life, could lay waste our town and the Boston metropolitan area within minutes of such an attack: and WHEREAS: The civil defense plan ordered by the state and handed down to town civil defense authorities has been called into question by town officials and experts in the field: now therefore BE IT RESOLVED: That the town direct the Civil Defense Director to hold in abeyance further distribution of this plan: That the town meeting instruct the Town Manager and the Civil Defense Director to jointly appoint, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, a committee of seven (7) members to be made up of citizens of the town, including indiv- iduals knowledgeable about the effects of nuclear weapons to investigate through research and expert testimony the implications of nuclear attack. The charge to the committee shall be to determine if any civil defense plan for the town is realistic and feasible, and if not, what can be done. The committee shall be appointed by June 30, 1982 and shall report back to the Board of Selectmen by November 30, 1982. Furthermore, when the report is approved, the town will assume responsibility for printing enough copies of the report for every household in Lexing- ton, in a sum not to exceed $300 and will accept financial and other forms of assistance from individuals or groups to print and to distribute the report to every household. - 10 :07 P.M. At the request of Myron L. Miller, Myron Rosenblum and Stephen W. Miller, a radiologist, were recognized and spoke in support of the resolution. Mr. Rosenblum represented the Lexington Committee for a Nuclear Weapons Freeze. 10 :18 P.M. Having met with the above committee, Alfred S. Busa said that the Board of Selectmen supported the resolution and that the money requested would come from the Civil Defense Fund. 10:19 P.M.