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1988 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING JULY 13, 1988 2 7 9 8:57 p.m. - Mr. Peter Nichols with The Beal Companies for the Pine Meadows Committee presented the process dealing with the sale of land proposed under Article 3 and reviewed the financial elements with a slide. 9:06 p.m. - Mr. Mark Moore for Moore Homes, Inc. spoke briefly, generally on the imput received from all interested parties since the purchase of the land. He introduced the people having worked on the presentation for Moore Homes. 9:08 p.m. - Mr. Frank Carney, Vice President of Moore Homes, Inc. presented the Moore Homes, Inc. proposal. He mentioned providing a significant amount of open space, maintaining a golf course, employing a cluster housing approach and in- creasing the supply of affordable housing, which were objectives established by the Planning Board guidelines to Pine Meadows published in March of 1987. Meager- , ville School Site land was included in the plan. Slides were shown and explained. 9:31 p.m.. - Mr. Mark Moore read a letter to the Selectmen, with respect to Article 4, outlining Moore Homes, Inc. commitment to the Town. 9:35 p.m. - Judith Uhrig, Chairman of the Planning Board, provided a focus on the land use and planning issues involved in the choices. 9:42 p.m. - Robert Bowyer, Planning Director, presented the material in the infor- mation packet prepared for Town Meeting Members by the Planning Board. 10:01 p.m. - Michael O'Sullivan, for the Appropriation Committee updated the committees 1985 recommendations with five major points. He stated a majority of the members of the Appropriation Committee recommended favorable action on Article 2. 10:10 p.m. - Paul Hamburger, for the Capital Expenditures Committee, gave a report of the committee. He stated the committee unanimously agreed that voters should have the opportunity to express themselves on this issue and also the unanimous position of the committee that Article 2 should be passed. 10:10 p.m. - Paul Newman, Chairman of the School Committee, repotted on the im- pact to the schools. He stated the School Committee had no position on the advisability of purchasing the golf course. 10:16 p.m. - William Spencer, pr. 6, Chairman of the Lexington Housing Authority, stated that Article 2 did not in any way address the balance of open space and affordable housing. He added that the Lexington Housing Authority had not taken a formal position. He stated that he would vote no on Articles 2 and 3 if they were not amended to provide for affordable housing. 10:19 p.m. - Joyce Miller, Chairman of the Conservation Commission, stated that the commission supports Town ownership of the Pine Meadows land, and urged a vote for acquisition. 10:22 p.m. - Renee Cochin, pr. 7, stated her intention to amend Article 3, explaining how it would read. 10:29 p.m. - Albert Zabin, pr. 1, spoke in favor of Article 2, without joy, since it did not address the issue of affordable housing. 10:34 p.m. - Robert Rotberg, pr. 3, commented on beginning the voting. 10:35 p.m. - Jacquelyn Smith expressed the position of John Eddison, of the Board of Selectmen, who was not present, as in favor of indefinite postponement of Article 4 and in favor of Article 3. 10:36 p.m. - Jacquelyn Smith remarked on her opposition to acquisition, mentioning needs for other overrides of proposition 2 1/2. 10:44 p.m. - Mr. Alan Levine, 54 Reed Street, pr. 8, as citizen and as President of a Townwide grass roots organization Citizens for Lexington Conservation, urged Town Meeting to allow citizens to approve purchase of the property. 10:45 p.m. - Mr. Larry Crowes spoke for the Coalition to Save Pine Meadows. 10:47 p.m. - Mr. Richard Eaton, 128 Emerson Gardens, Chairman of the Emerson Gardens Tenants Association, spoke on affordable housing. He spoke in favor of the Moore Homes, Inc. plan.