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el —2— Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Chairman to write letters of appreciation on behalf of the Board to members of the Affordable Housing options committee and all others who had participated for the past year in the development of the report. SENIOR CENTER AWARD Mr. Eddison congratulated Dorothy Boggia, Chairman of the Council. on Aging, and Linda Vine, Director of the council, for the award to the Lexington Senior Center of the Veronica B. Smith Award for excellence. Criteria included standards of excellence in purpose, organization, community relations, program, administration and personnel, fiscal management, recordkeeping and reporting, facility and evaluation procedures. Mr. Eddison complimented both Mrs. Vine and Mrs. Boggia for their team work which has produced the high standards evident at the Center. Mrs. Vine said that when she had accepted the award on April 18th by the Mass. Association of council on Aging and Senior center Directors, she had commented on how fortunate she was to work in a Town whose officials lent such support to the CoA. MINUTES Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve, as presented, the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting on April 2, 1990. wow APPOINTMENTS L.C.C. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to reappoint F. David Wells as a member of the Lexington Center Committee for a term to expire on September 30, 1992. It was also voted to appoint as L.C.C. members, Judith Uhrig, 15 Wine Brook Road for a term to expire on September 30, 1992 and Margret Read, 33 Barberry Road, to fill the unexpired term of Norma Bogen to September 30, 1991. 4 MAY MEETING SCHEDULE It was agreed that Selectmen's Meetings will be scheduled for May 2, May 7, May 14, and May 21, with the option of cancelling any which do not seem necessary. LIONS CLUB JULY 4TH CARNIVAL Mr. White reported on receipt of a request from the Lions club of Lexington for permission to use the center Field to conduct their annual July 4th carnival and said that he plans to approve the request unless directed otherwise by the Board. The Selectmen had no objections to the approval. ARTICLE 55. PINE MEADOWS DEVELOPMENT Mr. Marshall outlined procedures he plans to follow in view of the apparent opposition of the Planning Board and Conservation commission to the proposal for development of Pine Meadows land for affordable housing by Community Builders of Boston, Inc. He felt that several issues had to be addressed at the Board's meeting on April 24 with those two Boards: whether to go ahead with presentation of the proposal; to seek advice from Town Meeting on what design plan would be considered acceptable in a proposal; or to seek indefinite postponement, of Article 55.