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�`FG ION_A PO =T �- �L S E�RVI CE DISTRIBUTION "ENTER Ac,t .iri<j Chairman Eleanor nlauminzer and Planning Board members Dav i(i "Now ams , fi'obert Domni tz and Edmund Grant met w i t h the Board for discuss of the plans for a Regional Postal. Service Distribution Center, proposed for : - location abutting the Lexington l i n e . The Venter would 1..e bu i i t u f f Smi Street, Walt--ham, which is a continuation of Spring Street i n i.exin Review of the summary of the Site Planning Report Environment Assessment, dated May, 1990, had raised a number of concerns and questions 1 b out t< ke i mpa.c:. this lame ( 800+ e mployee) fac wou have on Lexington. rrhe Assessment appears to ire deficient in that the analysis is l i m i Led to the land located within Waltham and does riot consider Lhe impacts on land_ and Streets in Lexington. T he Pl annins Board felt that is voice alone would be in sufficient to s t rc�r� n l - express the Town i s concerns to Federal offici and asked for i nvo lti - ement, of the Board of Selectmen in this of fart. Ric: hz-j.r•d C President of the South Lexington Civic Association, : -')Ut f. i tiers is-sues to I)e addressed before (lecisions by the Postaf Ser v icf:� is '' i ttal i ;:ed c�tt Lhe proposal and stated the Association's concerns regarding 011v i rr3rI mental f'ac: tors and traffic impact on South Lexington. M Canale referred to the Environmental .assessment prepared by Ri zzo ssoc. i ates , whi does not take these matters into account. He toted that t:he :yFfec;t �jr potential .ivnd current construction, in addition to the Postal Ffac: i I i ty , had not been considered in the Statement. lie reported that the Postal Service feels no fiscal responsibili for m i ti uat inn C is problems to be generated. The South Lexington .association requested that in a ._joint effort , t Se.f ect�men and Plann in Board ur e the Postal Ser Ice to delaNr the August 1. 99 0 'c c 3 :: t3 i) Y i t: Board of Go vernors rent, i t a co mplete reg ic3na (cant i rorimental ,Issessment, Lnc.ludin6 Lexington, has been developed. T (1atue, 1 mere has been no opportun for c ,,ommurti t, iripu t: on Lli(, t� r() .j e t . A meet: i.ng of Postal Ser vice Real Estate of ' f'icials and env `gal Lham s planned For Friday, June ire addi t�'LOUI 1 0 i-1 f'�_ii }1 i.c ate= t. i r i d c }t �Irt.�e 1 I t was suggested that ei tYher qtr. Whit: c_= �.�r !fir. Bover cattend the June 1 5th mee tina , and that. contact be made with Senator Kerinedv, Congressman Markev, Governor DA - Akis and Secretary of Transport-ti i Sri 1� ucc:• i eri l i s t their support, -\ l an Wade, 5.24 Concord Avenue, noted that Concord Avenue /Spr irld Street is a. hicyh -accident location and asked about the possibility o f divert ink Post orrice trucks away from Lexington streets. It was agreed that i t is important to gaii1 the cooperation cif' the Postr.,_i i Ser on participation of Lexington and Waltham in the process and to request the assistance of high federal and state officials well t:Pfore the ;�uuus t: vote by the Board of Governors. Effort w i ll also he made to explore , lie t- Ater there ToiYri residents, such as :John McLaughlin, w i t h a degree of i nt'lUence wi the Postal Service, who would he willing to joie in this effort, .w■O