1990-08-BOS-min - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

I� SELECTMEN'S MEETI NG August 20, 1994 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, August 20 1990 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town office Building, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr Dailey, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. White, Town Manager; Mr. Lahey, Town Counsel, Ms. Radway, Asst. Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. TRIBUTE TO LLOYD GILSON Mrs. Smith acknowledged the service to the Tc ;m of Lloyd Gilson, who had died in a boating accident the previous week. His involvement in Town government had included six terms as Town Meeting member from Precinct 7, membership and recently the Chairmanship of the Appropriations Committee. Mrs. Smith, on behalf of the Board, paid tribute to Mr. Gilson's excellent performance in those capacities, as well as his devotion to his family and Temple, adding that she felt he exemplified the spirit of volunteerism in Lexington. NORTHWEST CENTER FACILITY MAIL PROCESSING CENTER Mrs. Smith outlined the proposal of the U . S . Postal service for construction of a large regional facility on a 36-acre site on smith Street, Walthan, approximately 1,000 yards from the Lexington /Waltham lime. Despite its proximity to the site, the impacts on Lexington had not been included in the Environmental Impact Report prepared for the Postal Service earlier in the year. The Town Manager had written to Ted Tarantino, Real Estate Specialist of the Postal Service at that time, outlining the Town's concerns and asking that they be addressed before a siting decision is made by the U.S. Postal Board of Governors in early Septe mber. To date, there has been no response to this request. Mr. White had prepared a draft letter to Anthony Frank, Postmaster General, asking that the Board of Governors delay any siting decision until all Lexington concerns have been addressed and the community has been provided with ample time for review and comment on the Postal Service's assessment of the issues. He asked for the Selectmen's approval of the draft. Richard Canale, President of the South Lexington Civic Association, updated the Board on reports from the Waltham News Tribune that Senator Kerry is aiding in efforts to bring Lexington's and Waltham's concerns to the attention of the Board of Governors. He has stated that the Board's decision on siting has now been delayed until its October meeting, Mr. Canale also noted the extensive work of the South Lexington Association and similar Waltham groups in bringing the potential traffic and environmental impacts and loss of tax revenues to the communitiez to the attention of the Board of Governors. He urged the Selectmen to continue to support residents' efforts in demanding that the proposal be subjected to full environmental processes. Mr. Canale told the Selectmen of the promise of the Postal Service for provision of the requested environmental information by August 24. Mrs. Smith complimented the South Lexington group on its work in pursuit of the cooperation of the Postal Service. She advised that if the promised information has not been received by August 24 strategy for further procedures should be planned by the Town.