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ZC Mr. Marshal 1 suggested that the f i gures on such sav i ngs be prov i ded to the Town Meeting when FY92 budgets are being considered. Mrs. Smith thanked Mr. Sp i ers for his productive efforts in the recycling program which she felt had been received by townspeople with enthusiasm. CH. 90 REIMBURSEMENT FORMS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to execute "Chapter 90 Reimbursement Request #1, Final Advisory Report on Chapter 90 Bond Issue Project" and "Chapter 90 Project Final Report" , to enable the Town to receive $122,541,95 in Chapter 90 reimbursements for resurfacing of Mass. Avenue, Reed Street and School Street, HOSPITAL SELECTION POLICY Chief John Bergeron, Lexington Fire Department , was present to give his recommendations for revision of the Hospital S e l e c t i o n portion of the Selectmen's Ambulance Policy. The Chief explained the need to delete both Choate and Sancta Maria Hospitals since those f a c i l i t i e s no longer operate, and requested that several, more distant, h o s p i t a l s with s p e c i a l i z e d equipment be added to the l i s t of h o s p i t a l s from which to choose. He told of en route life saving procedures which now can be performed in ambulances by EMTs which permit a longer transportation time to hospitals. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the recommendation of Fire chief John Bergeron for revision of thF Hosp i to 1 S e l e c t i o n P o l i c y , paragraph #1, to read as f o l l o w s : " 1 . Patients will only be transported to the following emergency rooms: Symmes , Emerson, Waltham, Winchester, Lahey, , Mount Auburn, Bedford Veterans, C h i l d r e n ' s , *Massachusetts General, *Boston City, *Longwood Avenue Consortium, and *Newton/Wellesley Hospitals. ( *denotes hospitals added.) Chief Bergeron invited all to attend the Fire Department's Open House on October 6. HEAVY EQUIPMENT NOISE STUDY COMMITTEE Joy Buchf i re r , Chairman, and members of the Heavy Equipment Noise Study Committee Chris Kenney, Tom Spe ra , and Betty Flynn were present for an update on the Committee's progress to date in its studies as to ways to address the impact of heavy noise - producing equipment used in construction. The Planning Board & Board of Appeals had been informed of this appointment, Chris Kenney spoke of current existing legal avenues to be followed by those being disturbed by construction noises such as Disturbing the Peace Regulations; Dept. of Environmental E n g i n e e r i n g Regulations; and common Law Nuisance laws. I n research of ways in which other communities deal with such problems, it was found that it is done either by tacit agreement with the developer or explicit by-laws to be enforced by the P o l i c e or a code Enforcement Officer. vow