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4 -4- scheduled for 2:00 p . m . on October 16. The Board reviewed a VMW draft letter to EPA Sec, deV i 1 l ars , expressing Lexington's concerns about wetlands, air quality, noise, air pollution, traffic and the Postal Service's failure to acknowledge potential impact in Lexington in the Environmental Assessment and ENF forms prepared on the Facility proposal. It was agreed to also i nc 1 ude in the letter a request for a requirement that alternate sites for the Facility, outside the Smith Street area, be i d e n t i f i e d . Mr. white noted that he had arranged for a public hearing on the proposal on October 22, i n Cary Hall, but that Postal Service o f f i c i a l Robert Coven had declined to participate in it, feeling that U.S.P.S. cooperation in local processes to date had allowed sufficient opportunity for Town review and response. Mr. coven offered to speak w i t h residents on the proposal on October 16, following the MEPA meeting. Mrs. Smith expressed extreme displeasure at the refusal of the Post office to attend the Hearing. She asked that the Postal Service be informed of the Selectmen's disapproval of its attitude and be requested to postpone the U.S.P.S. November 1st decision on the project unt i 1 after the information gene rated at the MEPA hearing on October 16 had been developed and the review process completed. At the MEPA meeting, Mr. White will convey the Board's displeasure at the Postal Service's i n f l e x i b i l i t y in mow accommodating the Town in the matter and will urge that the complete MEPA process be taken into consideration before any decision is made. Mr. Edd i son , who will a l s o attend, will i of o rm the Postal Service of the Board's view that remedial improvements to roads and intersections should be implemented by U.S.P.S. and be in place before construction is started. Richard Cana l e, President of the South Lexington Civic Association, reported that he had been in touch w i t h our Legislators in Washington and that all are preparing letters in support of the local position and urging that a Public Hearing on the proposal be held by the Postal Service. Caleb warner and Helen wade of concord Avenue also expressed their opposition to the proposal. Mr. warner noted that Spring and Smith Street has been designated by the Sierra Club as a jogging and bike path and is used for those purposes quite heavily. Mr. Edd i son and Mr. white will work on revisions to the draft letter to Secretary deV i 1 1 ars to include the views expressed by Board members. Mrs. Smith requested that the Manager make clear to the Postal Service that It piggy backing" a meeting w i t h c i t i z e n s after the MEPA meeting was not considered an adequate opportunity for response. Mr. Marshall had joined the meeting during the discussion.'