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r �- 2 - Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign Form L (4 -81) to be filed with the Bureau of Local Assessment, Department of Revenue, Boston, Mass. Sewer Ease- The Manager requested the Board's signatures on a sewer easement from rant Rose -Mal Realty Trust granting the Town of Lexington perpetual rights for Rose-Mal a sewer easement across their property. Hayden Ave. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the sewer e asement granting the Town of Lexington perpetual rights across the prop - erty of the Rose-Mal Fealty 'gust on Hayden Avenue. LEA Inc. Mr. Hanlon, Town Engineer, introduced Mr. Pawl Guertin, Vice-President Sewer M r. Ken Carlson, Engineer and Mr. Pain Weisman, Pro ject Manager, of Linen- R eport thal, Eisenberg, Anderson, Inc. who presented a progress report on the sewer system evaluation survey. M r. Hanlon explained that the first phase of the study has been com- p leted and a report su b mitted to the Mate for review which has been accepted. He also informed the Board that a grant increase is expected which will en- able LEA to proceed with the second phase. Mr. Carlson explained the report in detail to the Board which indicated that the sewer system capacity and condition, generally, was very good and explained the problems and recommended solutions, including problems with rip p umps. Ir. Guertin informed the Board that on December 29 1981 the President signed into law amendments to the Clean Water Act. These amendments now make step I and Step TI no longer a part of the program and must now be pre - financed by the communities. He explained that the Mate EPA will allow the Phase III part of Lexington's program to continue as the Town is already in a step I grant of which Phase II is a logical extension. He also informed the Board that legislation is pending which will extend the State's bonding authority in order to be able to fund step T and II . He urged the Board to support this legislation and discuss it with our state representatives. Another maj change as of October 1 1984; the percentage of the Federal share will be reduced from 5 to 55 which makes scheduling more critical than in the past. If the Mate legislation doesn't get adopted in a timely fashion, in order to ensure that the Town's 5 is saved, it would have to more forward by the end of this year. The Chairman thanked the gentlemen for updating CD and informing the Board and they retired from the meeting. Mrs Anne Grady, Chairman of the Garrity Douse Committee, informed the Board that the Committee recommended the proposal of Robert J. Lind for the rehabilitation of the Carrity House and carriage house. she in- formed the Board that three proposals had been received and one was with- drawn. she introduced Mr. Lind to the Board who answered questions from the Board and presented a document from the Leader Federal savings Bank guaranteeing that the bank will take over and complete the project in the event that Mr. Lind in unab to do so. Mrs. Grady informed the Board that the Committee is arranging a.meet- ing with the neighbors in the vicinity of t he Garrity House to go over the