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WV SELECTMEN'S MEETING April 14, 1982 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was .held in the Select- men Meeting Room, Town office Building, on Wednesday,. April 1, 1982 at 7:00 P.M. Chairman Bu a, Mrs, Battin, Mr. Crain, Mr. Politi and Mr. Sacco; Mr, Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler, Assist- ant to the Town Manager and Miss Casey, Executive Clerk were present. The Board met with Mr. Myron Rosenblum and members of the Lexington Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Freeze Committee to discuss Article 39 of the Warrant. Weapons Mr, Rosenblum explained to the Board how the requested $3,000 would Committee be used if appropriated by Town Meeting. The Manager explainers that there was some money in the Civil Defense budget and that $300.00 of that could be designated for use by the Committee. He suggested that donations be solicited from citizens as the postage would be high. The Board agreed with the Manager to limit expenditure to $300.00. The request for a Town appointed committee to review the State evacua- tion plan and work with the Civil Defense Director to investigate the im- plications of a nuclear attack on the Town was discussed.. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to have the Manager appoint a committee of seven to work with the Civil Defense Director to in- vestigate,, through research and expert testimony, the limpliciations of a nuclear attack on the Town and that the citizens be informed of these find- ings by November 30. Mr. Joseph Rooney, Chairman of the Lexington Housing Authority met Lex . Hons. with the Board to explain the request for $7500 under Article 28. He ex- Authority plained that the Housing Authority Attorney has had to attend meetings with regard to the seven housing units at the Parker School which was mandated by Town Meeting. He stated that this was only the second time since 1962 that the Authority has come to the Town for assistance. The Manager is to review the request with the Housing Authority attorney and report back to the Board before Town Meeting concludes. The Recreation Committee met with the Board relative to Article 34 -- Replacement of Backstop - and Article 35 -- - Purchase and Construction of All Weather Track. The Board agreed to support Article 34 but not Article 35 due to the $70,000 cost and budget restraints. Recrea- t ion ommitteE Mr. John Rooney, real estate representative of AMPS, met with the AMPS Board to discuss the possible lease of land behind the Town DPW facility Lease on Bedford Street. Upon motion duly made and seconded, Mr. Crain abstaining, it was voted to .approve the leasing of a portion of land behind the Town DPW facility on Bedford Street to Advance Mobile Phone Service for the installation of a. small building and antenna, conditions of the lease to be drawn up by the Manager.