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S (0 3 0 Selectmen's Meeting March 12, 1984 .Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to defer dis- cussion of the parking proposal for Winthrop Road t.o March 19. All abut - tors will be notified of this schedule. own The Board reviewed the Center Revitalization Committee's proposed Traffic signing of Massachusetts Avenue ( side) f rom Winthrop Road to Slocum item -- Road for improvement of sight distance from Hunt anal Slocum Roads onto Hunt /Slocum Massachusetts Avenue.. The Board had previously adopted a regulation Mass. Ave. banning parking from -6:00 a.m. to 10:.00 a.m._ with 2-hour parking . from 10: 00 a.m, to 6: 00 p.m. , but the regulation had never been implemented. The Director Lenox of the Children' s Center First, Baptist Church, was present. She noted that the Center's staff' of eleven all drive to work and park either on Mass. Ave., or on Winthrop Road, within-walking distance of the Center. She pointed out the long waiting period for space at the Town lot at the School Administration-Building. She felt that her workers would be forced to park mother side streets even further away and urged proposal of a plan workable for all. Parents of nursery school children in attendance asked for the Board's consideration of the staff's parking needs, pointing out that the Center in that location, is serving a vital need. Mr. Hein, 11 Hunt Road expressed concerns about the hazards of ex- iting from his street for either right or left turns onto Mass. Ave. Mr. McLaughlin noted that the Police report received had listed no accidents in -the Hunt/Slocum Road and that there 'is no immediate evidence of a. safety problem. He pointed out that if parking is banned on Mass . Ave. , it would spill over to Hunt Road, a private way, where parking cannot be banned, Mr.. Hein responded that the problem is a recent one which would account for no record of accidents. Mr. Domnitz suggested that the Selectmen not look at res idental areas for parking use at the expense of residents. Dr. Clarke agreed with Mr. Mar shall' s suggestion that Mass. Ave. park- ing be allowed on its straight sections which would impose no sight hazard. He suggested temporary use of the Muzz ey lot for parking. In response to. Mrs. Rawls' Bugg- estion for. parking on the Muzzey School side . of Mass. Ave. only., Mr. McLaughlin, noting the high accident rate at the Woburn St. intersection, said he felt that plan would tend to inten- sify that traffic problem. Mrs. Battin suggested a visit to the location by Board members and continuation of- the discussion at a later meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to defer discussion of the Mass. Avenue /Winthrop to Slocum parking ban proposal to the meeting of March 19. Marjorie Daggett, Michael. D ohan , 'Mimi D ohan and Anthony Ga lait sis of Lex . Youth the Lexington Youth Soccer group, met with the Board to express that Soccer organization's views on long term policy regarding the development, main- tenance and use of the Town's p laying fields.