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�5 IE42 submission had been sent and received by the Selectmen's office, and that subsequently on at least two occasions appointments made for discussion of the issue had been postponed due to the pressures of Town Meeting. Mrs. Rawls and Mrs Uhrig questioned Dr. Fitzgerald as to why the Hotel Advisory Committee had not been informed that new R. F . P . ' s were to be sought or been notified of the School's f ding of the legislative proposal. Dr. Fitzgerald responded that the Committee had not been charged with deter- mining which programs are to be presented, but with recommending on educa- tional value of proposed programs. He said the new statute had been develop- ed to define a fair process and to relate to the educational interests of the students, Comments were again made that the new legislation in effect changes the Town's zoning processes by negating the requirement for a 2/3 vote of Town Meeting.. School officials were questioned as to why the Lincoln Select- men were not notified. and why the legislation was filed by Senator Atkins rather than Senator Kraus or Representative Doran who were also not notified of the legislation. Mrs. Batt in urged more in depth communication between the School and Town officials and agencies, and asked that our legislators be kept in- formed of issues which may require the Board's attention. The new legislation and its implications will be reviewed by the Chair- man with Town Counsel for :further discussion by the Board. Minutes 5/14 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve minutes of 5/16 & Selectmen's meetings on May 14, May 16, May 21, and June 4, 1984. 6/4/84 MBTA - Mr. Eddisbn reported on his attendance at the MBTA public information Hearin on g meeting on July to in Lexington on a study now being conducted on the R.R.right- "Future Use of the Lexington Branch Right-of-Way." He noted that use of of -way the right-of-way as a bikepath is one of 6 or 8 options now under con - (bikepath) s iderat ion by the MBTA, Past procedures regarding a proposal for a bikepath over the right-of- way, prepared . by citizens of abutting Towns, and the study of the proposal by an MAPC regional committee were referenced. It was noted that a previous Board of Selectmen had voted to support the bikepath proposal in 1982, but that subsequent to taking that position, it was decided that further explor- ation of certain aspects of the proposal was warranted. Mr. Edd is on recapped the procedures of the Minuteman Bikeway Committee, appointed by the Selectmen in 1982, which had been charged with this further study. Following a public inf ormation meeting on the matter, and efforts by the Committee to investigate unresolved questions on the project, it was agreed that further consideration of the matter should be undertaken following court decision on the right-of-way abandonment. Discussion continued on procedures to inform-' MBTA of Lexington's stand on use of the right-of-way for a bikeway in conjunction with the META study, expected to be completed by September, 1984. It was agreed that Ms. Adler and Mr. Eddison will prepare a draft letter to the MBTA, in- forming the "T" that the Town's posit ion on the bikepath proposal, which had been supported by a previous Board, will be reviewed and reexamined by the present Board and that the community will want time and opportunity to express its reactions to alternatives which may be in the MBTA study. Omm Now