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Lexington. Examples include the fact that Lexington does not have a map showing things to do in Lexington and it is not expensive to provide one. We are doing better than we used to but are missing the opportunity. The Tourism Committee works alongside the Chamber of Commerce. The Committee concluded that the Tourism Committee should prepare a written document for what the money requested would be used for. There needs to be a backdrop or basis and analysis to support bringing in revenue and what partnering with the Chamber of Commerce can accomplish. Including how to get the tourists to Lexington, how to get them to spend while they are here and how the money flows to Lexington should be included in the write up. Dawn concluded by mentioning that there would be a presentation at the February 9 Board of Selectmen's meeting. 4. Citizen's Article. Dawn McKenna also mentioned that there will be a citizen's article regarding contributions to Lexpress and it will be tied to Article 12. The idea is to have developers make payments to Lexpress in perpetuity. Minuteman Vocational High School. Eric Michelson reported that there was a minor increase in the budget for the school from last year. There is a placeholder in the Town budget for $1.8 million. The estimated assessment for Lexington is $1,629,000 which is an 8% increase over last year (the increase the previous year was 25 %). There is a chance that the budget amount will change following decreases in state revenues. If Chapter 70 State Aid is reduced or if the formula is changed, the Town's share could increase. 6. Committee Report. Town Meeting commences on March 23 and the budget will be taken up on March 30. Our goal is to distribute our report on March 25 (and therefore send it to print on March 23 and to have a "proofreading" weekend March 21 and 22). A request to draft minutes was made. The meeting was adjourned at 10:18 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan McLeish Approved July 6, 2009 -2-