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r� a ` SELECTMEN'S MEETING ' March 18, 1.986 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Tuesday, March 18, 1988, in the, Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, at 7:80 p.m. Chairman Marshall, Mr. Eddison, Mr. Dailey, Mrs. Smith, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr, Cohen, Town Counsel; Ms. Adler, Assistant to the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. BOSTON ELISON CONCORD AVENUE CONLUIT Mr. Marshall opened a Public Hearing on the petition of Boston Edison Company for permission to install conduit in Concord Avenue. Carol. McManus, representing Boston Edison, reported that the installation is necessary in order to prov electric service to #916 Waltham Street, With the exception of a memorandum from the Director of Public Works which recommended approval, there were no statements made in favor or in opposition and the hearing was declared closed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permission to the Boston Edison Company to install approx_imately 8 feet of conduit in Concord Avenue southerly approximately 148 feet east of Waltham Street. 0■ .P „POCLAMAT I ON s REIN CROSS MONTH �rrr_irnn■ ■i■�nir rna Dr. Daniel Yuill, Director of the Minuteman Chapter of the American Red Cross, was present to request that the month of March be proclaimed as Red Cross Month in Lexington and that the Red Cross flag be flown for that period in a visible community location. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to proclaim the mop th of-March as Red Cross Month and to request the Town Manager to make arrangements for the display of the Red Cross Flag during that period. . STUDENT SELECITMEN L. =�WWN r MANAGER ��r■rrir.ir.�.■r. i � i ■ iui iii Mr. Marshall introduced the Student Selectmen and Student Town Manager who were present for discussion of the request of the Transportation Advisory Committee for funding of LEXPRESS. LEXPRESS FUNDINI rrri ARTICLE 88 nn ■wrr � ■■rn■n�rrr■� Transportation Committee Chairman Sally Castleman, member Elaine Dratch and LEXPRESS Coordinator, Sara Arnold were also present. Mrs. Castleman reported that bids for LEXPRESS service had been received and felt that the Committee would recommend awarding the contract to Safety Transportation Co. Based on that company's bid, the cost for current level of service in FY87 would be $386,500, which with fare receipts and META subsidy totalling $144,000, would call for a Town appropriation of $248,500. FY86 appropriation for LEXPRESS is $162,000 and that amount is recommended for FY87 by the Manager. The Committee presented three different configurations of reduced service which would require Town funding in the amount of $21, $194,540; and $174,500, respectively. i ,f S - i 1 5 a ` SELECTMEN'S MEETING ' March 18, 1.986 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Tuesday, March 18, 1988, in the, Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, at 7:80 p.m. Chairman Marshall, Mr. Eddison, Mr. Dailey, Mrs. Smith, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr, Cohen, Town Counsel; Ms. Adler, Assistant to the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. BOSTON ELISON CONCORD AVENUE CONLUIT Mr. Marshall opened a Public Hearing on the petition of Boston Edison Company for permission to install conduit in Concord Avenue. Carol. McManus, representing Boston Edison, reported that the installation is necessary in order to prov electric service to #916 Waltham Street, With the exception of a memorandum from the Director of Public Works which recommended approval, there were no statements made in favor or in opposition and the hearing was declared closed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permission to the Boston Edison Company to install approx_imately 8 feet of conduit in Concord Avenue southerly approximately 148 feet east of Waltham Street. 0■ .P „POCLAMAT I ON s REIN CROSS MONTH �rrr_irnn■ ■i■�nir rna Dr. Daniel Yuill, Director of the Minuteman Chapter of the American Red Cross, was present to request that the month of March be proclaimed as Red Cross Month in Lexington and that the Red Cross flag be flown for that period in a visible community location. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to proclaim the mop th of-March as Red Cross Month and to request the Town Manager to make arrangements for the display of the Red Cross Flag during that period. . STUDENT SELECITMEN L. =�WWN r MANAGER ��r■rrir.ir.�.■r. i � i ■ iui iii Mr. Marshall introduced the Student Selectmen and Student Town Manager who were present for discussion of the request of the Transportation Advisory Committee for funding of LEXPRESS. LEXPRESS FUNDINI rrri ARTICLE 88 nn ■wrr � ■■rn■n�rrr■� Transportation Committee Chairman Sally Castleman, member Elaine Dratch and LEXPRESS Coordinator, Sara Arnold were also present. Mrs. Castleman reported that bids for LEXPRESS service had been received and felt that the Committee would recommend awarding the contract to Safety Transportation Co. Based on that company's bid, the cost for current level of service in FY87 would be $386,500, which with fare receipts and META subsidy totalling $144,000, would call for a Town appropriation of $248,500. FY86 appropriation for LEXPRESS is $162,000 and that amount is recommended for FY87 by the Manager. The Committee presented three different configurations of reduced service which would require Town funding in the amount of $21, $194,540; and $174,500, respectively.