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t E 1 �9 M1 i SELECTMEN'S MEETING f May 7, 1986 A regular meet ing of Board of Selectmen was held on Wednesday, May 7 1986, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Off Building, at 7:00 p.m. Chairman Marshall, Mr. Eddi Mr. Dailey, Mrs. Smith, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Ms.Adler, Asst. to the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. REPORT OF THE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SYSTEM REVIEW COMMITTEE Alan Lazarus was present to submit the Report of the Hazardous Substance System Review Committee to the Board prior to the filing of the report at Town Meeting, The report covered definition of hazardous materials; federal and State regulations; current systems for information gather assessment, and monitoring; and procedures in response to a hazardous materials accident. Mr. Lazarus reported that while risk of an accident occurring in town is probably low, eff should be speeded up to obtain an inventory of all hazardous materials used by Lexington firms, adding that only 2 of the Town's 248 firms had responded to legal notices published last summer seeking detailed chemical inventories under the State's "right -to -know" law. He noted that while there are no Lexington industrial facilities which use or store large quantities of hazardous substances, there was some concern regarding research labs that use relatively small quantities of these materials and the many trucks travelling on Routes 2 and 128 which could pose possible sources of accidents. Mr. Lazarus expressed the appreciation of his committee for the assistance and cooperation of Fire Chief Bergeron and George Smith, Health Director. -� He further reported that the Town has in place an adequate framework of a comprehensive system for dealing with hazardous materials and outlined the current response network which includes fire, health, police and public works departments and the Mown Manager. Fire whistles would be sounded to alert residents of any catastrophe requiring mobilization, and emergency shelters and food supply arrangements, he stated, have been put in place. The Committee recommended continued support for annual hazardous household waste collection; enforcement of landfill regulat town / Conservation Commission effort to monitor underground storage of fuels; and town monitoring} of the frequency of air and water sampling and test resul Plans f a public meeting on the matter were discussed briefly. Mr. Marshall asked that the Committee work with the Town Manager and Fire Chief �•• as to who should receive formal notice of that meeting. The Chairman expressed the appreciation of the Board for the Committee's efforts and the quality of the report.