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tl �24W NUT, ES - AUGUST 26 1986 Upon motion duly made and seconded, i t was voted to approve the OWN# minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting on August 26, 1986, as presented. Mr . Edd i so n and Mr. Marshall abstained from voting due to their absence at that meeting, Gr„E1_EPDRT e, ANSCOM The Chairman suggested review by the Board of the comments o f - t h e Planning Board and Conservation Commission o n . the General Environmental Impact Report for Hanscom Field, to be discussed on September 2r d . Masspor t representatives will attend that meeting. MINUTEMAN BIKEWAY ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. Eddi son reported on a meeting arranged by Rep. Mary Jane Gibson at Alewife Station on September 5th for an announcement that the State is agreeable to funding of engineering and design casts of the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway. Consultant selection and design processes will be handled by the Dept. of Environmental Management, with input from the communities. The State DPW will . fund the design. He noted that the Lexington Bikeway Committee will continue to be involved and that progress reports will be made to the Board on developments. Regarding the abandonment process for the META right-of-way he ' expects Sidney Weinberg of the META legal office to _ send a request for affidavits, relative to usages, during the coming week. Mr. Eddi son will try, through the Bikeway Implementation Committee which includes several b i k ep a t h abu t t o r s from the Towns, to keep the Town informed. Mr. Dailey painted out that neighbors were to have been involved and given an opportunity to react to plans as they are developed. Mr. Eddi son replied that it is his intention to keep all concerned persons i of or4med and represented through the Committee and asked Board members to keep him apprised of any areas of concern raised to them. USE OF BATTLE GREEN The Chairman noted the request for use of the Battle Green for a silent vigil by citizens concerned about U.S. Policy in Central America and read a letter from Sara Sue Pennell, 6 Upland Rd., asking permission on behalf of members of Pledge of Resistance groups to permit this activity, Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was vo ted to approve the request of Sara Sue Pennell that members of Pledge of Resistance Groups be permitted to hold a silent vigil on the Lexington Battle Green on Saturday, September 20, 1986. Approval was subject to assurance that there will' be no more than 50 participants, and that details of the plans for the vigil be coordinated with the Chief of Police and the Director of Public Works.