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2 _ "WO Mr. Eddison agreed that Philip Road appears to be a different case and referred to a similar situation in East Lexington where the Town and the residents split the betterment. He felt that this process would be fair in this case and would not set a precedent. Mr. Bainbridge, 37 Philip Road, asked if the road had been built to Town standards. Mr. Fields said that the developer apparently had not followed Town specifications. Mrs. Frank, 39 Philip Road, asked why, if the Town knew the road was sub - -standard in 1971, the bond was released. Mrs. Kaye asked in that case, if residents can control the use of the street. Mr. Cohen noted that decision on the betterment issue need not be made that night. Mrs Marshall and Mr. McSweeney were in favor of bettermeLts on a 50150 basis. Mrs. Smith said she would hold her decision on that matter until more information on other unaccepted streets had been provided for a better sense of what would be involved in such a departure from policy. Mr. White advised that a lower betterment rate could be set for Philip Road Lased on its special use as a school bus route, but cautioned against rate setting based on the Town's responsibility with respect to the banding process and overseeing of construction. The Chairman noted that a vote to lay out Philip Road would be taken on February 1st and the hearing was declared closed: SMOKING REGULATION Members of the Board of Health Stan Finkelstein, Donald Goldman and Chairman Linda Roemer and Health Director George Smith were present for discussion of that Board's proposed Restriction of Smoking in Public Places /Workplace. Dr. Goldman expressed the Board's concerns about environmental tobacco smoke or second -hand smoke, which he referred to as involuntary or passive smoking. He spoke of the risks of ETS to children and effects from smoking in households with respect to respiratory diseases of increased severity and lung cancer in adults. He stated that there is compelling evidence that environmental smoke is hazardous. Dr. Finkelstein noted that following the ?963 Surgeon General's Report there had been a trend to inhibit smoking and referred to regulations enacted in other States and communities regarding regulation of smoking. He noted Lexington's 1933 restaurant smoking policy and that in Newton and Cambridge smoking is restricted in workplaces. Several points of clarification of terms in the text of the proposed warrant article were raised. Mr. Cohen suggested that the warrant article could reference a full report to be filed with the Town Clerk before Town Meeting, which would allow time to work on the items in question. Mrs. Smith said that based on her observations, smoking regulations are working in Cambridge and Boston with designated areas } for smokers.