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0 P . S I S DIEMETMG F p Fy February 22, 1988 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was � held on Monday, February 22 ■ 1988, in the Selectmen's Meeting Roam Town of fi.ce Bull ' �` at 7:30 p.m. Chairma F Mr. Marshall, Mr. Dailey, Mr. M cSweene y* Mr. ate, Town Mara '; Mr when, Town Counsel; Mrs . Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. PUBLIC HEARING BOSTON GAS U1�Y S '` -son opened a public hearing on the petition of Boston Gas Campany for permission to install a gas main on Tewksbury Street. Fred Amerault, representing the Gas C aripan y, explained the need for the work to service the Lexington Housing Authorit 's elderly housi f aci l i Greeley Village, Y y tY• y age. There being no other statements in favor or in sition the hearing clo Chairman declared the °pF° • sed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the petition, plan and orders � � p of Boston Gas C y to obtain permission to install approximately 110 feet of 4 -inch gas main in Tewksbury Street • as shown on ac yang plans. , REPLACE FUNDim RE Mr. Eddison referred to previous review on February 7th of the Human Services report on the request for appropriation of Replace. Connie Counts, President of the Board of Directors of RePlace ■ outlined the functions, , services offered and history of the facility, ty. Heather. Jones, Sr. High School student and member of the Replace Board on the Connection on hotl , a peer program bei conducted by her and 20 -30 other trained teen-agers to offer rtunit to troubled le to �P° Y Young people c ' cate with peer counselors when in crisis situations. She stated that a decrease in Town funding would program, mean a loss of this which � a�n ■ ch provides an important link in the network of prevention services and promotes social and emotional g rowth among the peer leaders. Judy Zabin ■ of the Replace Board, informed, the Selectmen of efforts undertaken to obtain funding for Replace. Bill Hays, Replace o , reviewed the effect on RePlace service in the event of a budget cut which would mean a cut in staff and a reduction of services to Liexington Lexington youth and families. As discussed at the March 7th meeting, RePlace is requesting .fie g $73,500 from the Town and the Human Services Committee i s r ecommend i n g $50,000. Mr. Hays gave information on carrmitted levels of service ce at various amounts of funding regarding the Counseling Program Outreach/ . Education, in Center P tY �'°P` ► P e er Program, and ac�ministratlon . He asked that the Town permit RePlace to continue at its current level of service and that funds be appropriated to allow another ' which to level year' in .... op g to replace the $ 2 4 , 0 0 D of State funds lost, Lowell, Human Services Committee Chain ian, recapped RePlace's FY88 extra funding, appropriated on a 1 -time basis. He stated the Cairmittee's reccmnendation of $50,000, rather than the requested $73,500,