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f f e WE TOWN REPORT COMMITTEE /MMA TOWN REPORT AWARD Members of the Town Report Committee and farmer TRC member Erna Greene met with the Board by invitation for acknowledgement of Mrs. Greene's outstanding service to the Town while she was a member and chairman of that Committee. Mrs. Smith noted the fine Town Reports prepared under Mrs. Greene's chairmanship through the years and announced that Lexington had again been awarded a prize by the Mass. Municipal Association for the excellence of the 1987 Report. All members of the Town Report Committee, as well as Mrs. Greene, were complimented for their efforts and the Chairman presented Mrs. Greene with a framed Award Certificate recently received. APPOINTMENTS - TOWN REPORT COMMITTEE AND CHARGE Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to reappoint the following to the Town Report Committee for terms to expire on June 30, 1989: Now Robert Morrison 73 Blake Road Ruth Karpinski 24 Wyman Road Judith Dandison 65 Blake Road Stephen Wade 524 Concord Avenue Winifred Friedman 176 Grove Street and to appoint the following for terms to expire on June 30 1989: Marsha Baker 46 Burlington Street Judi Ozuransky 95 Woburn Street Fred Wischhusen 39 Peacock Farm Road Upon motion duly made and seconded to approve the Charge to the Town Report Committee. NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK (HAYWARD POND NEIGHBORHOOD) Mrs. Smith referred to the proposal for expansion of the Minuteman National Historic Park boundaries which includes potential acquisition of residential land and homes in the Hayward Pond neighborhood. Four Selectmen had met on the previous Saturday on -site with representatives of the neighborhood association to view the land which would be impacted under the Park's plan and to hear the neighbor's concerns. Mrs. Smith reported that Mr. Eddison is preparing a response to the Park's draft General Management Plan to be carried out in three phases which would restore the Battle Road to its approximate unpaved surface and would relocate Rte. 2A and obliterate Old Mass. Avenue, Marrett Street and Airport Road. Town Engineer, Frank Fields' 6/22/88 memo outlining the General Management Plan and its implications was noted. Mr. Eddison complimented the Hayward Pond area residents for their effective efforts in alerting the Town of the impact of the Park plan. He reported that he had been in touch with Robert Nash, Park Director who informed him that the Park Service would not insist on acquisition of the Hayward Pond neighborhood but would request right of first refusal in the case of the sale of more than � of the properties. The Park Service would also want to install screening and fencing at their boundary with that area. A meeting of the Park Service with residents is planned for June 30. He urged ongoing attention by the Town to the interests of the residents.