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Tri-Town Meeting : On Monday, April 5, Peggy, Laurel, Marita, and Bob Hausslein attended the Tri-town meeting in Arlington. Other towns represented were Bedford, Arlington, and Belmont. Peg reported on the following: a. The bike path will be closed this week in west Arlington to fix the flood damage. Cost estimate is 20K. b. The Bedford extension was approved by their town meeting. The path will extend 1000 yards across Route 62 to the Concord Town Line. A light will be installed on Route 62 and the path. c. Bob Dangel offered to draft a new map of the Bikeway for a new Bikeway map. When the draft is ready he will seek feedback from us and a tri-town group will form to work on the rest of the content. He suggested there be more than one version available (e.g., a pdf that prints the entire map on one page). Jerry recommended the new map show the path with extensions to many of the other paths in the area. The map should also be easily accessible. To improve way- finding on the bike path, we are considering installing kiosks – e.g., at the new “Grant Street Park.” (This recent Eagle Scout project has been well-received.) st May Bikeway Count : There will be a statewide count of users on May 1. Peggy will seek volunteers via email. Other business : Peggy shared an email from Dawn McKenna, who has expressed interest in working more closely on tying Lexington tourism and bicycling. For instance, Dawn suggested that the two tourist websites contain information about biking in Lexington, biking to the historic sites, etc. The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 pm. Record of the Discussion of the Friends of Lexington Bikeways Treasury: Bob Hausslein reported a balance of $5,506.50. Winter plowing invoices totaled $2,160 [six plowings]. Peg will write to the Selectmen to report on the success of this season’s effort. Bob bought 20-safety vests at $6.00 each. Nine were sold at the meeting. Shire is donating $1,000 from two races (the Running Store’s contribution toward plowing). Discovery Day and Bikes Not Bombs : We will participate in Discovery Day on May 29 and seek used bikes to be donated to “Bikes Not Bombs.” We have to determine the best place for the donation truck to park. Bikes Not Bombs requests a $10 donation with each bike to defer the cost of shipping. st Spring Cleanup Plans: Bob Hausslein is coordinating the May 1 Spring Clean- up via email. We will focus on litter pick up and aggressive pruning. We will