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publicize in the newspaper, on-line and on the Yahoo newsgroups, the FoLB Facebook page, and through the Lexington High School community service program. Bike Corral at the Farmers’ Market : The first Bike Corral at the Farmer’s th Market is June 15. Peggy is working with Deb Jackson and reported that the Boston Sports Club is offering three day passes to the first 100 people who use the corral. Volunteers will be needed to staff the corral from 1:30 to 6:30 pm. We anticipate a mid-summer and a fall bike corral at the Farmer’s Market, as well. Retailers and Bike Racks : Jerry distributed a list of 11 possible locations for new bike racks. We added 4 more to the list: Waltham and Marrett, Lowell and Woburn by Dunkin Doughnuts, Lowell and Woburn by the gas station, and Wilson’s Farm. Peggy, Stew, and Abe volunteered to help approach retailers. Plans for a Tour de Lexington : Laurel and Marita will plan a tour of Lexington for June or July. Possible routes are over boardwalks in conservation land. We will contact Paul Knight for his recommendations. We should have cue sheet as well as a leader and sweeper. Lexington Outside : Peggy along with Bonnie Newman and Keith Ohmart proposed a “Lexington Outside” column in the Minuteman to Ben Aaronson, the new editor. The first article will be about bicycle safety. Other Business : Richard Spencer was knocked off his bike by an unleashed dog in the vicinity of Waldorf School. He sustained major injuries. We recommended that Richard report the incident to the police. Rod also was knocked from his bike by a dog in the same area and did file a complaint with the police. Richard Canale sent an email saying that Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation stating that federal funding may be available for plowing bike paths if the bike path was originally federally funded. (The Federal "Policy Statement on Pedestrian and Bicycle Accommodation" was signed in March 2010 and states that … “Current maintenance provisions require pedestrian facilities built with Federal funds to be maintained in the same manner as other roadway assets. State Agencies have generally established levels of service on various routes especially as related to snow and ice events.") The Minuteman Bike path was federally funded with funds from the Clean Air Act of 1968. Federal money is also available for intersection improvements on Mass Ave at Marrett, Pleasant, and Maple.