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61-304 Selectmen's Meeting - January 11, 1999 Patriots Drive New England Telephone & Telegraph Company (Bell Atlantic) representative Dan Fitzgibbon was present to review a request to provide a new house at 4 Patriots Drive with telecommunications service. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the petition of Bell Atlantic to lay and maintain underground conduits and manholes, with the wires and cables to be placed therein, under the surface of Patriots Drive starting at pole number 54/45 on Patriots Drive, place conduit in a northeasterly direction, a distance of 93 feet ±, then turning northwesterly, a distance of 24 feet ±. Arlex Taxi d/b/a Yellow Cab Rate Increases Mr. Ronald Bonney, owner of Arlex Taxi was present to ask the Board's approval for Yellow Cab's first rate increase in over eight years. The surrounding towns of Arlington, Belmont and Winchester have approved the rates. He explained these increases are necessary for him to be able to attract and maintain drivers. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the following rate increases: Drop or first eighth of a mile from $1.00 to $1.25; for each one eighths of a mile thereafter from $.25 to $.30; waiting time from $18.00/hr. to $22.00/hr. Depot Square/Emery Park Project Depot Square Project Architect Ginna Johnson was present to review the proposed plans as it related to the landscaping and particularly the Norway maples which are scheduled to be cut down and replaced with trees more in keeping with New England. There was much discussion concerning the maples and proposed replacement trees and other plantings along the perimeter of the park. There was also concern expressed over the grading from the front to back of the park; turning radii for emergency vehicles and other issues.It was decided that the Town Manager would get the group that was involved before together with Ginna Johnson on the issue of the Norway maples only and see whether they should be replaced and with what size and specie of tree and come back to the Board at the earliest opportunity. It was explained that the Town has spent $90,000 so far for the time of the architect in getting a consensus plan and a design. The Town had an original grant of $25,000 and the remainder, or $65,000 has been paid out of Chapter 90. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that a report be brought back to the Board at its meeting on February 22.