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dwindling State match. She stressed that a 30% return on the CPA dollar still represents a significant amount of funding for CPA projects. 3.Signs on CPA Funded Projects – Ms. Weiss brought up the topic of signs on CPA-funded projects. This had been discussed by the Committee in June, with no resolution. Ms. Weiss had received an email from Mr. Steve Kropper over the summer suggesting a sign be placed on the Busa property. While a sign at that location is not yet appropriate since the Town does not yet own the Busa parcel, the issue of signs at project sites remained important to the Committee. Ms. Fenollosa said she felt it would be fitting for conservation signs to have a line at the bottom identifying the CPA as the source of funding for an acquisition where appropriate. There was a general discussion of this topic and Ms. Manz moved that the CPC erect signs on projects in progress, and that the CPC request that conservation signs include the CPA as a source of funding where appropriate. The motion was approved 8-0. Ms. Rice will price out the cost of signs for ongoing projects. Mr. Kanter made the suggestion that the cost of such signs could be embedded in the cost of projects at the front end, and not become the financial responsibility of the CPC. 4.Updates on Ongoing Projects – There were a number of updates of ongoing projects. First, however, the CPC reviewed a spreadsheet compiled by Ms. Rice, which showed the entire list of projects by year and their status. Ms. Weiss and Ms. Fenollosa had questions about three projects (2007 Vault Climate Control, the 2007 Open Space and Recreation Plan, and the 2008 West Lexington Greenway Corridor) which Ms. Rice will check. Ms. Fenollosa said the 2008 Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey had not been completed, contrary to the information on the spreadsheet. a.)Leary Acquisition – Ms. Krieger and Mr. Cohen gave a brief update on the purchase of the Leary land. The property is now owned by the Town, and the ANR (Approval not Required) plan has been recorded. Discussion turned to the Leary home and how to move forward on the structural assessment of the structure. Ms. Fenollosa said the assessment must be done by a historic structures engineer, and suggested that Ms. Rice contact Mr. Rhodes, the Building Commissioner, to see if he would be the appropriate person to prepare an RFP for this work. b.)Land Acquisition Committee – Ms. Weiss updated the Committee on attending the Selectmen’s goal-setting meeting in July. The CPC had written a request for the formation of a Land Acquisition Committee (LAC) prior to future acquisitions of land for town purposes. Ms. Manz followed up on the update, stating that she felt it was important to look at all the possible purposes for a parcel of land early in the acquisition 2