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Selectmen’s Meeting – March 14, 2011 There were many questions about the $10,000 that LexHAB has agreed to give to the Task Force for a site survey and analysis and sketches for layout and design and the $30,000 request from CPA. The Task Force requests that the $30,000 request from CPA be brought before Town Meeting for approval to allow the Task Force to move forward promptly to determine the best development; they plan to keep the Selectmen informed as they move forward. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to approve the request to issue a Request for Interest for the Leary land. Mr. Kennedy, Co-Chair of LexHAB, stated that the Board is ready, willing and able to develop the Leary parcel. Final Battle Green Master Plan Presentation Ms. McKenna, Chair of the Tourism Committee, and Ms. Brockway, Past Designs LLC, gave a brief presentation on the changes that have been made to the Battle Green Master Plan since it was last presented to the Board, which include: adding an outline of the charge and how the goals were met; minor changes within the body of the eight recommendations in response to public comment; including the 1991 Tree Committee Report recommendations; including recommendations for a unified design; draft Rules and Regulations applicable to an expanded definition of the Battle Green Area; budget information and priorities for implementation. Suggested prioritized planning for the Battle Green Area include: 1) Short-term – Battle Green Advisory Committee, conserve all monuments and restore immediate surrounding, traffic and parking study and rules and regulations; 2) Intermediate – implement traffic and parking study recommendations, restore paths and stairs and implement unified design standards; and 3) Long- term – other landscape and planning improvements, link Battle Green Area to downtown and other historic sites and annual maintenance. The Tourism Committee voted to support the Battle Green Master Plan. Ms. McKenna is requesting that the Selectmen approve the current plan dated March 1, 2011. The Selectmen made it clear that they are charged with the final decisions regarding the Battle Green and that will not change because of the Battle Green Master Plan. Mr. Burnell does not feel it is appropriate to approve the proposed plan now; there are items that need much more deliberation and research. He suggested that the Board accept the report rather than approve the report and suggested a motion to only accept the report. There was no second for the motion.