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Selectmen’s Meeting November 5, 2012 A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, November 5, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Chairman Mauger, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Manz; and Mr. Burnell; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Public Comment Mr. Mehr, Town Meeting Member for Precinct 3 and member of the Electric Utility Ad Hoc Committee, spoke to an Nstar representative after the Sandy hurricane and suggests that the Selectmen reactivate the Electric Utility Ad Hoc Committee and file a formal complaint asking questions about when Lexington’s circuits were installed and whether they are open construction wires, tree wires or spacer cables. The Selectmen will discuss reactivation of the Electric Utility Ad Hoc Committee at a future meeting. Traffic Safety Advisory Committee Recommendations – Roosevelt-Wilson Mr. Cannon, Assistant Town Engineer, explained that the Lexington Public Schools requested that the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) review the existing traffic operations at the intersection of Wilson Road and Roosevelt Road. TSAC recommends that Wilson Road between Hastings School and Roosevelt Road be changed to a one-way as you exit the school. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to approve the TSAC recommendation to change Wilson Road to a one-way road from the Hastings School property to Roosevelt Road. Proposed Community Preservation Act Capital Requests Greenways Corridor Committee – ACROSS Lexington Pedestrian/Bicycle Route System Mr. Abrams and Ms. Entin, members of the Greenways Corridor Committee, presented information on their request for Community Preservation funds for the ACROSS (Accessing Conservation land, Recreation areas, Open space, Schools and Streets) Lexington Pedestrian/Bicycle Route System project. They are proposing an additional 35 mile network of pedestrian and bicycle routes utilizing existing public ways, which will link many parts of the Town. They are requesting $17,625 to be used over three years to cover the costs for materials, GIS work and maps. Labor will be done by the Conservation Stewards and Greenway Corridor Committee volunteers at no cost. Tourism Committee – Tourism Sign Supplement Ms. McKenna, Chair of the Tourism Committee, presented information on the application for Community Preservation funds to supplement site specific signs as part of the FY2008 project Scope that still has $6,000. The signs would be located at Belfry Hill, the Visitor Center from