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Selectmen’s Meeting June 3, 2013 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, June 3, 2013, 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. Pato; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Manz reported that the Food Truck Event was well attended and all the restaurants downtown were full. th Mr. Manz and Mr. Kelley attended the 300 Volunteer Event on June 2. They want to thank all th the volunteers who worked so hard planning all the 300 events. Mr. Kelley thanked Sam Doran, Historian, and Ryan Lennan, Veterans Agent, for their research and work to get the necessary approvals from the government to get markers made for the graves of five Lexington residents who served in the Civil War. They also found and contacted living relatives. Mr. Cohen took part in many of the Antony Sister City events over the weekend. He thanked the Antony Sister City Group and the Tourism Committee for all their work on all the wonderful events. Ms. Mauger reported that a group of eight volunteers from First Parish Church spent last Saturday helping rehabilitate the old apple orchard at Cotton Farm. They removed grass and excess soil from the base of many of the trees and they took out brush that blocked passage between trees. On Sunday Eagle Scout candidate Michael Amirault and his crew installed an informational kiosk next to the parking area at Cotton Farm. All this activity is part of an ongoing effort by volunteers to make the Cotton Farm/Upper Vinebrook Conservation Area more attractive to visitors. Ms. Mauger also reported that at Discovery Day on Saturday, several volunteers ran a booth to educate Lexington residents about the Town’s three watersheds: Shawsheen River, Charles River and Mystic River. Working closely with Emily Shadler, Conservation, and David Pavlik, Engineering, the volunteers set up a booth with three stations: 1) large map of the Town’s watersheds and where resident’s stormwater goes; 2) an aquarium with tadpoles, fish and snails from the Old Res and DPW’s stormwater runoff model; and 3) information material. They estimate that over 150 residents came to the booth to learn about their watersheds and the impact on local water quality. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente reported on 3 items: