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Selectmen’s Meeting November 4, 2013 A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, November 4, 2013, at 6:30 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. Public Comment Mr. Hamilton, Vice Chair of the Conservation Commission, presented to each Selectman a copy of “Trail Guide to Lexington’s Conservation Land”, which includes maps and other information on each of the 25 conservation areas in Lexington. The Guide was completed by the Conservation Stewards and Ms. Schadler, Conservation Stewardship Coordinator. The Guides can be purchased in the Conservation Office for $10 and the funds will be used for maintaining the conservation lands. The Selectmen appreciate all the work of the Conservation Stewards and Ms. Schadler to put this guide together. Request for Support or Non-Opposition Letter for The Foundation for Mass Relief, Inc. Intent to Continue Process for Marijuana Dispensary Mr. Handwerker, President of The Foundation of Mass Relief Inc., requests a letter of support or non-opposition from the Board of Selectmen to include in his November 21, 2013 Phase 2 application for a certificate to operate a Registered Marijuana Dispensary (RMD) in Lexington. He has scheduled several meetings in November to allow residents to provide comments, ask questions or discuss his plans for an RMD. Ms. Mauger explained that the Town approved a moratorium to allow time to work out zoning and regulations. If the Board decided to provide a letter it would not be an endorsement, but an opinion to allow the applicant to continue to Phase 2. Mr. Kelley would prefer not to provide a letter until the process is further along and voted on at the Annual Town Meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-1 (Mr. Kelley opposed) to provide a letter of non-opposition to The Foundation for Mass Relief Inc. to include in its Phase 2 application for a certificate to operate a Registered Marijuana Dispensary in Lexington. Special Town Meeting – Article Positions Article 2(d) – Amend FY2014 Community Preservation Budget Mr. Addelson, Comptroller, reviewed the proposed supplemental appropriation for Article 2(d) - Amend FY 2014 Community Preservation Budget. The State distribution estimate used at the