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Selectmen’s Meeting August 25, 2014 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, August 25, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Chairman Pato, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Ciccolo; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Public Comments Mr. Handwerker, 17 Pine Knoll Road, read a statement to bring to the Board’s attention his inability to view requested public records of certain Boards and Committees that should be available to the public during business hours because they have not been submitted to the Town Clerk’s Office. He also found that some elected officials had not submitted to the Town Clerk their signed Certification Letters. He asked the Selectmen to address these very important issues. Mr. Pato stated that the issue had been discussed at the Board’s Goal Setting Meeting in June and would be discussed later in the meeting. Mr. Cohen clarified that most of Mr. Handwerker’s comments related to public records law, not the open meeting law. He did not know about the issues but felt they should be looked into. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Canale, the Selectmen’s Designee on the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) explained that the MPO has 22 members that make decisions, 14 of which are municipalities. Lexington is currently one of two at-large members that were elected two years ago; the term ends in November. He believes it makes sense for Lexington to continue and to run for reelection. He has received inquiries from other municipalities whether Lexington plans to run for reelection and he asked the Selectmen if they support his recommendation to run for reelection. He would like to let other municipalities know as early as possible that Lexington is going to seek reelection. The Board supports Lexington continuing as a member of the MPO and thanked Mr. Canale for being Lexington’s Designee and attending all of the meetings. Mr. Canale will notify other municipalities of Lexington’s intent to seek reelection. Nominations are due by October 2 Ms. Ciccolo announced the great news that the State will be funding the Complete Streets Program. She is looking forward to the program being launched.