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<br />Selectmen's Meeting - Budget Presentations
<br />December 1, 2014
<br />A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, December 1, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. in the
<br />Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Chairman Pato, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen, Ms.
<br />Ciccolo and Ms. Barry; Mr. Valente, Town Manager and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were
<br />present.
<br />FY 2016 Budget Presentations
<br />Public Works
<br />Mr. Hadley presented the Department of Public Works FY2016 Budget Requests: Level Service
<br />Requests: DPW Administration $604,299; Town Engineering $749,375; Street Lighting
<br />$366,802; Highway $1,287,363; Road Machinery $711,932; Snow Removal $1,128,216; Parks
<br />$1,053,859; Forestry $432,943; Cemetery $340,507; Refuse Collection $795,153; Recycling
<br />$1,552,572; and Refuse Disposal $573,000. Total Level Service Budget: $9,596,021.
<br />Department Goals include:
<br />1. Begin the American Public Works Association Re- Accreditation process.
<br />2. Continue the stormwater initiatives in preparation for the new NPDES permit.
<br />3. Support implementation of GIS.
<br />4. Work with the Energy Conservation Committee and Sustainable Lexington Committee to
<br />improve energy efficiencies.
<br />Program Improvement Requests: Engineering — Minuteman Bikeway Wayfinding $39,000. This
<br />project may be eligible for Community Preservation Funding.
<br />FY2016 Capital Projects include: Center Streetscape Improvements $4,000,000; Equipment
<br />Replacement $770,000; Street Improvements $2,532,959; Storm Drainage Improvements and
<br />NPDES Compliance $340,000; Sanitary Sewer System Investigation and Improvements
<br />$1,200,000; Hydrant Replacement Program - $150,000; Pump Station Upgrades $600,000;
<br />Comprehensive Watershed Storm Water $390,000; Water Distribution System Improvements
<br />$900,000; Sidewalk Improvement $400,000; Town -Wide Culvert Replacement $390,000; Town -
<br />Wide Signalization Improvements $125,000; Hartwell Avenue Infrastructure Improvements
<br />$4,750,000; Bikeway Bridge Renovations $80,000; Hastings Park Underground Wires $300,000;
<br />Battle Green Streetscape Improvements $60,000; and Westview Cemetery Building Assessment
<br />$35,000. Total FY2016 Capital $17,022,959.
<br />Mr. Kelley asked about the streetlights and whether the Town will be changing over to LED
<br />lights. Mr. Hadley said there is an LED Pilot Program taking place in the center. They are also
<br />dealing with legal issues and if there is a settlement will look into switching to LED. May come
<br />back to Selectmen next year with a capital project for street lights. Mr. Kelley wants to make
<br />sure the Town will not own the old technology.
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