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1)Public Comment: Comments and concerns from the community Prospect Hill Rd – Sarah McSweeney et al Sarah Chamberlain attended the meeting to discuss the Prospect Hill sidewalk project. She wanted to know about the feasibility study and survey. Have they been done? The discussion was focused on how to address Town Meeting when the time comes. It is important to be up to date on the process to follow when requesting a sidewalk. Details are located on the SWC website, http://ci.lexington.ma.us/committees/sidewalk.cfm. Craig wanted to know the process for updating the SWC website. Jeanne is going to speak with Lynne Pease to find out. New guidelines for the process to request a new sidewalk were distributed. According to Craig, steps 1 – 6 had been followed thus far for Prospect Street. Michelle indicated there had been a survey but no engineering report on the project. Michelle will be attending the December 15 Selectmen’s meeting. She said it is not clear to her that there is bandwidth or funding for a sidewalk on Prospect Hill. Information for the 12/15 meeting includes drawings, grade, etc for the project. A survey reflects existing conditions. An engineering study shows what improvements would be. Judy talked about TSAC and the divide between municipal and school jurisdiction. She suggested that MaryEllen Dunne may be unaware of the SWC protocol for sidewalks. Prospect Hill is a route to school for many walkers. Craig indicated that last month’s meeting was rather disorderly. He suggested finding out the status of the feasibility study for this project. The SWC needs to find out the status of step 7 and report back to Sarah Chamberlain.