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71-51 Selectmen’s Meeting February 6, 2017 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2017 in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Ms.Barry, Chair; Mr. Cohen; Mr. Pato; and Ms. Ciccolo were present as well as Mr. Valente, Town Manager and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente reported the Town will sell $47M in bonds and notes, largely related to the middle school and elementary school projects but also including some Town projects such as 173 Bedford Street. Rating agency Moody’s re-affirmed Lexington’s AAA designation this week, as did Standard and Poor’s which, at the Town’s request, evaluated Lexington for the first time in th 12+ years. At the February 13 Selectmen’s meeting, Mr. Valente will announce the results of the bond issue and ask the Board to make the award. Ms. Barry thanked and congratulated Mr. Valente and the Town’s finance staff for keeping Lexington in a strong position. Grant of Location Petition: Eversource, Maguire Rd. Ms. Barry opened the Public Hearing at 7:04 p.m. Maureen Carol, Eversource, spoke on behalf of the company’s petition for the purpose of obtaining a Grant of Location to install 384+ feet of conduit in Maguire Rd. The reason for this work is to connect the Town’s proposed solar farm. The property manager for 4 Maguire Rd. asked for details of the construction timeline and if any power outages are anticipated. Ms. Carol said once the petition is approved, the Town will dictate work hours and other stipulations. There should not be any loss of power. Pole #8, which Eversource will be working on, is in the public way, not on the Maguire Rd property. The property manager will contact Ms. Carol with the 4 Maguire Rd pole number to verify there will be no loss of service. On motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to approve the petition of Eversource, formerly NSTAR Electric, to construct a line of conduits and manholes with the necessary wires and cables therein to be located in Maguire Rd., southerly from pole 399/8 thence turning and running southeasterly approximately 471 feet northwest of Hartwell Ave. a distance of 384+ feet of conduit. Ms. Barry closed the Public Hearing at 7:07 p.m.