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71-158 Selectmen's Meeting January 22, 2018 A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:01 p.m. on Monday, January 22, 2018 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Ms. Barry, Chair; Mr. Kelley; Mr. Pato; Ms. Ciccolo; and Mr. Lucente were present as well as Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Ms. Barry reported that the Selectmen attended the Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual meeting held January 19-21, 2018. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente reported on four items: 1)Fire Chief John Fleck will retire on January 26, 2018 and will work one day/week until the position is filled; 2)the new fire truck, which was approved at the 2017 Annual Town Meeting, went into service last week after personnel was trained on the new fire truck features; 3)the first issue of the new senior newsletter called The SAGE will be released in February 2018; and 4)the Attorney General approved article 3- Amend General Bylaws—Recreational Marijuana and article 4 Amend Zoning Bylaw—Recreational Marijuana Moratorium from the October 16, 2017 Special Town Meeting. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ending of WWI Mr. Gamota reported the Lexington Historical Society, Town Celebrations Committee, Bedford VA Research Corporation, Lexington Veterans Association, and The Lexington Minutemen Company are working together to plan a number of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ending of WWI, focusing partly on Lexington's role, and the people who participated. He noted that in addition to these events, a special panel discussion with distinguished WWI historians on Veterans Day in November 2018 is being planned. ATM 2018 Warrant Article Update - Amend Town Bylaw Ban Plastic Bags (Citizen Article) Janet Moran and Joyce Grief provided an overview of their proposed 2018 Annual Town Meeting citizen article, Amend Town Bylaw Ban Plastic Bags, to the Board. ATM 2018 Warrant Article Update - Adopt Neighborhood Conservation District: Pierce- Lockwood; ATM 2018 Warrant Article Update - Adopt Neighborhood Conservation District: Turning Mill Mr. Canale, Chairman of the Planning Board provided an overview of the proposed 2018 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles to adopt Neighborhood Conservation District for Pierce- Lockwood and Turning Mill. Mr. Canale stated the Planning Board and Historical Commission unanimously recommend that the proposed Pierce-Lockwood Neighborhood Conservation District, and the Turning Mill Neighborhood Conservation District follow the process set out in the Neighborhood Conservation District Bylaw.