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Page 1 of 6 Selectmen’s Meeting April 3, 2019 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Ms. Barry, Chair; Mr. Pato; Mr. Lucente; Ms. Hai and Mr. Sandeen were present as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk. 2019 Annual Town Meeting Mr. Lucente submitted the Ad Hoc Crematory Study Committee Interim Report to the Board. He explained the report contains an Executive Summary, the Committee Charge, background on current Westview Cemetery Building, Westview Cemetery Building options, cremation process, cremation regulation, market trends, and the committee’s next steps. The Board was in agreement that the Ad Hoc Crematory Study Committee Interim Report can be released to Town Meeting.  Article Discussion/Positions Possible Reconsideration – Article 39: Amend Zoning Bylaw – Limited Site Plan Review (Citizen Petition) Ms. Colburn, School Committee, explained the School Committee plans to move for reconsideration of Article 39 on Monday, April 8, 2019 in order to offer the following amendment: Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the use of land or structures for educational purposes by the Lexington Public Schools on land owned or leased by the Town of Lexington or Lexington Public Schools shall not be subject to site plan review pursuant to § 9.5. She stated that Article 39 was intended to require limited site plan review for building projects by private schools, religious institutions and daycare centers, in order to afford abutters a small degree of notice and opportunity for comment, where before there had been none. The School Committee learned only after the close of debate that, in fact, the article would also require Lexington Public School projects to undergo site plan review by the Planning Board which would add time and expense to school projects that already benefit from extensive public process. Ms. Hai asked for clarification regarding the abutter notification used for School Building projects. Ms. Colburn explained direct abutters get notice of both abutter and community meetings and neighbors beyond the abutters get notice of the community meetings. Mr. Pato suggested that the School Committee consider having every School building project notify abutters, not just the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) projects. Ms. Barry suggested that a standard radius be set for abutter identification for the School Building Projects.