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Lexington Sidewalk Committee Minutes Monday, November 1, 2010 Attendees: Jerry Van Hook (chair), Wayne Brooks (DPW), Elaine Celli (LPS Transportation), Judy Crocker, John Davies, Bettina McGimsey, Francine Stieglitz, Marc Valenti (DPW) Guests: Jill Hai, Trishe Greene The meeting was called to order at 11:08 by Chair Jerry Van Hook The October 4, 2010 minutes were accepted. Citizen Petition for New Sidewalks Citizens Jill Hai and Trishe Greene from the Winthrop St neighborhood presented a petition with 68 plus signatures requesting construction of a new sidewalk on Winthrop St from Highland Ave to Waltham St. Sidewalk already exists from Mass Ave to the junction of Highland St. The signatures included the majority of residents on Winthrop Rd, Sherborne Rd, and other feeder streets. They argue that the proposed construction would provide connectivity to many schools, the town center, and other amenities. The street does serve as a cut-thru for town center access, thusly posing dangers for pedestrians due to road volume. They have met with John Livsey of Engineering and performed a walk-through of the area. No significant obstructions or conservation concerns were noted. The Winthrop St petition was presented to Wayne Brooks. Mr. Brooks stated that realistically, the timeline would be 3 years before completion of the project. He will contact Ms. Hai concerning the next step in the bureaucratic process. Mr. Brooks wishes to review his procedural draft regarding the process for new sidewalk requests with Jeanne Krieger in order to obtain the Selectman’s perspective. School Bus Routing at Diamond Middle School Elaine Celi reported that lack of staff is why Diamond Middle School will not change the routes of two Lexington and one Boston school buses from Hancock Rd to the Sedge Rd entrance. Judy Crocker will schedule an appointment to meet with Asst Principal Mr. Wettstone to discuss the situation. The outcome of that meeting will determine if Pat Goddard of Facilities should be requested to attend the December SWC meeting to review the status of the two middle schools. Crosswalks on School St near Hastings School Bettina McGimsey of the Hastings SRTS questioned the change in the positioning and number of crosswalks on the newly reconstructed School St. Crosswalks currently exist at Mass Ave/School St, Marrett Rd/School St, and Eastern/School St. The need for additional crosswalks between Mass Ave and Marrett Rd beyond that at Eastern