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Selectmen's Meeting October 4, 2010 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, October 4, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Chairman Manz, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Burnell and Ms. Mauger; Mr. Valente, Town Manager and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Public Comment Mr. Jayaraman, representing the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, would like to bring public awareness to pancreatic cancer and requested the Selectmen consider doing a proclamation to declare November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. The Selectmen suggested contacting the Health Department to see if they would be willing to publicize the issue. The Selectmen will discuss a proclamation at a future meeting. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Report Ms. Mauger attended a Hanscom social event over the weekend for area Selectmen and learned what the air force is doing, including the electronic systems center. She looks forward to additional interaction with base command. Ms. Mauger informed the Board that at the Parker Meadow conservation area the stewards have completed the boardwalk. Thanks should go to the Conservation staff, including Karen Mullins, Emily Schadler and Louise Vinci. Mr. Cohen attended the League of Women Voters 1" Friday on Youth at Risk. The event showed how much the Town does in the field of human services and the excellent coordination between Police, Schools and Human Services. Mr. Manz and Mr. Burnell attended the Battle Road Memorial March event that started on the Battle Green. The United States Army Reserve, Third Legal Support Organization was grateful to the Town for their help in coordinating the event. Mr. Manz requested that the Board discuss at an upcoming meeting how to improve the process of putting together information for the Selectmen's packets and what information should be included as we begin to provide more and more information electronically. Town Manager Report Last week Town Officials were invited to meet at Shire with Jay Gonzalez, Secretary of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance where it was announced that the Town would receive $1.5 million grant from the State for the Town's infrastructure. At the event Mr. Cohen mentioned to Mr. Gonzalez that he thought the grant would be $1.9 million. Mr. Valente received an e -mail from the state that the grant to the Town will be $1.9 million to be funded over three fiscal years (FY2011 to FY2013). The funds will be used for a traffic light at the