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Selectmen's Meeting November 1, 2010 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, November 1, 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. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Ms. Mauger attended the last Hansom Area Towns Committee meeting and Colonel Stacey Yikes of Hanscom provided information on some upcoming events: the Heroes Homecoming for service personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan is schedule for December 10; and General Bowles is retiring sometime the beginning of 2011 and General C. R. Davis is expected to be confirmed as the new General for the Hanscom Air Force Base and there will be plans announced later relating to that transition. Mr. Manz reminded everyone that Tuesday, November 2, is voting day. Also, November 11 is Veteran's Day with a parade through the center of town and a ceremony on the Battle Green; if the weather calls for rain the ceremony would move inside to Cary Memorial Building. Mr. Manz was downtown last Thursday during the very successful trick or treating event. Mr. Manz received a letter from Marilyn Fenollosa, Historical Commission, thanking Lynne Pease for her help and support. Town Manager Report The Department of Public Works received word last week that they received a $10,000 grant to further Lexington's efforts to recycle carpeting, phonebooks and paints. The Public Services Building will be recognized by the Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Award for the Eagle and Green Award in Public Works for environmental projects. The award will be presented on November 18. T2 Biosystems came to the Town Office Building recently for a "meet and greet" discussion. They area Cambridge company moving to Hartwell Avenue in 2 -3 months. They area 3 -year old company with 30 employees and they expect to add one employee a month. They received $300 million in venture capital and they do medical tests that provide immediate results. They hope to be FDA approved within a year.