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Selectmen’s Meeting June 6, 2011 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, June 6, 2011, at 7:00 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. Chabot, Assistant to the Executive Clerk, were present. Public Comment Mr. Hemond, 104 Vine St., Mr. Kinneen, 136 Vine St., Mr. and Mrs. Litchev, 121 Vine Street, Mr. Pourshadi, 28 Vine Street, and Mr. Eppling, 15 Manley Court requested that the Leary Task Force Report be made public and urged the Selectmen not to approve the use of funds for the 116 Vine Street project until the neighbors are assured that no more than 2 units of affordable housing would be built there. Neighbors expressed their interest in historic preservation of the Leary farmhouse and detailed why they did not want more than 2 units of housing. Mrs. McKenna, Precinct 6, commented that a representation was made to Town Meeting that there would be 1-2 units on the Leary land. Ms. Mauger clarified that when the Article was presented at Town Meeting it was said that they would come back to Town Meeting if more than 2 units were planned. Mr. Pressman, 22 Locust Ave., cited the median price for a home in Lexington and commented on the tremendous need for affordable housing. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Manz commented that all of the Selectmen attended the Lexington High School graduation. He appreciates the job that the Schools do every year. Ms. Mauger wanted to thank the Town Celebrations Committee and the Department of Public Works for the outstanding Memorial Day celebration. She also thanked the Beal Companies Project Management Team at Ledgemont Center for volunteering to help the Lexington Conservation Stewards cleanup the old horse barn at Hennesey’s Field. In 2010 the same group volunteered to help with the project at Katahdin Woods, and in 2009 at Cranberry Hill. Ms. Mauger also thanked the members of the Grace Chapel Youth Ministry for volunteering to help the Friends of the Lexington Bikeway control the spread of garlic mustard, a troublesome invasive plant, from the Minuteman Bikeway. Mr. Kelley expressed concerns about the Historical Commission’s Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey or “inventory” of the Town of Lexington which has grown over the years. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente wanted to let the Board know how proud he and Chief Middlemiss are of the assistance that some of our firefighters provided to the City of Springfield as part of a metro fire task force effort to clean up after the tornado on June 2, 2011. He also reported that Engine 4 and Medic 3 responded to an individual in cardiac arrest at a Mass. Avenue address. It is clear that this rapid and professional response is the reason this individual is alive today.