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Lexington Sidewalk Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, June 6, 2011, 11 AM Present: Judy Crocker, John Davies, Bettina McGimsey, Francine Stieglitz, Jerry Van Hook (Chair); Liaisons: Richard Canale (Planning Board), Elaine Cell( Transportation), Marc Valenti (DPW); Guests: Rima Pande The meeting was called to order at 11:08 AM. 1. May 2011 minutes were approved. 2. Guidelines for new sidewalks: The guidelines have been approved by the Board of Selectmen, pending changes. Richard Canale noted that the guidelines apply to about 30% of the new sidewalks in town, given that sidewalks also are installed due to traffic calming, commercial developments, etc. Citizens should be made aware that there other options to apply for a sidewalk, not just through the SWC petition process. Jerry Van Hook stated that, even if there are different ways, as an advisory committee to the Board of Selectmen, the SWC assumes that it will be informed if new sidewalks are being considered, no matter the means by which they will be requested. Changes to the current draft were: The title of the document was changed from Resident Guidelines for Requesting New Sidewalk Installations to Resident Guidelines for Requesting New Sidewalks. In item 3, the last sentence "If the Selectman think the project has merit, preliminary inquiries may follow" was struck. Items 6 and 9 will be made into action items. Pending these changes, the guidelines were approved by the Committee. 3. Estabrook School Access Ad Hoc Task Force: A task force has been formed to improve access to Estabrook Elementary School during the construction of the new building. This includes paths for the children to use, including one that had been discussed by the SWC at the May 2011 meeting. Judy Crocker noted that the Estabrook principal and school body are very interested. At this point, the Greenways Corridor Committee should take over in terms of finding the funding for the project. Francine Stieglitz noted that the Commission on Disability should be consulted regarding this project. 4. Update on the sidewalk project near Bowman School: Ground has been broken. Mr. Van Hook noted that there was a tree in the right of way that has a sign about a meeting in August to determine the tree's fate. No one knows if this sign was from 2011 or 2010. Mark Valenti will check on this. He noted that the project is managed by Mass DOT and will be built according to their specifications and timetable. 5. Safe Routes to School: Judy Crocker reported that the State SR2S representative attended the last meeting of Lexington's committee. Dates for 2011 -2012 school year have been