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Selectmen’s Meeting August 1, 2011 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, August 1, 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. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente updated the Board on the Town Office Building Renovations and where various departments have moved until work in their area is completed. He also let the Board know about a joint military training exercise at Hanscom which would involve flight operations during the night. Mr. Valente reported that Moody’s Investors Service placed 177 municipal governments, including Lexington, on a watch list for a possible credit rating downgrade if the US government loses its top credit rating. He also welcomed Theo Kalivas as the new budget officer for the Town. Discuss Noise Issues with Shire Abutters Representatives from the Shade Street neighborhood briefed the Board on their ongoing concerns with noise from the Shire property. Town staff, Shade Street neighbors and the Town’s noise consultant will be meeting the week of August 8, 2011 to discuss whether there are other options that should be considered to mitigate noise from Shire’s rooftop equipment. Ms. Ciccolo, 50 Shade St., complained that although there has been considerable mitigation, the noise problems have not been fixed. She requested that the neighbors be allowed to work directly with an independent noise consultant to do additional tests over a longer period of time since the noise is louder on some days than others. Mrs. Canale, 29 Shade St., asked what has been done since the meeting in August 2010 when the Board took this issue under advisement. Mr. Canale, 29 Shade St., would like to work collaboratively to identify the most cost effective way to reduce the noise. Mrs. Blier, 41 Shade St., commented that at the last Town Meeting Shire promised to fix the noise problems to the satisfaction of the neighbors. Mr. Manz summarized by saying that the neighbors would like a collaborative effort, an independent consultant, who to call or what to do when things aren’t right, a better process for accountability, and a look at where the noise bylaw fits in to all of this. Hearing on Elks Application for Keno License Mr. Osgood and Mr. Campbell were present to answer questions regarding their application to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission for a Keno license. The Board objects to the placement of a Keno monitor at the Lexington Lodge of Elks.