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Selectmen’s Meeting October 3, 2011 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, October 3, 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. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Public Comment Mr. Adler, Precinct 1, had a couple of concerns regarding the Center Streetscape presentation from the September 26 Selectmen meeting that he wants the Selectmen to review carefully, including maintaining enough parking spaces for Library use and concerns over the proposed bridge crosswalks around Depot Square. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Manz reported that the Lexington High School football team won their game over the weekend. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente reported on the following items: 1.Flu clinics will be held at St. Brigid on October 5 for adults over 60 and on October 8 for children over 3 and adults over 60. 2.The Fire Department is having an Open House on October 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and all public safety departments will participate. 3.Paving season is ending soon: Lincoln Street is being repaved on Wednesday, October 5, Worthen from Mass. Avenue to Waltham Street is being repaved on October 7 and Worthen from Mass. Avenue to Bedford Street is being repaved on October 10. 4.Reminder to residents to go to the Code Red icon on the webpage to sign up to get emergency notices. FY2012 Water/Sewer Rates Mr. Addelson, Comptroller, presented the following information:  The FY2012 water and sewer budgets that are the basis for proposed FY2012 rates;  Estimates of FY2012 usage to be used in calculating proposed FY2012 water and sewer rates;  Three scenarios for proposed FY2012 water and sewer rates;  Retained earnings history;  Presentation of the combined impact for each scenario of FY2012 water and sewer rates;  Five year history of rate increases in Lexington; and  MWRA Advisory Board annual water and sewer retail rate survey, November 2010.