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Selectmen’s Meeting September 8, 2008 A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, September 8, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. on the Battle Green. Chairman Cohen, Mrs. Krieger, Mr. Manz; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and st Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk were present. Also present were members of the 151 Regional Support Group of the National Guard, including Commander William Callahan, Commander Sergeant Major Colleen Dickinson and Sergeant Kevin Regan. Commander Callahan presented back to the Selectmen the Lexington flag, which the Town had sent to them in Iraq as requested because they had called themselves “First Shot”. They presented to the Selectmen a certificate confirming that the soldiers at Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, Iraq flew the flag during Operation Iraqui Freedom, 2007-2008. Also presented was a “Stand Your Ground” framed print. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Chairman Cohen, Ms. Krieger, Mr. Manz, Mr. Burnell; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mrs. Krieger thanked the Garden Club for its hard work weeding Depot Square. They do an outstanding job with lots of enthusiasm. Mr. Manz mentioned the Tomato Fest that occurred at the Farmer’s Market last week. He thanked Sonia DeMarta and everyone else involved with the Farmer’s Market. It is a great asset to the Town. Mr. Burnell stated that there would be a public meeting put on by the 2020 Vision Committee and the Economic Development Task Force on Saturday, October 4, to discuss commercial development in Lexington. Mr. Cohen stated that the Battle Green Flag was lowered on Saturday, September 6, 2008, in honor of the passing of Mark Moore. Mr. Moore was an outstanding citizen of Lexington and also was involved with many Town organizations; he also received the White Tricorn Hat in 1997. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente provided a report on the storm that came through Saturday night into Sunday morning, which produced approximately 6 ½ inches of rain. There was some street flooding on Grant Street and a few flooded basements off Winter Street that homeowners were able to control. One tree came down on East Street and there were several limbs down elsewhere around town. Mr. Valente recognize the staff of the Police, Fire and Public Works for their efforts leading up to, during and after the storm.