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<br /> <br />Town of Lexington <br />Recreation Committee <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sandra Shaw, Chairman Tel: (781) 862-0500 x262 <br />Pamela Varrin, Vice Chairman Fax: (781) 863-2350 <br />Frederick DeAngelis <br />Donald A. Chisholm <br />Richard L. Neumeier <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING <br /> <br />November 15, 2000 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Sandra Shaw, Pam Varrin, Don Chisholm, Dick Neumeier <br /> <br />Staff Present: Karen Simmons, Matt Casparius <br /> <br />Others Present: Dick Lakutis <br />Shirley Stoltz, Narain Bhatia, and Tom Griffiths of the Capital <br />Expenditures Committee <br />Sheldon Spector from the Appropriations Committee <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA: <br /> <br />1. Dick Lakutis, Pine Meadows project update <br />At the October meeting, the Committee requested that Dick Lakutis provide us with an update on <br />the Pine Meadows project and answer some questions that the committee had regarding the <br />project. Dick presented a revised layout map of the parking lot, driveway, and maintenance shed <br />to the committee. <br /> <br />The existing road leading into the golf course is approximately 12 feet wide. The plan is to <br />increase the width of the road to 22 feet, which is the width of a standard two-lane road. Don <br />Chisholm questioned why we needed to increase the width of the road in the first place. One <br />problem with the current width is that because it is precariously dangerous for cars to pass each <br />other on the road, cars must go on the shoulder to pass. On a busy day when the lot is full, cars <br />start parking 150 to 200 feet up on both sides of the road. The repeated parking on the edges of <br />the road is creating serious erosion problems. Every year New England Golf tries to patch the <br />eroded area, but one good rainstorm can wash it all away. Part of the new plan calls for <br />installing curbing on both sides of the driveway to prevent people from parking there and further <br />destroying it. <br /> <br />The driveway is scheduled to be completed in FY02 with the parking lot and maintenance shed <br />scheduled for FY03. The current parking lot holds approximately 48 vehicles whereas the new <br />plan will provide 74 spaces. While the driveway is being done, the DPW Tree Crew can begin <br />1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420 <br /> <br /> <br />