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Board of Selectmen Secretary of Transportation's approval in August of right -of -way use for such purpose. Concurrently, legislation was introduced in the state legislature to provide funding for bikeway construction. On October 28, the selectmen held a heavily attended public information meeting on the bikeway proposal and heard arguments both for and against it. At its next meeting, the board voted to confirm its 1982 endorsement of the proposal and to approve the bike- way concept. The board then appointed a Bikeway Implementation Committee headed by Selectmen Eddison to monitor the design and construction of the facil- ity. OPEN GOVERNMENT ISSUES A committee directory listing all town government committees and appropriate criteria for membership of each committee, appeared in mid -1985. A copy of the directory was provided to the Town Meeting Mem- bers Association; it is available for citizens who are interested in serving the town. The selectmen encourage participation through use of the direc- tory. Appointment Process. The selectmen aimed to com- plete all major board appointments by target date September 30. This was accomplished. As can be seen in the directory section of this report, the selectmen appoint several major town boards, commis- sions, committees, trustees of public trusts and two separate funds, about 16 ad hoc or advisory commit- tees (some of these are extremely active), some of the members of the energy conservation committee, and town representatives for three regional groups. Student Government Day. The selectmen in support of the youth commission participated in the revitaliza- Celebrating 20th Anniversary of Sister City Program. Among the principals who participated in inaugur- ating the program in 1966, L /R: Lincoln Cole, Evelyn Cole, Lic. Jose Azanza, Sra. Brenda Azanza. The Azanzas reside in Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico. 8 Overview c i d; 3 0 m c y 3 c X c 0 z a tion of Student Government Day with young people assuming the posts of selectmen, school committee, town manager, superintendent of schools and several key administrators. We share enthusiasm for this as encouragement for these future leaders to consi- der public service. Precinct Redistricting. Because the preliminary 1985 state census showed populations of two precincts differing from the average of all town precincts by more than the state allowance of 10 percent, the town must redistrict, effective by January 1, 1988 and not earlier than the 1987 elections. To set the precinct realignment process in motion, the board approved minor adjustments to several precinct bor- ders after public discussion and review of the town clerk's recommendations. Special Town Meeting. The special town meeting which was called for December 2 by the selectmen to authorize funding for the purchase of the Pine Mead- ows land turned out to have a different agenda. While postponing indefinitely the Pine Meadows arti- cle, the town meeting passed articles to accept state funds for supplementing teacher compensation; to institute a motel /hotel excise tax; to appropri- ate money for an architectural /engineering study of school buildings; to supplement funding for handi- capped persons' access to Cary Hall; and to act on two issues related to lower income housing. This meeting is summarized more fully in the town meeting section of this report. CONCLUSION As the administrative governing board for the town we thank all town board and agency members, citizen volunteers, town meeting members and town employees for their help in carrying out our responsibilities. Lexington Sister City Committee. Lexington received nine visitors from our sister city, Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico for the week of Patriot's Day, and for the celebration of twenty years of interchanges. The visitors were greeted officially by the selectmen at the town offices, and later by Governor Dukakis at the State House. An anniversary ball honoring the guests was held at the Knights of Columbus Hall attended by approximately 100 Lexingtonians. In September a group of ten from Lexington joined the celebration of Mexican Independence Day in Dolores Hidalgo and presented an American flag as a gift to the City of Dolores Hidalgo from the selectmen of Lexington. The group included Fred Benkley, presi- dent of the Lexington committee, Gloria Holland, manager of the committee's store, La Tienda Mexican Shop, and Marion Snow, executive clerk of the selectmen. Other trip participants were Claire Bercovitz; Eleanor and William Noz; Mildred, Paul and John McCarthy; and Sandra Rundlett.