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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF APRIL 1, 2015 A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Lexington High School, Room 143, was called to order 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Charles Hornig, with members Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti, Richard Canale, Timothy Dunn, Ginna Johnson and planning staff Maryann McCall-Taylor and Aaron Henry present. **************************TOWN MEETING ARTICLES************************* Positions on non-zoning articles Article 45 – Ms. Goldberg was present to give a run through of her presentation. She is asking for the Board of Selectmen to develop specific actions to address safety and report back to the 2016 Annual Town Meeting. She also seeks supplemental short term improvements until the larger road reconstruction projects take place. Mr. Canal said that the MPO meeting the following day would be reviewing projects and the Battle Road Scenic Byway from Pleasant Street to Marrett Road was fourth on the priority list for 2019. He is optimistic that it will be chosen for funding and urges public attendance at the 25 % design hearing in May. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to recommend the resolution to Town Meeting. It is in keeping with the common theme of safety for all users, pedestrians, bicyclist and motorists. Article 35 – The Board reaffirmed their support of Article 35. Article 11, Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment – Section 11a (Center Streetscape improvements and Easements - Phase 1) – This will be separated out from the rest of the article for individual consideration. Emails indicate that Eph Weiss will move to ban money to be used for a signal light. Some board members expressed ambivalence about the traffic signal. Ms. Johnson had specific concerns that she wanted addressed before she would support the article – remove the center median and use the space freed up for a striped bike land, rearrange the benches, use different light fixture, address the mystery trees and redesign the plaza area by Woburn Street. She wanted to make revisions prior to seeking funding at a fall town meeting.