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Town of Lexington Lexington Center Committee Minutes of the remote meeting held on May 13th, 2021 beginning at 8:30 am held pursuant to Governor Baker's executive order of March 12, 2020 and subsequent orders. Center Committee members: Richard Brown, Michael Boudett, Katherine Huang, Frederic Johnson, Howard Levin, Jeffery Lyon, Pamela Lyons, Innessa Manning, Jerold Michelson (Chair) Pamela Shadley Liaisons: Doug Lucente, Select Board, Frank Smith, Capital Expenditures Committee, Sandhya Iyer, Economic Development Director, Dave Pinsonneault, DPW, Dawn McKenna, Tourism Committee, Erin Sandler-Rathe, Chamber of Commerce Guests: Betty Gau, Kamala Raj and Jesse Steigerwald, LexSeeHer; John Livsey, DPW Engineering, Brian Giovanni, Resident Engineer, Streetscape Project, Conrad Leger, Environmental Partners, Upsana Chhabra Dave Pinsonneault gave us the DPW update: The parklet won't be going in this year because it's in the streetscape project construction area. The specs have just been finalized on the Grain Mill Alley Project so it's going out to bid next month. The specs for the Battle Green master plan are almost done and should be going out to bid next year. Eleven Center trees will be replanted elsewhere. Good barrels will be saved for future use. Pamela Shadley will be taking a look at the GMA plan. Additional trash pickup will begin the weekend after Memorial Day. Dave Livesey gave a presentation on the "Center Streetscape Plan." Insert link here. Construction will begin on May 17th with shutdown in November, 2020. Restart on April 25, 2021 with substantial completion by November 15th, 2022. Conrad Leger described the communication plan. The goal is to "partner with residents and visitors to minimize the effect of ongoing construction activities." There will be a dedicated page on the Town's website which will be updated weekly. Mike Boudett: "What will the Center look like this winter?" Construction areas will be fully completed, nothing temporary will remain. Howard Levin: "What about lighting and pedestrian safety?" More information will be forthcoming at our next meeting. The holiday lights will stay up as long as possible.