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<br />PLANNING BOARD MINUTES <br />MEETING OF FEBRUARY 25, 2009 <br /> <br />A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in the Cary Auditorium, Cary Memorial Hall <br />was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Hornig with members Manz, Galaitsis, Canale, and <br />planning staff McCall-Taylor, Henry, and Kaufman present. Mr. Zurlo was absent. <br />****************************TOWN MEETING******************************** <br />PUBLIC HEARING <br />Article 48, Financial support of Town Transportation System: Mr. Hornig called the public <br />hearing on Article 48 to order at 7:33 p.m. There were approximately 50 people in the audience. <br />Ms. Dawn McKenna gave a presentation on her proposed article 48 to amend the zoning bylaws <br />of the Town of Lexington to require that one component of the Traffic Demand Management <br />(TDM) be financial support of the town-wide transportation system, currently Lexpress. To <br />accomplish this Article XII Traffic would be amended to add a new section 135-73.1. The goals <br />would be to acknowledge operational costs as an impact of increased development; shift costs of <br />public transportation off the tax levy; decrease single vehicle traffic; mitigate traffic created by <br />increased development; and provide a town-wide transportation option for Lexington residents <br />and employees. <br />Board comments: <br />Mr. Canale said that Lexpress and transit would play an important role as commercial <br />development increased. <br />Audience comments: <br />This article would be better served under the Planning Board’s Article 45 Transportation <br />?? <br />Management Overlay District. <br />If a 100-unit condominium development was built, would it be an overlay district and <br />?? <br /> 1 <br /> <br />