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LEXINGTON CENTER COMMITTEE December 11 , 1986 Selectmen' s Meeting Room PRESENT: Margery Battin, Mary Hastings, Dave Wells , Norma Bogen, Carla Fortmann, Marian Powell , Bob Ossman, Leo McSweeney, Selectmen ' s Liaison. ABSENT: Chris Venier, William Bowen The job of taking the minutes will be rotated. Carla Fortmann will record today' s minutes. I . All members introduced themselves. II . Marge asked for questions or comments on the Committee's responsibilities as outlined by the Selectmen. None followed. III. Items referred by Selectmen: a. Police Booth A Lexington family has proposed and donated funds to build a new police booth in Lexington Center to replace the telephone booth shelter now used. The plans were submitted to the Historic Districts Commission last month and will be reviewed again on Wednesday, December 17th. The police have been respresented at all the meetings about the booth. After some discussion of the drawings shown , the following points will be presented to the Selectmen from this Committee on Tuesday, December 16th. 1 . Two important views of how this building will look on site should be presented before final approval is made. A. A view from Waltham Street with the present buildings, proposed booth, and people shown in scale. A photo with a cut-out of the building in scale would be suitable or simply a scale sketch. B. A cross-sectional view down Mass. Avenue from the area near the crosswalk at Pewter Pot - again with buildings in scale and people. 2. The building should be viewed with an eye toward its function. A. The policeman should be able to see out clearly in all directions . B. The booth should be visible but not obstrusive - an extension of the policeman working there. C. The booth should be far enough from the curb to escape snowplow and car damage. D. Leo McSweeney will seek Chief Furdon' s comments on these items before Tuesday' s Selectmen' s meeting.