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Town of Lexington Lexington Center Committee Minutes for the Friday, April 7th, 2023 meeting of the Lexington Center Committee held in the basement of the Cary Hall building, Lexington Massachusetts and remotely at 8:30 am. Committee members present: Eric Ballard, Jr. Richard Brown, Upasna Chhabra, Frederic Johnson, Pamela Lyons, Innessa Manning, Jerold Michelson (Chair), Pamela Shadley, Jon Wakelin Liaisons: Doug Lucente, Select Board, Charles Hornig, Planning Board, Sandhya Iyer, Economic Development Director, Lorraine Welch, Economic Development Coordinator, Heather Hartshorn, Chamber of Commerce The sole item on the agenda was Town Meeting Article 34 and two proposed amendments to that Article. Jerry Michelson began with an overview of the amendment offered by Dawn McKenna to Article 34. Various members spoke against the amendment and no one spoke in support of the amendment. Charles Hornig answered a number of questions regarding the effect of the amendment on Article 34. The consensus was that pulling the Center out of Article 34 would both thwart the intention of the MBTA Zoning Act and the long-standing central concern of the Committee to promote vibrancy in Lexington Center The Lexington Center Committee voted unanimously, nine in favor and zero against, to recommended that Town Meeting not support the amendment to Article 34 offered by Ms. McKenna. Jerry Michelson gave an overview of the amendment offered by Todd Burger to Article 34. There was some discussion of the vague language of the amendment. Charles Horning explained the Planning Board’s view of the proposal. Jerry Michelson described the shadowing effects of buildings on different areas of the center and the changes at different times of the year.