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Town of Lexington Lexington Center Committee Minutes for the meeting held on August 10, 2023 at 8:40 am in Estabrook Hall in the basement of the Cary Hall Building, Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington Massachusetts. Center Committee members present: Upasna Chhabra, Frederic Johnson, Pamela Lyons, Innessa Manning, Jerold Michelson (Chair), Jon Wakelin Liaisons and Town Staff: Doug Lucente, Select Board, Charles Horning, Planning Board, Sandhya Iyer, Economic Development, John Livsey, Chief Engineer, DPW, Len Morse- Fortier, Commission on Disabilities, Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager, Lorraine Welsh, Economic Development Public: Sharon Spaulding, 1666 Mass Ave, Sorabh Kapoor, Clay Oven, Heather Hartshorn, Chamber of Commerce, Bob Triconi, Bodywork Masters, Neil Hdusen, Enterprise Bank We began with the DPW update from John Livsey – DPW is getting vendors’ quotes for sidewalk cleaning (need machines that don’t remove the sand between the bricks.) There’s a long lead time for lights – new ones are expected this winter. The sidewalk in front of the Minuteman statue is being redone. Jerry noted various trees need pruning. We moved on to a lengthy discussion of the merits of having the MBTA bus stop in front of Conte Bikes or in front of 1666 Mass Ave. John Livsey began by describing work that would need to be done to retain the stop in front of Conte Bikes to make it MBTA and ADA compliant. Len Morse Fortier indicated that the Commission on Disabilities voted unanimously to support moving the stop to 1666 Mass Ave and described the ADA considerations regarding this vote. Sharon Spaulding and business owners at 1666 Mass Ave described the benefits (convenience and helping disabled customers from their vehicles) to their businesses for retaining the parking spaces (three, plus one space that remains whatever option is selected.) Pamela Lyons urged the business owners to consider using their private parking for their customers while availing themselves of the free parking on Mass Ave just past the church. Jon Wakelin gave a visual presentation supporting moving the stop to 1666. Doug Lucente suggested a compromise that had not been entertained previously but it appeared that it would not quite work out engineeringwise. Charles Hornig said that the Planning Board looks at the needs of pedestrians, cyclists and transit users and cars are not prioritized. Carol Kowalski and Heather Hartshorn supported the business owners.