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Selectmen’s Meeting April 1, 2009 A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Chairman Cohen, Mrs. Krieger, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Manz, Mr. Burnell; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Use of the Battle Green – Committees of Safety Mr. Reddy, Founder of Committees of Safety, came before the Selectmen to request permission to use the Battle Green on Sunday, April 19, 2009 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. for a “Rally at Lexington Green” to celebrate and compliment the important historical events that occurred on the Battle Green with several different speakers. There will also be some fife and drum corps and Lexington Minute Men involved in the event. Mr. Kelley and Mr. Burnell think it is inappropriate to allow any additional activities that could interfere with the Town’s traditional events around Patriot’s Day. Mrs. McKenna, Tourism Committee does not want this event to interfere with the Liberty Ride or the Battle Green Guides. She is also concerned whether this groups historical information is correct and requested to know what the content of their information is. The Selectmen’s Office provided information on this event to the Town Celebrations Committee, Lexington Minute Men, DPW Superintendent of Parks, Police, Fire, Town Manager’s Office, Town Counsel and asked for comments, questions, issues. The use of the Battle Green should be subject to the following conditions: use of the Town's sound system at a rental fee of $250; as long as the sound level will be ?? set by the DPW workers and will not disturb area church activities and visitors to the Battle Green; use of the stands already set up for Patriot’s Day activities on Monday, April 20, but they ?? can neither be added to or moved; clean up and leave the Battle Green as found; ?? cancellation or relocation of the event if wet turf conditions require that the Town protect ?? the condition of the Green; and no interference with activities associated with Patriot’s Day events, including the Liberty ?? Ride and the Battle Green Guides. Mr. Reddy assured the Selectmen that the group would not do anything to reflect badly on the Town and would abide by the conditions of the permit. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 3-1-1 (Burnell opposed, Kelley abstained) to approve the request of Committees of Safety to hold a “rally at Lexington Green” on Sunday, April 19, 2009, from approximately 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m., subject to the conditions listed above.