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���MO!IivYv�.0 <br /> tj3` µ Totun of Lexington, pia,55arbuZettZ <br /> OFFICE OF SELECTMEN <br /> SUZANNE E.BARRY,CHAIRMAN <br /> JOSEPH N.PATO <br /> MICHELLE L.CICCOLO <br /> DOUGLAS M.LUCENTE <br /> JILL I.HAI <br /> PRQC'LAIIIATIOX <br /> Whereas: Twenty-five years ago,the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway was completed and dedicated <br /> in 1993 as the 5004I'rail-trail in the country; and <br /> Whereas: in 2008,the bikeway was the fifth rail-trail in the country to be inducted into the Rail- <br /> Trail Hall of Fame by the national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy,in recognition of its <br /> "scenic value,high use,trail amenities,historical significance,community connections, <br /> and geographic distribution,"; and <br /> Whereas: the success of the bikeway has inspired countless rail-trail and pathway projects in New <br /> England and beyond; and <br /> Whereas: the presence of the bikeway is an economic asset as well as a recreational and <br /> transportation resource,given the popularity of bicycling and the increasing number of <br /> visitors who travel to Lexington via the bikeway; and <br /> Whereas: as we celebrate the past 25 years of"Going Places on the Minuteman Bikeway,"we look <br /> forward to a trail that is part of a robust,regional bicycle transportation network; and <br /> Whereas: the Friends of Lexington Bikeways, Munroe Center for the Arts,Cary Memorial Library, <br /> the Bicycle Advisory Committee,the Lexington Historical Society,the Tourism <br /> Committee,and other partners in Lexington as well as in Arlington and Bedford,are <br /> planning activities to celebrate"25 Years of Going Places on the Minuteman Bikeway," <br /> culminating in a three-town celebration along the bikeway and in town centers, <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN of the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts,do <br /> hereby proclaim Saturday, September 29,as <br /> Minuteman Bikeway Day <br /> In the Town of Lexington. We urge all citizens to take the opportunity to celebrate the bikeway's success <br /> by visiting events being planned for September 29 along the bikeway and on the Visitors Center lawn. <br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith <br /> on the 23'a of July 2018. <br /> SUZ:. j�/IB RR%CHA AA JOS, TO <br /> � ILA <br /> ICHE E L.CICCOLO DOLGLA" .LLCEATE <br /> JILL I.HAI <br />