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Dinesh Patel, Town Meeting Member, Precinct 6 1. Cremation fraud has happened and we need to be mindful of this risk. 2. Objective of Diversity Task Force was to do 3 things: a. Embrace the ethnic diversity of community b. Foster Civic Engagement of all residents and mutual respect c. Ensure equitable access to resources for all d. Promote certain events and activities that will advance Sata Chandra, Town Meeting Member, Precinct 8 Comment: I have seen both cremations here in US as well as burials. I never saw any smoke or any smells. Q: Does the Committee have any financial numbers for costs, operations impact on the town operational budget? A: Mr. Lucente detailed our data is still not ready to be widely shared. Comment: I have other questions question about more detail around the viewing needs of the process. Q: I support the initiative and want to see the financials before I support it. There were no more questions or comments at this time. Mr. Lucente recognized Dr. Patel again. Dinesh Patel, Town Meeting Member, Precinct 6 Comment: I thought we should do a joint project with the Westview Building because we have the opportunity to be efficient with our investment. If the demand is going up and we can save money by doing these projects together - we should be realistic about that and explore the opportunity. Anil Ahuja, Town Meeting Member, Precinct 5 Q: Do we have any idea of what the demand will be from our neighboring towns? A: We do not have final data. We know 307 people annually die on average in Lexington. Marion Kumar, Town Meeting Member, Precinct 3 I couldn't leave without registering my strong support for this. This is more to be uncovered and what does the community feel about this. This town is economically diverse and timing for investment should be considered. But, I would second Dr. Patel for the planning and investment in the existing planned Westview building is timely. 0