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<br /> <br /> <br />NOISE ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />MINUTES <br />10 February 2009 Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />A duly posted meeting of the Noise Advisory Committee (NAC), held in the Legion <br />Room, Cary Hall, was called to order at 7:30 PM by Chairman Tony Galaitsis with <br />members Martha Wood, Robert Earsy, Jack Maloney, Steve Kropper and Julian <br />Bussgang present. Also attending was Susan Yanofsky from the Town Manager’s Office. <br /> <br />Ms. Yanofsky reported concerns from center businesses about the time changes the NAC <br />is going to propose to 2009 Town Meeting through Article 33. Specifically, she cited <br />expected hardships for Great Harvest, Vinnie Testa’s, CVS, and the Muzzey Street Lot. <br /> <br />The committee thanked Ms. Yanofsky for her input. She left the meeting at 7:50 PM. <br /> <br />There was a discussion about the levels of noise complaints to date. The general <br />sentiment was that there were not many complaints to the Board of Health (BOH) or to <br />the Police Department. <br /> <br />Mr. Galaitsis reported that he presented Article 33 to the BOH during their 2/9/09 <br />meeting. He said that most BOH comments were against the proposed changes and <br />summarized them as follows: <br />??The BOH director was concerned that a 7:00 AM start of trash collection would <br />push Lexington to the bottom of the pick up queue, and would cause trucks to arrive <br />in Lexington loaded with refuse from other towns, which would result in an <br />unhealthy situation. <br />??A BOH member opposed any delay in the morning start up times, but would favor <br />an extra 1-hour earlier shut down time in the evening. <br />??Another BOH member considered the proposed 8:00 AM start time unfair to <br />domestic users, given that commercial services would still start earlier. <br />??Another member considered the current 7:00 AM as an acceptable start time for any <br />activity, and was against a move to 8:00 AM <br /> <br />Under these circumstances, the NAC reconsidered its position on the article. After a <br />motion made by Mr. Kropper and seconded by Mr. Maloney, the NAC voted <br />unanimously to go to Town Meeting with a recommendation for an indefinite <br />postponement of Article 33. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM. <br /> <br />Submitted by T. Galaitsis on 8/4/09 <br /> <br />