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tJ .g t k SELECTMEN ' S MEETING November 3, 1987 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, November 3, 1987, in the Selectmen's Meeting} Room, Town Office Building, at 7;30 p.m. Chairman Eddison, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Dailey, Mrs, Smith, Mr. McSweeney; Ms. Adler, Acting Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Mrs, Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. MMA AWARDt TOWN _REPORT Ms. Adler reported that Lexington's 1988 Annual Town Report had again been awarded first prize in the Town's population group in the Mass. Municipal Contest. LEAF DISPOSAL The Hartwell Avenue landfill will be open on November 7 and 14 from 7:40 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for deposit of leaves by residents. The leaves will be wormed into compost and loam deposits for Town projects. Mr. Eddison urged that more publicity be given to this opportunity. Ms. Adler noted that flyers had been sent out by the Pon Waste Management Task Force and that on November 7 there will be a Town -wide collection of bagged leaves to be taken to the landfi11, thus saving on tipping chargess MINUTES Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept as presented the minutes of the Selectmen's meeting on October 14, 19879 LEXPRESS MBTA SERVICE AGREEMENT Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to execute the FY88 LEXPRESS Service Agreement between the Town of Lexington and the MBTA, subject to final approval by Town Counsel. LIONSLU.S.S, LEXINGTON MEMORIAL William Fitzgerald, Lexington Lions Club, was present for discussion of plans for installation of a monument in memory of the five U.S. Navy ships named Lexington. The project is jointly sponsored by the Lions Club and the U.S.S. Lexington C -16 Crew. Mr. Fitzgerald introduced Charles Rydberg and Roland King, of the Blue Ghost Association, and Peter DiMatteo, architect, who had, with the assistance of Gary Larsen, designed -the memorial. Mr. DiMatteo described plans for installation of five plaques, one for each of the five ships, and a sixth plaque, commemorating the site. A layout plan showing the proposed location and landscaping of the memorial on the grounds of the Visitors' Center was displayed. Mr. DiMatteo pointed out alternate locations for the installation, but felt that the proposed site would be most appropriate for visibility, without adversely impacting the character of the area, Mr. Eddison reported on a visit to the site by members of the Design Advisory Committee and himself, at which time a model of the memorial had been simulated to give a sense of its size and design features.