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(00—/ SELECTMEN'S MEETING January 3, 1994 A. regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, January 3, 1994, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Dailey, Mr. McSweeney, Mr. Busa, Mr. Fenn, Mrs. Eddison; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Mr white, Town Manager; Mrs. Novak, Assistant Town Manager; and Mrs. Peters, Executive Clerk, were present. HA.RRINGTON ROAD TRAFFIC MODIFICATION Mr. Dailey invited Traffic Safety Advisory Committee Chairman Peter Chalpin to explain the need for a mod.lf i.cation. , of the Option 2 Traffic configuration, previously approved by the Board to go into effect January 1, 1994, once the barricade at the intersection of Bedford Street and Harrington Road 'is removed. Mr. Chalpin reported that because of access problems to the Fortmann property at a Harrington Road, it was recommended that the one-way portion of Harrington Road be reduced from 400' to 300' to allow reasonable access to the Fortmann property. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to add to Article VII, SECTION 1, SCHEDULE #5 that Harrington Road will be one -way from Bedford street, 300 feet westerly. It was noted that this modification will be in effect until the end of March 1994. 1994 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING -- SET DATE FOR FIRST BUSINESS SESSION Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to set the date of the f irst business session of the 1994 Annual Town. Meeting for March 21, 19944 STATE DESIGN OF 3 BRIDGES OVER THE EDDISON BIKEWAY Mr. Dailey called upon. Minuteman Bikeway Committee Sel.ectma.n. Liaison Elizabeth Eddison to report on the status of the State design of the proposed replacement of three bridges over the Bikeway. Mrs. Eddison reported that the Bikeway and the Design Advisory Committees have both written very strong letters to the Mass. Highway Department, as have other groups protesting the bridge design. The Board discussed a letter from Mark Primack, Deputy Secre- tary of the Mass. Executive Office of Transportation and Construc- tion, dated December 24, 1993, in which Mr. Pri'mack said that Chief Engineer Dindio will review the original culvert design with the goal of modifying the design; to make the bridges more compatible with the bikeway. He also told Mrs. Eddison that culvert construc- tion has been withdrawn from the immediate construction calendar and that they hope to have a new design in the spring. The Board asked, and Mrs Eddison agreed, to prepare a letter proposing that the - Board of Selectmen in Lexington and Arlington each designate a representative to work with MassHighway engineers as the original culvert design is reviewed.