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61-181 Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes July 6, 1998 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, July 6, 1998 in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 p.m. Acting Chairman Fenn, Mr. Busa, Mrs. Eddison, Mrs. Krieger; Mr. White, Town Manager; and Ms. Pease, Assistant to the Executive Clerk were present. Public Comments Robert Stevenson’s Letter to Minuteman Mr. Robert Stevenson, who has been a resident of Lexington for approximately 75 years, stated that he spent the afternoon drafting a letter to the Editor of the Lexington Minuteman, which is a critique of some actions or inactions of the Board of Selectmen. Mr. Fenn commented on a couple of items. He does not know of any contribution Stop & Shop has made. The only contribution would have been cookies and punch at a reception. The Harrington Road fence is a result of many agonizing months of trying to do something about the high accident rate at that corner. The Town has tried a variety of plans, none of which worked. This Board should perhaps take up the issue again to see if there are any new alternatives. There were difficulties with a number of solutions we looked at, particularly in terms of emergency vehicles. Mr. Fenn asked the Town Manager to comment on the accessibility of records. Mr. Fenn does not know of any town records that are not available with the exception of the Executive Session Minutes of the Board. Mr. Stevenson asked if the Board had tried to get access to minutes of the Historic District Commission. He asked if the Board knew where the records were located and how you get access to them. Mr. Stevenson said when he was involved the minutes of HDC were kept in the clerk’s home. In order to see the minutes you had to contact her and make a date that was suitable to her and she would bring them to the Town Office and watch while you looked at them. Mr. White stated that that process has been changed. Mr. Fenn indicated that the Town is committed to open access. We would welcome a letter from you specifying where in your view we have fallen down in making records available. Mr. Fenn assured Mr. Stevenson they would be pursued. The Board joins you in feeling very strongly that a community cannot function unless the data is available. New Assistant Fire Chief – Peter Torode Chief Quinlan of the Lexington Fire Department presented the new Assistant Fire Chief Peter Torode to the Board. Mr. Fenn congratulated Assistant Chief Torode and said the Board is delighted to see him in this new capacity to strengthen what is already a very strong department of which all of us in the Town are very proud.