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61-323 Selectmen's Meeting Minutes March 1, 1999 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, March 1, 1999 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Enrich, Mr. Fenn, Mr. Busa, Mrs. Eddison, Mrs. Krieger, Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel, Mr.White, Town Manager and Ms. Smith, Executive Clerk were present. Appreciation of Outgoing Selectmen Busa and Fenn Selectmen Dan Busa and Dan Fenn were each presented a gavel by Neil Cronin who had made them from the limbs of an elm tree that had fallen on the Battle Green from the storm of May 9, 1977. Mr. Cronin said he had fashioned them but that they were being presented to them by their colleagues on the Board of Selectmen and "all you people from Lexington that they have served for the last six years". Representative Kaufman read a proclamation from the House of Representatives congratulating them on their service to the Town. Mrs. Krieger in presenting her colleagues with Lexington Golf Shirts told them how over the past year she had grown to have a great deal of respect and admiration for them. She spoke of how important what the Dans were thinking about meant to her and the other Board members. How Dan Busa during the discussion of the Webb Street issue had said how important it was to give a message to the developers in Town who are abiding by the laws of the Town. She praised the work of Dan Fenn with the Lexington Education Fund and the Fund for Lexington and his work for HATS. She expressed admiration for their commitment, dedication and wisdom on the Board. Mrs. Eddison presented each of them with flags that had flown over the Battle Green today and said if they have a pole as big as the one on the Green they would be able to fly the flag. She gave them many many thanks from everyone on the Board and in fact everyone in Town. Mr. Enrich in presenting them with Paul Revere bowls added his praises for their service on the Board over the past six years. A couple of things that came to his mind when he thought of both of their leaving at the same time was the very close relationship they have built that is a testament to both their depth of character, warmth and humanity. Like Jay Kaufman it struck me you both brought two different views to the Board. Dan Busa, I have valued your ability to put some perspective on what we do and to remind us often through your humor and often through the questions you asked about the relatively limited place that the public sector plays in making a Town like this work and reminding us that we aren't the center of the universe, that we shouldn't try to be the center of the universe. Part of our job is to stay out of the way. Dan Fenn on the other hand has brought a kind of seriousness and sophistication about the way one runs a public sector operation. The good piece of news is that you are both going to be continuing on as Town Meeting Members and hopefully be joined by Mr. McSweeney as well.