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APPROVED MEETING MINUTES Committee Name: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting: March 10, 2011, 7 pm, Ellen Stone Room, Cary Hall. Members Present: Peggy Enders (Chair), Stew Kennedy, John Frey, Marita Hartshorn, Jerry Van Hook, George Gagliardi, Bob Hausslein (FoLB Chair), Richard Canale (Planning Board Liaison). Others Present: Bob Dangel, Ken Proulx, Richard Spencer Members Absent: Mike Tabaczynski, Peter Kelley, (Selectmen’s Liaison), Sandra Shaw (Recreation Committee Liaison), Laurel Carpenter Minutes : The February 2011 minutes were accepted as written. Snow Plowing : Peggy described the current status with respect to the plowing contractors – John DeNapoli and James McLaughlin (who plowed the Bikeway after the early February snowstorm and then again later in February). She said it might make sense to consider working with James McLaughlin, although he hasn’t yet met with anyone on the LBAC. Plowing did cause some damage to the guardrails this winter, trees are down, and there are a lot of broken tree branches on the sides of the trail. We will address this problem with the DPW and during our spring clean-up. As the snow melts along the Bikeway and in other areas of town along streets, sidewalks, and conservation trails, it is evident that some dog owners are not picking up after their pets. This poses a health hazard. Probably the best course of action to combat this problem is education. Roads Heavily Traveled by Cyclists: Bob Dangel will send John Livsey the map and the spreadsheet as requested as soon as possible. Bikeway Usage Guidelines : Marita volunteered to help George with this project. LWV First Friday Forum on Multi-Modal Transportation Planning : The forum will be held on Friday, April 1 at Cary Library. Panel members Richard Canale, Michelle Cicollo, John Livsey, and Sara Arnold will talk about “Complete Streets- Transportation Planning for Lexington’s Future.”