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HATS Meeting July 28, 2011 DRAFT Meeting Minutes Members Present: Elise Woodward, Chair; Sara Mattes, Lincoln Selectmen; Michael Rosenberg, Bedford Selectmen; Richard Canale, Lexington Planning Board; Dan Boynton, Lincoln Planning Board; Doris Cole, Concord Planning Board; Dorothy Steele, Massport Others present: John Corcoran, HAFB; Andy Friedberg, Lexington Representative Ms. Woodward opened the meeting at 7:35 p.m. and welcomed everyone. Updates: Crosby's Corner Construction: Mr. Boynton has spent the last 18 years working on this project and it is nearing its end. He gave an update on the construction and said a number of important accomplishments have taken place in the past few weeks. Federal funding for this project has been approved and there are technical and bureaucratic things to be worked out but there will be no more public hearings. The Committee discussed funding for the area towns including specific projects to be covered. There will be some conservation and wetland remediation involved. The project will be advertised in late September for bidding for a 6-month period. In January 2012 an award will be granted with construction to begin in June or July. Plans and drawings will be available for viewing in the Lincoln Planning Board's office in a few weeks as well as in the MassDOT District 4 office. Ms. Woodward congratulated Mr. Boynton on the success and progress of this project. Ms. Cole asked about the length of time expected for construction and it is anticipated that the major part of the construction will take 3 years, with an additional year for the landscaping and curbing. The Committee discussed traffic issues during the construction period. Mr. Corcoran asked that the base be added to the list of organizations to inform when construction begins. Battle Road Scenic Byway, MAGIC and MPO: Mr. Canale said after 15 years this is his last meeting as a HATS representative for the Planning Board. However, he will still be a part of MAGIC. At the last MAGIC meeting, there was a presentation on the Battle Road Scenic Byway with a half hour of questions. There is legislation proposed to extend the byway in Arlington and in Concord (to Barrett Farm) and the hope is to extend in the fall. In the fall there will be an election for a new Treasurer. There are 14 voting members of MPO; effective November 1st MPO membership will move to 22 where every sub region will have a representative. There will be a reorganization of MAGIC which will provide more municipal representation and will now include Bedford and Framingham. Ms. Mattes said Mr. Canale has been an incredible contribution to all the towns and everyone agreed he will be missed. HFAC/Streamline Air Charter Service: The last meeting was fairly brief. Streamline Air Charter Service will be adding service from Trenton to Florida. Mr. Friedrich stated there was considerable concern expressed about service expansion and how future expansions would be impacted. There was not a clear understanding where the FAA stands regarding this and there is a proposal to use jet aircraft versus turbo aircraft. Streamline Air is considering what might be possible to grow their business. There are still two daily runs from New Jersey. There was a reference made to the Lexington Colonial Times July/August 2011 edition, which has a private publisher. The FAA shutdown has impacted FAA funded construction projects so no new construction can begin but this will not impact the tower or safety projects. Any types of operations for the air charter out of HAFB