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Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC)
Minutes of Meeting April 15th, 2021
A meeting of the EDAC was held virtually on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. via
zoom.
Members Present: Rick DeAngelis, Chair; John McWeeney, Charlie Minasian; George
Burnell, Vice Chair; Larry Smith, Vice Chair; Lisa Murray; Adrienne Ortyl; Bridger McGraw;
Mark Sandeen, BOS liaison; Jill Hai, BOS liaison; Charles Hornig, Planning Board liaison
Staff Present: Sandhya Iyer, Casey Hagerty, Carol Kowalski
8:09am The meeting was called to order.
Mr. DeAngelis began the meeting by welcoming three new members to the Committee.
1. Town Meeting Recap
Mr. DeAngelis updated the Committee on the outcome of 2021 Annual Town Meeting. Article
44 passed, Article 45 was referred back to the Planning Board, and Article 35 passed.
2. Next Steps and Goal Setting
Now that the Hartwell Ave project has gone to Town Meeting, the Committee discussed what
their next goals should be. It is not likely that the Planning Board will take up Article 45 any
time soon. The Committee discussed the need to market the story and incentives around
development in Lexington. Economic Development Staff will work with interested committee
members to start developing some ideas around marketing.
3. Economic Development Office Updates
Ms. Iyer updates the Committee on the Comprehensive Plan process. There will be public
meetings over the Summer to update the community on the process.
Ms. Hai provided an update on the Stone Building Reuse Committee project. There will be two
public meetings to provide the community the opportunity to provide feedback on the future of
the building.
9:44am
Motion to adjourn made by Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Minassian. The motion was
approved 8-0 by a roll call vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Casey Hagerty
Economic Development Coordinator
Approved: 5/20/2021