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TOWN CLERK
MEETING MINUTES LEXINGTON MA
September 14, 2021
The Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) meeting, held virtually through Zoom,
could not be officially called to order as a Public Meeting due to a lack of a quorum.
CPAC Members Present: Chris Herbert, Co-Chair; Larry Freeman; Rich McDonough; Hema Bhatt;
Leonard Morse-Fortier; Sarah Felton, Co-Chairjoined the meeting at a later time.
CPAC Liaisons Present: Bob Creech, Liaison of the Planning Board; Melanie Thompson, Liaison
of the Planning Board; Mark Sandeen, Liaison of the Select Board
Staff Members Present: Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Amanda
Loomis, Planning Director; Molly Belanger, Land Use Planner
Consultants Present (Co-Leads): Daphne Politis, Community Circle; Martha Lyon, Martha Lyon
Landscape Architecture
I. Meeting Opening
The meeting was not officially opened as an Official Public Meeting as a quorum was
not present.
11. Overview of September 21st Housing Public Forum Daphne Politis, Community
Circle, asked the CPAC to discuss what went well during the event and what could
be improved for next time. Many CPAC members highlighted successes of the
event.
• Martha Lyon, Marthy Lyon Landscape Architecture, discussed the agenda for
the forum and announced the speakers, Elizabeth Rust of Regional Housing
Authority, Judy Barrett, Ms. Lyon, and Ms. Politis. Co-Chairs, Chris Herbert
and Sarah Felton, will also participate in the forum to introduce the speakers.
• Ms. Lyon and Ms. Politis discussed the forum poll questions and presentation
data with the CPAC.
III. Next Steps
• Ms. Loomis discussed the LexingtonNext.org website and public input survey
opportunities with Social Pinpoint, which are surveys available on the
website.
• Molly Belanger, Planner gave the CPAC an overview of the current survey
responses on Social Pinpoint.
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The Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) meeting of September 14th, 2021, ended
at 8:54 pm. A motion was not needed to ajourn as a quorum was not present to call an official
Public Meeting.
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