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RECEIVED
DISCLOSURE OF APPEARANCE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
AS REQUIRED BY G. L. c. 268A, § 23(b)(3) 2023 27 Feb, 2:54 pm
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE INFORMATION
Name of public TOWN �� �
employee: Douglas M. Lucente
Title or Position: Vice Chair, Select Board LEXINGTON RIA
Agency/Department: Lexington Select Board
Agency address:
1625 Massachusetts Ave
Lexington, MA 02420
Office Phone: 781-325-7226
Office E-mail: doug.lucente@gmail.com
In my capacity as a state, county or municipal employee, I am expected to take certain actions in the
performance of my official duties. Under the circumstances, a reasonable person could conclude
that a person or organization could unduly enjoy my favor or improperly influence me when
perform my official duties, or that I am likely to act or fail to act as a result of kinship, rank, position
or undue influence of a party or person.
I am filing this disclosure to disclose the facts about this relationship or affiliation and to dispel the
appearance of a conflict of interest.
APPEARANCE OF FAVORITISM OR INFLUENCE
Describe the issue February 27, 2023 through the end of Annual Town Meeting 2023, two zoning articles will
that is coming before be discussed and voted on by Town Meeting: 1)Article 34:Amend Zoning Bylaw and Map
you for action or - Multi-Family Zoning Housing for MBTA Communities and 2)Article 36:Amend Zoning
decision. Bylaw and Map-Central Business District.
What responsibility As a member of the Select Board I would participate in discussions, deliberations and
do you have for voting a recommendation to Town Meeting to adopt or not adopt the zoning proposals
taking action or from the Planning Board. The Select Board is not making the final decision with regard to
making a decision? these issues, it is the responsibility of Town Meeting.
Explain your I own commercial real estate located at 1 Militia Drive, which is located within one of the
relationship or 10f zones proposed for an MBTA Zoning overlay district. Additionally, my residence
affiliation to the located at 17 Vine Brook Rd,while not a direct abutter to the proposed MBTA Zoning
person or proposal or the Center Business District proposal, is approximately 175 feet from the
organization. district.
How do your official
actions or decision
matter to the person
or organization?
Optional: Additional I am filing this disclosure based on the advice of Town Counsel, Mina Makarious. The risk
facts—e.g.,why of improper influence is low. The Select Board is acting in its capacity as advisory to Town
there is a low risk of Meeting in its consideration of the proposed zoning changes in these two articles.
undue favoritism or Additionally, the proposed zoning changes will affect a large segment of the population.
improper influence.