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Lexington Center Committee
Minutes for the Friday, April 7th, 2023 meeting of the Lexington Center Committee
held in the basement of the Cary Hall building, Lexington Massachusetts and
remotely at 8:30 am.
Committee members present: Eric Ballard, Jr. Richard Brown, Upasna Chhabra,
Frederic Johnson, Pamela Lyons, Innessa Manning, Jerold Michelson (Chair),
Pamela Shadley, Jon Wakelin
Liaisons: Doug Lucente, Select Board, Charles Hornig, Planning Board, Sandhya
Iyer, Economic Development Director, Lorraine Welch, Economic Development
Coordinator, Heather Hartshorn, Chamber of Commerce
The sole item on the agenda was Town Meeting Article 34 and two proposed
amendments to that Article.
Jerry Michelson began with an overview of the amendment offered by Dawn
McKenna to Article 34. Various members spoke against the amendment and no
one spoke in support of the amendment. Charles Hornig answered a number of
questions regarding the effect of the amendment on Article 34. The consensus
was that pulling the Center out of Article 34 would both thwart the intention of
the MBTA Zoning Act and the long-standing central concern of the Committee to
promote vibrancy in Lexington Center
The Lexington Center Committee voted unanimously, nine in favor and zero
against, to recommended that Town Meeting not support the amendment to
Article 34 offered by Ms. McKenna.
Jerry Michelson gave an overview of the amendment offered by Todd Burger to
Article 34. There was some discussion of the vague language of the amendment.
Charles Horning explained the Planning Board’s view of the proposal. Jerry
Michelson described the shadowing effects of buildings on different areas of the
center and the changes at different times of the year.
The Lexington Center Committee voted seven in favor and two abstaining, to
recommend that Town Meeting not support the amendment to Article 34 offered
by Mr. Burger.