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LEXINGTON CENTER REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1981
The Center Revitalization Committee convened at noon on September 10,
1981 Present were Marge Battin, Bob Sacco, Jacquie Smith, Laura Nichols,
Tom Dyer, Fred James and Bob Bowyer Absent were Larry Chait, Joe Trani,
Karsten Sorensen, and Chris Venier
The Committee discussed plans for presentation of proposed parking
rates to the Board of Selectmen and the public It was noted that Sep-
tember 28 is a religious holiday and might not be appropriate for a public
meeting
The Committee then re-evaluated designations of parking areas based on
feedback from Chamber of Commerce representatives and decided on the follow-
ing
Premium -- Meriam Street
Near Premium -- Belfry, Arts & Crafts, Church of Our Redeemer
Mid Range -- Hancock, School Administration
Fringe -- Muzzey Jr High
DPW representatives then requested guidance for setting up regulations I
regarding hours Committee agreed as follows
"To charge from. 8 00 A.M. to 6 00 P.M. daily and not restrict parking
during other hours "
Marge then polled Committee on rate for Meriam Street lot meters (and
other all-day meters) and committee agreed to $0.75 as maximum rate per day,
at increments of 05 per z hour It was also agreed that ticket machine
should be capable of registering from 8 00 A.M. even if coin is inserted be-
fore that time to allow for persons arriving early in the morning
Committee then discussed permit rates for the various categories It
was agreed as follows
Premium and Near Premium Permit -- $156 00/year
Mid Range -- $120 00/year
Fringe -- $ 72 00/year
Subcommittee was appointed consisting of Bob Sacco and Jacquie Smith
to evaluate Public Relations requirements of CRC Parking Program implementa-
tion
Committee then discussed MAPC request to do survey of businesses on
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Committee agreed that this was not enough time for proper planning
Bob Sacco and Jacquie Smith will interface with MAPC to discuss a more
realistic timetable
OLD BUSINESS
Bob Bowyer reported that acquisition of Spencer property for long-
range planning is still under study
Submitted by
Bob Sacco
Rotating Secretary