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CHARGE
May, 1995
The Steering Committee for Lexington 2000, made up of a combination of professionals in
the area of strategic planning and Lexington citizens, will lead the effort to clarify the options
which the town faces and the implications of each of them.
Guided by the results of the community conversations, focus groups and the survey, the
Selectmen see the core values of our citizens as:
(1) Quality public education;
(2) Preservation of a level of open space that maintains our semi-rural character;
(3) A public safety establishment which enables Lexingtonians both to be safe and
feel safe; and
(4) Affordability to the point where we can maintain and enhance our economic
diversity
In addition, we want to develop strategies and tactics which nurture a sense of
community in our Town.
Given these core values, the Steering Committee shall:
(1) Establish clear measures for each value (What exactly does "quality education"
and "public safety" mean and how do you know when you have it?)
(2) Determine the costs, financial and otherwise, of achieving these measures by
FY 2000
(3) Utilizing fiscal and demographic data, project the funds likely to be available to
the town in the next five years to achieve the goals
(4) Review and evaluate possible sources of new revenue and potential significant
savings in current expenditures
(5) Compare the available funds with those required to reach the goals and present
several trade-offs as examples of the kind of choices which the town needs to
make.
In carrying out its charge, the Committee shall:
(1) Recruit liaison personnel from the School Committee, Planning Board,
Appropriation Committee and Capital Expenditures Committee.
(2) Establish such subcommittees and recruit members therefor as they deem
r necessary