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Lexington Enablement Committee
August 20, 2002
Attendance:
Barbara Barrows (presiding), Steve, Baran, Victoria Buckley, Chuck Cole, Richard Landau,Dan
Murphy,
The meeting came together at 2:00PM. There being no quorum present Barbara began by
reporting on a number of items of interest to the committee:
• Lexfest: There will a table displaying Enablement Committee concerns and activities at
this event at the National Heritage Museum on Sunday September 8.
• The copper gutter on the Post Office will be soon up preventing ice accumulation on the
approaches to the building.
• The Committee needs to submit a nomination of a State Working handicapped person or
business. Steve to talk with Bob
• We need to send a letter to Andover 's Enablement Committee with a copy of our
committee's charge.
Barbara has also talked with various town officials re:
• Moving Senior center to site of DPW
• Need for Audio Visio fire alarms in public buildings throughout the town, including the
Senior Center. The committee discussed the defmition of this type of alarm and its
application.
• The extent to which projected renovations to the police stations could include provisions
for accessibility
Dan Murphy's arrival permitted the committee to proceed on the basis of a quorum being present
Town Progress on the Transition Report Items: Barbara reported on conversations with Peter
Chalpin (the town engineer). She had obtained an admission that almost all of the transition
report recommendations regarding accessibility had not been done. This conclusion was based
on paperwork not on site inspections, even though it is known that there are discrepancies
between paper documentation and what is revealed by site inspections. For example, Barbara
reported,that,at the Sr. Center, there was a report that there was only one bath room reported
even though there are four bathrooms.
The committee consensus was to let the DPW proceed as agreed to previously
Liberty Bus: Barbara's conversation with Selectperson Dawn Mckenna yielded no real
comprehension as to the legal basis as to how the Town Selectmen seem to have granted
themselves a waiver from the law requiring that this bus service be accessible. The committee
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voted to address an official letter on letterhead to Gail Wagner Director of Transportation
requesting that Liberty Ride be completely accessible next year.
Video of Historic Buildings: After some discussion, it was decided to intensify committee
efforts to get this project off the ground. Chuck Cole was authorized to undertake efforts to get
the matter underway He was urged to work with John Ott at the Museum of Our National
Heritage and Lew Siderus at Minuteman National Park. He will also attempt to review interest
at deWolfe Real Estate in obtaining technical assistance.
Grievance Form: The committee reviewed the form for one fmal time upon expression of
dissatisfaction with its name, Chuck Cole's proposal to change it to "Lexington Town Disability
Complaint Form"was adopted unanimously
Committee Charge: Rick Sanford has discussed the charge with Sue Cusack and has made
some changes. Rick is interested in meeting with us He may also be willing to discuss the
Commission form of organization
Police enforcement prohibition of sidewalk bike& skateboard riding: was an extensive
discussion of the apparent low priority given by the Police Department to the Ordinance
prohibiting this activity in the center and the hazard it poses to persons with disabilities. Richard
will draft a letter on behalf of EC to Chief of Police suggesting a meeting and requesting a more
aggressive prioritization for enforcement of the ordinance.
Crosswalk lights at Battlegreen,in front of depot and in front of Theatre Pharmacy
Approach to Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
Steve will find who is the chairman
Next Meeting
September 17 2;00 PM
Meeting Adjourned at 3.30 PM
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