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The 2024-1 Special Town Meeting,held in the Margery Milne Baffin Hall in the Cary Memorial Building,
1605 Massachusetts Avenue,and via means of remote participation was called to order at 7:30 p.m.by the
Moderator,Deborah Brown.A quorum in excess of 100 members was present(171). The Moderator
noted that two Members had entered Points of Order in the Portal,but upon checking in with them,they
did not need assistance.
Town Clerk,Mary de Alderete,read the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting 2024-1 until waived.The
Town Clerk read the Constable's Return of Service.
7:32 p.m. The Moderator gave a warm welcome to all Members. She also welcomed members of the
public and the new Town Manager, Steve Bartha. She then gave a brief overview of how
to use the tablet and explained Zoom procedures and protocols to those participating
remotely and for members of the public who wished to speak.
7:35 p.m. The Moderator opened to Portal to take attendance and noted that a quorum(17 1)had been
reached. She then gave a brief overview of parliamentary procedure and expectations for
throughout the Meeting.
7:36 p.m. Mark Anderson raised a Point of Order but withdrew it as a mistake.
7:41 p.m. Mr.Lucente, Select Board Chair,moved that the Town Meeting Members approve the use
of the electronic technology during the Special Town Meeting- 1. The Moderator noted
that she would treat this as a voice vote,and asked if there were any objections to using the
tablets. As there were none,the motion carries unanimously.
A Member raised a Point of Order and stated that there was the wrong location listed on their tablet. The
Moderator explained how to reset that on the tablet.
7:41 p.m. The Moderator opened the Meeting under Article 1.
ARTICLE 1 REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS,OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
b.Report of the Superintendent of Schools
MOTION: Ms.Jay moves that the reports of the Superintendent of Schools be received and placed on file.
As there were no objections the motion carries unanimously.
c.Reports of the Appropriation Committee
MOTION: Mr.Parker moves that the report of the Appropriation Committee be received and placed on
file.As there were no objections the motion carries unanimously.
d.Reports of the Capital Expenditures Committee
MOTION: Mr.Lamb moves that the report of the Capital Expenditures Committee be received and placed
on file.As there were no objections the motion carries unanimously.
f Reports of the School Building Committee
MOTION: Ms.Lenihan moves that the report of the School Building Committee be received and placed on
file.As there were no objections the motion carries unanimously.
Dr.Hackett presented a School Building Project Update from Dr.Hackett including a
building project timeline. She noted that the debt exclusion vote was projected to take
place between November or December of 2025. Dr.Hackett also stated that the current
building was 75-years old,not energy efficient,had inadequate labs,and was overcrowded.
g.Report of the Select Board
MOTION: Mr.Lucente moves that the report of the Select Board be received and placed on file.As there
were no objections the motion carries unanimously.
November 13,2024 Special Town Meeting#1,continued
7:57 p.m. The Moderator opened the Meeting on the Consent Agenda and noted that each Article had
the unanimous support of the Select Board as well as any other pertinent
Boards/Committees.
Mr.Lucente moved to take up the Consent Agenda,which encompassed Articles 2 and 6.
As there were no objections the motion carries unanimously.
ARTICLE 2 APPROPRIATE FOR PRIOR YEARS'UNPAID BILLS
MOTION: That this article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 6 ESTABLISH AND CONTINUE DEPARTMENTAL REVOLVING FUNDS
MOTION: That the Town redesignate the Lab Animal Permit Applications/Inspections revolving fund
as the Lab Inspections Revolving Fund,and that Section 110-1 of the Code of Lexington be amended by
revising the following row to the table in that section as shown below:
Authorized
Representative or Departmental
Revolving Fund Board to Spend Receipts Use of Fund
Lab A^ice'Pe4:4:At R*petise fe Consulting
A-pplieat4at4s' Lab A+iiffial services to perform
Inspections Health Director Permit Inspections be€efe
aatie fees &Hiffia1 of life science and
research labs.
As there were no questions,the Moderator opened voting in the Portal.
Following remote electronic vote tallying,the Moderator declared that:
CONSENT AGENDA—ARTICLES 2 AND 6
Adopted by a vote of:
Yes No Abstain
172 0 2
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY
8:08 p.m. The Moderator opened the Meeting under Article 3.
ARTICLE 3 ESTABLISH,AMEND,DISSOLVE AND APPRPROPRIATE TO AND FROM
SPECIFIED STABILIZATION FUNDS
MOTION: Mr. Sandeen moves that a)That$4,362,799 be appropriated into the Capital Stabilization
Fund,and that to meet this appropriation$4,362,799 be raised in the tax levy.
Mr. Sandeen stated the Select Board was unanimous in support of the Article.
Mr.Lamb stated that the Capital Expenditures Committee was unanimous in its support of the Article and
that it was an integral part of the LHS tax mitigation plan.
Ms. Verma stated that Appropriations Committee had voted unanimously in favor of the Article.
Ms. Jay said that the School Committee was unanimous in support of the Article.
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November 13,2024 Special Town Meeting#1,continued
8:09 P.M. As there were no questions,the moderator opened the Article for voting.
Following remote electronic vote tallying,the Moderator declared that:
ARTICLE 3—ESTABLISH,AMEND,DISSOLVE AND APPRPROPRIATE TO AND FROM
SPECIFIED STABILIZATION FUNDS
Adopted by a vote of:
Yes No Abstain
168 0 3
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY
8:11 p.m. The Moderator opened the Meeting under Article 4.
ARTICLE 4 AMEND FY2025 OPERATING,ENTERPRISE AND CPA BUDGETS
MOTION: Mr.Pato moves that
(a) That the following adjustment be made to the following line items for the FY2025 Operating
budget as approved under Article 4 of the 2024 Annual Town Meeting:
Line Item Program From To
3300 Department of Public Works(Public Grounds) $7,884,124 $7,954,124
8210 Town Manager Expenses $414,962 $534,962
8400 Finance Expenses $510,260 $535,260
$8,809,346 $9,024,346
(b) That the following adjustment be made to the following line item for the FY2025 budget to
operate the Water Division of the Department of Public Works as approved under
Article 5(a)of the 2024 Annual Town Meeting:
..........................Program............................................................................$10Fro. .......................................................... ................................
m To
Debt Service $1,386,157 $1,368,116
MWRA WaterAssessment ,277,096 $
8,432,204
(c) That the following adjustment be made to the following line item for the FY2025 budget to
operate the Wastewater Division of the Department of Public Works as approved under
Article 5(b)of the 2024 Annual Town Meeting:
Program From To
Debt Service $1,592,858 $1,569,746
MWRA Wastewater Assessment $10,284,483 $9,153,352
Mr.Pato said that the Select Board was unanimous in support of the Article.
Mr.Bartenstein stated that the Appropriations Committee unanimously recommended approval of the
Article.
8:12 p.m. As there were no questions,the moderator opened the Article for voting.
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November 13,2024 Special Town Meeting#1,continued
Following remote electronic vote tallying,the Moderator declared that:
ARTICLE 4 AMEND FY2025 OPERATING,ENTERPRISE AND CPA BUDGETS
Adopted by a vote of:
Yes No Abstain
168 0 1
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 5 APPROPRIATE FOR AUTHORIZED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
MOTION: Ms. Hai moves that the Town appropriate$1,240,000 for the purchase and installation of
solar canopies,energy storage batteries and related infrastructure and systems to be located at the site of
the new Police Station at 1575 Massachusetts Avenue,including the adjacent park and parking lots, to
supplement the appropriation of$3,400,000 approved under Article 16i of the 2023 Annual Town
Meeting,and all other incidental costs related thereto;and to take by eminent domain,purchase or
otherwise acquire any fee,easement or other interest in land necessary therefore;and to meet this
appropriation that the Treasurer,with the approval of the Select Board,be authorized to borrow
$1,240,000 under M.G.L.Chapter 44,Section 7(1),or any other enabling authority.
Ms. Hai, stated that the Select Board unanimously supported passage of the Article,with one member
requesting that the Select Board work with staff to implement a policy regarding solar panel placement on
municipal buildings,parking lots,and grounds.
Mr.Lamb noted that the Capital Expenditures Committee unanimously recommended approval of Article.
Mr.Levine stated that the Appropriation Committee,by a vote of 7-2 recommended approval of the
Article.
8:16 PM Ms.McKenna,Pct. 6,asked for clarification on the Motion and why it mentioned eminent
domain,and whether any was planned. Mina Makarious,Town Counsel,noted that the
verbiage was commonly included for capital projects in case there was the need to acquire
an easement or in this case,conduits,or other property rights and there was no separate
appropriation to pay for eminent domain damages,that would have to come back to Town
Meeting. Michael Cronin,Director of Public Facilities stated that there were no plans to
take any properties by eminent domain. Ms.McKenna noted that it had been noted that the
HDC had approved the design,but that staff had recently returned to the HDC to request
some changes in that design,and wondered whether the pricing reflects the one that HDC
had approved. She noted that the process of compromise to come up with a plan worked
with neighbors and had issues with changing it after the fact. Mr. Cronin stated that the
design that had been shown was the original,approved design with COFA certificate. He
noted that the work that they had done with the engineering firms and designers was to
reduce some of the bulk,not change the design and that it was in front of the HDC. He said
that they believed that this was a less expensive option,rather than the price shown. Ms.
McKenna stated that she would support the Article,but urged Town Meeting Members to
pay attention to the design.
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November 13,2024 Special Town Meeting#1,continued
8:20 p.m. The Moderator opened voting on the Article and noted that it required a 2/3 vote.
Following remote electronic vote tallying,the Moderator declared that:
ARTICLE 5 APPROPRIATE FOR AUTHORIZED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Adopted by a vote of:
Yes No Abstain
163 7 2
MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS
8:23 p.m. The Moderator opened the meeting on Article 7.
ARTICLE 7 APPROPRIATE FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN FUNDS-HARRINGTON ATHLETIC
FIELDS
MOTION: Mr.Boutwell moves that the Town appropriate$100,000 for the purpose of design,
engineering,and architectural services for new Harrington Athletic fields to be located at
146 Maple St.,and all incidental costs related thereto;and that to meet this appropriation
$100,000 be appropriated from the tax levy. Change to new MOTION!! 11/12/2024
Mr.Boutwell,Rec Com Vice Chair presented information on the Article.
Mr.Boutwell stated that the Recreation Committee had voted unanimously(5-0-0)to approve the Motion.
Ms. Barry stated that the Select Board had 4 members in favor,and one member,Mr. Sandeen,awaiting
Town Meeting discussion.
Mr.Lamb said that the Capital Expenditure Committee was unanimously in favor of the Article,and that
there had been some discussion regarding keeping the old building on the site. He noted that to keep it
there would be inefficient as the building was 46,000 sq.ft.and they did not need that much space and to
bring it to a workable condition for HVAC and infrastructure would require$20 million. The alternative
might be to put an elementary school on the site,which would require an additional 60,000 sq.ft.with 36
classrooms and an approximate cost of$60 million. That would be comparable with building new.
Mr. Osborne said that the Appropriations Committee was unanimously in favor of the Article.
Ms. Jay said that the School Committee was unanimously in support of Article 7. She then read a
prepared statement.
This Article is a funding request for the design, engineering and architectural services for constructing
new Harrington athletic fields at 146 Maple Street. The primary impetus for moving the LPS central
administration out of the old Harrington building is to address a significant shortage of recreational fields
identified in the Recreation Committee's 2021-22 comprehensive study. A dire need for more field access
will be exacerbated during the high school building project.,so a plan to proactively bring new fields
online is vital for reducing playing time disruptions for student athletes as well family and community
members served by the Recreation Department. Over the long tern, adding fields to the inventory will
help address the Recreation Department's identified 2,000+hours of unmet need. The School Committee
understands the need to provide additional recreational facilities in our Town to enhance the health, well-
being, and enjoyment of all members of our community. Continued long term use of the LPS central
administration building would require upgrades estimated to cost about$20 million. Investing money for
these improvements is not a sound strategy. Moving the Central Office to a smaller facility avoids these
costs and makes ways for the construction of desired athletic fields. Potential administrative moves and
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November 13,2024 Special Town Meeting#1,continued
shift inland use has sparked a renewed interest in the land ownership at 146 Maple Street. The site map
submitted to the MSBA for the 2005 new Harrington building and Town's own GIS maps indicate that the
Central Administration site and Harrington School are part of the same parcel under School Department
oversight. While this issue is still under legal review, our preliminary research indicates that the land
would remain in the School Committee's possession.Nevertheless, the School Committee is in full support
of constructing the proposed new fields that will serve not only our students, but will become a community
resource that can provide ongoing recreational opportunities that will benefit residents of all ages. The
School Committee is in unanimous support of Article 7.
8:30 p.m. Steve Kaufman,Pct.5,noted that the Motion didn't refer to whether or not the old building
was taken down and asked if that limited that discussion,or whether it was just an
evaluation of the fields. Mr.Boutwell,Recreation Committee Chair,noted that the Motion
in no way requests demolition,but simply regarding the design process for fields that could
go on the site. Mr.Kaufman asked if the building was not taken down,whether an
adequate number of fields could still be created. Mr.Boutwell said they would not. Mr.
Kaufman asked what type of loss not taking down the building would create. Mr.Boutwell
noted it would be 2 full size soccer fields or a single large space that could be converted to
smaller fields.
8:34 p.m. Jeanne Krieger,Pct.3,spoke in favor of the Motion and noted a preference towards natural
fields.
8:35 p.m. A Point of Order was raised,but—disregard—seems in correlation of the Motion.
8:38 p.m. Jay Luker,Pct. 1,Noted that the Harrington property sits between two very busy roads,
poor pedestrian facilities,and residents had asked for traffic calming on the roads and a
reconfiguration of the intersection and that now they were being asked to fund athletic
fields,that while a nice amenity,everyone would have to drive to as there were no safe
alternatives to get there and said that he could not support this until there was a
commitment to improving pedestrian and bike safety as well as transit access.
8:40 p.m. Lana Panasyuk,28 Saddle Club Road,asked that Town Meeting members vote"no"on the
Article and stated that when enrollment was uncertain,the building needed to be kept
available.
8:41 p.m. Members continued to discuss and debate the Article.
8:55 p.m. Marsha Baker,Pct. 7,moved the question.
ARTICLE 7 TERMINATE DEBATE
Adopted by a vote of:
Yes No Abstain
108 54 12
MOTION CARRIES
8:57 p.m. As Mr.Boutwell declined further comments,the Moderator opened the Article for voting.
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November 13,2024 Special Town Meeting#1,continued
Following remote electronic vote tallying,the Moderator declared that:
ARTICLE 7 APPROPRIATE FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN FUNDS-HARRINGTON ATHLETIC
FIELDS
Adopted by a vote of:
Yes No Abstain
119 46 4
MOTION CARRIES
8:59 p.m. The Moderator opened the meeting on Article 8.
ARTICLE 8 DELAY MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY(MSBA)
FILING RESOLUTION(Citizen Petition)
MOTION:
Brian Kelley moved that the Town adopt the following resolution:
WHEREAS: Lexington was one of the first communities to adopt the state's mandatory multi- family
rezoning and
WHEREAS: Lexington rezoned 4 times the required acreage and
WHEREAS: Lexington is undertaking a major project to renew its high school and
WHEREAS: It is impossible to know the impact the new multifamily rezoning will have on future
school enrollment
THEREFORE:Be it resolved that the Select Board,in partnership with the School Committee and our
State Legislators,request MSBA to fund Lexington's High School Project in two phases.The first phase to
address existing overcrowding and the second,in two to five years,when the enrollment from the new
rezoning will be better understood.
Peter Kelley presented information on the Article and then offered a clarification that some signatories
received on the Petition might not agree with the Plan,but felt it was an important discussion topic to
bring to Town Meeting.
Mr.Pato stated that there were 4 Members of the Select Board opposed to the resolution and were
concerned that it would place MSBA funding at risk. The Select Board had voted to oppose the Motion 0-
4,with Mr.Lucerne awaiting discussion.
Ms. Lenihan stated that that School Building Committee had voted on November 12 for the"Bloom"
design plan as their preferred option. She also noted since August of 2022,there had been 160 public
meetings,including SBC meetings,focus groups,community forums,and stake holder meetings and that
the meetings had informed their design process from 19 options to 1 (Bloom).
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Ms. Sawhney stated that Ms.Jay of the School Committee had recused herself as an abutter to the High
School. She further noted that the remaining 4 members of the School Committee were unanimously
opposed to the Motion and that a delay would not solve current space issues.
Mr.Lamb noted that while the Capital Expenditures Committee had concerns about future enrollment,but
felt reviewed and discussed by the School Building Committee in future projections. Mr.Lamb listed
items that were not currently being addressed such as overcrowding,ADA requirements,and others that
would be affected by waiting,including loss of MSBA funding. The Capital Expenditures Committee
unanimously recommended disapproval of the Article.
Mr.Parker stated that the written report of the Appropriations Committee supported many of points made
by the Capital Expenditure Committee.The Appropriation Committee strongly recommends against
approval of the Article with a vote of 8-0 with 1 abstention.
Mr. Schanbacher,Planning Board Chair, stated that on October 23,the Planning Board had decided
against taking a position on the Article as they were not allowed to take"enrollment"into their
considerations. He further noted that the Board wanted to point out that in the Motion there was an
assumption that after 2-5 years school enrollment,as a result of the new zoning,would be better
understood. While the Board had seen a number of applications as a result of both the SRD and MBTA
articles passage,they had no definitive way to predict how many more would be received and this would
not change in the proposed timeframe.The applications going through the Planning Board at this time
likely would not be occupied for many years as each project required the creation of construction
documents,permitting,site work,and leasing,which did not happen all at once.
9:23 p.m. Mark Andersen,Pct.9,stated that it was important to remember that it will be difficult to
fund the high school,and whether they chose a phased or non-phased approach,enrollment
would impact the entire school system including demographics and traffic. Mr.Andersen
asked if the Article was consistent with a non-binding resolution. Mr.Makarious,Town
Counsel,affirmed that it was non-binding.
9:35 p.m. Albert Zabin,Pct. 1, stated he would be voting"no"on the Article and that the most
important task of municipalities was quality education. He also said that deferring the
project would be expensive and wouldn't be less expensive down the road.
9:38 p.m. Sara Carter,5 Spencer St.,shared a statement on behalf of LexFun,LexSEPTA,as well as
Bowman PTO,Bridge PTA,Estabrook PTO,Fisk PTO,Harrington PTA,Hastings PTO,
Clark PTO,Diamond PTO,and LHS PTO.
We support the plan put forward by the School Building Committee to address the problems
that currently exist at the high school. Our current high school does not meet the
educational needs of our students,from failing to have adequate space to hold classes,
security concerns, to our failing infrastructure, we need to address these issues. The plan
setforth yesterday by the School Building Committee will work to build a new school on the
fields. This plan will address these issues in four years, cost the Town the least amount of
money, and be the least disruptive option. The Article 8 plan would raise many problems.
The estimation by the Capital Expenditures Committee showed that this plan could cost
over$1 billion or 2'/z times for the plan approved by the School Building Committee and
could take over a decade to complete, or 3 times as long. No student who is current
enrolled in Lexington Public School would see the final building if we follow Article 8 and
they would still have to suffer through educational deficits of the current structure.
Additionally, we would lose out on MSBA reimbursement., which is estimated to be about
$100 million. We need to ensure that we are making the right choices for our community.
As leaders in our schools, we represent thousands of families with current and future LHS
students. We implore you to vote noon this Article.
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9:40 p.m. Alan Seferian, 10 Augustus Rd.,stated that he had read a Report regarding the estimated
cost of the high school construction and that the total debt expense with principal and
interest were in the vicinity of$1 billion,which was a massive debt for the tax payers. Mr.
Seferian asked Members to vote"yes"on the Article.
9:42 p.m. Lauren Black,Pct. 8,asked if the phased approach,specifically phase 1,would address
significant concerns regarding current layout of LHS,particularly the cafeteria space and
ADA concerns for children with disabilities and lack of space for special education
programs. Mr.Kelley explained his plan regarding phase one of his plan over existing
language building,offering 172,000 sq.ft.to be broken down in many ways to address
some of the issues. Mr.Black noted that he was opposed to the Article as waiting seemed
to cost the Town more and that a school built around accessibility was important.
9:48 p.m. Thomas Shiple,Pct.9,spoke against the Article.
9:50 p.m. Jonas Miller spoke on behalf of Mark Allen,68 Colony Rd,who noted that he was opposed
to any delays to the high school project and asked Members to vote against the Article.
9:51 p.m. Sarela Bliman-Cohen, 17 Day Road, stated that the cost of the Bloom design could add
$2,000 per year to tax bills for the next 30 years without considering other projects in the
pipeline and many residents wouldn't be able to afford the increased amounts. She stated
that the Town needed a functional school not an architectural marvel.
9:54 p.m. Sara Bothwell Allen,Pct. 6,asked that examples of community outreach over the past two
years could be characterized and how community input has influenced the process.Ms.
Lenihan,noted that the School Building Committee had held visioning workshops,8
community forums,focus groups on education planning,site safety and sustainability,as
well as exterior and interior design meetings,all of which had been open to the public. She
further noted that over the summer the SBC had sent out a letter of engagement to
stakeholder groups including the Select Board,Appropriations Committee,Capital
Expenditures Committee,Recreation Committee, Sustainable Lexington,and others
offering opportunities to meet with the groups. She noted that the feedback was useful in
hearing that the fields were incredibly important to all in Town. This informed them in
rotating the current"Bloom"plan to allow some fields to stay where they are. They had
started with 19 massing options,then 5,then 6,as comments were received regarding
possible renovation options.
9:56 p.m. Members continued to discuss and debate the Article.
10:10 p.m.Harry Forsdick,Pct. 7,called the question.
ARTICLE 8 TERMINATE DEBATE
Adopted by a vote of:
Yes No Abstain
123 34 15
MOTION CARRIES
10:12 p.m. Mr.Kelley offered final comments and stated that he was glad that the conversation had
come before Town Meeting for discussion.
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10:14 p.m. The Moderator opened the Article for voting.
Following remote electronic vote tallying,the Moderator declared that:
ARTICLE 8 DELAY MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY(MSBA)
FILING RESOLUTION(Citizen Petition)
Fails by a vote of:
Yes No Abstain
11 157 8
MOTION FAILS
10:16 p.m. A Member raised a Point of Order to explain yes or no in voting. The Moderator explained
that a yes vote would support the Article and a no vote was voting against it.
10:16 p.m. The Moderator opened the Meeting under Article 9 and noted that there was an updated
Motion as of that day.
ARTICLE 9 RESOLUTION-DESIGN PROCESS OF CREMATORY AT WESTVIEW
CEMETERY(Citizen Petition)
MOTION:Mr.Abuja moves that the Town is urged to research,study,and present a plan to the Select
Board for the potential construction of a crematory addition to the existing Westview Cemetery building to
address the unmet end-of-life cremation needs of communities in our town.
10:17 p.m. Mr.Lucente raised a Point of Order to request that the new Motion be placed on screen.
The Moderator asked that the redline version be shown Mr.Ahuja explained the reason for
the change was due to incorporation of feedback from the Finance Committees and Select
Board.
Sanjay Padaki presented information on the Article.
Mr.Lucente noted that the Select Board had 3 Members in favor,with 2(Barry/Hai),being
supportive of the creation of a study committee,but felt that the language in the Motion
implied the presumption of a Plan of construction rather than a Report of construction
feasibility. He further stated that at their earlier meeting that evening,the Select Board had
agreed they would stand up a new study committee,although not officially voted yet.
Mr.Michelson, stated that 2 Members of the Appropriations Committee had presented the
Article,but that they were not required to recuse themselves from deliberation or voting
according to both the Moderator and Town Counsel.The Appropriations Committee had
voted 9-0 in favor of the Article.
10:30 p.m. Avram Baskin,Pct.2,asked a question regarding a slide showing that burials could cost
100K,and the percentage of burials that fell into this category. Mr.Abuja noted that these
were just a range across the country,with no specific data available.
10:31 p.m. Bridger McGaw,Pct. 6,noted that the numbers had changed since data had been gathered
in a prior study and urged Members to vote in support of the Article,but asked that data
regarding long-term operational costs be studied as well.
10:33 p.m. Nyles Barnert,Pct.4,stated that as the Town provided cemetery interment and that
cremation was not a cemetery operation. He asked Members to vote no on the Motion.
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10:36 p.m. Jyoti Puri,90 Grant St.stated that she was a sociologist and had studied South Asian
customary burial rites and that providing services such as a crematory would align with the
Town's goals of inclusivity.
10:40 p.m. Robert Avallone,Pct. 8,asked whether the Town something that will be a cost to the Town
or would fees cover expenses. Mr.Ahuja noted that this was the specific purpose of the
study.
10:41 p.m. Valerie Overton,Pct. 1,noted that she was in support of the Motion because as a
community they had voted in prior Meetings to study implications of how business was
done in Lexington in terms of equity and inclusion.
10:42 p.m. Steven Kaufman,Pct. 5,moved the question.
ARTICLE 9 TERMINATE DEBATE
Adopted by a vote of:
Yes No Abstain
116 33 11
MOTION CARRIES
10:44 p.m. Mr.Abuja offered final comments on the Article and noted that the question had to be
viewed in the lens towards equity for all residents.
10:44 p.m. The Moderator opened the Article for voting.
Following remote electronic vote tallying,the Moderator declared that:
ARTICLE 9 RESOLUTION-DESIGN PROCESS OF CREMATORY AT WESTVIEW
CEMETERY(Citizen Petition)
Adopted by a vote of:
Yes No Abstain
143 12 4
MOTION CARRIES
Dissolution of STM 2024-1
10:48 p.m. Mr.Lucente asked for Suzie Barry to be recognized. Suzie Barry, Select Board Member,
moved to dissolve Special Town Meeting 2024-1 and noted that this was her last Town
Meeting as a Select Board member,having served for the last ten years.
Motion Adopted by majority voice vote.
A true copy.
Attest:
Mary de��derete,Town Clerk
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2024 Lexington Fall Special Town Meeting-November 13,2024
STMT-3: STMT-9:
Establish, Resolution-
Amend, Design
Dissolve and STMT-4: STMT-8:Delay Process of
Appropriate to Amend STMT-5: STMT-7- STMT-7: STMT-8- Massachusetts STMT-9- Crematory at
and from FY2025 Appropriate Terminate- Appropriate Terminate- School Building Terminate- Westview
Specified Operating, for Authorized Debate: Design Funds- Debate: Authority(MS BA) Debate: Cemetery
Attendance: Consent: Stabilization Enterprise and Capital Previous Harrington Previous Filing Resolution Previous (Citizen
Check-in Agenda Funds CPA Budgets Improvements Question Athletic Fields Question (Citizen Petition) Question Petition)
Pct Name ID
0 Mike Barrett 14
0 Suzanne Barry 13 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain Yes Abstain No Abstain No
0 Deborah Brown 6 Abstain Abstain Abstain Abstain Abstain Abstain Abstain Abstain Abstain Abstain Abstain
0 Michelle Ciccolo 12
0 Jill Hai 11 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain Yes Abstain No Abstain No
0 Douglas Lucente 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain Yes Abstain Abstain Abstain Yes
0 Joe Pato 5 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain Yes Abstain No Abstain Yes
0 Mark Sandeen 10 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Abstain No Abstain Yes
1 Lois Angelo 405 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
1 John Bartenstein 40 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
1 Sandhya Beebee 45 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
1 Cristina Burwell 500 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
1 Robert Cunha 47 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No
1 Larry Freeman 48 Yes Yes Yes No Yes
1 Tanya Gisolfi-McCready 325 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
I Yifang Gong 301 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Abstain No Yes
1 Stephanie Hsu 415 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
1 Janet Kern 303 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
I Jay Luker 414 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain No Abstain No Abstain Yes
1 Eric Michelson 41 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
1 Noah Michelson 173 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
1 Meg Muckenhoupt 42 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
1 Valerie Overton 52 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes
1 Katherine Reynolds 402 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
1 John Rossi 54 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes
1 Carol Sampson 56 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
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1 Bella Tsvetkova 58 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
1 Albert Zabin 61 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
1 Judith Zabin 62 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
2 Avram Baskin 63 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes
2 Marian Cohen 64 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
2 Matthew Cohen 65 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
2 Matt Daggett 66 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
2 lSarah Daggett 466 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes
2 Rita Goldberg 69
2 Carolyn Goldstein 465
2 Jeffrey Howry 468 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
2 Ajay Joseph 70 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
2 Barbara Katzenberg 305 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes
2 Peter Lee 73 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain Yes No Yes Yes
2 Mark Manasas 74 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
2 Ricki Pappo 77 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Abstain No No Yes
2 Syed Rizvi 78
2 Kenneth Shine 79 No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
2 Jonathan Suber 81 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
2 Laura Swain 467 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Abstain Yes No Yes Yes
2 Rita Vachani 306 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
2 Emilie Webster 321 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I Yes Yes Yes No
2 Amy Weinstock 304 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No I Yes No Yes Yes
2 Betsey Weiss 82 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
3 BrontetnAbraham 434 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
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3 Coey Apgar 83
3 Joshua Apgar 257
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3 Cynthia Arens 84 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes
3 Delanot Bastien 290 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
3 Sallye Bleiberg 416 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
3 Chris Buenrostro 474
3 Norman Cohen 108 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
3 Steven Heinrich 87 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
3 Sudhir Jain 499 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
3 Jeanne Krieger 91 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes
3 Henry Lau 93
3 Michael Martignetti 95 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
3 Ipek Ozer-Stillman 481
3 Glenn Parker 37 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
3 Letha Prestbo 96 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
3 Robert Rotberg 97 No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes
3 Michael Schanbacher 98 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
3 Prashant Singh 308 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
3 Frank Smith 99 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
3 Hua Wang 502 Yes Yes Abstain Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
3 Stanley Yap 102
4 Alessandro Alessandrini 103
4 Nyles Barnert 104 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
4 Gloria Bloom 105 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Abstain No No
4 Linda Boardman Liu 419 Yes Abstain Yes Yes I Yes No Yes No
4 Kunal Botla 489 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
4 Michael Boudett 124 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
4 Lawrence Chan 107 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
4 Robert Cohen 109 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
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4 Kathryn Colburn 110 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes
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4 Katie Cutler 111 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
4 Heather Hartshorn 470 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
4Eileen Jay 114 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Abstain Abstain Yes Yes
4 Charles Lamb 115 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
4 Kathleen Lenihan 116 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes
4 Wendy Manz 246 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
4 Gerald Paul 119 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
4 Jennifer Richlin 326 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No
4 Kathryn Roy 420 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Abstain
4 Sandra Shaw 120 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
4 Nancy Shepard 121 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
4 Ruth Thomas 123 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Abstain
5 Anil Ahuja 125 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
5 Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti 127
5 Judy Crocker 128 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
5 Irene Dondley 129 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
5 Ting Fang 490 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
5 Marilyn Fenollosa 130 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
5 Andrew Friedlich 131 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
5 Anthony Galaitsis 132 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
5 Sarah Higginbotham 313 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes
5 Steven Kaufman 134 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
5 Pamela Lyons 135 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Abstain Yes Yes
5 Jerold Michelson 136 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
5 Joyce Murphy 491 Yes YeesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
5 Kristin Pechinsky 493 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes
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5 Marc SaintLouis 139 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes
5 Melanie Thompson 140 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
5 M.Masha Traber 141 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
5 Alex Tsouvalas 492 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No
5 Lin Xu 143
5 Lily Yan 43 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain Yes Yes
5 John Zhao 144 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Abstain Yes Yes
6 Thomas Barry 458 No Yes Yes Yes No Abstain Yes Yes No No
6 Sara Bothwell Allen 147 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain No No Yes
6 Margaret Counts-Klebe 149 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
6 Andrea Fribush 151 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
6 Edmund Grant 152 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
6 Jonathan Himmel 153 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
6 Frederic Johnson 154 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
6 Morton Kahan 155 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
6 Jyotsna Kakullavarapu 259 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
6 Brian Kelley 156 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
6 Innessa Manning 159 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
6 Bridger McGaw 160 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes
6 Dawn McKenna 161 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
6 Susan McLeish 117 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes
6 Dinesh Patel 163
6 Deepika Sawhney 164 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
6Taylor Singh 212 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Abstain Yes
6 Deborah Strod 165
6 Era Strod 421 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
6 Vinita Verma 166 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
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6 Ryan Wise 459 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
7 Marsha Baker 194 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
7 Christian Boutwell 473 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
7 Mary Burnell 196 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
7 Robert Creech 198 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain Yes Abstain No Abstain Yes
7 Sara Cuthbertson 329 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
7 Harry Forsdick 200 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
7 Mary Hamilton 201 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
7 Philip Hamilton 202 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
7 Stacey Hamilton 203 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain Yes Abstain No Abstain Yes
7 Pam Hoffman 204 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
7 David Kanter 267 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
7 Meghana Khanolkar 494 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
7 Vikas Kinger 205 Yes Yes Yes Yes
7 Benjamin Lees 497 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Abstain
7 Samita Mandelia 207 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
7 Raul Marques-Pascual 208 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
7 Tina McBride 209 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes
7 Leonard Morse-Fortier 317 Yes Yes Abstain Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
7 Robert Peters 210 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
7 Umesh Shelat 211 No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Yes
7 Pamela Tames 316 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
S Robert Avallone 214 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes I Yes
S Lauren Black 216 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
S Victoria Buckley 177 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain Yes Abstain No Yes Yes
S Heidi Burkholder 495
S Shailesh Chandra 217 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No I No Yes No Yes
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S Gang Chen 218 Yes Verbally No Yes Yes
S Margaret Coppe 240 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
S Thomas Diaz 427 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Abstain Yes Yes
S Margaret Enders 219 Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
S AIN Fox 423 Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain Yes Yes No No Yes
S Betty Gau 220 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes
S Lin Jensen 222 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
S Alan Levine 39 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
S Robin Lovett 472 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Abstain Yes Abstain No Abstain Yes
S Brielle Meade 224 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
S James Osten 225
S Sanjay Padaki 38 No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
S Dahua Pan 324 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
S Andrei Radulescu-Banu 226 Abstain Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
S Sudhir Ranjan 422 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
S Jessie Steigerwald 228 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
9 Shireen Ahmed 476
9 Mark Andersen 146 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Abstain No Yes Yes
9 Hemaben Bhatt 234 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
9 Victoria Blier 235 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
9 Todd Burger 477 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
9 Scott Burson 319 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
9 Jeanne Canale 237 Yes Yes Verbally Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes
9 Richard Canale 238 Abstain Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes
9 Rodney Cole 239 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
9 Diana Donovan 475 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
9 Thomas Fenn 241
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9 Mollie Garberg 242 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
9 Kimberly Hensle-Lowrance 320 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
9 Philip Jackson 243 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
9 Ethan Kiczek 433 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
9 Vineeta Kumar 92 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes
9 Suzanne Lau 244 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes
9 Alcia Morris 496 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
9 Janet Perry 176 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
9 Lisah Rhodes 249 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
9 Thomas Shiple 250 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Verbally Yes
Tota II=Yes 138 172 168 168 163 108 119 123 11 116 143
Total =No 11 0 0 0 7 54 46 34 157 33 12
Total 3=Abstain 22 2 21
2 12 4 15 8 11 4
Total Voters 171 174 171 169 172 174 169 172 176 160 159
Pass/Fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Fail Pass Pass