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Minutes
Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC)
April 2, 2025
Place and Time: Ellen Stone Room, Cary Memorial Building; 7:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary; Anil
Ahuja; John Bartenstein; Eric Michelson; Sean Osborne; Vinita Verma; Lily Yan; Carolyn Kosnoff,
Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex officio)
Members Absent: none
Other Attendees: none
At 7:01 p.m. Mr. Parker called the meeting to order.
Announcements and Liaison Reports
There were no announcements or reports.
2025 Annual Town Meeting (ATM)
Mr. Bartenstein asked about the status of the solar-energy project for the Police Station and whether
the earmarked federal funds would be forthcoming. Ms. Kosnoff replied that the project is moving
forward even though the likelihood of receiving the federal funds is not clear.
Mr. Bartenstein asked whether there is, at present, room for additional students at Lexington Chil-
drens’ Place (LCP) and about the increase in the enrollment since the building was constructed.
Mr. Levine said that he had reviewed and made notes on the draft consultant’s report on the impacts
of MBTA housing. Mr. Parker suggested that he circulate the notes but not engage in back-and-
forth deliberation via email. He will put a discussion of the report on the agenda for the April 9
meeting.
Mr. Michelson asked whether the demolition of the School Administration Building at 146 Maple
St. would be contingent on approval of a debt exclusion referendum for the high school. Ms. Kos-
noff noted that the Select Board has voted in favor of demolishing the building regardless of the
outcome of the referendum.
M. Padaki inquired about Committee member speaking assignments and noted that he would not be
present to give the Committee position on Article 4 on April 7.
Minutes of Prior Meetings
Minutes of the Committee meeting on March 26, 2025, were approved by a vote of 9-0.
Future Meetings
The next meeting of the Committee will be on Monday, April 7.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 7:27 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Alan M. Levine
4/2/2025 AC Minutes
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Approved: April 24, 2025
Exhibits
● Agenda, posted by Mr. Parker