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Town of Lexington
Lexington Center Committee
Submitted by Kat MacDonald
Minutes for the meeting held on Thursday, April 10, 2025 beginning at 8:30 am in the
Parker Room, Town O>ice Building, Lexington, Massachusetts
Members present: T. Eric Ballard, Richard Brown, Upasna Chhabra, Mike Harris, Katherine
Huang, Je>rey Lyon, Kat MacDonald, Innessa Manning, Jerold Michelson (Chair)
Liaisons present: Jay Abdella and Sandhya Iyer, EDC; Capt. Christopher Barry, Lexington
Police Dept; Ross Morrow, Assistant Town Engineer
Guests present: Justin Fleming, Stephen Jackson, Fred Johnson, Pamela Lyons, Danit
Netzer, Jon Wakelin
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DPW Update
• DPW is currently focused on 250th festivities.
Economic Development Department (EDD) Updates
• Vacancy Update/New Businesses:
o Post 1917 set to open in the next few months
o Initial interest in Signature Stationers space
o Sanyo-lease signed. No info to be shared on new tenant
o Chase Bank moving into old Eastern Bank space. Bank presence
grandfathered in that space.
o New Pilates Studio at 9 Street Street Building (Adams Building)
• Programming:
o New Video Exhibit in diorama room of the Visitors Center
250th Festivities
• Jerry reviewed the published schedule of activities.
• Jerry and Capt. Barry emphasized parking restrictions and security precautions.
Redesign of Parking Lots
• Ross Morrow presented the progress of the design of the Muzzey Street and Library
Parking Lots. Design is still very preliminary.
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• Muzzey Street
o Looking to re-surface and move to all Pay by Phone apps (no meters)
o Solar is being seriously considered
o Currently there are 124 parking spaces. Solar array with 17 foot clearance is
being considered. It would most likely be a strip of posts down the middle of
2 rows of cars. HDC has not yet been approached regarding solar.
• Lexington Center Committee suggested the following priorities for the parking area
re-designs.
o Functionality for businesses, including focus on trash and deliveries.
o Solar is a low priority for this space, with so many needs trying to be met in a
single, high-use parking lot.
o Prioritize making the back entrances of buildings inviting.
o Additional lighting would be the most helpful for encouraging pedestrians.
o Prioritize student pedestrian safety. This lot has a lot of foot tra>ic from the
high school. Pedestrian safety should be a strong consideration.
Annual Town Meeting – Articles related to Lexington Center Committee:
• Town Meeting Amendment failed to add Lexington Center back into Article 2, as
recommended by the Lexington Center Committee.
• Lexington Center Committee needs to decide whether to recommend changes in
future Town Meetings.
• Feedback from Town Meeting as to why they didn’t agree with LCC’s
recommendations:
o Would change the character of Lexington Center
o Did not believe HDC would su>iciently limit building outside current
character
o Tra>ic concerns
2025 Parklet Location
• Lexington Center Committee recommends outside Galaray House.
Mural Project
• Review of project currently with HDC.
• Expected installation in May or June with completion by July.
Wayfinding Signs and Grain Mill Alley Kiosk
• HDC has reviewed and approved proposals.
• Select Board has next and final review.
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• Items have been ordered. WiFi is needed for dynamic board. IT Department is
working WiFi.
• Innessa and Upasna volunteered to work with EDD on content for the dynamic board.
• Installation expected late summer or early fall.
Lexington Center Committee – Review of Membership
• The Tourism Committee requests a member of the LCC to act as liaison with their
committee. This would require attending their monthly meetings. Kat volunteered.
• Committee currently has 2 positions open.
• Four people currently have an interest.
o Danit Netzer has been attending meetings for nearly a year. She will be
recommended to the Select Board to fill one open position.
o Three residents in attendance introduced themselves to the LCC.
§ Jon Wakelin – Jon was previously on the LCC but had to step down
because of a new job. He lives near Diamond MS and is interested in
re-joining.
§ Stephen Jackson – Stephen lives near Lexington Center and spends
considerable time in the Center. He has a public policy background
and has an interest in strengthening the Center.
§ Justin Fleming – Justin has a young family and lives o> Cedar Street. He
currently works for a gym operator, has been in town since 2019, and
has retail knowledge that would benefit the LCC.
Meeting adjourned 10:10.
Next Meeting: Thursday, May 8th 8:30-10:00
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2025 Meeting Schedule:
May 8 September 11
June 12 October 9
July 10 November 13
August 14 December 11