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OFFICE OF SELECTMEN
SUZANNE E.BARRY,CHAIRMAN
JOSEPH N.PATO
MICHELLE L.CICCOLO
DOUGLAS M.LUCENTE
JILL I.HAI
PRQC'LAIIIATIOX
Whereas: Twenty-five years ago,the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway was completed and dedicated
in 1993 as the 5004I'rail-trail in the country; and
Whereas: in 2008,the bikeway was the fifth rail-trail in the country to be inducted into the Rail-
Trail Hall of Fame by the national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy,in recognition of its
"scenic value,high use,trail amenities,historical significance,community connections,
and geographic distribution,"; and
Whereas: the success of the bikeway has inspired countless rail-trail and pathway projects in New
England and beyond; and
Whereas: the presence of the bikeway is an economic asset as well as a recreational and
transportation resource,given the popularity of bicycling and the increasing number of
visitors who travel to Lexington via the bikeway; and
Whereas: as we celebrate the past 25 years of"Going Places on the Minuteman Bikeway,"we look
forward to a trail that is part of a robust,regional bicycle transportation network; and
Whereas: the Friends of Lexington Bikeways, Munroe Center for the Arts,Cary Memorial Library,
the Bicycle Advisory Committee,the Lexington Historical Society,the Tourism
Committee,and other partners in Lexington as well as in Arlington and Bedford,are
planning activities to celebrate"25 Years of Going Places on the Minuteman Bikeway,"
culminating in a three-town celebration along the bikeway and in town centers,
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN of the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts,do
hereby proclaim Saturday, September 29,as
Minuteman Bikeway Day
In the Town of Lexington. We urge all citizens to take the opportunity to celebrate the bikeway's success
by visiting events being planned for September 29 along the bikeway and on the Visitors Center lawn.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith
on the 23'a of July 2018.
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JILL I.HAI