HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-Annual Report2004 ANNUAL REPORT
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
MASSACHUSETTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Revenue Sources .....................2
Operating Expenses ................. 3
Town Government, pp. 4 -24
Human Services Committee ..........68
Board of Selectmen .................4
Veterans' Services .................69
Town Manager ....................7
Fair Housing/Human Relations Committee ..6 9
No Place for Hate ..................8
Personnel Advisory Board ............9
Management Information Systems ......9
Lexington 2020 Vision
Implementation Committee .........10
Town Clerk /Board of Registrars ......10
Presidential Primary Election .........12
Town Election ...................13
Elected Town Officials .............14
Moderator ......................14
Special Election ..................15
State Primary ......................16
National & State Elections ...........16
Town Meeting Members ............17
Town Meeting Members Association
...20
Town Meeting ...................21
Public Safety, pp. 25 -30
Police Department ................25
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee ....27
Fire Department ..................27
Board of Health ..................29
Biosafety Committee ...............29
Public Safety Staffing Review ........30
Noise Advisory Committee ..........30
Public Facilities, pp. 31 -42
Department of Public Works .........31
Lexington Tree Committee ..........3
6
Electric Utility Ad Hoc Committee ....41
Water and Sewer Rate Study .........41
Permanent Building Committee .......42
Education, pp. 43 -51
School Committee .................43
Superintendent of Schools ...........44
School Expenditures by Line Item .....46
LPS Summary of Outside Funding .....49
Lexington Community Education .....49
Minuteman Regional High School .....50
Land Use, pp. 52 -66
Planning ........................52
Board of Appeals .................53
Regional Planning .................54
Metropolitan State Task Force ........55
Lexington Historical Commission .....56
Design Advisory Committee .........56
Office of Community Development/
Building Division ...:.:..........57
Historic Districts Commission ........59
Middlesex County Hospital .........58
Hanscom Committees (HATS/HFAC)
...60
Lexington Center Committee ........61
LexHAB .....:..................62
Lexington Housing Authority ........62
Lexington Housing Partnership .......63
Conservation Commission ...........64
Bicycle Advisory Committee .........66
Social Services, pp. 67 -71
Social Services Department ..........67
Council on Aging .................68
Human Services Committee ..........68
Veterans' Services .................69
Fair Housing/Human Relations Committee ..6 9
Commission on Disability ...........70
Lexington Youth Commission ........71
Culture and Leisure, pp. 72 -79
Cary Memorial Library .............72
Recreation Department & Committee ..74
Tourism Committee ...............75
Town Celebrations Committee .......76
Cary Lecture Series Committee .......77
Lexington Council for the Arts .......77
Communications Advisory Committee ..78
Lexington Sister Cities .............79
Finances, pp. 80 -96
Appropriation Committee ...........80
Capital Expenditures Committee ......81
Building Finance Advisory Committee ...
83
Revenue Officer ..................84
Board of Assessors ................84
Financial Data ...................86
Tax Deferral and Exemption Study ....86
Comptroller .....................87
Retirement Board .................96
Legal and Trusts, pp. 97 -107
Trustees of Public Trusts ............97
Fund for Lexington ................97
Lexington Scholarship &
Education Fund ................101
Town Counsel ..................106
Lexington by the Numbers ..........108
Index ...........................109
2004 Annual Report
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
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Kerry Brandin
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Audrea Simpson
John Ayvazian
Jeri Zeder
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Special thanks to all town staff and
committee members whose cooper-
ation was critical to the success of
this publication.
Narratives summarize activities of
the 2004 calendar year. Unless oth-
erwise noted, financial data reports
the total dollars expended in the
fiscal year (FY) which began July 1
and ended June 30 of the designat-
ed year.
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ON THE COVER: The newly renovated Cary Memorial Library re- opened in
April. Photo by Peter Lewitt.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 1
2004 Revenue Sources 2003
$117,651,167 Total Revenue Sources $
$6410741141 Residential Real Estate $5617881165
$1311031735
Commercial Real Estate
$1411581263
$ 215311242
Industrial Real Estate
$ 216851603
$ 214531354
Personal Property
$ 211631887
$ 913151000
Local Receipts
$1010951000
$ 718941598
State
$ 916261097
$ 3031218
Available Funds
$ 3571418
$ 6401333
Available Surplus
$ 312001000
$ 617101048
Water Enterprise Funds
$ 612921376
$ 910211226 Sewer Enterprise Funds $ 815741765
$ 116041272 Recreation $ 116421288
Page 2 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
2004
Operating Expenses
2003
$113,501,072
Total
Operating Expenses
$112,455,009
$
63,767,322
Education
$
62,334,453
$
6219001663
Lexington Public Schools
$
6114901887
$
8661659
Regional Schools
$
8431566
$
71176,276
Community Services
$
81312,266
$
711761276
DPW General Fund
$
719651547
$
0
Transportation (LEXPRESS)
$
3461719
$
71342,314
Public Safety
$
81246,90
$
317821763
Law Enforcement
$
412791106
$
315591551
Fire Services
$
319671801
$
11544,777
Culture
$
11789,90
$
115441777
Library
$
117891906
$
830,205
Community Development
$
11049,776
$
2031419
Planning Board
$
2291204
$
5511594
Inspectional Services
$
6661729
$
751192
Economic Development
$
1531843
$
370,108
Social Services
$
455,749
$
3191331
Council on Aging
$
3111769
$
501777
Human Services
$
1431980
$
31091,668
General Government
$
31293,979
$
3501392
Town Counsel
$
3221785
$
321846
Town Committees
$
291546
$
2491417
Town Clerk's Office
$
2961987
$
1191201
Board of Selectmen
$
1401374
$
3541368
Town Manager's Office
$
3611241
$
61000
Town Report
$
61000
$
9381400
Finance Department
$
110131895
$
3141901
MIS
$
3531125
$
7261143
State & County Assessments
$
7701026
$
14,673,893
Shared ExFExpenses enses
$
12,383,864
$
1301010
Or anizationa
g
$
136,672
$
612281206
Employee Benefits /Insurance
$
7,726,271
$
2341166
Temporary Borrowing
$
4751000
$
312531000
Debt Service Principal
$
211851000
$
412801557
Exempt Debt
$
115671988
$
5471954
Debt Service Interest
$
2921933
$
14,704,509
Enterprise Funds
$
14,588,109
$
513781012
Water
$
515701576
$
718231989
Sewer
$
717071985
$
115021508
Recreation
$
113091548
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 3
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Board of Selectmen
ELECTED by the
voters at large to
3 -year terms:
Chair Dawn
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY04
FY03
$471339
$801086
$711862
$641475
McKenna, Jeanne
Krieger, Bill Kennedy, Peter Kelley and Richard Pagett.
The three major events of this year were the overwhelming
success of the override, the Reenactment in July for the
Democratic National Convention, and the resignation of the
Town Manager. Significant effort was spent managing the
transition in the Town Manager's office. The collaboration
with the School Committee, Appropriations Committee, and
Capital Expenditures for budget preparation was renewed
by Chairman Dawn McKenna. In June the voters, by pass-
ing the override overwhelmingly, showed their desire to
restore services lost across the departments in FY04.
Fiscal
Financial issues required much of the Board's attention in
2004. In January, Moody's Investors Service assigned a neg-
ative outlook to the Town's General Obligation Bonds
while reaffirming the Aaa rating. The rating and outlook
were based on their assessment of the "challenged financial
position, affluent and substantial tax base, and manageable
debt position." In particular, concern was expressed about
structurally unbalanced budgets that then required substan-
tial operating drawdowns of the General Fund balance with
no clear plan for replenishment. The Town was encouraged
"to achieve structural budgetary balance after several years
of imbalance, enhance overall levels of General Fund bal-
ance to levels more consistent with the highest rating cate-
gory, consider improving overall flexibility through alterna-
tive reserves such as a Stabilization Fund, and implementing
any expenditure reductions prudently in such a manner that
does not adversely impact long -term budgetary stability."
Given this admonition, and faced with continuing double -
digit increases in health benefit costs and further shortfalls
in state aid and local receipts, the Board worked with the
Town Manager and Town Meeting to develop a balanced
budget for FY05 that would demonstrate the Town's com-
mitment to sound financial management and obtaining an
unqualified Aaa bond rating. The final budget did restore in
the base budget some of the most severe cuts in public safe-
ty services required by the failure of the June 2003 override;
depended on no further draws on the General Fund bal-
ance; contributed significantly to the Stabilization Fund;
provided limited property tax relief measures for elderly,
low- income residents of the Town; and did so without tak-
ing advantage of a second year of "pension holiday" pay-
ments permitted by the State. However, in order to achieve
these objectives, and to do so in the context of a balanced
budget, it was necessary to put an override question total-
ing $4,224,203 before the Town's voters.
The June 2004 override request was very close to the
amount voters had rejected in 2003. Recognizing the diffi-
culty in going back to the community with almost exactly
the same question, the Board decided to respond to the
community's request for choice and break with the tradition
of a single "bundled" option. The override was put before
the voters in the form of six "unbundled" requests to fund
specific services. This gave voters the option to choose
among those services they considered most important to
maintain in an era of financial stringency, but it also gave
them the opportunity to specifically demonstrate their sup-
port for the broad array of services provided to all segments
of the community by approving all individual questions.
L -R: Peter Kelley, Jeanne Kreiger, Dawn McKenna, Lori Manning, Bill Kennedy, Richard Pagett.
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And that is exactly what the community did. By a signifi-
cant margin on each question, voters supported the schools,
public safety operations, public works services, library,
LEXPRESS, and general government services. It was a
resounding vote of confidence in the staff and services pro-
vided by the civic employees.
Unfortunately, the very conditions that necessitated an over-
ride request in 2004 still exist: reduced State aid, declining
local receipts and new property growth, double -digit
increases in costs for health care benefits, utilities, and other
expenses. The staff cuts of recent years have reduced not
only the ability to provide the level of services that most res-
idents have come to enjoy and expect, but also the ability to
raise revenues through timely property assessments, building
inspection services, proper water and sewer billings, etc.
Balancing these needs will continue to be a challenge.
Capital Projects
On April 20, the newly renovated and expanded Cary
Memorial Library re- opened at the corner of Massachusetts
Avenue and Clarke Street to great reviews after 3 -1/2 years
in Cary Hall. A more formal dedication took place in
November to thank all who worked toward its completion
and to thank the many citizens who contributed over $4
million toward the $15.5 million project.
Once the Library left Cary Hall, that building underwent its
own refurbishing so it could once again host the annual
Town Meeting, the Cary Lecture Series, and a multitude of
other community functions. Prior to its use as the tempo-
rary home for the Library, it had seen the addition of an ele-
vator and other operational upgrades for safety, comfort,
and ADA codes.
The other significant capital building project was the almost
completed new Harrington Elementary School. The 500 -
pupil school is expected to see occupancy in February 2005.
Land Use
Town Meeting approved three significant rezoning articles
this year: AvalonBay, Patriot Partners, and Brookhaven.
After over ten years of process with the State about the use
of the former Metropolitan State Hospital site, a contract
was awarded to AvalonBay to build housing. Town Meeting
approved a planned residential community (RD zone)
which, when built, will bring the town's affordable housing
stock over the 10% mark. This is important because there-
after, the Town will be able to reject 40B proposals that do
not meet land use planning goals. Avalon will offer over 350
residential rental units in perpetuity. The units are a mix of
one -, two- and three - bedrooms, including some town house
units. Ten percent of the units will be affordable and some
will be set -aside for the Department of Mental Health.
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Patriot Partners is redeveloping the site formerly occupied
by the Raytheon Corporation at Route 2 and Spring Street.
Without exceeding the current Floor Area Ratio guidelines,
Town Meeting approved a CD zone adding 276,650 square
feet of commercial space and turning the site into Lexington
Technology Park. Both projects will add significant revenue
to the tax base in the coming years.
Brookhaven is an elderly housing community that has been
operating since 1986. When it was built, it was state- of -the-
art. The market has changed over the years and people
choosing these communities want more amenities than
Brookhaven offered. In order to remain competitive, they
had to improve their facilities. To make the construction
affordable, Brookhaven sought permission to add more
units. Town Meeting approved this change to their original
submission. Brookhaven makes an annual payment to the
Town in lieu of taxes. Once the construction is complete,
they will increase this payment.
The Pentagon announced last year a Base Closing and
Relocation Process (BRAG) that will lead to dramatic
changes at Hanscom Air Force Base, the home of the
Electronics System Command Division. An estimated $3.2
million is pumped into the economy and over 26,000 jobs
are estimated to be dependent upon the continued opera-
tion of the Air Force Command at Hanscom.
Lexington joined the four HATS Towns and passed a reso-
lution at the spring Town Meeting endorsing continued sup-
port for operations at the Air Force Base. In September,
Lexington voted their support of a conceptual plan afford-
ed by the Defense Technology Initiative (DTI) which would
increase office and research space at the Air Base by 1.2 mil-
lion square feet, providing space for an additional 4000
employees. The Town has supported the other HATS com-
munities in the successful application for a $174,000
Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment
(OEA) grant to conduct preliminary land use in anticipation
of a base closing. Additional information on BRAG- related
activities can be found in the HATS /HFAC report.
Goal Setting
The Selectmen met in September to determine and prioritize
their goals for FY2006. Priority was determined by individ-
ual preference of each Selectman. In addition a set of action
items was approved. By year -end most of the action items
had been completed or were in progress.
The top three goals of the Selectmen were the development of
good financial policies, improved collaboration between the
schools and municipal departments to avoid duplication of
resources, and setting up a public process for reviewing
health benefits. These goals will be continually reviewed
throughout the year to assess the results. A full prioritized list
of the Board's approved goals and action items is available
for review on the Town's website at http: / /ci.lexington.ma.us.
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Policy Reviews
The Rules and Regulations for the Board of Selectmen were
originally written in 1978. Policies have been developed
over the years, but there has been no coordinated review or
updating of these policies. The Board of Selectmen estab-
lished the Policy Manual Review Committee to put togeth-
er a comprehensive, up -to -date manual.
The Committee began by reviewing all the old records and
minutes of the Board to identify policies and regulations
that exist. The Selectmen approved the recommendation to
have one combined book of "Procedures, Policies and
Regulations." A new form was developed so policies would
be consistent. The Selectmen approved a revised
Procedures section after a thorough review and update.
Policies and Regulations will be brought to the Board of
Selectmen for approval as they are converted to the new
form and updated.
One significant area of policy that the Board of Selectmen
reviewed this year was the liquor licensing regulations. The
Board made several changes to the policies for restaurants,
clubs, and package stores. They are now up -to -date and in
compliance with State law.
Public Safety Staffing Report
As a consequence of the failed June 2003 override, the
Lexington Police Department lost 15 positions and the
Lexington Fire Department was compelled to close the East
Lexington Fire Station. The severity of these and other cuts
in public safety resources led the Board to appoint a staffing
review committee to advise the Selectmen on the effects
these reductions were having in meeting the Town's basic
public safety needs and to make recommendations for opti-
mal staffing and deployment levels. The Committee issued
its final report in September.
The report provides a thorough analysis of the operations
and needs of the police, fire, and dispatch units and lays out
specific recommendations for future action to meet the
Town's needs. In the meantime, as part of the FY05 budget
process, the Board was able to reallocate financial resources
and successfully restore some of the most severe cuts in pub-
lic safety services, including the restoration of four police
positions and the re- opening of the East Lexington Fire
Station. While more remains to be done, as and when the
financial situation improves, there is now a detailed blue-
print for how to proceed.
Health Benefits Review
The Selectmen established a 15- person committee to under-
take a comprehensive review of the town -wide health bene-
fits program. The Selectmen took this action due to the pace
of increasing health care costs that are placing a significant
burden on the overall budget. The committee, which is
made up of citizens, town staff, subscribers, and elected
boards, will provide the Selectmen with options for reduc-
ing costs and improving the whole program.
Resignation of the Town Manager
On August 9, Richard White, Lexington's Town Manager
for close to 17 years, resigned. A majority of the Board of
Selectmen had ongoing concerns regarding Mr. White's per-
formance. Chairman Dawn McKenna, Peter Kelley and
Richard Pagett voted to accept his resignation, while Jeanne
Krieger and William Kennedy did not accept his resignation.
Transitions
This year saw many transitions. Richard Pagett defeated
incumbent Leo McSweeney. Dawn McKenna was elected
Chairman of the Board. Lori Manning joined the
Selectmen's staff in April as a part -time clerk in the office.
She will also attend and record the Selectmen's meetings.
Assistant Town Manager, Linda Vine became Acting Town
Manager upon the resignation of Richard White. Sheila
English was hired to replace John Ryan as Finance
Director /Comptroller, but she served for less than six
months before resigning.
The Board of Selectmen appointed a search committee to
find a replacement for the Town Manager. This committee is
chaired by Janet Perry from the Personnel Advisory Board
and consists of former selectmen, present selectmen, repre-
sentatives from each of the finance committees, citizens, as
well as former Arlington Town Manager Don Marquis. Tom
Groux and Associates was hired as a consultant to guide the
search process.
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Town Manager
ROLE: To act as
Chief Executive
Officer of the
Town as estab-
lished in the Selec-
tmen -Town Man-
ager Act, and to
either directly or
indirectly, through staff, administer the policies and procedures
of the Board of Selectmen, enforce bylaws and actions passed
by Town Meeting, prepare the budget, and manage the daily
operation of all town departments.
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$3401495
$3491748
Expenses
$ 131873
$ 111 494
Personnel
Full Time
5
6
Part Time
0
1
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Richard White
from October 1987 until August when he resigned after 17
years as Town Manager. Linda Crew Vine, Assistant Town
Manager since 1996, was appointed Acting Town Manager.
A search process is underway to hire a new Town Manager.
The Town maintained a payroll of $14,454,082 for the fis-
cal year ending June 30, 2004 covering 267 full -time and 31
part -time employees. The total amount expended for the
fiscal year 2004 was $113,501,072 while $122,840,365 has
been appropriated for fiscal year 2005.
Budget Process
The FY2005 budget process continued the collaborative
process followed in the last several years between the staff
and the Board of Selectmen as well as the various other stake-
holders in the community, including the School Committee,
the Appropriation Committee, and the Capital Expenditures
Committee. Four collaborative budget sessions were held
during the fall and winter to produce a budget that addressed
many of the pressing needs, both on the municipal and school
sides. Due to unexpected events requiring a fall Special Town
Meeting to balance the FY2004 budget, the FY2005 budget
process was delayed and the discussion of budget articles at
the Annual Town Meeting occurred in late April and early
May. The FY2005 budget included a proposal for a
Proposition 2 -1/2 override for $4.2 million in operating
expenses. The operating override that went to the voters in
June 2004 was unbundled into six separate questions, focus-
ing on: Education, LEXPRESS, Department of Public Works,
Cary Library, Public Safety, and Social Services and other
town services. All six questions passed and the tax levy limit
was increased by $4.2 million.
Financial Policies
Lexington is one of very few communities in the
Commonwealth that enjoys a Aaa rating. For the first time,
Moody's Investor's Service, the Town's rating agency,
assigned the Town a Aaa rating with a negative outlook, cit-
ing a reduction of cash reserves, the failed override in 2003,
and the use of the pension holiday. The FY2005 budget pro-
posed a number of recommendations to address the con-
cerns of Moody's, including fully funding the pension
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assessment, using no free cash in the FY2005 budget so as
to allow cash reserves to build back up, and sticking to the
Cash Reserve Policy set by the Board of Selectmen and
Town Meeting in 1997.
The Cash Capital Policy, established by the Board of
Selectmen in FY00, set out a plan to allow the Town to fund
cash capital investments and all future debt for large capital
projects with the anticipated decreasing level of tax levy sup-
ported debt service in FY03 through FY07. Unfortunately,
this drop was not realized due to increasing short -term bor-
rowing as well as costs for the Cary Library renovation and
school construction. Included in the FY05 budget is funding
for a stabilization fund, which is essentially a cash reserve
account for capital costs. The goal is to accumulate a reserve
or stabilization fund equal to 7% of the tax levy by 2015.
Senior Management Team
Lexington's high performance culture allows senior managers
together with the Town Manager to set the direction and
make decisions for the organization. Since 1995, the Senior
Management Team has worked with the Town Manager to
define organizational mission, set goals and objectives, and
produce and measure results. The team concept was tested
during 2004 by the departure of Town Manager Richard
White, Comptroller /Finance Directors John Ryan and Sheila
English, Planning Director Glenn Garber, and Library
Director Carol Mahoney. The Senior Management Team
continues to maintain the organization's collaborative culture
to keep municipal programs and service functioning effec-
tively during an extended period of transition under the lead-
ership of Acting Town Manager Linda Vine.
Staff Reductions
After the unsuccessful override vote in 2003 and ensuing lay-
offs, coupled with the positions lost due to Early Retirement
Initiative (ERI) offered by the Commonwealth in December
2003, the Town found itself with 21% fewer employees at
the beginning of 2004 than in the previous year. The 23
municipal employees who retired were Linda Smith and Sam
O'Clair from the Assessor's Office; Pearl Lewis, William
Corcoran, and Linda Gaudet from Community
Development; Anthony Mongelli, Edward Casey, George
Barry, Robert Brazil, John Marquis, and Philip Kearns from
the Department of Public Works; John Ryan and Margaret
Gentile from Finance; Edward Costello and Peter Torode
from Fire; Jane Eastman and Evangeline Puopolo from Cary
Library; Steven Corr, Richard Ham, James Silva, H. James
Casey, and Julie Miller from Police; and Marie Hill from the
Town Clerk's office. The 11 School employees were Robert
Lichtenberg, Margaret Rymes, Dorothea Russo, Ann
Chisholm, Virginia Azablar, Maryann Bridges, Jeannette
Weigand, Virginia Schwamb, Joseph Schwarz, Barbara
Rommelfanger, and Carol McLaughlin. These 34 employees
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represent over 850 years of service to the Town of Lexington
and their expertise and dedication is missed by all.
In order to see a positive financial gain from ERI, approxi-
mately half of the positions could not be filled. In the Town
Manager's Office, staff was reduced by two positions with
the elimination of the Human Resources Generalist position
and the combining of the Benefits Manager position with that
of the Revenue Officer. Human Resources responsibilities
have been reallocated among other Town Manager's Office
staff, and some tasks have been decentralized to the depart-
No Place For Hate Committee
ROLE: To work with citizens and town employees to
create a community- based, shared vision of
Lexington as a prejudice- and bias -free community
where tolerance is the norm, each individual is pro-
tected and respected for his /her unique characteris-
tics, and respect and civility govern public discourse.
To recognize and celebrate diversity; challenge big-
otry, racism, discrimination, hate crimes, civil rights
violations, and acts of bias; and build inter -group
understanding and respect.
ENDORSED by the Board of Selectmen: Steering
Committee Chair Jill Smilow, Catherine Abbot,
Reverend Judith Brain, Mark Corr, David Horton,
Jeanne Krieger, Charles Martin, Leona Martin,
Michael Novack, Brenda Prusak, Elaine Sterzin, and
Linda Crew Vine.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Conducted three simultaneous, six -week long
Lexington Listens! Study Circle Sessions on the
topic "Anger and Divisiveness in Lexington: Their
Roots and How to Dig Them Out. " Sessions
engaged people from all sectors of the community
in discussions about the social, communal, and
political issues related to the topic. The three
groups came together to debrief, share, and priori-
tize ideas generated on the topic. The sessions were
conducted in safe, respectful environments with
pairs of trained facilitators.
Launched the Incident Response Team (IRT) as a
communal response to incidents of hate and hate
crimes in Lexington. The IRT is made up of
Lexington Emergency Responders as well as orga-
nizations that can help with victim advocacy and
resources. The IRT Protocols for Response create a
mechanism to identify meaningful resources for
victims and their supporters, to disseminate accu-
rate information to dispel rumors, publicly state
ments. With the assistance of the Personnel Advisory Board,
staff will review how well these new arrangements are work-
ing and what changes need to be made in the FY06 budget.
With the successful passage of an operating override in June
2004, priority was given to filling public safety and key man-
agement positions knowing that not all positions could be
restored. The Town has fewer employees in FY05 than it had
in FY04 and the increased workload with reduced staffing is
beginning to exact a toll on the remaining employees.
what the town stands for, and to list actions that
will be taken to ensure everyone's safety and
integrity. Through the IRT, the leadership and citi-
zenry of Lexington counteract the effects of hate
incidents and hate crimes in a unified, coordinated
way. The IRT worked both proactively and reac-
tively in 2004.
The Guidelines for Civil Discourse served as
ground rules for Jay Kaufman's special Open
House Forum on Gay Marriage in the spring. The
Guidelines provided a framework for respectful
dialogue during the Forum and they were given
out to participants as they entered the event. The
Guidelines were also published in the Lex fest!
Connecting Our Cultures Program Guide and con-
tinue to be available on the Town of Lexington
website and in the Board and Committee
Handbook.
In an ongoing effort to inform the community
about Lexington's No Place for Hate Campaign,
the Steering Committee made a presentation to
Town Meeting during its 2004 session, providing
information and an overview of the mission, goals,
and initiatives of the Campaign.
In reaction to the racist comments of WEEI Radio
Talk Show Hosts, the Lexington No Place for Hate
Steering Committee wrote a letter to the station's
management and to the Lexington Minuteman
condemning their words and urging an appropriate
response on the part of WEEI as well as offering
support to our METCO students and their fami-
lies. Similarly, the Steering Committee wrote a
Lexington Minuteman op -ed article condemning
the hateful rhetoric of an ongoing hate literature
leafleting campaign that hit Lexington several
times in the fall.
Page 8 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Management Information Systems (MI5)
ROLE: The MIS
Department pro-
vides high quali-
ty, cost effective
information tech-
nology resources
to town de art-
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$1661432
$1601388
Expenses
$1641899
$1971026
Personnel
Full Time
3
3
P
ments so they can provide services to the citizens of the
Town. MIS is solely responsible for the maintenance and
security of town departments' local area networks. Other
responsibilities include technology policy development,
organizational training, end -user support, data manage-
ment, and website maintenance. The MIS Department co-
manages the Town's Wide Area Network, in collaboration
with the Lexington Public Schools MIS Department.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Coordinator Connie
Rawson.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Upgraded internet bandwidth to town offices and all
school buildings. The increased bandwidth was acquired
in October and greatly improved the town /school web
traffic jams that often occurred during peak times of day.
Personnel Advisory Board
ROLE: To assist the Town Manager's Office in achieving
its human resources mission motivating town
employees to reach their full potential on the job and
attracting highly qualified candidates to fill job open-
ings. Provides guidance and advice regarding issues
related to employment and employee relations, compen-
sation and benefits, employee communications, training
and development, and health and safety.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Co- Chairs
Janet Perry and Evelyn Silber, William Barnes, Norman
Cohen, Richard Evans, and Judy Minardi.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Provided input to Assistant Town Manager on reorga-
nization of Human Resource functions after staff
reductions.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
• Introduced an organizational intranet, which provides
centralized, organized access to information for the staff.
This will be a critical component of an enhanced customer
information resource area.
• Managed, in collaboration with the School MIS
Department, the Wide Area Network that connects all
Municipal and School Buildings. Improvements to the net-
work this year include the purchase of internet traffic
management software.
• Worked with Engineering to continue to develop a town
wide GIS system.
• Partnered with the Lexington Tree Committee to enable
the use of handheld devices to inventory public trees for
care and preventive maintenance.
• Acquired oblique and orthogonal images and software
through the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and the
Massachusetts State Highway Department.
• Added a new feature, Assessors Records online, to the
Town's website.
• The MIS Coordinator continues to serve as a member of
the Communications Advisory Committee and provides
monthly reports in the role of Wide Area Network
Administrator. (See Communications Advisory
Committee)
• Conducted exit interviews for several managers elect-
ing early retirement.
• Provided feedback on proposal to provide incentives to
town employees to waive medical benefits.
• Conducted interview training for managers in the Town.
• Served on numerous search committees to:
- Select a consultant for the superintendent search;
- Hire a Finance Director, an Interim Town Manager,
a School Superintendent, and a Town Manager. The
School Superintendent and Town Manger searches
will continue into 2005.
• Conducted meetings with town staff and the Lexington
community to help define the requirements for the
Town Manager position.
• Serving on committee to review health benefits for
town employees and retirees.
Lexington 2020 Vision Implementation Committee
ROLE: To be stewards of the January 2001 Lexington
2020 Vision Status Report and monitor the imple-
mentation process. The Committee seeks to keep the
goals current, identify community priorities, engage
larger constituencies having responsibility for action
items, and develop measures for tracking and report-
ing on progress.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen, in consulta-
tion with the School Committee and the Planning
Board, for 3 -year terms: Fernando Quezada, Chuck
Benson, Scott Burson, Todd Burger, Marian Cohen,
Peter Enrich, Stacey Hamilton, Tom Harden, Jeanne
Krieger, Peter Lee, Richard Pagett, Ann Redmon,
Jerome Smith, and Nancy Tentindo. The Committee
met approximately once a month, and establishes
subcommittees that meet as needed during the year.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Reviewed the five goal areas that the three elected
boards (Board of Selectmen, School Committee, and
Planning Board) selected from the list of priority goals
from community meetings held in the fall of 2003 as
being appropriate for follow -up through the 2020
Vision process.
• Created "scoping groups," facilitated by Committee
members, to develop a potential process for each of the
goal areas.
• Reported to the 2004 Town Meeting on the success of
the fall precinct meetings jointly sponsored by TMMA,
and plans to follow up on specific goals.
Town Clerk /Board of Registrars
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$1331335
$1701065
Expenses
$ 73099
$ 71370
Elections Total
$ 853798
$ 891209
Registration Total
$ 213185
$ 271934
Records Management
$ 21000
$ 191950
Personnel
Full -time
3
4
Part -time
0
0
TOWN CLERK APPOINTED by the Town Manager:
Donna Hooper since 1996.
BOARD OF REGISTRARS APPOINTED for a 3-year term
by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Luanna Devenis
(Republican, 2005); Ann Miller (Republican, 2007), Mary
Abegg (Democrat, 2006), and Town Clerk Donna Hooper
• Reviewed scoping group recommendations to establish
Task Forces to inventory issues around the topic, for-
mulate goals, propose concrete actions with measures
of success, and identify potential stakeholders for mov-
ing the goals forward.
• Reported back to the three boards on plans for a fall
convention to kick off the Task Forces, and asked their
help in recruiting Task Force members.
• Planned and carried out a kick -off convention in
October with speaker Robert Putnam, former
Lexington resident and author of Bowling Alone, to
engage citizens in discussion of the Task Force topics.
• Publicized the convention and the Task Forces through
the website, TMMA list -serv, the Lexington discussion
group, 2020 alumni, outreach by Committee members,
articles in the Lexington Minuteman, and flyers in stu-
dent backpacks.
• In recognition of reduced resources in town govern-
ment, decreased the number of Task Forces to three
which are scheduled to report to the Committee in
January 2005:
- Forging Constructive Community Discourse
- Improving Budget Process and Communication
- Fostering Economic Development
• Continued recruitment efforts with outreach to diverse
groups and constituencies in the community.
(Unenrolled). Mary DeSimone (Democrat) and George
McCormack, Jr. (Unenrolled) continued to serve as
Assistant Registrar at Minuteman Regional Vocational
High School and Lexington High School, respectively. The
Registrars were saddened by the sudden death of Registrar
Mary Abegg shortly after the November Presidential
Election. She was a true friend and colleague, serving as
Registrar for over 22 years. Her dedication to the democra-
tic process and tireless efforts serving the Town will be
greatly missed.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Conducted five elections during the span of eight months,
including a first -time simultaneous Presidential
Primary /Annual Town Election on Tuesday, March 2,
2004. Registrars staffed voter registration sessions prior to
the March 2 Annual /Presidential Primary, June 8 Special
Election, September 14 State Primary, and November 2
State Election, and certified petitions for State Ballot
Questions and Annual Town Election candidate papers.
Page 10 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Town Clerk /Board of Registrars continued from previous page
Election reform moved ahead with the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 passed in response to the November 2000
Presidential election irregularities encountered nationally.
Enhancements to the Commonwealth's Central Voter
Registry provided further improvements in preparation
for full implementation of the Help American Vote Act of
2002. Implemented changes for the 2004 State Election
include the introduction of the "Provisional Ballot."
The Annual Town Meeting covering 43 warrant articles
and 10 meetings was convened on March 29th at the
Clarke Middle School and dissolved May 12, 2004.
Published Supplement #4 to the Code of Lexington,
updating bylaw changes adopted at the 2004 Annual
Town Meeting, and regulatory updates.
Welcomed Marlene Doyle as Information Specialist and
Carmelina Fiore as part -time Municipal Clerk. Staffing
reductions over the past two years have led to a review of
what core services can be provided.
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May 17 was the historic day when same- gender couples
could begin filing marriage intentions.
• On November 18, 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme
Judicial Court (SJC) declared, "barring an individual from
the protections, benefits, and obligations of civil marriage
solely because that person would marry a person of the
same sex violates the Massachusetts Constitution." May
17 was the first day in the history of the Commonwealth
that same - gender couples could file intentions to marry
with Lexington serving 15 same - gender couples. Later in
the year, an additional six same - gender couples filed inten-
tions in Lexington to marry in Massachusetts.
• Passage of Chapter 388 of the Acts of 2004, implementing
a long- sought change to Massachusetts's marriage laws,
eliminated the need for couples filing marriage intentions
to submit medical certificates as a prerequisite to obtain-
ing a marriage license. Couples marrying on or after
January 28, 2005, will no longer be required to have pre-
marital blood tests. This change was a welcome surprise to
those couples filing marriage intentions in late 2004 for
early 2005 weddings.
• Further postponement was encountered with the statewide
electronic vital records system long proposed to be com-
pliant with federal requirements. Town Clerk's office con-
tinued servicing the community as Agents for the US
Department of State, accepting and processing applica-
tions for US passports.
• The Town Clerk's Office oversaw appointment notifica-
tions, oaths of office, and the posting of approximately
1050 public meetings conducted for appointed and elect-
ed boards and committee members. To better guide and
protect both volunteer and appointed residents partici-
pating in greater numbers as volunteers to town boards
and committees, a Conflict of Interest Seminar by repre-
sentatives from the State Ethics Commission was con-
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Hooper and representatives of the Lexington Historical
0
Society, National Heritage Museum, and Cary Memorial
0
rD Library collaborated as part of a small Massachusetts
Historical Records Advisory Board grant, "The
Revolution and Beyond: Documenting Lexington's
Heritage," to identify gaps in Lexington's historical
records collections and to produce a Community Plan.
With the grant completed, "The Revolution" group is
now gearing efforts toward capturing Lexington's farm-
ing heritage.
• The Town's annual census updated population figures and
verified voter registration rolls, with the Annual List of
Residents subsequently published in June.
Statistics
Population: ......30,949
Vital Statistics for 2004:
Registered Voters:
Births ........193
(as of November 3,
2004)
Marriages .....121
Total ..........20,734
Deaths .......309
Unenrolled .......9,544
Democrat ........8,327
Licenses:
Republican .......2,758
Dogs .......2177
Green Party USA
.....43
Raffles ........13
Libertarian .........41
Business
Other .............21
Certificates
...228
Flammables
....34
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 11
Presidential Primary Election - Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Of 20,120 eligible votes, 9340 equal-
ing 46% cast their vote.
Results are only listed for races with
nominations.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Votes cast ................... 8044
% of Eligible Voters ............ 40%
PRESIDENT
5345
John F. Kerry .................
5660
John Edwards ................
1372
Howard Dean .................
316
Dennis J. Kucinich ..............
301
Joseph Lieberman ..............
115
Al Sharpton ...................
62
Wesley K. Clark ................
61
No Preference ..................
52
Carol Moseley Braun .............
20
Richard Gephardt ...............
16
Lyndon H. Larouche, Jr. ..........
12
All Others ......................
3
Blanks .......................
51
STATE COMMITTEEMAN
Fourth Middlesex Precincts 1,2,4 -7
Robert C. Hogan .............. 2594
All Others ...................... 9
Blanks ...................... 2974
STATE COMMITTEEMAN
Third Middlesex Precincts 3,8,9
Ronald M. Cordes .............. 618
Thomas Holden ............... 468
All Others ...................... 3
Blanks ...................... 1376
STATE COMMITTEEWOMAN
Fourth Middlesex Precincts 1,2,4 -7
Patricia M. Deal .............. 2674
All Others ..................... 11
Blanks ...................... 2891
STATE COMMITTEEWOMAN
Third Middlesex (3,8,9)
Janet M. Beyer ................ 731
Sarah Cannon Holden ........... 387
All Others ...................... 3
Blanks ...................... 1343
TOWN COMMITTEE (35 members)
Jay R. Kaufman ...............
5345
Jeanne K. Krieger .............
4733
Thomas R. Diaz ..............
4686
Jane Pagett ..................
3888
Melinda M. Walker ............
3848
Peter David Enrich ............
3 815
Rachel S. Rosenblum ...........
3512
Susan A. Elberger .............
3505
Samuel Berman ...............
3334
Arthur Katz ..................
3284
David J. Kessler ...............
3272
Myron Rosenblum ............
3249
Sam Silverman ................
3245
Carolyn H. Tiffany ............
3215
Thomas V. Griffiths ............
3192
Ione D. Garing ...............
3181
Maria Constantinides ..........
3180
Irene M. Dondley .............
3159
James M. Shaw ...............
3144
Stewart G. Kennedy............
3142
Matthew S. Cohen .............
3137
Narain D. Bhatia ..............
3131
Fernando Quezada ............
3102
Sarah Shelley Quezada ..........
3087
Annie C. Mcquilken ...........
3084
Margaret Bradley .............
3078
Rosemary Klein ...............
3048
Michael J. Barrett .............
3040
Sarah L. Warren ..............
3032
Janet Cohen Jenkins ...........
3025
John T. Sackton ...............
3 021
Mabel Amar .................
3002
Bruce Lynn Jenkins ............
2986
Deborah N. Mauger ...........
2985
Greg D. Stephens -North ........
2946
Blanks ................... 1631907
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Total votes cast ...............
1269
% of Eligible Voters .............
6%
PRESIDENT
651
George W. Bush
............... 1030
No Preference ................. 146
All Others ..................... 16
John Mccain .................... 4
John Kerry ..................... 3
Colin Powell .................... 2
William Bennett
................. 1
Ralph Nader .................... 1
Blanks ....................... 67
STATE COMMITTEEMAN
Fourth Middlesex Precincts 1,2,4 -7
Amos J. Eaton ................. 524
All Others ...................... 1
Blanks ....................... 353
STATE COMMITTEEMAN
Third Middlesex Precinct 3,8,9
Peter Dulchinos ................ 230
All Others ...................... 3
Blanks ....................... 158
STATE COMMITTEEWOMAN
Fourth Middlesex Precincts 1,2,4 -7
Helen A. Hatch ................ 535
All Others ...................... 0
Blanks ....................... 343
STATE COMMITTEEWOMAN
Third Middlesex Precincts 3,8,9
Madeleine R. Gelsinon .......... 224
All Others ...................... 2
Blanks ....................... 165
TOWN COMMITTEE (21 members)
Timothy John Quinlan...........
651
Ellen H. White ................
640
William B. Simmons ............
638
Dorris P. Traficante .............
638
Mark S. Traficante .............
638
David L. Pollins ...............
633
Jean H. Barrett ................
618
Ann H. Miller .................
618
Aurio J. Pierro .................
615
William J. Barrett ..............
608
Mary W. Sinek ................
599
Denise Irene O'connor ...........
598
Joseph B. Palmer ...............
597
Marjorie Joerger ...............
591
Nicholas Hay .................
588
Luanna E. Devenis .............
584
William A. Barnstead............
584
Michael D. Morrisey ............
580
William H. Levison .............
577
All Others ......................
7
Paul W. Decker ..................
2
Susan B. Parker ..................
2
Michael D. Barry ................
1
Robert Cohen ...................
1
Blanks .................... 151041
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
Total votes cast ................. 10
% of Registered Voting ......... >1%
PRESIDENT
Gary Nolan .................... 2
No Preference ................... 3
Blanks ........................ 4
STATE COMMITTEEMAN
Third Middlesex Precincts 3,8,9
Doug Lucente ................... 1
Blanks ........................ 6
TOWN COMMITTEE
Benjamin Somin ................. 1
Blanks .......................29
MASSACHUSETTS GREEN PARTY
Total votes cast ................. 17
% of Eligible Voters ............ >1%
PRESIDENT
David Cobb .................... 4
Lorna Salzman .................. 3
Kent Mesplay ................... 1
No Preference ................... 6
Blanks ........................ 3
STATE COMMITTEEMAN
Fourth Middlesex Precincts 1,2,4 -7 ....
Daniel Melnechuk ................ 1
Adam Sacks .................... 1
Blanks ....................... 10
STATE COMMITTEEMAN
Third Middlesex Precincts 3,8,9
Daniel Melnechuk ................ 3
STATE COMMITTEEWOMAN
Fourth Middlesex Precincts 1,2,4 -7
Jill Stein ....................... 2
Blanks ....................... 10
TOWN COMMITTEE
Ken Selcer ...................... 2
Adam Sacks .................... 1
Blanks ....................... 167
Page 12 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Town Election - Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Of the 20,120 registered voters, 9969 or 50% of those eligible cast their vote.
QUESTION: Whereas the Board of Selectmen is now authorized to grant licenses in the Town of Lexington for the sale of
all alcoholic beverages in restaurants with a seating capacity of ninety -nine persons or more, shall the Board of Selectmen
also be authorized to grant licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all
other alcoholic beverages), including, but not limited to, licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages only (wine and beer,
ale and all other malt beverages) to restaurants in the Town of Lexington with a seating capacity of fewer than ninety -nine
persons?
Yes: 7022 No: 1224 Blanks: 1723
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Wendy Manz' ................
(two for 3 years)
Jeffrey Crampton ..............
Jeanne Krieger ...............
4853
Richard Pagett' ...............
3529
Patrick Mehr .................
3249
Leo McSweeney ..............
3197
John Rossi ..................
1870
Write -Ins ......................
27
Blanks ......................
3 213
MODERATOR (one for 1 year)
Margery Batting ............... 6072
Write -Ins ...................... 64
Blanks ................... 3833
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Wendy Manz' ................
(two for 3 years)
Jeffrey Crampton ..............
Olga Guttag' .................
5036
Thomas Diaz' ................
4952
Sherry Gordon ...............
3410
Iang Jeon ...................
2194
Write -Ins ......................
24
Blanks ......................
4322
PLANNING BOARD (one for 3 years)
Wendy Manz' ................
4166
Jeffrey Crampton ..............
1667
Steven Kropper ...............
1029
Write -Ins ......................
24
Blanks ......................
3083
HOUSING AUTHORITY
(one for S years)
Norman Cohen' ...............
Melinda Walker' ..............
4326
David Burns .................
2722
Write -Ins ......................
20
Blanks ......................
2901
TOWN MEETING - PRECINCT 1
(seven for 3 years)
Norman Cohen' ...............
Jonathan Cole' ................
423
Eric Jay Michelson' .............
422
Iang Jeon ......................
356
John Breen' ...................
345
Carol Sampson' ................
341
Barry Sampson' ................
334
Lillian MacArthur' .............
323
Temple Goodhue ...............
320
Paul Topalian .................
281
All Others ......................
9
Blanks ...................... 3300
TOWN MEETING - PRECINCT 2
(seven for 3 years)
Norman Cohen' ...............
Thomas R. Diaz' ...............
779
Betsy Weiss' ..................
604
Barry Orenstein................
511
Karen Dooks' .................
489
Alessandro Alessandrini' .........
479
Andrew McAleer .. ..............
431
James Avery' ..................
422
Kenneth Kreutziger .............
375
Barry Caouette ................
359
Robert Warshawer ..............
356
All Others .....................
17
Blanks ...................... 4145
TOWN MEETING - PRECINCT 3
(seven for 3 years)
Norman Cohen' ...............
Patrick Mehr' .................
560
Sherry Gordon' ................
540
Loren Wood' ..................
469
Richard Stephenson' ............
444
Alexander Nedzel' ..............
437
Nancy Cannalonga' .............
423
Benjamin Cohen' ...............
365
Henry Lau ...................
364
Jeanne Krieger ..................
7
All Others ......................
9
Blanks ...................... 3088
TOWN MEETING - PRECINCT 4
(seven for 3 years; one for 2 years)
Norman Cohen' ...............
620
Judith Uhrig' ..................
525
Charles Lamb' .................
520
John Rosenberg' ...............
513
Nyles Nathan Barnert' ...........
504
Scott Burson' ..................
481
Sandra Shaw' .................
476
Ellen McDonald2 ...............
447
Robert Beckwitt ...............
357
Steven Turner .................
353
Jerry Harris. . : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * . .
339
Cooper Toulmin ...............
228
All Others .....................
13
Blanks ...................... 4392
TOWN MEETING - PRECINCT 5
(seven for 3 years)
Andrew Friedlich ................
453
Paul Hamburger .. ...............
424
Carol Liff ......................
415
M. Masha Traber' ..............
402
Irene Dondley . ................
400
Jerold Michelson' ..............
367
Charles Vail' ..................
323
Ann Landau ..................
297
Nancy Ann Ronchetti ...........
287
Jeffrey Crampton ...............
282
Richard McDonough ............
227
All Others ......................
9
Blanks ...................... 3492
TOWN MEETING - PRECINCT 6
(seven for 3 years; one for 1 year)
Richard Pagett..................
775
Deborah Strod..................
694
Alan Lazarus' .................
591
Frank Sandy' ..................
568
Paul Chernick..................
558
Trisha Kennealy' ...............
555
Florence Baturin' ...............
533
Gerald Lacey ..................
512
Mark Barons ..................
412
Arthur Gingrande ..............
286
All Others ......................
8
Blanks ...................... 4588
TOWN MEETING - PRECINCT 7
(seven for 3 years)
Catherine Woodward Gill' ........
610
Jane Trudeau' .................
580
Margaret Counts- Klebe' .........
515
Joyce Miller' ..................
509
Patricia Elen Costello' ...........
469
George Burnell' ................
429
Sheryl Mason' .................
408
David Kanter .................
400
William Cole ..................
367
All Others .....................
15
Blanks ...................... 3 916
Resigned as Town Meeting Member
upon election as Selectman.
continued on next page
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 13
Town Elections continued from previous page
Elected Town Officials
TOWN MEETING - PRECINCT 8
(seven for 3 years)
BOARD OF SELECTMEN (five members to 3 -year terms)
Melinda M. Walker.. ............
583
Term Expires
David Horton . :...............
573
Dawn E. McKenna, Chair ..
9 Hancock Street ..............
2005
Alan Mayer Levine .............512
William P. Kennedy .......135
Wood Street................
2005
Diana Garcia' .................499
Elizabeth Bryant ' ...............
414
Peter C. J. Kelley .........
24 Forest Street ................2006
Thomas Harden ...............410
Jeanne K. Krieger ........
44 Webster Road ...............
2007
John Cunha .. ..................
384
Richard Pagett ...........
10 Oakmount Circle .............
2007
James Osten ..................
364
Richard Beamon ...............
301
MODERATOR (1 -year term)
All Others .....................
18
Margery M. Battin ........
15 Paul Revere Road ............
2005
Blanks ...................... 3698
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (five
members to 3 -year terms)
TOWN MEETING - PRECINCT 9
(seven for 3 years; one for 1 year)
Thomas V. Griffiths .......
7 Volunteer Way ................
2005
Margaret Coppe' ...............502
Scott E Burson, Chair......
58 Sherburne Road South .........
2006
Victoria Lawrence Blier' .........467
Helen L. Cohen ..........
32 Patterson Road ..............
2006
Thomas Fenn' .................449
Thomas R. Diaz ..........
10 Tower Road ................
2007
Hank Manzi ..................
438
Olga P. Guttag ...........
273 Emerson Road..............
2007
Anthony Close' ................
433
Anne LoRusso' ................
410
PLANNING BOARD (five members to 3 -year terms)
Rodney Cole' .................
384
Anthony G. Galaitsis ......
7 Burroughs Road ..............
2005
John Mazerall .................
368
John L. Davies ...........
18 Prospect Hill Road ...........
2005
Dorris Traficante ...............
302
Thomas M. Harden .......
32 Hill Street ..................
2006
Michael Schroeder ..............
290
Karl P. Kastorf ...........
545 Bedford Street ..............
2006
All Others ..................... 11
Wendy Manz ............
14 Ellison Road ................
2007
Blanks ...................... 3874
]elected for 1 year 'elected for 3 years LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
'elected for 2 years selected for 5 years (four elected members and one appointed member to 5 -year terms)
Leo P. McSweeney, Vice -Chair .... 435 Lincoln Street .......... 2005
Nicholas Santosuosso, Chair ..... 2 Washington Street......... 2006
Robert N. Cohen, Treasurer...... 10 Grassland Street ......... 2007
Leona W. Martin, Asst. Treasurer .. 19 Thoreau Road .......... 2007
Melinda M. Walker, Commissioner . 14 Larchmont Lane ......... 2009
Moderator
ROLE: To preside over Town Meeting and appoint mem-
bers of the Appropriation Committee, Capital
Expenditures Committee, the Cary Lecture Series as well
as Lexington's representative on the Minuteman
Regional School Committee.
ELECTED by the voters at large for a 1 -year term:
Margery Battin.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Worked with Town Meeting members, boards, and
committees to improve the Town Meeting process. The
quality of Lexington's citizen participation is unparal-
leled; the dedication of its staff unequaled. Patience and
a sense of humor prevailed.
• Continued the following practices:
— Held a pre -Town Meeting planning session with
article sponsors, Town Counsel, Town Clerk, and
Finance Committee Chairs to review timing, proce-
dural matters, anticipated scheduling difficulties,
audio - visual requirements, probable amendments,
and potential areas of disagreement.
— Held a 2 -hour workshop for new Town Meeting
members, Town Counsel, Appropriation, Capital
Expenditures, Planning Board, and Town Meeting
Members Association chairs to answer questions,
clarify financial and planning terms and concepts,
and explain legal issues and parliamentary proce-
dures.
• Sent written instructions to the sponsors of citizen arti-
cles to aid them in preparing for Town Meeting.
• Wrote a newspaper article explaining the protocol
regarding citizen participation.
• Held a post -Town Meeting critique which identified
measures for improving procedures and developing a
process to help citizen warrant article sponsors prepare
and present their proposals to Town Meeting.
• Served as a Director of the Massachusetts Moderators
Association and was active in training new moderators
throughout the State.
Page 14 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Special Election - Tuesda y, June 8 , 2004
63% of the Town's 20,286 registered voters cast their vote on six Proposition 2 -1/2 Override questions.
QUESTION 1: Shall the Town of Lexington be allowed to assess an additional $3,271,485 in real estate and personal proper-
ty taxes for the purpose of restoring and preserving school services to meet educational goals including elementary art, ele-
mentary music, elementary physical education, classroom teachers, materials, supplies, equipment, educational and adminis-
trative support and infrastructure, maintenance and operations, for the fiscal year beginning July first, two thousand and four?
Pct.1 Pct.2 Pct.3 Pct.4 Pct.5 Pct.6 Pct.7 Pct.8 Pct.9 TOTAL
Yes: 575 988 672 969 744 938 879 885 693 7343
No: 673 577 509 564 672 618 633 582 664 5492
Blanks: 7 2 3 6 7 6 2 2 1 36
QUESTION 2: Shall the Town of Lexington be allowed to assess an additional $213,028 in real estate and personal proper-
ty taxes for the purpose of the operation of a six -route LEXPRESS transportation system for the fiscal year beginning July
first, two thousand and four?
Pct.1 Pct.2 Pct.3 Pct.4 Pct.5 Pct.6 Pct.7 Pct.8 Pct.9 TOTAL
Yes: 563 932 646 875 699 885 864 796 610 6870
No: 683 624 531 656 716 664 643 666 743 5926
Blanks: 9 11 7 8 8 13 7 7 5 75
QUESTION 3: Shall the Town of Lexington be allowed to assess an additional $194,693 in real estate and personal proper-
ty taxes for the purpose of Department of Public Works, including restoring curb -side yard waste pickup, cleaning, street light
and other maintenance, for the fiscal year beginning July first, two thousand and four?
Pct.1 Pct.2 Pct.3 Pct.4 Pct.5 Pct.6 Pct.7 Pct.8 Pct.9 TOTAL
Yes: 645 1100 718 1009 808 1032 907 943 745 7907
No: 600 453 455 513 605 517 596 522 610 4871
Blanks: 10 14 11 17 10 13 11 4 3 93
QUESTION 4: Shall the Town of Lexington be allowed to assess an additional $191,730 in real estate and personal proper-
ty taxes for the purpose of restoring library services including personnel and Saturday and Sunday hours of operation, for the
fiscal year beginning July first, two thousand and four?
Pct.1 Pct.2 Pct.3 Pct.4 Pct.5 Pct.6 Pct.7 Pct.8 Pct.9 TOTAL
Yes: 573 1012 689 1002 759 992 916 888 689 7520
No: 677 549 486 525 656 562 590 577 665 5287
Blanks: 5 6 9 12 8 8 8 4 4 64
QUESTION 5: Shall the Town of Lexington be allowed to assess an additional $179,961 in real estate and personal proper-
ty taxes for the purpose of Social Services and Town Support Services, for the fiscal year beginning July first, two thousand
and four?
Pct.1 Pct.2 Pct.3 Pct.4 Pct.5 Pct.6 Pct.7 Pct.8 Pct.9 TOTAL
Yes: 532 941 633 888 677 880 802 803 635 6791
No: 714 612 539 634 730 669 701 654 715 5968
Blanks: 9 14 12 17 16 13 11 12 8 112
QUESTION 6: Shall the Town of Lexington be allowed to assess an additional $173,443 in real estate and personal proper-
ty taxes for the purpose of Public Safety, for the fiscal year beginning July first, two thousand and four?
Pct.1 Pct.2 Pct.3 Pct.4 Pct.5 Pct.6 Pct.7 Pct.8 Pct.9 TOTAL
Yes: 673 1113 746 1028 803 1018 928 952 755 8016
No: 573 447 429 504 610 536 577 513 600 4789
Blanks: 9 7 9 7 10 8 9 4 3 66
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 15
State Primary - Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Of the 20,203 voters eligible to vote,
24% cast their vote.
Results are only listed for races with
nominations.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY BALLOT
Of the 8201 registered Democrats, 5680
equaling 57% cast their ballot.
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
Seventh District
Edward J. Markey ............. 4010
All Others ..................... 19
Blanks ....................... 651
COUNCILLOR
Sixth District Precincts 1,2, 4 -7
Michael J. Callahan ............ 1989
All Others ...................... 3
Blanks ...................... 1244
COUNCILLOR
Third District Precincts 3, 8, 9
Marilyn M. Petitto Devaney ...... 842
All Others ...................... 3
Blanks ....................... 599
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT
Fourth District Precinct 1, 2, 4 -7
Robert A. Havern, III .......... 2396
All Others ..................... 10
Blanks ....................... 830
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT
Third District Precincts 3, 8, 9
Susan C. Fargo ............... 1199
All Others ...................... 6
Blanks ....................... 239
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL
COURT
Fifteenth District Precincts 1, 5 -9
Jay R. Kaufman ............... 2848
Ed Crowley ................... 224
All Others ...................... 3
Blanks ....................... 10
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL
COURT
Ninth District Precincts 2, 31 4
Thomas M. Stanley ............ 1318
Kathleen B. McMenimen ......... 234
Jill Stein ...................... 14
All Others ...................... 2
Blanks .......................27
SHERIFF
Middlesex County
James V. DiPaola ..............
2605
Robert A. Demoura .............
448
Brian M. Gillis ................
306
All Others ......................
3
Blanks ......................
1318
LIBERTARIAN PARTY BALLOT
Of the 39 registered Republicans, 3
equaling 8% cast their ballot.
No Libertarian candidates were
nominated.
REPUBLICAN PARTY BALLOT
Of the 2709 registered Republicans, 673
equaling 25% cast their ballot.
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
Seventh District
Kenneth G. Chase .............. 519
All Others ...................... 6
Blanks ....................... 148
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT
Fourth District Precincts 1, 2, 4 -7
Douglas M. Lucente ............ 489
Richard J. Dellarciprete ........... 31
Blanks ........................ 8
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT
Third District Precincts 3, 8, 9
John C. Thibault ............... 132
Blanks ....................... 13
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL
COURT
Fifteenth District Precincts 1, 5 -9
Catherine D. Ryan .............. 378
All Others ...................... 5
Blanks ....................... 96
GREEN PARTY BALLOT
Of the 40 registered Greens, 34 equaling
85% cast their ballot.
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL
COURT
Ninth District Precincts 2,3,4
Jill Stein ...................... 32
National and State Elections - Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Of 20,734 eligible votes, 17,467
equaling 84.2% cast their vote.
PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT
Kerry and Edwards ...........
12,334
Bush and Cheney ..............
4834
Badnarik and Campagna
.......... 86
Cobb and Lamarche .............
75
Nader and Camej o ..............
46
All Others .....................
52
Blanks .......................40
Blanks .......................
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
Seventh District
Edward J. Markey ........... 12,197
Kenneth G. Chase ............. 3760
James O. Hall ................. 627
All Others ...................... 7
Blanks ....................... 876
COUNCILLOR
Sixth District Precincts 1,2,4 -7
Michael J. Callahan ............ 7207
All Others ..................... 42
Blanks ...................... 4675
COUNCILLOR
Third District Precincts 3,8,9
Marilyn M. Petitto Devaney...... 3294
All Others ..................... 29
Blanks ...................... 2220
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT
Fourth District Precincts 1,2,4 -7
Robert A. Havern Iii ........... 6736
Douglas M. Lucente ........... 4077
All Others ...................... 5
Blanks ...................... 1106
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT
Third District Precincts 3,8,9
Susan C. Fargo ............... 3590
John C. Thibault .............. 1576
All Others ...................... 5
Blanks ....................... 372
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL
COURT
Fifteenth District Precincts 1,5 -9
Jay R. Kaufman ............... 8169
Catherine D. Ryan ............. 2803
All Others ...................... 5
Blanks ....................... 625
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL
COURT
Ninth District Precincts 2,3,4
Thomas M. Stanley ............
2366
Jill E. Stein ..................
1980
Linda B. Fosburg ..............
1148
All Others ......................
1
Blanks .......................
370
SHERIFF
Middlesex County
James V. DiPaola .............. 9998
All Others ..................... 73
Blanks ...................... 7396
Page 16 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
National and State Elections continued from previous page
QUESTION 1: Shall the state representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation to allow a woman, or
someone acting on her behalf, to surrender a newborn who is seven days old or younger, and who has not been physically abused,
to a worker at a hospital, a safety officer at a 24 -hour police or fire station, or an emergency medical responder at an agreed -upon
location following a 911 call? Under the legislation, the woman and her representative would be immune from prosecution, remain
anonymous if desired, not be obligated to give any identifying information, and be asked only to receive an optional medical his-
tory form to complete and return. The legislation would not contain any termination date or any state funding requirement.
Yes: 13,405 No: 1732 Blanks: 2330
QUESTION 2 Precincts 1, 5 -9: Shall the state representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of: (1) a resolution
asserting that the campaign against terrorism should not be waged at the expense of constitutionally protected civil rights and
liberties of Massachusetts residents; (2) legislation barring the use of state resources or institutions to carry out actions that vio-
late constitutional rights, or actions such as racial and religious profiling, conducting secret investigations without reasonable
grounds, and maintaining files on individuals and organizations without reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct; and (3) a res-
olution urging the Massachusetts Congressional delegation to vote to repeal provisions in the federal USA Patriot Act and other
laws that infringe on civil rights and liberties and to oppose any future legislation that infringes on civil rights and liberties?
Yes: 6673 No: 2992 Blanks: 1936
Question 2 Precincts 2 -4 and Question 3 Precincts 1, 5 -9: Shall the state representative from this district be instructed to vote in
favor of a constitutional amendment that would remove the authority to create congressional and legislative districts from the state
Legislature and instead place that responsibility in the hands of an independent commission, subject to strict guidelines for public
participation, nonpartisanship, retaining the integrity of existing communities and respecting the voting rights of minorities?
Yes: 10,743 No: 3438 Blanks: 3286
Town Meeting Members
AT LARGE
Jay Kaufman ....................... 1 Childs Road
William Lahey ..................
22 Fair Oaks Drive
Jeanne Krieger ...................
44 Webster Road
Dawn McKenna ..................
9 Hancock Street
Donna Hooper ................
47 Emerson Gardens
Margery Battin ................
15 Paul Revere Road
William Kennedy ..................
135 Wood Street
Peter Kelley .......................
24 Forest Street
Richard Pagett .................
10 Oakmount Circle
PRECINCT 1
Term Expires 2005
Nancy Adler ..................... 22 Village Circle
James Barry ................
10 Crescent Hill Avenue
John Bartenstein ................ 46 Sanderson Road
Mary Bowes ......................
32 Arcola Street
Daniel Busa, Jr .......................
6 Farm Road
John Rossi .......................
40 Arcola Street
Albert Zabin ........................
1 Page Road
Term Expires 2006
Joel Adler ....................... 22 Village Circle
Jean Cole ....................... 23 Whipple Road
Maria -Elena Kostorizos ............. 20 Wheeler Road
Janet Moran .................... 41 Bartlett Avenue
Loretta Moresco .......... 1025 Massachusetts Avenue
Diane Pursley ..................... 49 Cliffe Avenue
Judith Zabin ........................ 1 Page Road
Term Expires 2007
John Breen ................. 8 Crescent Hill Avenue
Jonathan Cole ...................
23 Whipple Road
Iang Jeon .......................
7 Litchfield Road
Lillian MacArthur
............. 42 Emerson Gardens
Eric Michelson ................
16 Emerson Gardens
Carol Sampson ................... 8 Brandon Street
Barry Sampson ................... 8 Brandon Street
PRECINCT 2
Term Expires 2005
Judith Boxer ...................... 33 Philip Road
Robert Cunha ....................
10 Stevens Road
Robin DiGiammarino
............... 2 Sunset Ridge
Paul Lapointe ....................
224 Follen Road
Lucy Lockwood ..................
15 Smith Avenue
Daniel Lucas ......................
3 Tower Road
Christina Welch ..................
41 Locust Avenue
Term Expires 2006
J. Eugene Beauchemin ............... 10 Aerial Street
Marian Cohen ................... 8 Plymouth Road
Douglas Lucente ................
8 Great Rock Road
Michael O'Sullivan .................
12 Aerial Street
Thomas Taylor ...................
64 Marrett Road
James Wilson ....................
43 Locust Avenue
Donald Wilson ......................
36 Fern Street
continued on next page
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 17
Town Meeting Members continued from previous page
Term Expires 2007
Alessandro Alessandrim
..... 488 Massachusetts Avenue
James Avery ...................... 8 Daniels Street
Thomas Diaz ...................... 10 Tower Road
Karen Dooks .....................
5 Mohawk Drive
Andrew McAleer ..................
121 Follen Road
Barry Orenstein ...................
132 Follen Road
Betsey Weiss ........................
8 Dover Lane
PRECINCT 3
Term Expires 2005
Nicholas Cannalonga ............
942 Waltham Street
Dan Fenn, Jr .......................
59 Potter Pond
William Frawley ...................
68 Potter Pond
Shirley Rauson Frawley ..............
68 Potter Pond
Gloria Holland ...................... 3 April Lane
Arthur Katz .................... 18 Barberry Road
David Kessler ................... 20 Barberry Road
Term Expires 2006
Darwin Adams ...................... 8 Field Road
Samuel Berman ..................
11 Barberry Road
Nancy Bryant ................
56 Blossomcrest Road
Jacqueline Davison
................. 86 Spring Street
Richard Neumeier
.................. 2 Pitcairn Place
Robert Rotberg ..................
14 Barberry Road
Reid Zurlo ....................
42 Woodcliffe Road
Term Expires 2007
Nancy Cannalonga .............. 942 Waltham Street
Benjamin Cohen ................... 87 Bridge Street
Sherry Gordon ....................
7 Stedman Road
Patrick Mehr ..................
31 Woodcliffe Road
Alexander Nedzel ...............
4 Chadbourne Road
Richard Stephenson .................
98 Spring Street
Loren Wood ....................
14 Benjamin Road
PRECINCT 4
Term Expires 2005
Lisa Baci ..................... 18 Fair Oaks Terrace
Timothy Counihan ..................
27 Percy Road
John Davies ..................
18 Prospect Hill Road
Beverly Kelley .....................
24 Forest Street
Nicholas Santosuosso ............
2 Washington Street
Ruth Thomas .....................
10 Parker Street
Martin White .................. 50 Bloomfield Street
Term Expires 2006
Gloria Bloom ..................... 17 Loring Road
Stacey Cannon ....................
17 Baskin Road
Peter Enrich ......................
35 Clarke Street
David Harris ......................
5 A Eliot Road
Michael Martignetti
............. 17 Highland Avenue
Ellen McDonald ...................
50 Bridge Street
Barrie Peltz .......................
8 Jackson Court
Term Expires 2007
Nyles Barnert ................... 142 Worthen Road
Scott Burson .................
58 Sherburne Road S.
Norman Cohen
.................... 33 Forest Street
Charles Lamb ..................... 55 Baskin Road
John Rosenberg
................ 64 Bloomfield Street
Sandra Shaw ...................
51 Wachusett Drive
Judith Uhrig ...................
15 Vine Brook Road
PRECINCT 5
Term Expires 2005
Paul Barnes ..................... 500 Lowell Street
Marjorie Daggett .................
9 Burroughs Road
Anthony Galaitsis ................
7 Burroughs Road
John Hayward ..................
358 Woburn Street
Loretta Porter ...................
24 Fletcher Avenue
Ephraim Weiss ...................
462 Lowell Street
David Williams ...........
1433 Massachusetts Avenue
Term Expires 2006
David Burns ....................... 46 Ridge Road
Todd Cataldo ....................
8 Fletcher Avenue
Elaine Dratch ....................
2 Maureen Road
Olga Guttag .................... 273 Emerson Road
Gerard Moloney ...............
18 Saddle Club Road
James Shaw ........................
20 Vine Street
Sam Silverman ................... 18 Ingleside Road
Term Expires 2007
Irene Dondley ...................
22 Leonard Road
Andrew Friedlich ..................
22 Young Street
Paul Hamburger ................... 18 Cooke Road
Carol Liff .......................
19 Douglas Road
Jerold Michelson ....................
3 Clyde Place
M. Masha Traber .................
106 Maple Street
Charles Vail .....................
66 Woburn Street
PRECINCT 6
Term Expires 2005
Mark Barons ...................... 4 Bowser Road
Marshall Derby ..................
23 Suzanne Road
Jonathan Himmel ................
66 Hancock Street
Morton Kahan ..................
44 Hancock Street
David Kaufman ...............
152 Burlington Street
Gerald Lacey ....................
18 Meriam Street
Dana Wendel .....................
126 Grant Street
Robert Whitman .................
5 Hancock Avenue
Term Expires 2006
Eric Carlson ...................... 186 Grant Street
Bebe Fallick ........................ 4 Diehl Road
Edmund Grant
.................... 27 Grove Street
Jane Pagett ...................
10 Oakmount Circle
Edith Sandy ..................
353 N Emerson Road
Sheldon Spector
.................. 26 Suzanne Road
Sheila Watson ...................
12 Oakland Street
continued on next page
Page 18 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Town Meeting Members continued from previous page
Term Expires 2007
Florence Baturin
................... 11 Alcott Road
Paul Chernick ...................
14 Somerset Road
Trisha Kennealy
..................... 4 Brent Road
Alan Lazarus ..................
22 Woodland Road
Frank Sandy .................
353 N. Emerson Road
Deborah Strod ...................
10 Thoreau Road
PRECINCT 7
Term Expires 2005
Deborah Brown ................. 47 Robinson Road
Thomas Griffiths ..................
7 Volunteer Way
Philip Hamilton .....................
2 Grove Street
Karl Kastorf ....................
545 Bedford Street
Wendy Rudner .................
18 Pine Knoll Road
John Taylor ....................
11 Linmoor Terrace
Martha Wood ....................
51 Gleason Road
Term Expires 2006
Marsha Baker .................
46 Burlington Street
Steven Colman ......................
63 Fifer Lane
Robert Coyne ....................
2 Heritage Drive
Ann Gilbert ....................
323 Bedford Street
Fred Martin ......................
29 Dewey Road
James Wood, Jr . ..................
51 Gleason Road
Alan Wrigley .....................
205 Grove Street
Term Expires 2007
George Burnell ...................... 4 Eaton Road
Patricia Costello ....................
9 Preston Road
Margaret Count -Klebe
.............. 94 Winter Street
Catherine Gill ....................
43 Bertwell Road
Sheryl Mason ...................
33 Robinson Road
Joyce Miller ........................
23 Fifer Lane
Jane Trudeau .....................
7 Volunteer Way
PRECINCT 8
Term Expires 2005
Roger Borghesani ................. 24 Hastings Road
Margaret Bradley ................ 48 Bellflower Street
Florence Connor ...................
12 Cedar Street
Lorraine Fournier
.................. 24 Cedar Street
Charles Hornig .....................
75 Reed Street
Stewart Kennedy ................. 38 Liberty Avenue
Richard Michelson
................. 54 Asbury Street
Term Expires 2006
Richard Battin ................. 15 Paul Revere Road
Larry Belvin ......................
10 Denver Street
Anne Frymer .....................
64 Asbury Street
Ingrid Klimoff ......................
75 Reed Street
Robert Phelan .....................
152 Reed Street
Shirley Stolz .............
2139 Massachusetts Avenue
Carolyn Tiffany ....................
109 Reed Street
Term Expires 2007
Elizabeth Bryant ................. 18 Liberty Avenue
John Cunha ...................
11 Homestead Street
Diana Garcia .....................
3 Gerard Terrace
Thomas Harden .....................
32 Hill Street
David Horton .................
68 Paul Revere Road
Alan Levine ........................
54 Reed Street
Melinda Walker .................
14 Larchmont Lane
PRECINCT 9
Term Expires 2005
Alice Adler .................... 10 Nickerson Road
Donald Chisholm
................ 166 Lincoln Street
Mary Donahue ..................... 3 Crosby Road
Emily Donovan ...................
110 Wood Street
Janice Kennedy ...................
135 Wood Street
Wendy Manz .....................
14 Ellison Road
John Mazerall .....................
40 Wood Street
Richard Schaye ....................... 7 Jean Road
Term Expires 2006
Narain Bhatia ................... 8 Nickerson Road
Richard Canale
.................... 29 Shade Street
Helen Cohen ....................
32 Patterson Road
Susan Elberger
.................... 10 Ellison Road
Janet Perry .......................
16 Ellison Road
Janet Post ...................... 33 Fairbanks Road
Fred Rosenberg
.................... 76 Wood Street
Term Expires 2007
Victoria Blier ...................... 41 Shade Street
Anthony Close ....................
174 Wood Street
Rodney Cole ......................
80 School Street
Margaret Coppe ...............
12 Barrymeade Drive
Thomas Fenn ......................
15 Shade Street
Anne LoRusso ...................
200 Lincoln Street
Hank Manz ......................
14 Ellison Road
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 19
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Town Meeting Members Association (TMMA)
ROLE: To inform Town Meeting members in advance on all
warrant articles, meeting procedures, and matters of town
governance; to act as an interface between Town Meeting and
the municipal government, the Board of Selectmen, School
Committee, and other town committees; to represent the
members of Town Meeting when the Meeting is not in session;
and to improve Town Meeting procedures and processes.
MEMBERSHIP: All Town Meeting Members are automat-
ically members of the Association. At the first information
meeting, precincts meet individually and elect their Precinct
Chair, Clerk and Associate officers. Those precinct officers
become the TMMA Executive Committee which serves for
one year. TMMA officers are elected by the members at the
annual meeting of the Association and are limited to terms
of no more than two consecutive years. The Executive
Committee meets the second Wednesday of each month,
except when Town Meeting is in session or in July and
August. The monthly meetings are open to all.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Reviewed and discussed the following:
— Financial summit meetings on the 2005
budget
— Budget projections for FY06
— Update on status of the Cary Library pro-
ject
— Ongoing issues pertaining to Hanscom
Field
— Update on Lincoln Field improvements
— Status of newly restored LEXPRESS ser-
vice
• Sponsored three warrant information ses-
sions prior to Town Meeting to familiarize
members with the warrant and to give spon-
sors feedback on likely questions and addi-
tional information needed concerning their
articles.
• Sponsored public information sessions on
Eric Shapiro's plan for converting the Battle
Green Inn to condominiums, the process
Front L -R: Sam
Silverman, Vicki Blier,
k _
Gloria Bloom, Andy
`f Friedlicb, Hank Manz,
Ellen McDonald.
Back L -R: David
Horton, Alessandro
Alessandrini, Norm
Cohen, Arthur Katz,
Darwin Adams, Alan
Lazarus, Deborah
Strod, Sheldon Spector,
- Patrick Mebr.
behind the budget and the request for an override, and the
resignation of the Town Manager.
• Continued with the work of the Communications
Working Group which is charged with improving infor-
mation flow about matters which may come before Town
Meeting and about how town government works.
• Formed a Budget Process Working Group to help focus
TMMA budget activity and to make TMMA input into
the Budget Process and Budget Collaboration groups more
effective.
• Sponsored a bus tour and published a warrant informa-
tion book to help members of Town Meeting understand
the articles.
• Improved the TMMA website.
• In anticipation of the completion of renovations to Cary
Hall, a donation to improve the kitchen area of the hall
was made to the Town.
2004 -2005 Executive Committee
Officers Chair:
Vice - Chair:
Treasurer:
Clerk:
Webmaster:
Hank Manz
Charles Hornig
Andy Friedlich
Gloria Bloom
David Kaufman
Prct. Chair
Clerk
Associate
I John Bartenstein
Mary Bowes
Joel Adler
2 Alessandro Alessandrini
Barry Orenstein
Judy Boxer
3 Darwin Adams
Patrick Mehr
Arthur Katz
4 Gloria Bloom
Norm Cohen
Ellen McDonald
5 Sam Silverman
Elaine Dratch
Eph Weiss
6 Sheldon Spector
Alan Lazarus
Deborah Strod
7 Margaret Counts -Klebe
Marsha Baker
Sheryl Mason
8 Stewart Kennedy
Melinda Walker
David Horton
9 Vicki Blier
Anne LoRusso
Janet Post
Page 20 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Town Meeting
own Meeting went to ten sessions: March 29, 31, April
71121 141 26, 28 and May 3, 5, and 12. The meetings, all
held at Clarke Middle School, consumed 24 hours and 20
minutes. Rabbi Stephanie Alexander offered the invocation.
In the first session, the Lexington Minute Men and the
William Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Corps presented
the Colors. Moderator Margery Battin observed the passing
of deceased Town Meeting members Alfred Busa, John
Harvel, and David Miller. During a recess, former
Selectman Leo McSweeney was honored for his long tenure
as a member of the Board. In subsequent meetings, the
deaths of Town Meeting members Bernice Weiss and Joyce
Hals were observed; High School honors students were rec-
ognized; School Superintendent Joanne Benton was pre-
sented the Lifetime Achievement Award for promoting
diversity in the schools; and Larry Whipple was acknowl-
edged for his many years directing the Battle Green Guides.
Article Action Summary
Art. 1: Annual Town Election: see page 13
Art. 2: Reports of Boards, Officers, Committees
Reports relating to articles under consideration and other
town matters were presented at appropriate times.
Art. 3: Appointments to Cary Lecture Series
Adopted March 29. Moderator to appoint committee of
three to run lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham
and Suzanna E. Cary.
Art. 4: Zoning Bylaw: 12 -18 Hartwell Avenue
Adopted March 29. Changed designation to CRO from
CD -6.
Art. 5: Zoning Bylaw: Lot 64, Rangeway Road
Adopted April 7. Changed designation to RD from RO.
Art. 6: Zoning Bylaw: Common Open Space in
Residential Developments
Indefinitely postponed April 12. Would have amended cur-
rent definitions to encourage wider use of open space.
Art. 7: Zoning Bylaw: Impervious Surfaces
Indefinitely postponed March 29. Would have amended
current definitions and rules on impervious surfaces in resi-
dential developments.
Art. 8: Zoning Bylaw: Home Occupations
Adopted March 29. Refined, updated definitions of home
occupations.
Art. 9: Zoning Bylaw: 1010 Waltham Street
Adopted March 31. Amended RD Zoning Designation to
permit expansion plans for Brookhaven.
Art. 10: Zoning Bylaw: Designation for 125, 131, 141
Spring St.
Adopted April 7. Amended designation to CD from CRO
and RO to allow expansion at former Raytheon site.
Art. 11: Zoning Bylaw: Center Parking
Not adopted, April 12. Would have authorized Zoning
Board of Appeals to modify parking requirements applica-
ble to Center Business District.
Art. 12: Amendments to Standards for RD Districts
Adopted May 12. Permits substitution of dimensional stan-
dards for certain projects in large tracts of land.
Art. 13: Zoning Bylaw: Metropolitan State Hospital land,
Concord Ave.
Adopted May 12. Changed designation to RD, Planned
Residential, to accommodate planning for development of
former state hospital land.
Art. 14: Operating Budget
Adopted April 28. Provides monies for all Town depart-
ments. Amounts to be raised from the tax levy except as
noted. Numbers in the left hand column refer to line items.
Notations in italics, "With $,$$$ contingent on override,"
indicates what amount would be withheld if an override
failed.
EDUCATION
1100 Lexington Public Schools $6613571468
With 53,271,485 contingent on
override.
Also see Articles 21, 22.
1200 Minuteman Regional School 9281474
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
2110 Contributory Retirement $310151532
With $65,762 transferred from Water
Enterprise Fund, $16,441 from Sewer
Enterprise Fund.
2120 Non - Contributory Retirement $851000
2130- Insurance $418041653
2150 With $65,762 transferred from Water
Enterprise Fund, $16,441 from Sewer
Enterprise Fund.
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2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 21
Town Meeting continued from previous page
DEBT SERVICE
Reserve Fund
2210 Payment on Funded Debt
$314411000
With $260,000 transferred from
$501000
receipts reserved for appropriation.
With $50,000 for step raises, and
2220 Interest on Funded Debt
$5531670
With $5,200 transferred from receipts
reserved for appropriation.
Enterprise Fund, $1,791 from Sewer
2230 Temporary Borrowing
$2421512
2240 Exempt Debt
$613631045
With $937,960 transferred from
Parking Meter Fund.
receipts reserved for appropriation;
Municipal Services Personnel
$100,000 from Recreation Enterprise
2400
Fund.
$1021400
OPERATING ARTICLES
2310
Reserve Fund
$1501000
2320
Municipal Salary Adjustments
$501000
With $50,000 for step raises, and
$2,029 transferred from Water
4100
Enterprise Fund, $1,791 from Sewer
$4151140
Enterprise Fund.
Organizational Expenses
Parking Meter Fund.
2400
Municipal Services Personnel
$331976
2400
Municipal Services Expenses
$1021400
Community
Services
Fire Department Expenses
3100
DPW Personnel
$218011758
3500
With $262,613 transferred from
5100
Water Enterprise Fund; $262,613
$114001313
from Sewer Enterprise Fund; $100,000
5100
from Cemetery Trust Funds; $75,000
$2761859
5200
from Recreation Enterprise Fund.
$114171355
With $40,000 contingent on override.
3100
DPW General Expenses
$410201096
Social
With $45,979 transferred from
6000
Parking Meter Fund.
$71300
3600
Transportation Personnel
$651184
Community Development
With $45,184 contingent on override.
7100
3600
Transportation Expenses
$2251844
With $38,044 contingent on override.
With $167,844 contingent on override.
7100
3700
Water Department
$517171042
With $20,000 contingent on override.
Transfer from Water Enterprise Fund.
7200
3800
Sewer Department
$713831253
With $17,361 continent on override.
Transfer from Sewer Enterprise Fund.
7200
Public Safety
4100
Police Personnel
$318551631
With $164,374 transferred from
Parking Meter Fund;
Witb $69,671 contingent on override.
4100
Police Expenses
$4151140
With $22,000 transferred from
Parking Meter Fund.
With $26,411 contingent on override.
4200
Fire Department Personnel
$315711007
4200
Fire Department Expenses
$4321289
With $19,317 contingent on override.
Culture and Recreation
5100
Library Personnel
$114001313
With $191,730 contingent on override.
5100
Library Expenses
$2761859
5200
Recreation Department
$114171355
Transfer from Recreation Enterprise
Fund.
Social
Services
6000
Social Services Personnel
$71300
6000
Social Services Expenses
$0
Community Development
7100
Community Dev. Personnel
$5761477
With $38,044 contingent on override.
7100
Community Dev. Expenses
$581360
With $20,000 contingent on override.
7200
Planning Personnel
$1841497
With $17,361 continent on override.
7200
Planning Expenses
$81450
7300
Economic Dev. Personnel
$61000
However, Town Manager authorized to
spend $198,994 for Liberty Ride Program.
7300
Economic Dev. Expenses
$0
General Government
8110
Selectmen Personnel
$611150
With $2,356 transferred from Water
Enterprise Fund, $2,357 from Sewer
Enterprise Fund.
8110
Selectmen Expenses
$691150
8120
Legal Fees /Expenses
$2251000
8130
Town Report
$61000
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Town Meeting continued from previous page
8200 Town Manager Personnel $3521103
With $34,558 transferred from Water
Enterprise Fund, $34,559 from Sewer
Enterprise Fund.
8200 Town Manager Expenses $141667
Town Committees
8310 Appropriation Committee $11000
8320 Misc. Boards, Committees $81755
8330 Public Celebrations $251000
Finance
8400 Finance Personnel $6581902
With $159,356 transferred from Water
Enterprise Fund, $159,356 from Sewer
Enterprise Fund.
8400 Finance Expenses $2211700
Town Clerk
8500 Town Clerk Personnel
$1901686
8500 Town Clerk Expenses
$591125
Management Information Services
8600 MIS Personnel
$1651065
8600 MIS Expenses
$1901900
Amendment to Art. 14
f) Traffic Signal Improvements
April 28, Resolution: Board of Selectmen to review
all
municipal fees.
Borrowed
Art. 15: Supplementary Appropriations for Current Fiscal
Year (FY2003)
$351000
Indefinitely postponed May 5.
Art. 16: Prior Years Unpaid Bills
$1301000
Indefinitely postponed May 3.
Art. 17: Supplementary Appropriations for
Authorized Capital Improvement Projects
$3451000
Adopted April 14. Borrowed. Fire Department
Pumper.
Art. 18: Capital Projects and Equipment
Adopted May 3.
a) Building Envelope
$3401000
Borrowed
b) Public Works Equipment
$3701000
Borrowed
c) DPW Operations Facility $0
d) Street - Related Improvements
$110001000
$500,000 from tax levy
$460,000 Highway Reimbursement Notes
$40,000 borrowed
e) Storm Sewer Improvements
$1501000
Transferred from Sewer Enterprise Fund.
f) Traffic Signal Improvements
$0
g) Sidewalk Improvements
$1001000
Borrowed
h) Recreation Facilities Improvements
$351000
Borrowed
i) Tennis Court Improvement
$1301000
Transferred from Recreation
Enterprise Fund.
Art. 19: Water Flow Improvement
$8501000
Adopted April 14. $400,000 transferred from
Water Enterprise Fund; $450,000 borrowed.
Art. 20: Sewer Improvements $6001000
Adopted April 14. Transfer from Sewer
Enterprise Fund; also, to apply for state and
federal funding.
Art. 21: School Capital Project $6901000
Adopted May 3. For remodeling and repairing
school buildings; borrowed.
Art. 22: School Technology Upgrade $2501000
Adopted May 3. Borrowed.
Art. 23: Porter Lane Street Acceptance
Adopted March 29.
Art. 24: Laconia St. Acceptance
Adopted May 3.
Art. 25: Community Access Revolving Fund
Adopted April 7. To be used only for local access, public,
educational, and governmental programming. Funded by
license fees from cable TV providers.
Art. 26: Municipal Electric Utility Plant
Adopted May 3. Encouraged Selectmen to further explore
establishing local electric utility plant, and seek legislative
approval.
Art. 27: Feasibility Study; Electric Plant
Indefinitely postponed May 3. Would have funded feasibi-
ity study of the electric plant proposal.
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2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 23
Town Meeting continued from previous page
Art. 28: Rescind Unused Borrowing Authority
Adopted March 29. Related to Art. 10 of 2000 Town
Meeting for water main repairs. Unused portion amounted
to $1,043.
Art. 29: Stabilization Fund $8071322
Adopted May 5. Established new fund for
capital expenditures. Projects must get Town
Meeting approval by two -third vote.
Art. 30: Hanscom Air Force Base
Resolution Adopted March 31. Encouraged town officials
to continue strong support for retention of Hanscom Air
Force Base.
Art. 31: Senior Tax Relief
Adopted May 5. Asked the State to standardize and
enhance local options for towns to provide tax relief for
low - income senior citizens.
Art. 32: Increased Tax Exemptions for Citizens on Limited
Income
Indefinitely postponed May 5.
Art. 33: Removal /Installation of Utility Poles
Resolution adopted April 14. Selectmen urged to ask State
for legislation giving Lexington and other towns the right
to enforce bylaws that require utilities to remove "double
poles."
Art. 34: Amend Tree Bylaw
Adopted March 31. Clarified and amended certain
provisions of the Tree Bylaw.
Art. 35: Military Pay Act
Adopted March 31. Protects salaries of certain public
employees serving in the armed forces.
Art. 36: Property Transfer to LexHAB
Adopted April 7. Transferred land and buildings on town -
owned land to LexHAB: 18 Banks Avenue, 8 Bruce Road,
3 Edna Street, 15 Grandview Avenue, 16 Philip Road, 6
Sedge Road, 31 Skyview Road, 3 Stedman Road, and 14
Woodland Road.
Art. 37: Accept State Law Governing Fire Sprinkler Systems
Indefinitely postponed March 29. Would have required
certain inns and motels to install compliant fire sprinkler
systems.
Art. 38: Fire Dept. Under Civil Service Law
Motion not adopted, May 5. Would have placed Fire
Department personnel under Civil Service.
Art. 39: Amend Noise Bylaw, Special Permits
Motion Adopted March 31.
Art. 40: Amend Noise Bylaw, Stationary Engine Run -Up
Motion adopted May 5.
Art. 41: Long Range Planning
Motion not adopted April 12. Would have appointed com-
mittee to study proposal to form Long Range Planning
Committee.
Art. 42: Patriot Act Resolution
Motion adopted April 12. A resolution that calls for repeal
of unconstitutional provisions of the Federal Patriot Act
and instructs local officials to record the Town's opposi-
tion to actions which diminish liberties guaranteed under
the Bill of Rights.
Art. 43: Use of Funds to Reduce Tax Rate
Indefinitely postponed May 12.
Page 24 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Police Department
Expenditures
FY04
FY03
Payroll
Police
$219401441
$314413491
Dispatch
$3843508
$400,542
Parking Meter Maintenance
$343321
$311283
Expenses
Police
$3751675
$3681014
Dispatch
$253017
$263726
Parking Meter Maintenance
$223801
$161684
Personnel
Full Time
Police
44*
5 6
Dispatch
7
8
Parking Meter Maintenance
1
1
Part Time
Police
0
5
One additional police officer position was funded by a U.S.
Department of Justice grant and is outside of Police budget
figures presented. Figures represent all sworn and non -
sworn staff paid by the tax levy.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Christopher Casey,
Chief of Police since 1993.
Personnel Changes
As a result of the 2003 override failure, the Police
Department lost funding for the equivalent of 15 full -time
officers. Several positions were not filled as a result of retire-
ment and nine officers were laid off. These cuts challenged
the Department's capacity to respond to crime and other
calls for service, reducing the Department's ability to address
community issues and practice the philosophy of
Community Policing.
The December 2003 retirement of four senior officers
allowed the Department to maintain the strength of the force
and rehire Officers Steven Papia, Salvatore Mirabella, John
Frissore and Joseph Kelly who had been laid off at the begin-
ning of the fiscal year. The approval of the FY05 budget par-
tially restored funding resulting in increased patrols, investi-
gations, and programs including 6 of 12 eliminated police
officer positions. Officers Michael Tuomi and Robert
Sweeney joined the Department, transferring from other
police departments. Three police cadets were hired on a
part -time basis. James Cataldo was hired as Parking
Enforcement Officer; Mary Donahue, the former Parking
Enforcement Officer, Pamela Harron, and Tracey Pisano
were appointed Dispatchers. Services within the Detective
Bureau were partially restored allowing Detective Robert
Mercer to be transferred from patrol back to the Middlesex
Suburban Drug Task Force. Officer Joseph Lahiff was
appointed to the Federally- funded position of School
Resource Officer and Officer Christina Demambro was
appointed Family Service Officer. Charles Sargent was pro-
moted to Captain and is responsible for police operations.
Noteworthy Investigations
A Swampscott man was arrested in March after he stole
an ATM card from an 88- year -old Lexington woman.
Over a 7 -day period, $10,000 in property and cash was
stolen.
• A 16- year -old Lexington juvenile was charged with coun-
terfeiting after he was found to be manufacturing U.S. cur-
rency.
The Lexington Police and School Departments collaborat-
ed on an investigation into the theft of $33,000 from the
Lexington High School's Policy Debate account in June. A
former Policy Debate Team Coach was alleged to have
engaged in false inflated expense billing, double billing,
and forging and cashing checks issued to pay judges and
assistant coaches. He resigned his position in January and
is no longer employed by the Lexington Schools, having
pled guilty in December 2004.
In August, an Arlington man and a Lexington juvenile
were arrested after they broke into and stole from 30 auto-
mobiles involving 22 victims.
Two 18- year -old Arlington men were indicted by a
Middlesex County Grand Jury in August for a series of
fires that occurred in East Lexington in June. Lexington
Police and Fire Investigators partnered with Arlington
Police and Fire Investigators and the State Fire Marshall's
Office in investigating the burning of two houses and a
garage in Lexington and the burning of several motor
vehicles in both Arlington and Lexington. The two men
each stand charged with 16 felony counts.
Lexington Police Detectives led a group of communities in
executing a search warrant of a Medford home that result-
ed in the arrest and indictment of a 30- year -old Medford
resident for breaking into and stealing from two
Lexington homes. Five hundred pieces of jewelry were
recovered along with 20 knives, 2 loaded handguns and a
significant quantity of heroin. A number of housebreaks in
neighboring communities were cleared as a result of this
arrest and investigation.
Programs and Initiatives
As members of the North East Massachusetts Law
Enforcement Council, Lexington officers were deployed in
Boston during the Democratic National Convention and the
Red Sox Play -off and World Series games. The partial
restoration in funding on July 1 permitted the assignment of
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2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 25
Police Department continued from previous page
one School Resource Officer to Lexington High School, par-
ticipation in the Suburban Middlesex Drug Task Force, and
appointment of a Family Service Officer. A $12,000 grant as
part of the "Click -it or Ticket" and "You Drink You Lose"
campaigns provided funds for overtime expenses and new
equipment for traffic enforcement programs. A significant
donation by the Lexington Elks Club equipped every
Lexington officer with a portable radio.
Service Calls and Statistics
Calls for service were down by about 10% from the previous
year in large part because staffing shortages resulted in the
public being referred to private companies for certain ser-
vices. With the passage of the override, the subsequent rehir-
ing of patrol officers resulted in 3781 citations issued, 50%
more than last year. The number of prosecutions remained
consistent with the previous year and there appeared to be no
significant change in crime occurring in Lexington. Four of
this year's high accident locations are repeats from previous
years. Significantly, the intersection of Marrett Road and
Massachusetts Avenue at Minuteman Tech no longer has a
high incident of accidents since traffic improvements were
completed. However, Bedford Street from Rte. 95/128 to
Hartwell Avenue remains on the list of problem areas as does
Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington Center.
Complaints and Calls For Service
Motor Vehicle Accident Calls ............... 831
Animal Control .......................... 232
Alarms: Residential /Commercial ............ 1660
Fire Calls ............................. 1038
Medical Assists ......................... 2021
Motorist Assists ......................... 378
Missing Persons .......................... 41
Disturbance /Dispute ...................... 233
Building /Person Checks ................... 1313
Suspicious Activity ....................... 150
All Crimes ............................. 884
Miscellaneous Calls ...................... 3547
Total ...... .........................12,328
Motor Vehicle Citations Issued
Warnings ............................. 1731
Civil Infractions ........................ 1830
Criminal Complaints ...................... 149
Arrests.... .............................71
Total ..... ...........................3781
High Accident Locations (10 or more)
Bedford Street @ Rte. 95/128 cloverleaf .........
39
Massachusetts Avenue (Lexington Center area) ...
34
Bedford Street @ Hartwell Avenue .............
23
Bedford Street @ Eldred Street ................
15
Marrett Road @ Waltham Street ..............
15
Waltham Street @ Worthen Road .............
12
Hartwell Avenue @ Maguire Road ............
10
Fines Generated by Traffic Enforcement
Parking Violations ................ $ 1191062.50
Moving Violations ................ $1281858.19,.t.
-,'Represents 11 months of receipts from Registry of Moror Vehicles
Criminal Court Summary
Arrest without Warrant ....................
138
Arrest with warrant .......................
26
Criminal Summons .......................
153
Clerks Hearings ..........................
60
Private Complaints .........................
3
Protective Custody .........................
5
Juvenile Diversion .........................
18
Total Number of Defendants ................
403
Serious Criminal Court Cases
Operating to Endanger ......................
9
Operating without license ...................
54
Operating under the influence ................
24
Revoked /Suspended License ..................
90
Disorderly /Disturb Peace ....................
16
Liquor Violations .........................
19
Vandalism /Malicious Destruction .............
37
Forgery, uttering, counterfeiting ...............
14
Receiving Stolen Property ...................
11
Drug Violations ..........................
31
Domestic Order Violations ..................
14
Assaults . ...............................
55
Threats .... .............................10
Trespass ... .............................15
Robbery... ..............................4
Arson ..... .............................24
Burglary /Breaking & Entering ................
75
Theft /larceny ............................
94
Total ..... ............................596
Larcenies Reported ... 275
Calls for Service .....12,328
Auto Thefts ............. 3
Serious Offenses ....... 419
M/V Accidents ........1021
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Page 26 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Fire Department
APPOINTED by the
Town Manager: Chief
William Middlemiss
since March 2004
ROLE: To protect the
lives and property of
the community from
emergencies involving fire, medical, hazardous materials,
and environmental causes. This mission will be achieved
through public education, code management, and emer-
gency response. The Chief of the Fire Department also
serves as the Emergency Management Director whose
responsibilities include providing assistance to the commu-
nity following natural disasters and other emergencies.
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$311421525
$315051556
Expenses
$4171026
$4951244
Personnel
Full Time
54
55
HIGHLIGHTS
• Placed into service full -time Advanced Life Support,
staffed by the department's Fire Fighter- Paramedics.
• Re- opened the East Lexington Fire Station.
• Continued to participate within the School System with
the Student Awareness of Fire Safety Education program
during the fall months of the year.
Traffic Safety
Advisory Committee
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen on traffic safety
issues. Residents with traffic safety related concerns
or suggestions write to the Selectmen's Office and
these items are forwarded to the TSAC where they are
scheduled for a public meeting. TSAC recommenda-
tions are presented to the Selectmen at a public hear-
ing. If approved, the recommendations for signs or
markings are forwarded to the Department of Public
Works for implementation and code changes are for-
warded to the Town Clerk's Office.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Steve Frymer and
Sudhir Murthy, Dana Ham (School Department),
Captain Charles Sargent (Police Department) and a
pending DPW appointment.
HIGHLIGHTS
This has been a transition year for TSAC with several
citizen vacancies and no chair, as well as new staff
appointments from both the Police and School
Departments and a pending DPW appointment. The
DPW and Police Department are reviewing TSAC
procedures to improve overall efficiency and effec-
tiveness in responding to citizens' traffic safety con-
cerns. Recommendations for procedural changes are
forthcoming.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Instituted a Trained Fire Investigation Unit in conjunction
with the Lexington Police Department.
Participating actively in the Middlesex County Juvenile
Fire Setters Program.
Fire Prevention Division
The division continues to be staffed by the assistant chief
with assistance from fire suppression personnel in a limit-
ed inspection role. It is responsible for issuing approxi-
mately 40 different permits ranging from blasting, instal-
lation of sprinklers, fire alarms, oil burners, propane
tanks, aboveground and underground storage tanks for
flammable and combustible liquids, and the transporta-
tion of flammable and combustible liquids. All permits
require inspections for compliance with the Board of Fire
Prevention Regulations, generally performed by the assis-
tant chief.
The Town has seen an increase in the replacement of
older single - family homes with larger new dwellings.
Several areas in town are undergoing major tenant space
renovations as well; they include the former Raytheon
property off Spring Street and occupancies on Hartwell
and Hayden Avenue. All new dwellings require plan
reviews for smoke detectors while other new or renovat-
ed buildings require reviews for fire alarm and sprinkler
system plans. The shift commanders perform smoke
detector inspections of new dwellings for occupancy and
existing dwellings before the sale of a house. The assistant
chief oversees acceptance tests of fire alarm and sprinkler
systems in other occupancies.
There are 52 fire safety inspections performed quarterly
at schools, nursing homes, day care centers etc., which are
performed by the fire suppression companies. These
inspections are required pursuant to Massachusetts
General Law Chapter 148.
The Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.)
Program continues to be a success. The mission is to
enable students to recognize the dangers of fire and more
specifically the fire hazards that tobacco products pose.
The program is presented by two fire officers to approxi-
mately 500 Grade 1 students in the six elementary
schools. Children are taught:
— Stop, Drop, and Roll
— Making and Practicing Home Escape Plans
— Reporting Fires and Emergencies
— Crawl Low in Smoke
— Smoke Detector Maintenance
— Kitchen Fire Safety
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Fire Department continued from previous page
This training helps reduce anxiety levels so that the chil-
dren are better able to react to stressful situations. It
reduces fires, burns, and deaths, and provides an opportu-
nity for the children to see fire fighters as role models.
Held an Open House at fire headquarters in conjunction
with Fire Prevention Week. Approximately 500 residents
attended. Participants were able to don firefighters turn-
out gear, man live hose lines, and witness vehicle extrica-
tion techniques using the Jaws of Life tool.
Fire Suppression and Emergency Response
• Total emergency responses were 3461, increasing by 200
calls from 2003.
• 1911 calls were medical emergencies with 1453 resulting
in transportation of one or more patients to a medical
facility, an increase of over 100 from the previous year.
Fire Loss
Estimated property loss from fire exceeded $2 million.
There were three multiple alarm fires, a 2 -alarm fire at the
Route 128 rest area, a 3 -alarm fire on Rawson Ave, a 2-
alarm fire on Gould Road, and a 2 -alarm fire on Tufts
Road. In addition, the department responded to numer-
ous natural gas incidents, including one that left over 500
residents in the Bedford Street area without service.
Responded to the East Village Nursing Home in early
January to a report of a broken sprinkler pipe which
resulted in the facility losing power. This incident
involved a massive middle -of- the -night transfer of all
patients to other facilities in the Commonwealth. The
logistics to carry out this feat in just over four hours is a
tribute to the men and women of the Lexington Fire
Department, Dispatchers, and Police Department.
Personnel
• Gary Silva retired and Firefighter John McEchern trans-
ferred to the Cambridge Fire Department.
• Mark Ferraria was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned
to the East Lexington Station.
• New personnel were hired to bring staffing back to its
authorized strength: Assistant Chief Wayne Delaney, Fire
Fighter /Paramedics: Bryan Webb, Dave Hargrave,
Christopher Hickey, James Weston, Eric DeTrask, Scott
Morency, and Chris Pouliot.
New Equipment
• Placed two battery- driven extrication tools into service.
Each engine companies now carries some form of extri-
cation equipment.
• Awarded a contract to Greenwood Fire Apparatus of
Attleboro, MA for an engine to replace the 1988 Kovach.
The new engine will have a larger water tank, integral
foam system, and other modernized applications.
Delivery is expected the first week in January 2005.
Emergency Response
5000
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
■ Total Emergency Calls ❑ Medical Calls
Page 28 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Board of Health
Payroll
Expenditures
FY04
$111,324
$180,238
Personnel
1119
841
Full Time
3
4
Part Time
1
1
ROLE: To pro-
tect and promote
Expenditures
FY04
FY03
the health of resi-
1525
1119
841
dents and those
169
186
130
who work in or
69
112
99
visit the Town;
640
265
1111
to develop and
implement effective
health policies,
regulations
and pro-
grams that prevent
disease and ensure the well
being of
the community.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair James
Fearnside, MS; Burt Perlmutter, MD.; Wendy Heiger -
Bernays, PhD; Jean Kelly, MD; and Sharon MacKenzie,
RN. Staff: Acting Health Director Derek Fullerton, RS,
CEHT; Environmental Health Agent Kathy Fox; Part -time
Animal Control Officer (as of December) Stephanie
Doucette; and Office Manager Ann Belliveau. Interviews
for a part -time Public Health Nurse have been conducted
and the Town hopes to have a nurse on board as of
January 2005.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Awarded emergency planning grant funding from the
Federal Government to purchase emergency response
items and training. Purchased items such as personal pro-
tective equipment, an automated external defibrillator,
two -way emergency radios, emergency response manuals,
personnel identification badges, and vehicle decals.
Coordinated an emergency planning and bioterrorism
training seminar with the Harvard School of Public
Health- Center for Public Health Preparedness for 30 par-
ticipants, including personnel from the Health
Department, Board of Health, Fire Department, Police
Department, Public Works, School Health, Senior
Services, and the Conservation Department.
• Partnered with the Recreation Department and received a
skin cancer awareness grant from the Massachusetts
Health Officers Association, to be used to encourage skin
cancer prevention. Created a sun safety educational sign
that was mounted at the Lexington Pool Facility and
bought additional umbrellas for shade.
• Continued participation in the Northeast Solid Waste
Consortium - sponsored program to reduce mercury, a
potent neurotoxin, in the waste stream. Accepted mercury
thermometers, blood pressure cuffs, switches, and ther-
mostats at the Health Department. Provided over 4000
mercury educational flyers to the elementary and middle
age schools for the children to bring home to promote
education and awareness.
• Participated in the East Middlesex Mosquito Control
Program which included applications of larvacide to town
catch basins during the 2004 mosquito- breeding season as
well as West Nile Virus monitoring and surveillance.
Reinstated program after it was cut from the 2004 budget.
• Coordinated and conducted two flu vaccine clinics that
followed the outlines (vaccination of high -risk individuals)
set by the State Department of Pubic Health pertaining to
the original flu vaccine shortage. Conducted the first
clinic at St. Brigids Parish and the second clinic at the
Lexington Senior Center. Vaccinated approximately 640
people at the two clinics.
• Conducted 26 food inspections on Patriots' Day of ven-
dors with temporary food permits to ensure proper food
safety and handling during the parade event. Sponsored
food safety training seminars at no cost to Lexington food
establishments, nurseries, and child care providers.
• Developed grease interceptor regulations that will be
implemented into the Board of Health regulations in 2005
to increase food service facilities efforts in decreasing the
amount of grease entering the town sewer system and thus
reducing blockages.
Statistics
2004 2003 2002
Permits Issued 541 560 383
Inspections
534
467
650
Inquiries
1525
1119
841
Complaints
169
186
130
Communicable Diseases
69
112
99
Immunizations (Influenza)
640
265
1111
Biosafety Committee
ROLE: To oversee all uses of recombinant DNA
(rDNA) within the Town of Lexington; to advise the
Board of Health, which issues permits to facilities using
rDNA; and to review all applications for permits for the
use of rDNA for compliance with local, state, and fed-
eral guidelines.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Janice Pero,
PhD; James Fearnside, MS; Wendy Heiger — Bernays,
PhD. Staff: Health Director, Derek Fullerton, RS,
CEHT.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Reviewed two rDNA facilities' applications and pro-
vided comments to the Board of Health for permitting.
• Hired a biosafety inspector to perform inspections
and reviews of the seven permitted facilities in
Lexington.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 29
Public Safety Staffing Review Committee
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen on the effectiveness of the
Town's public safety operations (Fire and Police), assess the
effect of staff and service reductions due to the 2003 failed
override, and provide recommendations on meeting public
safety needs.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Edith Flynn,
PhD, Vice Chair Joanne Schnare, Nancy Adler, Michael
Barry, Cleveland Coats, Paul Keene, Leo McSweeney,
Richard Pagett, Gant Redmon, George Robinson, Barry
Sampson. Created December 2003, the Committee met
weekly or bi- weekly until September. Upon acceptance of the
Report by the Selectmen, the Committee was dissolved.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Conducted extensive research, including data collection,
interviews, site visits, comparative research, comparative
surveys, and observation of the activities of the Lexington
Fire and Police Departments.
— Assessed whether the failed override affected public
safety and the safety of personnel in the Lexington
Police and Fire Departments;
— Conducted an organizational analysis of the Police and
Fire Departments (environment, budget, organizational
structure and management, personnel, program devel-
opment capacity);
— Examined how the failed override affected patrol cov-
erage, police tasks, and special mission work;
— Determined how the failed override affected preventive
and proactive fire and police tasks;
— Assessed the impact of departmental cuts on emergency
and non - emergency response times;
Noise Advisory Committee
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen on matters relating to Noise
Bylaw.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen. Chair Anthony
Galaitsis, Julian Bussgang, Jim Fairnside, Myla Kabat -Zinn,
Ted Page, and Martha Wood. Selectmen Liaison Richard
Paggett; Police Department Liaison Lt. Mark Corr; Board
of Health Staff Liaison Derek Fullerton.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Followed closely the developments associated with the
requested noise barrier on Route 128 in the Turning Mill
Road area. A member of the Noise Advisory Committee
conducted traffic noise measurements on May 21 and
summarized the results of these measurements in a memo-
randum to the Board of Selectmen.
• Prepared a draft of the form to be used by a petitioner
seeking a Special Permit under the Noise Bylaw. The pro-
posed form is undergoing final review.
— Investigated whether administrative requirements were
affected by departmental cuts
• Issued a 60 -page report to the Selectmen, downloadable at
the Town's website, http: / /ci.lexington.ma.us. Among the
many findings was that public safety had been put at risk
due to the failed 2003 override. Many recommendations
were made including:
— Creation of a permanent Advisory Committee on
Public Safety to advice the Selectmen, town officials,
and the public of all matters related to town fire safety,
police, and dispatch protection on an ongoing basis.
The Advisory Committee should include bono fide
experts on Fire Science and Police.
— Placing 2002 Police and Fire department budgets into
the baseline budget and thereby out of overrides;
— Increasing training for Fire and Police Departments;
— Removing toxic leakage at Fire Department
Headquarters without delay;
— Hiring a full -time administrative assistant or clerk for
the Fire Chief;
— Updating of technology and compliance with standards
for Police (national accreditation) and Fire (NFPA stan-
dards);
— Budget for the replacement of 911 Emergency
Technology, with an emphasis on the interoperability
of all dispatch /police /fire communications equipment;
— Hiring of a Fire Prevention Officer and a Fire Training
Officer;
— Restoring the Middle School Officer;
— Building and fully staffing a third fire station by FY07.
Identified an alternate candidate site for Massport's Noise
Monitor currently located at the intersection of Preston
Road and Crawford Road. The proposal of the new site
followed preliminary noise measurements conducted by
members of the Noise Advisory Committee to verify that
the proposed site is less affected by Route 128 noise.
At the Board of Selectmen's request, continued the review
of and comment on noise issues related to the operations
of Arlex Oil and of the noise mitigation measures pro-
posed by Arlex Oil.
Initiated a review of the noise complaints logging methods
used by the Police Department and by the Board of
Health. The plan is to review the complaints on a quarter-
ly basis and propose adjustments to the Noise Bylaw
(Lexington Code, Chapter 80), if necessary.
Page 30 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Department of Public Works
APPOINTED
by the Town
Manager: Dir-
ector William
Hadley since
April 2000.
ROLE: To
enhance the
quality of life
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$ 3,8601236
$ 41351,718
Expenses
$14,325,818
$14,864,423
Personnel
Full Time
75
86
Part Time
10
7
Seasonal
0
2
in Lexington
and support the 2020 vision. Every effort is made to maxi-
mize the efficient and effective use of resources in support,
maintenance, and upkeep of the infrastructure, public
lands, and programs. The Department is committed to pub-
lic safety and providing prompt, courteous, quality service
to customers and each other.
STAFF CHANGES
In January, Dennis Meehan was appointed superintendent
of the Water and Sewer Division. Having previously held a
management position at the Lowell Water Utility, he brings
his knowledge and strong management and leadership skills
to this position.
For the second year in a row, Public Works was affected by
major staff reductions. Six employees opted to take early
retirement in December 2003 and their positions were elim-
inated. Building Maintenance, Road Machinery, Cemetery
and Sewer Division each lost one position. Highway
Division lost two positions. Management and staff had to
assume the necessary work. Priorities and how to provide
services were re- evaluated. In some cases, services were con-
tracted out or timeliness suffered.
With only two employees at the Cemetery, a Forestry employ-
ee was assigned to maintain Cemetery responsibilities.
Though this affected other services, employees were moved
around to perform the necessary service to the community.
Alternative ways to provide the services are being studied.
OVERRIDE IMPACTS
The successful override vote in June allowed the DPW to
reinstate the following programs: 1) 12 weeks of curbside
yard waste pickup, 2) overtime street light maintenance, 3)
cleaning services for Cary Library, 4) full scheduling of
catch basin cleaning, 5) Center cleaning and weekend trash
pickup, and 6) the weekday 6 -route LEXPRESS mini -bus
system.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Resurfaced another ten miles of streets as the second phase
of the $7,000,000 debt exclusion article funded in 2002.
. .........................
Alicia MacDonald stands beside a Parks Division trac-
torlYnower as her son Kevin delights in taking the wheel at
the DPW Open House in May.
• Hosted a second annual Open House in May at the
Operations Facility. Over 500 residents participated in
demonstrations of equipment and explanations of DPW
functions. Children enjoyed climbing on trucks, and learn-
ing about different Public Works jobs and services.
DPW Administration
ROLE: To man-
age personnel,
monitor the annu-
al budget, provide
outreach to the
community,
supervise the
numerous pro-
jects, and compet-
itively bid contracts for Public Works services including dis-
posal of solid waste, recycling and special collections for State -
banned hazardous products, composting facility, snow plow-
ing, street lighting, transportation, and parking programs.
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$3181226
$3361713
Expenses
$ 271081
$ 321251
Personnel
Full Time
5
7
Part Time
1
1
HIGHLIGHTS
• The Director was appointed by the Commonwealth's
Secretary of Public Safety to represent Public Works for
the Northeast Homeland Security Council consisting of
89 Massachusetts communities. The goal of the Council
is to develop a regional homeland security plan. The
Director also served on the Planning and Training
Subcommittee and hosted a meeting at the National
Heritage Museum in December for 200 emergency man-
agers representing police, fire, public works, public health
and hospitals, and emergency medical services.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 31
DPW: Administration continued from previous page
Negotiated an agreement to accept the Town of
Arlington's curbside yard waste collections at the
Composting Facility beginning in July.
Provided management and administrative support for the
regional Household Hazardous Products Facility including
the maintenance of the facility, the accounting function,
and analysis of statistics for the eight member towns.
Provided liaisons to several work groups and ad hoc com-
mittees devoted to the study of water and sewer rates,
renovation or relocation of the DPW Operations Facility,
and the electric utility.
Engineering Division
ROLE: To pro-
vide design, con-
struction, and
management ser-
vices to the DPW
and to other
departments,
boards, commit-
tees, and the general public.
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$2941047
36011842
Expenses
$ 91481
$ 91481
Personnel
Payroll
$3421459
Full Time
6
7
Part Time
6
0
Town Engineer: Peter Chalpin, P.E., since September 1998.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Infrastructure Renewal: Engineering staff designed, man-
aged and /or supervised projects totaling approximately
$2 million.
Contract 04 -1 $1,760,000
Street Resurfacing
Contractor: E. H. Perkins Co., Inc.
Resurfaced 10 miles of streets
Contract 03 -2 $100,000
Storm Water Improvements Study
Contractor: Tutela Engineering Co., Inc.
Contract 04 -4 $164,000
Sewer Rehabilitation
Contractor: American Water Service Co., Inc.
Slip -lined sanitary sewer main in the Vine
Brook neighborhood.
• Facilities Design, Construction & Renewal: Engineering
staff designed, managed and /or supervised projects total-
ing approximately $565,000.
Contract 04 -3 $129,000
Cary Hall Interior
Contractor: Alpha Contracting, Inc.
Re- decorated the interior of Cary
Memorial Hall.
Contract 03 -6 $351,000
Town Office Building HVAC Replacement
Contractor: P. J. Dionne Co., Inc.
Replaced all heating and cooling equipment
and controls in the Town Office Building.
Contract 05 -3 $85,000
Town Office Building Elevator Repair
Contractor: Stanley Elevator Co., Inc.
Re- sleeved elevator hydraulic lift mechanism.
• New Water /Sewer Connection Permits: Issued 14 permits
for new water or sewer service for new homes.
• Water /Sewer Permits: Issued 160 permits for repair/
replacement of water or sewer service to existing homes.
• Street Opening Permits: Approved and issued 178 permits
for opening or occupying the public way to contractors.
• Property /Utility Records: Received 1,052 requests for
information from citizens, contractors, developers, and
realtors.
Public Building Maintenance
ROLE: To ensure
FY04
FY03
$5461234
environmentally
Expenditures
FY04
FY03
safe and aestheti-
Payroll
$3421459
$3341581
cally pleasing
Expenses
$3881505
$4091247
public buildings
by providing cus-
Personnel
todial services,
Full Time
8
9
preventive main-
Part Time
1
1
tenance, repairs
and renovations, monitoring energy use, and
overseeing
contracted repairs.
Superintendent: Wayne Medlin since April 2001.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Performed preventive maintenance and minor repairs to
mechanical systems in the Town Office Building, Police
Station, Fire Stations, and DPW Facility, including repair-
ing coils and replacing a boiler section.
• From April through mid - December, oversaw the contract-
ed HVAC upgrade at the Town Office Building.
• Oversaw boiler repairs in Cary Memorial Hall, Fire
Headquarters, and the DPW Operations Facility.
• Spent a major amount of time putting Cary Memorial
Hall back online after the return of Cary Library to their
renovated building. Removed and disposed of furniture
and equipment and oversaw the contracted cleaning,
painting, and refinishing of floors.
• Reopened the East Lexington Fire Station in July.
Repainted the interior and updated the electrical system.
Highway Division
ROLE: To main-
tain 126 miles of
accepted streets
and sidewalks,
the drainage sys-
tem, brooks and
street and traffic
signs and signals,
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$5461234
$6371842
Expenses
$1861437
$2041811
Personnel
Full Time
13
15
continued on next page
Page 32 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
DPW: Highway Division continued from previous page
and to oversee the Road Machinery Division and Snow
Removal Operations.
Manager of Operations /Superintendent: Wayne Brooks
since May 2000.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Street and Sidewalk Repair: Used over 1100 tons of asphalt
to maintain roads and sidewalks and to install berm.
• Storm Drain Maintenance: Repaired and rebuilt over 36
catch basins.
• Catch Basin Cleaning: Cleaned 4625 catch basins.
• Street Sweeping: Performed by town personnel on a
straight -time basis using one of two town -owned sweepers.
• Traffic Line and Crosswalk Markings: Lines were paint-
ed in the fall by a publicly bid contractor. Crosswalk and
parking lines were painted in the spring and summer by
DPW staff on a straight -time basis. Due to budget cuts,
only partial line painting was completed.
• Traffic Sign Maintenance: 2400 traffic control signs and
500 parking meters were maintained. All repairs and
installations were handled to ensure a timely response to
traffic control issues. New computerized street sign cut-
ting machine has increased street sign production and
allowed for the larger and more reflective street signs to
be made and installed faster.
• Traffic Signal Maintenance: Maintained 10 traffic control
signals and 11 additional flashing signals or spotlights.
Staff replaced bulbs and a private contractor performed
repairs on an on -call basis.
Snow Removal Operations
ROLE: To handle
all snowplowing
and sanding
operations using
Public Works
staff and 34
pieces of town -
owned equip-
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$2961523
$5201887
Expenses
$4411639
$6661579
Personnel
Full Time
All DPW
All DPW
Seasonal
Staff
Staff
ment including 8 sanders and 31 pieces of hired plowing
equipment and operators.
Program Manager: Highway Superintendent Wayne Brooks
since May 2000.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Last winter, Lexington experienced 11 snow and ice
storms for a total of 50.5 inches of snow. Snow was
removed from the Center business district twice; eight
storms required full plowing operations by town staff and
outside contractors; 3451 tons of sand and salt were used
on town roads.
Road Machinery Division
ROLE: To maintain all Public Works, Fire, and School vehi-
cles in a ready /active status. Public Works equipment consists
of 160 vehicles ranging from sedans, pickups, and dump
trucks to off -road
construction
equipment includ-
ing backhoes,
front -end loaders,
lawn mowers, and
landscaping and
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$1661351
$1731662
Expenses
$2481772
$2211586
Personnel
Full Time
4
5
lawn maintenance
equipment. Mechanics also maintain 13 Fire Department
vehicles and 7 School Department vehicles.
Superintendent: Wayne Brooks since May 2000.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Summer work consisted of repairing and painting snow-
plows and sander bodies, and keeping Highway, Public
Grounds, and Water and Sewer equipment in operation.
• Winter projects included rebuilding street sweepers and
maintenance of landscaping equipment.
• During the ongoing preventive maintenance program,
each vehicle is evaluated and prioritized in the vehicle
replacement survey.
• More scheduled preventive maintenance and repairs were
contracted out this year due to staff reductions.
Solid Waste Management
ROLE: To
manage envi-
ronmental ser-
vice programs
including con-
tracted curb-
side refuse col-
lection and dis-
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$ 571322
$ 611090
Expenses
$214191282
$218321189
Personnel
Full Time
2
2
Seasonal
1
1
posal; curbside recycling and corrugated cardboard collec-
tion; the collection and disposal of household hazardous
products at the Minuteman HHP regional facility including
the special collection of cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and other
electronics; leaves, yard waste, and other organic materials;
and the marketing of various compost products.
Superintendent of Environmental Services: Robert
Beaudoin since September 2001
HIGHLIGHTS
• Curbside Collections - Continued the weekly curbside
collection of mixed paper and plastic, glass and metal
containers along with residential trash. Waste
Management of Massachusetts completed the third year
of a 5 -year contract extension for curbside collection of
solid waste and recyclable materials.
• Recycling Statistics - Residents recycled 5582 tons of
glass, metal, plastics, and mixed paper through the curb-
side and drop -off collection program, a slight increase
from the previous year. Making products from recycled
materials usually creates less air pollution than making
these products from virgin materials. Products made from
continued on next page
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 33
DPW: Solid Waste Management continued from previous page
recycled materials reduce the need to cut down trees, drill
for oil, and dig for minerals. Lexington recycled 5582
tons of materials: enough paper to save more than 74,000
trees, enough plastic soda bottles to make more than
30,000 fleece jackets, and enough aluminum cans to save
electricity to run a refrigerator for 19 years. A total of
2804 appliances were collected from Lexington residents
through the curbside collection program. The corrugated
cardboard drop -off at Hartwell Avenue diverted an addi-
tional 23 tons from trash disposal.
Recycling Outreach
— Located 10 customized public recycling receptacles for
the collection of beverage containers at Lincoln Field,
Skateboard Park, Swimming Pool and Town Center.
— Designed annual Trash and Recycling flyer and mailed
to all Lexington households.
— Sent hazardous waste educational postcard regarding
Household Hazardous Product collection program to all
Lexington residents.
— Provided public recycling event boxes to several civic
organizations to recycle beverage container at annual
fairs, festivals and fundraisers.
— Collected several hundred beverage containers at
Discovery Day using public event recycling containers
for the second consecutive year.
— Offered complementary kitchen -scrap composting
buckets to Lexington residents.
— Provided recycling access, education materials, and
demonstrations at public events including DPW open
house, Discovery Day, Patriots' Day Parade, DNC Re-
enactment, and at the Estabrook School.
— Continued the fluorescent bulb recovery program at all
schools and municipal buildings.
— Diverted several tons of recyclables at schools using
additional recycling containers and coordinating extra
collections for June school clean -out projects.
— Continued second year of food waste recovery program
at Estabrook School.
— Improved recycling access at several multi - family hous-
ing complexes by installing new containers and signage
on recycling toters.
Tonnage Comparison - Trash generation increased less
than 1 % in FY04 resulting in only 78 additional tons
delivered by Lexington to the incinerator. This slight
increase in trash tonnage, especially with the loss of
curbside yard waste collections, is a positive sign regard-
ing trash generation; however, recycling tonnage
increased by only 9 additional tons collected.
Trash Disposal - Disposed of 9404 tons of solid waste at
the North East Solid Waste Committee's North Andover
waste -to- energy facility. The Town is contractually
obligated to deliver 11,396 tons of trash each year to the
incinerator. For the third consecutive year, Lexington did
not exceed its guaranteed annual tonnage and success-
fully brokered 1992 tons of disposal capacity to another
NESWC community at $90 per ton. This produced near-
ly $180,000 to underwrite the total cost of funding
waste management services.
• CRT Collections - As a result of the State's solid waste
ban, DPW conducted three 1 -day collections of televi-
sions and computer monitors that contain cathode ray
tubes (CRTs) made of lead and other metals. Lexington
residents from more than 1700 households and several
municipal departments disposed of 2400 CRT units and
an additional 2156 small electronics for a total of
132,000 pounds (67 tons) of materials diverted from dis-
posal. The cost to collect and properly dispose of these
CRTs was approximately $22,000.
• Composting Facility - The composting program at the
Hartwell Avenue Recycling Facility is operated by one full -
time and one seasonal employee and overseen by the
Superintendent of Environmental Services. Highway
Division assisted with the operation of the facility.
Residents and private contractors delivered an estimated
8000 tons or 40,000 cubic yards of yard waste leaves,
brush and grass clippings. The rich composted material
continued to be available for residential use, for sale to
contractors, and for use in public grounds. The yard waste
permit program for contractors generated $51,320 in rev-
enue to the General Fund.
• Curbside Yard Waste Collections — The 2003 failed over-
ride eliminated all curbside collections of yard waste
planned for FY04. The 2004 successful override restored
a dozen collections for FY05. Eight curbside yard waste
collections were conducted from mid - October to mid -
December 2004.
• Comprehensive Composting Program — Several activities
were initiated to assess the value and improve operations
of the Hartwell Avenue Compost Facility (HACF):
— Drafted a 30 -page Comprehensive Service Plan.
— Reorganized HACF site to more effectively manage
incoming residential, commercial, and municipal curb-
side yard waste materials.
— Finalized a Memorandum of Agreement with the Town
of Arlington to accept their curbside yard waste begin-
ning in July. Revenue through December was $19,000.
— Marketed a variety of compost products to local land-
scape companies.
• Hazardous Products Collections - The Minuteman
Household Hazardous Products Facility conducted eight
collection events. The contractor for the final year of the
current contract was Clean Harbors, Inc. Residents from
37 communities participated in removing hazardous prod-
ucts from the waste stream. The Boards of Health, Public
Works Departments, and community volunteers combined
to manage the site. Of the 3939 cars that participated,
1316 or nearly 39% were from Lexington.
continued on next page
Page 34 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
DPW: Solid Waste Management continued from previous page
• SWAT — Over the past year the Solid Waste Action Team
(SWAT) have reduced their activities; however, several
members continue to provide valuable assistance to
improve Lexington's recycling programs. Members
worked on program enhancements and public education
outreach activities that:
— Provided volunteers at the DPW /recycling table at
Discovery Day and at CRT special collections.
— Disseminated information at Town Meeting and other
public meetings.
— Wrote biweekly columns in the Lexington Minuteman
entitled "Let's Talk Trash" that provided tips on waste
reduction and answered questions about recycling and
trash disposal.
The Town maintained its commitment to a comprehensive
solid waste and recycling educational program which will
provide long -term environmental and economic benefits
and the department will continue to assess the effective-
ness of these programs.
Public Grounds
The Parks, Forestry and Cemetery Divisions and the Street
Light Maintenance Program are consolidated under the
supervision of the Public Grounds Superintendent. Each
division will be reported on separately.
Superintendent: David Pinsonneault since October 2000.
Parks Division
KULL: lo main-
tain and care for
over 600 acres of
town, school, and
recreation lands.
Areas maintained
include athletic
fields, public
d 1
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$6441505
$6331165
Expenses
$ 831678
$ 921030
Personnel
Full Time
15
16
Seasonal
0
0
groun s, p ay-
grounds, tennis and basketball courts, trails, rights -of -way,
bike path, pool, and reservoir complexes. Also assists the
Conservation Commission in maintaining vegetative
growth on properties under their jurisdiction and with var-
ious special Town events.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Playgrounds and Parks: Performed day -to -day and start-
up /closeout maintenance at the pool complex; transport-
ed supplies and equipment for various departments and
user groups; assisted with spring and winter maintenance
at the Old Reservoir including adding and grading sand;
performed playground inspections and repaired various
playground deficiencies including surfacing and swings;
assisted with new playground equipment and safety sur-
face installation at Kinneen Park; performed maintenance
at the skateboard park; performed landscape improve-
ments and spring and fall cleanups at various Town sites.
• Sports Fields: Rebuilt the infield and outfield at the
Lincoln Park baseball field as a coordinated effort with
Little League and a general contractor; renovated infields
at various baseball and softball fields throughout Town;
performed daily ballfield maintenance during the playing
seasons; performed sod repairs at the Harrington fields,
the center track, and the Clarke soccer field; performed
turf and site amenity repairs to the football field includ-
ing sod and deep -tine aeration, and repaired drainage on
the football field; performed athletic field layout for
school, youth, and Recreation programs on an overtime
basis and coordinated and monitored contracted line
painting during the spring and fall seasons; constructed
dugout roofs at Center #1 and Center #2; constructed and
repaired benches; repaired bleachers, backstops, and fenc-
ing; transported goals and nets for various sports activi-
ties and user groups.
• Park Maintenance: Coordinated the turf maintenance
program which included aeration, overseeding, topdress-
ing, irrigation, and incorporated integrated pest manage-
ment; installed and emptied new recycling barrels at var-
ious locations; installed new benches and repaired bench-
es at various locations; painted, repaired, installed, and
constructed picnic tables and trash receptacles through-
out the Town's park system; performed trash pickup at
designated sites; performed mowing and maintained site
amenities, drinking fountains, and irrigation systems in
designated areas; performed rough -cut mowing at conser-
vation areas and roadsides on a limited basis; performed
maintenance on traffic islands on a limited basis in coor-
dination with the Lexington Field and Garden Club;
assisted with various special events including Patriots'
Day, parades, and Chamber of Commerce events; assist-
ed with installation and removal of the planters in the
Center and in East Lexington; performed other requests
for service from other town departments, boards, com-
missions, and the general public; and assisted the Building
Maintenance, Highway, Forestry, and Cemetery Divisions
with various projects.
Forestry Division
ROLE: To care
for and preserve
all woody plant
vegetation in
parks, along
streets, and in all
town -owned pub-
lic ro ernes ith
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$1731893
$1821246
Expenses
$ 191320
$ 211553
Personnel
Full Time
4
4
P p w
the highest priority given to emergencies. Provide direct sup-
port to cemetery operations on an as- needed basis. Maintain
approximately 10,000 street trees and all shrub plantings
and trees in parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, traffic islands,
public right -of -ways, conservation land, recreation land, and
school property. Maintain 3343 streetlights. Assist other
departments and groups with aerial -lift services.
continued on next page
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 35
DPW: Forestry Division continued from previous page
HIGHLIGHTS
• General Tree Care: Staff resolved over 300 requests for ser-
vice; pruned trees at the cemeteries, schools, conservation
areas, recreation areas including the Pine Meadows Golf
Course, public grounds areas, and other locations within
the public right -of -way as part of an ongoing preventive
maintenance program; responded to requests for clearing
foliage- obstructed street lights to improve visibility; cleared
downed trees and limbs after snow, ice, rain, and wind-
storms; cut back encroaching trees and shrubs along the
Minuteman Bike Path and other Town right -of -ways;
watered trees as resources permitted; treated five trees for
disease and inspected Precincts 5 and 6 for hazardous trees
as part of a pro- active yearly initiative to address haz-
ardous conditions before damage or injury occurs.
Provided oversight of the Tree Bylaw of which 235 sites
have been reviewed since October 2001 with 343 trees
approved for removal and 779 new trees required to plant.
Staff also attended educational workshops.
Lexington Tree Committee
ROLE: To promote the preservation and protection of both
public shade trees pursuant to General Law Chapter 87 and
certain trees on portions of private property; to work in
conjunction with the Tree Warden to regulate the removal
and replacement of trees in certain circumstances; to pro-
mote the planting and protection of trees throughout the
Town; to develop rules, regulations, tree inventory, manu-
als, and other data as stated in the Lexington Tree Bylaw for
approval and promulgation by the Selectmen.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair John Frey,
James Jones, Karen Longeteig, Anne Senning, Susan
Solomon, Nell Walker, James Wood; Selectmen Liaison
Jeanne Krieger; Tree Warden David Pinsonneault.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Tree Planting: 54 new trees were planted on public land
in Town.
— 11 trees were planted at Rindge Park as part of the
$2375 Mass ReLeaf matching grant applied for in
January 2004. As a match, the DPW Forestry Division
provided labor and machinery and the neighbors
formed the Friends of Rindge Park to help plant, water
and maintain the trees.
— One Tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipi fera, was planted at
the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Meriam Street
on Visitor Center grounds as part of the annual Arbor
Day Ceremony, staged by the Civic Improvement
Committee of the Lexington Field and Garden Club,
who distributed 600 White Spruce seedlings to partici-
pants, children in three nursery schools, and all kinder-
garteners in town.
Tree Pruning: Pruned 120 trees to remove hazards,
improve health, structure, shape, and aesthetics.
Tree Removal: Removed 124 dead, diseased, damaged, or
otherwise hazardous trees; ground stumps, added loam to
grade, and seeded the removal sites, where possible. The
majority of the removals were elm, ash, and maple trees.
Planting: A total of 26 trees were planted including the
Arbor Day tree at the Visitor's Center, trees at Rindge
Park and Kinneen Park, trees along Worthen Road at the
Fitness Path and trees at various locations throughout
Town. The trees were funded through a MASS Releaf
Grant, local donations, private funding sources, and the
program budget.
Pest Control: Treated for bees and wasps, as needed, at
various locations.
• Streetlights: Inspected and replaced bulbs and sensors on
town -owned streetlights.
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L -R: Nell Walker, Karen Longeteig, David Pinsonneault,
Jeanne Krieger, Susan Solomon, Quercus rubra, Jim Jones,
Anne Senning, John Frey, Jim Wood.
— 12 trees were planted on Lincoln Park and Hayden land
along Worthen Road under the Roberta and Teresa Lee
Fund (Trustees of Public Trusts).
— 15 privately donated trees were planted at Lexington
High School.
— 15 trees, also funded by private donations, were planted
on public land by the DPW Forestry Division, who also
removed 124, pruned 120, and treated 3 trees.
— 7 seedling trees were planted in Hayden wetland with
funding from the Trustees of Public Trusts Richard and
Jeanne Kirk Fund.
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• Other Projects: Decorated and removed holiday lighting
throughout the Town Center; chipped over 3000
Christmas trees; installed and removed Liberty Ride and
voting banners; assisted with the Arbor Day ceremony;
provided on -going assistance to the Cemetery and Park
Divisions throughout the season; and assisted other Town
departments with aerial -lift services. Staff applied for and
received Tree City USA status for 2003.
Cemetery Division
ROLE: To operate
and maintain 34
acres of grounds
and all buildings
and equipment for
four cemeteries:
Westview,
Munroe, Robbins,
and Colonial, and
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$1591840
2161985
Expenses
$ 331821
$ 301466
Personnel
Full Time
3
4
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Lexington Tree Committee continued from previous page
— The 2004 town budget contained no tree planting funds.
The Committee voted to submit a $15,000 warrant arti-
cle for tree planting to the 2005 Town Meeting.
— The Committee applied for another Mass ReLeaf grant
in the amount of $4900 to plant trees and shrubs on the
Bikeway near residences on Hancock Avenue and in the
Center between the CVS and Meriam Street parking
lots. Award will be made in Spring 2005.
Tree Bylaw: The Tree Committee periodically reviews the
list of permit applications for tree removal on private land
under the Tree Bylaw as administered by David
Pinsonneault, the Tree Warden. Between October 1, 2001
and November 30, 20041 235 sites were visited; 148
required no action; 343 trees were approved for removal
and, as mitigation, 779 new trees had to be planted. The
planting of 305 of these was completed. Layout was
changed at several sites to save large trees. In most cases
this permitting process has run smoothly, but on one site
more protected trees were cut than the permit allowed.
The contractor will mitigate this loss.
Tree Management Manual: The Tree Management
Manual published last year is proving to be a good
resource for those interested in or required to protect and
plant trees. Requests for copies have come from all over
the state. The Manual is now on the Town web site,
thanks to Connie Rawson of the MIS Department, and is
distributed to building permit applicants.
Tree Inventory: In June the Tree Committee, through the
Tree Warden applied for a DCR Urban Forest Planning
and Education Grant for $9975 to be matched with in-
kind funding of 1250 volunteer hours. The grant was to
pay for equipment, assistance and training from the
Community Forest Partnership to get started on the first
phase of inventorying street trees in Lexington. Equipment
to serve the bereaved in a professional manner.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Assisted with and prepared cemeteries for special events
such as flags, spring /fall cleanup, etc.
• Provided oversight for Phase 3 of the in- ground irrigation
system for Westview Cemetery, which was installed in the
summer. Operated and maintained the irrigation system to
promote better turf quality.
• Coordinated with the contractor for turf maintenance ser-
vices including fertilizing, and Integrated Pest
Management at Westview Cemetery.
• There were 184 interments, 65 cremation burials, 2 baby
interments, and 2 disinterments in Westview Cemetery; 8
interments in Munroe Cemetery. Staff dug and backfilled
graves, set stones, loamed, and seeded graves.
• At Westview Cemetery, 67 new lots were sold with the rev-
enue split between the Town (40%) and the Perpetual
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included handheld computers, software licenses, measur-
ing devices and other support items. The grant was not
awarded to Lexington, but the Committee decided to
forge ahead anyway with modest funding from Town
resources. Working with the MIS department, DPW, and
Engineering, this project is seen as a catalyst for getting the
Town equipped to better manage, not only our valuable
urban forest resource, but also, the rest of our Town's
important infrastructure and operations. The Committee
with two dozen volunteers inventoried 440 trees from
Harrington Road to Fletcher Avenue and from the
Bikeway to Forest Street.
• Tree City USA: The Tree Warden applied for and received
the Tree City USA designation for 2004. Lexington was
honored at a special ceremony in Plymouth for its 15th
year of participation.
• Memorial Tree Fund: A handsome color brochure in draft
form was prepared by member Karen Longeteig and
approved by the Committee for submittal to the Selectmen.
• TM Warrant Article 34: The Committee presented an
Article to the 2004 Town Meeting to amend the Tree By-
law and allow contributions to the Selectmen's Tree Gift
Account as mitigation. Town Meeting approved it unani-
mously, but subsequently the Attorney General deter-
mined that the contributions are fines and therefore must
go into the Town's General Fund.
• Community Outreach: At the Brookhaven and Met State
hearings, the Committee advocated for protection of
mature trees and asked that the developers submit their
planting plans for review by the Committee. Committee
members wrote numerous articles on the tree issues in the
Lexington Minuteman, the Citizens for Lexington
Conservation newsletter, the Lexington Field and Garden
newsletter, and Lexington High School newsletter.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 37
DPW. Cemetery Divsion continued from previous page
Care Trust (60%). A total of 79 foundations for flush
markers were approved and set. Four stones were
removed and replaced.
In addition to purchasing directly from the Town, grave
boxes and burial vaults may be purchased from and
installed by outside vendors for an inspection fee. The
Town sold a total of 62 grave boxes (98% of the total
installed) and 34 burial vaults (48% of the total installed).
Inspection fees were collected for 1 grave box and 36 bur-
ial vaults, which were provided and installed by outside
contractors.
Revenue collections totaled $212,123 (includes $35,008
transferred to the Perpetual Care Trust).
Streetlight Maintenance Program
ROLE: To proac-
tively maintain a
cost - effective
lighting system
which enhances public safety along Lexington roadways,
while considering all characteristics of light- source quality.
Expenditures
Expenses
FY04
FY03
$259,743
$261,464
HIGHLIGHTS
• Town employees maintained 3343 streetlights since March
2000. Members of the Forestry Division inspect and
change photo- sensor cells and light bulbs. Service calls are
scheduled every 7 to 14 days on an overtime -basis as
weather permits. Calls are processed in the order they are
received by date and /or are prioritized by whether or not
it is an emergency repair. If the repair requires more tech-
nical expertise involving wiring and /or replacement of fix-
tures and heads, an electrical contractor is dispatched to
resolve the problem. The contractor is in Town approxi-
mately every two weeks.
• Budget cuts in Streetlight overtime meant that repairs
were done on straight time when Forestry staff could get
to them. On July 1, the overtime funding was restored but
there was a backlog of calls that took 16 to 18 weeks to
resolve.
• A total of 842 outages were reported to the call center
through November. Town staff inspected 732 calls and
repaired 569 of them. The electrical contractor repaired
163 lights. As of December 1, a total of 110 calls remained
unresolved. With the reinstatement of overtime funds, the
response time for Town staff inspection and repair of
lights is between 10 to 15 days. The electrical contractor
response for repairs is about 10 to 15 days after the initial
inspections by Town staff.
• The call center for streetlight maintenance operates from
the DPW Operations Facility at 201 Bedford Street. The
toll -free telephone number dedicated to reporting outages
is 1 -877- FIX -LAMP or 1 -877- 349 -5267. Callers should
leave their name, address, phone number, pole number,
and nature of the outage.
• Installed new test lights in various locations as per the
Lighting Options Committee.
Parking Operation
KULL: 10 pro-
vide a balance of
short- and long-
term parking for
Center visitors
and employees by
managing the
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$ 411738
$ 421764
Expenses
$ 171201
$ 191434
Personnel
Part Time
5
5
Town s permit
and attended parking programs including a 300 -car attend-
ed lot, three permitted areas, the employee parking lot
behind the Town Hall complex, and approximately 500
parking meters in the Center business area. Part -time
employees operate the attended lot.
Program Manager: Gail Wagner since May 2001.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Meriam Street lot, renamed Depot Square lot to clarify
location, is attended weekdays year -round and Saturdays
from April through mid- November from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
During busy times, the capacity of the lot can be increased
by stacking as many as 60 additional cars in the aisles.
• 186 annual permits were sold to Center employees.
• Annual permit rates were increased by $25 per permit in
July.
• Meters were changed to accept only quarters in August and
meter enforcement was extended to 8 p.m. at the same time.
• Two -hour meters were converted to 30 minutes in Depot
Square and selected areas in the Town - metered lot adjacent
to the Depot Square lot to promote short -term parking.
• Parking meters are posted for various time limits from 30
minutes to 4 hours throughout the Center.
• FY2004 revenue was as follows:
Parking Meters ..................... $172,069
Attended Lot ....................... $1011861
Parking Permits ..................... $ 44,639
Total Parking Revenue ..................... ... $318,569
Transportation Services
ROLE: To oversee
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04-*
FY03
$ 0
$ 58,311
Expenses
$ 0
$275,420
Personnel
Full Time
1
1
Part Time
1
1
all aspects of the
operation of LEX-
PRESS including
customer service,
schedules, routes,
contract monitor-
ing, MBTA grant
administration,
marketing, rider-
.:
"Tax levy funds were not appropriated.
ship, and fare col-
Service was funded by grants
and con -
lection activities.
tributions.
Transportation Coordinator: Gail Wagner since May 2001.
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The Transportation Advisory Committee marked the 25th
Anniversary of LEXPRESS service with a public celebra-
tion at Depot Square. Standing L -R: Ed Gansbirt, Sally
Castleman, Fred Rosenberg, Diane Pursley, Pauline Burke,
Bruce Butler, and Gail Wagner. Seated L -R: Don Graham
and Sara Arnold.
The Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) advises the
Transportation Coordinator on all issues related to the
operation of LEXPRESS and Transportation Demand
Management.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Diane Pursley, Co-
Chair Sara Arnold, Sally Castleman, Elaine Dratch, Don
Graham, William Levison, Francine Steiglitz. Selectmen
Liaison Dawn McKenna. Student representative Eric Eid-
Reiner.
HIGHLIGHTS
• LEXPRESS Bus Service. LEXPRESS celebrated its 25th
anniversary in September with a return to a full three -bus,
six -route system. This followed a year of reduced service
that was only made possible by the MBTA grant, contri-
butions, and fundraising efforts after the failed override
resulted in the loss of tax levy funding. LEXPRESS con-
nects residential neighborhoods and outlying business
areas with Lexington Center, schools, recreation facilities,
shopping areas, and the Senior Center. One route also
serves the Burlington Mall and Middlesex Commons in
Burlington. Buses operate Monday through Friday
6:45am to 6:25pm. No service Saturdays, Sundays, or
legal holidays.
— LEXPRESS passengers represented 60% students, 21%
adults, 18% senior citizens, and 1% children under
six.
— M & L Transit Systems, Inc. of Woburn is contracted
to provide and operate the fleet of four Blue Bird
Transhuttle vehicles built in 1999 with a 10 -year useful
life. Each bus seats 24 people, is fully accessible for
persons with special needs, and is in compliance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act.
— The LEXPRESS transit guide is updated annually and
mailed to residents. It is also available at public facili-
ties. Fares can be paid in cash, with tickets, or by
monthly /annual passes. Reduced rates are in effect for
seniors, persons with special needs and children under
six. In addition to fares and an annual appropriation
by Town Meeting, LEXPRESS is funded by an annual
grant from the MBTA and Transportation Demand
Management funds.
— LEXPRESS connects to the MBTA, Burlington B -Line,
and Lowell Regional Transit.
Transportation Demand Management: Under the terms
of their Transportation Demand Management programs,
the Hayden Medical Center and the Hayden Corporate
Center make annual contributions to LEXPRESS. The
Transportation Advisory Committee actively promotes
Transportation Demand Management programs for other
corporations to reduce dependence on private automo-
biles by providing transportation alternatives, including
funding LEXPRESS. Both major developments accepted
by Town Meeting in 2004, Lexington Technology Park
and Met State, contained Transportation Demand
Management conditions.
Traffic Safety Advisory Support: Transportation
Coordinator works in conjunction with staff members of
the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee on issues related
to traffic safety.
Water/Sewer Divisions
ROLE: To
serve the needs
and concerns of
its customers,
sustain quality
drinking water,
and provide for
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$ 8191098
$ 7821830
Expenses
$10,190,680
$9,784,562
Personnel
Full Time
15
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the safe and proper discharge of wastewater by maintaining
the Town's complete water and sewer infrastructure and
implementing various service programs.
Superintendent: Dennis Meehan since January 2004
The infrastructure consists of 158 miles of water main, two
3- million gallon water towers reconditioned and painted in
20031 1500 fire hydrants, 3400 street and hydrant control
valves and approximately 12,500 residential service line
control valves located on property lines. Four main water
transmission lines from the MWRA serve Lexington: a 16-
inch main at Summer Street, a 16 -inch main on
Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington, a 12 -inch main on
Watertown Street, and a 24 -inch main on Concord Avenue.
The sewer system has 120 miles of sewer main, 34 miles of
trunk -line sewer main, and ten sewer pump stations, includ-
ing the main pump station at Route 128 and Bedford Street,
and 600 sewer manholes.
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2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 39
Board Of Selectmen continued from previous page
The department is divided into three sections: water distri-
bution including the meter reading and billing group; sewer
maintenance; and construction. Employees are cross -
trained to perform all divisional functions and also partici-
pate in snow removal operations.
Water Distribution Section responds to service calls from
residents, repairs curb and water control boxes, reads and
installs water meters, takes water samples, performs
hydrant maintenance, and maintains and updates the water
control valve locations; oversees the cross - connection con-
trol program; investigates all water bill complaints; marks
out services for contractors and utility companies; and
assists the Engineering and other DPW Divisions.
The water distribution system is usually flushed annually to
ensure quality drinking water, but this year due to staffing
situations and schedules, only a select list of hydrants were
flushed. Water is tested for coliform and other bacterial
organisms on a weekly basis at nine different sampling loca-
tions; no bacteria were detected. Sampling is also done
annually at selected locations to test for lead and copper.
Heath Consultants conducted a leak detection survey
between February 23 and April 13. They inspected all 158
miles of water mains and identified 19 leaks, which consist-
ed of 2 mains, 4 services, 1 street valve, and 12 hydrants.
These leaks accounted for less than 3% of our total pur-
chased water. The Construction Division has addressed all
the leaks.
Repair and Replacements
Water main breaks repaired .................. 28
Water service leaks repaired ..................
26
Hydrants repaired ........................
175
Hydrants replaced ..........................
9
Service control valves repaired .................
3
Street control valves repaired .................
11
Water services renewed ......................
8
Sewer services replaced ......................
9
Sewer main blockages repaired ................
13
Sewer service blockages repaired
.............. 16
Sewer manholes repaired .....................
9
Sewer mains flushed and cleaned
....... 87,400 feet
New Installations
Outdoor watering meters ................... 212
Water meters ............................ 235
Water services ............................ 59
Sewer services ............................ 38
Sewer Maintenance Section maintains the sewer system of
154 miles of pipe and ten pump stations, implements the
sewer main flushing program, and manages the pump sta-
tion maintenance program to ensure the safe and proper dis-
charge of wastewater. Staff is also available to identify any
electrical problems with relay or pressure switches. They
also assist the Highway Division with clearing storm drain
blockages with the use of the departments Jet -Vac truck.
Construction Section is responsible for the lead water ser-
vice replacement program, installing new mainline and ser-
vice line control valves where needed, and replacing defec-
tive control valves. They also oversee replacements of
hydrants, sewer mains and services, and repair water system
and sewer system leaks.
Employees attended training seminars on cross - connection
control, MWRA procedures for drinking water sampling,
hydrant maintenance, and courses relating to the State cer-
tification exams. Seven employees are State - certified
Drinking Water Facility Operators; one is a Grade 4, three
are Grade 3, one is a Grade 2, and two are a Grade 1. One
employee is a State - certified backflow tester and four are
cross - connection surveyors.
HIGHLIGHTS
• The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
supplies Lexington with approximately 2 billion gallons of
water annually. The Town also pays the MWRA to treat
and dispose of the Town's sewage.
• The State Legislature provided assistance in sewer -rate relief
to MWRA communities for the decade ending in FY02.
During that time, Lexington received $6,423,978 from the
State that was passed on to the ratepayers. This rate relief
was eliminated from the State's FY03 and FY04 budgets.
• The policy that allows installation of a second meter for
outdoor watering was instituted ten years ago. Water con-
sumed through this meter is charged only at the water
rate. To date, 2261 meters have been installed. The rate
paid for this water was adjusted to the maximum rate to
more accurately reflect its cost and provide fairness to all
ratepayers.
• Assisted the Engineering Division with the road- resurfac-
ing project by providing mark -outs, materials, and emer-
gency service.
• Responded to emergency water and sewer repairs day and
night; keeping service interruptions to a minimum, but
breaks were often at times and locations inconvenient to
customers and motorists.
• In conjunction with the Police Department, applied for
and received a $12,000 grant from Homeland Security.
The monies have been expended to purchase and install
camera security systems at the 201 Bedford Street facility
and the water storage tanks on Morgan Road.
Page 40 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Water and Sewer Rate Study Committee
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen regarding the method-
ology, structuring, and assumptions made in determin-
ing the water and sewer rates; to consider the feasibility
of continuing to appropriate funds through the water
and sewer enterprise accounts for in lieu of tax pay-
ments; to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the
inclining block rate system and consider the assump-
tions made to determine the accountability of direct and
indirect charges that are part of the rate setting process.
The Committee should consider the impact of any rec-
ommended changes.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Loren
Wood, Kathryn Benjamin, Paul Chernick, Lorraine
Fournier, Ann Gilbert, Dave Laredo, Jim Osten, Wade
Tambor, and Bruce Williams. Selectmen Liaison Richard
Pagett; Appropriation Committee Liaisons John
Bartenstein and Richard Eurich; DPW Liaisons Bill
Hadley and Dennis Meehan.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Met 32 times to study the Water and Sewer
Enterprises.
• Interviewed various experts on legal considerations,
MWRA operations, Town finance operations, and
DPW operations.
• Conducted a thorough analysis of the budgeting, rate
setting, revenues, expenditures, and operations of the
Enterprise Funds for water and sewer.
• Prepared a 26 -page written Interim Report describing
the results of that analysis. The report contained sec-
tions on: the FY04 rate setting process; Capital, Debt
Seated L -R: Ann Gilbert, Loren Wood, Lorraine
Fournier, Wade Tambor. Standing L -R: Bill Hadley,
Richard Pagett, Kathryn Benjamin, Bruce Williams,
David Laredo.
and Depreciation; Reserves; Indirects; Rates; PILOTs;
Billing, Collection and Administration; and principles
of the Enterprise Funds.
• Began work on a Final Report which will make rec-
ommendations to the Selectmen on rates, reserves, cap-
ital financing, billing, payments in lieu of taxes, and
indirect charges for services provided to the water and
sewer departments by other town departments.
Electric Utility Ad Hoc Committee
ROLE: To evaluate the options available to Lexington to
improve the reliability and reduce the cost of electrical service.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Paul
Chernick, Roger Borghesam, Nick Cannalonga, Norman
Cohen, Emily Donovan, Ingrid Klimoff, Gary Markowitz,
Patrick Mehr, Kelly McKay Zeoli (DPW), and David Pavlik
(DPW). Selectmen Liaison Bill Kennedy with the assistance
of Mary Beth Gentleman and Peter Enrich.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Focused on four areas: reducing electricity bills for munic-
ipal accounts, especially through energy efficiency and
competitive power supply; reliability of power delivery;
double poles; and municipalization of the electric delivery
system.
• Met with utilities, town staff, other municipalities, and
State officials.
• Monitored the market for competitive power - supply offers
for town accounts. When the standard offer from NSTAR
expires in March 2005, the Town may find that a com-
petitive supplier can offer power at lower and more stable
prices.
• Continued to monitor double poles in Lexington, correct-
ing many errors in the utilities' database and pushing for
improved compliance with utility promises made in
response to a legislatively mandated investigation.
• Continued pressuring NSTAR to quantify, explain, and
reduce the reliability problems of its supply to Lexington.
• Worked to support legislation filed by Jay Kaufman to
simplify and clarify the process of municipalization.
Obtained endorsements of 100 municipal governments
and several important organizations. Submitted revised
legislation for the 2005 session.
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Seated L -R: Ann Gilbert, Loren Wood, Lorraine
Fournier, Wade Tambor. Standing L -R: Bill Hadley,
Richard Pagett, Kathryn Benjamin, Bruce Williams,
David Laredo.
and Depreciation; Reserves; Indirects; Rates; PILOTs;
Billing, Collection and Administration; and principles
of the Enterprise Funds.
• Began work on a Final Report which will make rec-
ommendations to the Selectmen on rates, reserves, cap-
ital financing, billing, payments in lieu of taxes, and
indirect charges for services provided to the water and
sewer departments by other town departments.
Electric Utility Ad Hoc Committee
ROLE: To evaluate the options available to Lexington to
improve the reliability and reduce the cost of electrical service.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Paul
Chernick, Roger Borghesam, Nick Cannalonga, Norman
Cohen, Emily Donovan, Ingrid Klimoff, Gary Markowitz,
Patrick Mehr, Kelly McKay Zeoli (DPW), and David Pavlik
(DPW). Selectmen Liaison Bill Kennedy with the assistance
of Mary Beth Gentleman and Peter Enrich.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Focused on four areas: reducing electricity bills for munic-
ipal accounts, especially through energy efficiency and
competitive power supply; reliability of power delivery;
double poles; and municipalization of the electric delivery
system.
• Met with utilities, town staff, other municipalities, and
State officials.
• Monitored the market for competitive power - supply offers
for town accounts. When the standard offer from NSTAR
expires in March 2005, the Town may find that a com-
petitive supplier can offer power at lower and more stable
prices.
• Continued to monitor double poles in Lexington, correct-
ing many errors in the utilities' database and pushing for
improved compliance with utility promises made in
response to a legislatively mandated investigation.
• Continued pressuring NSTAR to quantify, explain, and
reduce the reliability problems of its supply to Lexington.
• Worked to support legislation filed by Jay Kaufman to
simplify and clarify the process of municipalization.
Obtained endorsements of 100 municipal governments
and several important organizations. Submitted revised
legislation for the 2005 session.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 41
Permanent Building Committee (PBC)
Expenditures
Project Management
FY 04
FY 03
$3221448
$3581833
Architects
$3851204
$5771802
Contractors
$913561045
$1111263762
ROLE: To provide ongoing expertise and experience in
managing the design and construction of all town building
projects, including hiring of design professionals, obtain-
ing bids, and entering into contracts for design and con-
struction.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager for 3 -year overlap-
ping terms: Chair Philip Poinelli, Vice Chair Jonathan
Himmel, Richard Perry, Peter Johnson, and Mary Lou
Touart.
APPOINTED by the School Committee: Bruce Creager
and Richard Sperandio.
APPOINTED by the Library: Walter Pierce.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Opened the larger, much improved, and handsome Cary
Memorial Library.
• Nearly completed the new Harrington School.
Occupancy is anticipated in February 2005. Though this
is about six months later than originally planned, a qual-
ity school has been constructed and the project was
accomplished under budget.
• Completed the architectural and engineering drawings for
the new Fiske Elementary School and specifications are
ready for bidding. The new State - mandated contractor
pre - qualification process is currently underway. Bidding is
anticipated in the winter of 2005. Following occupancy of
the new Harrington Elementary School, Fiske students
will relocate to the old Harrington School and the present
Fiske School will be demolished. The new Fiske
Elementary School will be constructed in the same loca-
tion as the current school building.
• The committee conducts regularly scheduled monthly
meetings with additional meetings as necessary. All pro-
jects are supervised by the PBC through the Project
Manager Bill Kealy, Clerk of Works Gary Kaczmarek, and
Secretary Cara Shapiro.
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EDUCATION
School Committee
Expenditures FY04 FY03
Operating Expenses' $6217871454 $6114941434
Capital Expenses $ 119001000 $ 2651000
% %Operating expenses exclude prior year's carry forward encumbrances.
Personnel
Full Time 800.23 FTEs 660
Part Time 345
ROLE: To develop school policies, approve operating and
capital budgets, supervise and evaluate the Superintendent
of Schools, advocate for school concerns to other town offi-
cials and the community, and act as liaison between the
school department and the community.
ELECTED to 3 -year terms: Chair Tom Griffiths, Vice Chair
Helen Cohen, Scott Burson, Tom Diaz, Olga Guttag;
Student Representative Janette Ekanem.
The School Superintendent
The Schools are operating under the direction of Interim
Superintendent William Hurley, a Lexington resident with
many years experience as a Massachusetts Superintendent
of Schools, most recently as Superintendent of the Sudbury
Schools. After the resignation of Superintendent Joanne
Benton, effective June 30, the School Committee deter-
mined that it had insufficient time to appoint a permanent
replacement and opted to perform the search for an Interim
Superintendent that resulted in the selection of Mr. Hurley.
In perhaps its most significant job for 2004, the School
Committee, with the aid of a consultant and a gratefully
acknowledged, representative Search Committee, has com-
pleted a substantial portion of the work involved in a
national search to find and hire a new Superintendent. The
Committee expects to finish the selection process and
announce the appointment in early 2005.
The importance of this position to the Schools is obvious,
and part of the measure of the School Committee's success
in filling it will lie in the System's ability to establish a
strong, long - lasting relationship with the new
Superintendent and, thereby, assure Lexington's schools the
continuity required for a high- performance school system.
Budget
On June 8, the Town approved an override that provided
badly needed funds for the Schools and other town depart-
ments. The override allowed the Schools to prevent signifi-
cant service erosion in FY2005 (2004 -2005) and to restore
some critical FY2004 (2003 -2004) services that were cut
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
after the 2003 override loss. System employees contributed
to FY2005 budget stability by agreeing to modest salary
increases of about 1.25%.
Like other town departments, the Schools face another
challenge in assembling the FY2006 (2005 -2006) budget:
there is little likelihood of an increase in state funding;
Town reserves are low; and, even with level staffing, the
Schools will see increases in overall System costs that out-
run likely revenues. Two major factors include health -care
benefits and energy costs. In addition, the Schools still see
growth in student population that requires additional
teaching and SPED personnel. Faced with these realities, the
School Committee continues to work closely with the
Selectmen, the Appropriation Committee, and the Capital
Expenditures Committee to find the best path forward.
Capital
The new Harrington Elementary School nears completion,
although somewhat behind the schedule which called for
occupancy by late November. The likely occupancy date is
now early 2005. This will delay the start of the project to
replace the Fiske Elementary School. Notwithstanding the
delays, the new Harrington school is a beautiful building
that will grace the System for decades to come.
The Schools continue to work with the Capital
Expenditures Committee to ensure that adequate attention
is given to structural and other capital needs. Major future
projects include the replacement or renovation of the
Bowman, Estabrook, Bridge, and Hastings elementary
schools. The System must also address its deteriorating
Central Office, which vies with the DPW equipment barn to
be the most dilapidated public building in Lexington.
To address the computer - related needs of the schools, the
School Committee appointed a Technology Review
Committee to develop a plan to meet system needs and to
provide a level of technology integration with the curricu-
lum that meets the needs of 21st century students.
Support for Education in Lexington
Lexington continues to support a grateful school communi-
ty whose students comprise 20% of Lexington's population,
an astoundingly high percentage. The Lexington Education
Foundation provides grants for promising, innovative pro-
jects in the schools. The PTAs raise money and build
parental support within the school communities. The peo-
ple of Lexington, many with no children in the schools, con-
tinue to support the ideal of an education that will prepare
students to cope with the complexities of modern life and
enable them to contribute to the Town and to the world
beyond Lexington's borders.
Superintendent of Schools
ROLE: As Chief Executive Officer of Lexington's nine pub-
lic schools, to provide educational leadership through bud-
get preparation, daily operations management, program
development, and supervision of all academic, special edu-
cation, and extracurricular programs for children in grades
K -12. The Superintendent reports to an elected School
Committee, enforces the policies and goals of this
Committee, and upholds the laws and requirements deter-
mined and administered by Federal and State government.
The Superintendent works, in cooperation with other com-
munities, to oversee collaborative programs for students
with identified learning disabilities.
APPOINTED by the School Committee: William Hurley to
a 1 -year term as Interim Superintendent beginning July1
upon the resignation of Joanne Benton.
Administrative Changes
This has been a year of transition for the school system
beginning with the resignation of Joanne Benton as
Superintendent in June. In addition, Richard Grandmont
resigned as Director of Education to become Superintendent
in Medway and was replaced by Andre Ravenelle.
Professional Development
As the Lexington Public School system continues to address
the diverse learning needs of its students, educators must
have access to an expanding body of knowledge in regard
to subject area, teaching strategies, uses of technologies,
and other essential elements in teaching to high standards.
Lexington's mission is to provide relevant and meaningful
professional development opportunities that ensure high -
quality preparation of educators whose competence and
actions influence the teaching and learning environment.
The goal of professional development in Lexington is to
help educators learn new roles and teaching strategies that
will improve student achievement. As the North Central
Regional Educational Laboratory points out, the value of
professional development is measured by the essential role
it plays in the improvement of student learning.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's
Professional Development Team, high - quality professional
development exhibits a number of characteristics. It should:
• focus on teachers as central to student learning;
• encourage collegiality;
• foster agreement among participants on goals and vision;
• develop buy -in among participants;
• have a supportive administration; and
• acknowledge participants' beliefs and practices.
The Lexington Public Schools has long been committed to
these ideals and standards. To this end, a Professional
Development Committee was formed in February 2003 to
begin planning system -wide professional development
activities for the 2003 -04 academic year. The committee is
composed of 26 members that represent the elementary,
middle, and high school levels and include teachers, depart-
ment heads, administrators, guidance, nursing, fine and per-
forming arts, special education, METCO, central office,
and the LEA president. The purpose of the committee was
to give teachers and other participants considerable control
over the process and content of the five scheduled profes-
sional development days.
The Professional Development Committee met regularly in
order to develop a system -wide plan of staff development
opportunities to meet the needs of all educators. Several
major areas of interest were identified through faculty sur-
veys. The courses and workshops offered for the 2003 -2004
school year reflect programs that were planned in response
to staff input. Courses were also planned to support the sys-
tem -wide focus on diversity and anti - racism, technology,
and successful instructional strategies.
Induction /Mentoring Program
With an increasing number of new teachers entering the
profession, the system has established a multi- faceted men -
toring program designed to attract and promote the suc-
cessful transition of these individuals at the very beginning
of their career. The program is characterized by the follow-
ing key components:
• A three -day orientation program designed to provide an
overview of policies, curriculum, practices and culture of
the Lexington Public Schools;
• A building -based group mentoring program with regular
seminars designed to offer practical information and sup-
port and to impart knowledge of the core values, system
priorities for professional development, and school
improvement plan for the new teacher's building;
• Professional development focused on technology skills for
workplace use and technology integration into the curricu-
lum, anti - racist /anti -bias practices, classroom management,
differentiated instruction, and standards -based curriculum;
• One -to -one mentoring from a trained grade -level or disci-
pline- specific veteran teacher;
• Opportunities for feedback through non - evaluative
observation and peer feedback.
Curriculum and Instruction Initiatives
After more than a year of trial with several pilot programs,
many core curriculum meetings, and a presentation to the
School Committee, a decision was made to adopt the Scott
Foresman Reading Anthology Program as the core curricu-
lum for reading and language arts for all of Lexington's ele-
mentary schools. The program represents an integrated and
cohesive approach to the teaching of reading and language
arts across the curriculum. A tremendous investment in
time and support has been made by both the school system
and the Scott Foresman Company to ensure the effective
and successful implementation of this program over the
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Su p erintendent of Schools continued from previous page
next several years. All classroom teachers, reading teachers,
and specified special educators will be required to partici-
pate in extensive professional development training in
2004 -05 when the initiative will be undertaken in all K -5
classrooms in the system. The overall goal of the program is
to sustain best practices in literacy instruction and to there-
by maximize student achievement and performance.
Special Education
The Special Education Department has continued to focus
on system -wide compliance with consistent processes and
procedures. The newly acquired central database has facili-
tated much of the paperwork associated with the special
education process.
The Program Review regarding students within the autism
spectrum was utilized by a committee comprised of staff and
parents to implement specific recommendations. This work
has increased training and support for both staff and families.
In addition, the special education department has undertak-
en a comprehensive review of programs and services associ-
ated with resource rooms and academic support programs.
Continued professional development has been an ongoing
focus for the department. Training has been conducted with
general educators, administrators, special education staff,
related services providers, and parents. The breadth of this
professional development has ranged from the general edu-
cators role in special education to the specifics of develop-
ing functional behavior assessments.
Lexington High School Class of 2004
Lastly, the special education department has worked to
increase programs and services to meet the increasing needs of
students with disabilities. The program development efforts
are driven by program review and identified student needs.
State and Federal Grants
In FY 2003 -04 the Lexington Public Schools obtained
$3,325,089 in federal and state grants. Grant funds were
dedicated to supplementing and enhancing the services
funded by the operating budget, focusing on helping strug-
gling and at -risk students learn. The approved consolidated
three -year plan under No Child Left Behind focused activi-
ties on improving student proficiency in literacy and math-
ematics, and providing services to English Language
Learners. Funds supported professional development to
improve teachers' instructional strategies and differentiate
instruction for all types of learners. Report cards were deliv-
ered to all parents demonstrating student progress and
describing teacher qualifications in each school. All
Lexington Schools again made adequate yearly progress as
determined by the No Child Left Behind criteria.
Ongoing Support
The generous contribution of time and talent by many par-
ents and community members plays a key role in providing
educational opportunities for our student population as does
the high level of energy and commitment of so many staff.
National Merit Scholarship Program Class of 2004
Size of class ........................... 410
Semi- finalists ........................... 17
Continuing education ..................
93.4 %
Letters of Commendation .................. 67
4 -year college ......................
88.5%
National Achievement Outstanding Participants .. 2
g P
2 -year college .......................
2.9%
Bridge, 55 Middleby Road, built 1966
Other schooling ......................
2.0%
National Merit Finalists ................... 15
Undecided ...........................
5.6%
Joni Jay, Principal
Employment ..........................
0.8%
457
Armed Services ........................
0.2%
388
Lexington Public School Enrollments
2004 -2005 2004 -2005 2005 -2006
Projected Actual Projected
Elementary Schools
Bowman, 9 Philip Road, built 1967
Malcolm Astley, Principal
451
437
438
Bridge, 55 Middleby Road, built 1966
Barbara Manfredi, Principal
534
521
514
Estabrook, 117 Grove Street, built 1960
Joni Jay, Principal
472
478
457
Fiske, 34A Colony Road, built 1948
Nancy Peterson, Principal
388
390
383
Harrington, 146 Maple Street, built 1956
David Crump, Principal
372
379
369
Hastings, 2618 Mass. Avenue, built 1955
Lynne Stinson, Principal
516
495
481
Total Elementary Students, Grades K -5
2733
2700
2642
Middle Schools
Clarke, 17 Stedman Road, built 1972
Pamela Houlares, Principal
719
714
713
Diamond, 99 Hancock Street, built 1957
Joanne Hennessy, Principal
719
792
818
Total Middle School Students, Grades 6 -8
1498
1506
1531
Lexington High School, 251 Waltham Street, built 1950
Michael Jones, Principal
1930
1927
2000
Total High School Students, Grades 9 -12
1930
1927
2000
Grand Total
6161
6133
6173
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
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School Expenditures by Line Item
Due to a change in Department of Education reporting requirements and the installation of new Town /School intergrat-
ed financial software, the School Dept. Chart of Accounts has been updated and some accounts consolidated
Page 46 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
1999 -2000
2000 -2001
2001-2002'r
2002 -2003 "I
2003 -2004
Personnel & Benefits
Administrative Offices
$7041944
$8161988
$6841378
$7211297
$8091334
Principals and Assistants
112751426
115021467
119871930
210901203
119761031
Sub -total Administration
$1,980,370
$21319,455
$2,672,308
$2,811,500
$2,785,365
Supervisors /Coordinators
$110781315
$111771467
$1,117,301
$111231882
$111681217
Classroom Teachers
2013391281
2116061373
2712511897
2910741667
2913551732
Severance Pay
3491056
2081069
'
Special Needs Staff
319081653
412891110
'
Tutors
115941532
116301279
116671568
114481020
117661974
Aides
8521246
9091485
111281742
111661446
110821237
Instructional Materials Specialists
5591058
5881195
6511114
7051482
7471672
(Library)
Guidance Counselors
111351959
111871769
112391381
113651484
113871189
Psychologists
2231348
2361007
3411650
3591740
3961335
Social Workers
1141965
1031071
2391896
Coaches /Officials
5101280
5451995
4431599
Stipends (Extra Duty)
1571512
1841098
811951
1441167
1511097
Special Needs Assistants
3691450
2951853
'
Sub -total Curriculum & Instruction
$30,567,410
$32,312,705
$341104,849
$36,036,954
$36,738,948
Nurses
$3261480
$4201431
$4821925
$4911307
$5431926
*.Nurse Substitutes
101633
101295
91341
Admin. Assistants & Secretaries
115071731
115761669
115871203
117111844
116801520
Admin. Assists. & Secretary
Substitute
201989
271681
241265
Doctors
21288
11200
Sub -total Nurses & Secretaries
$1,836,499
$1,998,300
$21101,750
$212411127
$21258,052
Computer Technicians /Facilitators
$2111025
$2431097
$5211321
$5321844
$5101483
Custodians and Maintenance Staff
119061190
210611354
119751248
210651590
211391312
Custodian Overtime
4051304
2971999
481124
Crossing Guards
881077
901869
971887
1141232
1031962
'� Sick Leave Buy Back
141500
'
Student Programmers
0
0
Sub -total Operations & Maintenance
$212051292
$2,395,320
$31014,260
$3,010,665
$21801,881
Workers' Compensation
$181228
$21477
$0
$0
$0
FICA /Medicare Tax
3251060
3801703
4411980
4881828
5111814
Employee Benefits
315321450
411001633
516461707
617701091
813111132
Sub -total Benefits
$3,875,738
$41483,813
$6,088,687
$7,258,919
$8,822,946
Sub -total Personnel & Benefits
$40,465,309
$43,509,593
$47,981,854
$51,359,165
$53,407,192
Due to a change in Department of Education reporting requirements and the installation of new Town /School intergrat-
ed financial software, the School Dept. Chart of Accounts has been updated and some accounts consolidated
Page 46 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
School Expenditures by Line Item continued from previous page
:: Due to a change in Department of Education reporting requirements and the installation of new Town /School intergrat-
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1999 -2000
2000 -2001
2001-2002'r
2002 -2003 "r
2003-2004"r
Services, Supplies & Equipment
Printing
$101403
$331101
$61309
$101671
$41668
Police /Security
31970
71028
31999
Professional Services
3901680
5511708
6151101
Office Supplies
1051622
1301047
1371280
1261903
931477
Report Cards /Progress Reports
41147
21543
Handbooks
71276
71896
Membership
511773
321237
Newsletter
966
806
Sub -total Administrative Services
& Supplies
$180,187
$206,630
$538,239
$696,310
$717,245
Consultant Services
$6611225
$8071624
$5011189
$2531981
$1011686
Consultant Services for Students
''
4881749
3881425
5111595
Special Testing
281488
441472
*.Meeting Expenses
''
11730
11903
*.Professional Expenses
1321300
1381252
1241460
Periodicals and Newspapers
171056
171195
Recruiting Materials
311426
451454
*.Professional Books /Subscriptions
81586
61692
'
'
*.Student Publications
61500
81571
Film Rental
11678
525
Equipment Rental
151197
171068
351523
441303
*.Building Rental
931870
471066
841101
Teaching Supplies
4351554
3891691
4701757
4741282
3691744
Textbooks
3741570
4781785
2851613
3161247
1831517
*.School Based Initiatives
491549
391115
61994
Library Books and Cataloging
621637
561192
521444
731085
531482
Computer Software
631741
621691
661210
491074
301571
Instructional Media
181072
181960
51588
Media Purchase
241905
171715
' Staff Travel
671993
1021400
311763
Travel and Meetings Intrastate
181847
291014
'
Travel Out of State
31015
21452
'
Travel Within Lexington
111293
131137
Field Trips
51712
71917
41911
101022
11935
Other Transportation
1291306
1421737
1561104
1591980
1551774
Sub -total Instructional Services
$1,899,736
$21147,932
$21425,014
$21117,095
$1,661,210
& Supplies
Tuition Day /Resident
$21476,371
$2,570,443
$2,505,883
$2,667,052
$21624,832
Sub -total Special Education Tuition
$2,476,371
$2,570,443
$2,505,883
$21667,052
$2,624,832
:: Due to a change in Department of Education reporting requirements and the installation of new Town /School intergrat-
ed financial software, the School Dept. Chart of Accounts has been updated and some accounts consolidated
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1999 -2000
2000 -2001
2001-2002'r
2002 -2003 "'
2003-2004"r
Pupil Transportation - Regular
$8541669
$8541236
$9911992
$9481078
$8801502
Pupil Transportation -SPED
5431760
5941228
6841556
,.'.Pupil Transportation - Special
1691561
2081110
Needs, in Town
,.'-Pupil Transportation - Special
2261015
2321317
Needs, outside
Sub -total Support Services
$112501245
$112941663
$115351752
$115421306
$115651058
''Facilities Services & Repair
$1041623
$1041921
$871000
,"-Built -in Items /Bldg. Repairs
$431056
$2961977
Electrical (Repairs)
281275
271354
'
''Plumbing (Repairs)
211500
131304
''Heating (Repairs)
1331743
1221972
' Painting
31644
71174
'
Roofing (Repairs)
121300
51573
'
Glass (Repairs)
51 224
15, 800
''Elevator Service and Repair
121300
181000
,".Other Property Services (Repairs)
741382
781195
'
''Equipment Service /Maintenance
2881053
2821016
6041421
4511070
4201746
,.'-Mop Rental
91619
91545
''Insect Control
51000
21000
Electricity
5661487
6131502
7041955
110051159
110121495
Fuel- Heating
4131595
3351987
4831036
2691585
2171707
Gas (Bottled and Natural)
201310
1791889
831752
2931355
5561353
Water Consumption
1361766
1651195
381000
141482
131466
Telephone
1351307
1721359
1891549
1881417
1521895
Other Supplies
1961978
2011058
1681385
2091718
1071489
,.'-Postage & Mailing
541199
651502
501610
,.'-Building & Grounds Supplies
''
''
4751291
1671161
1201255
,".Repair of Plant (Supplies)
851044
981932
'
Repair of Grounds (Supplies)
131657
161778
Vehicle Parts, Gas, Oil
131691
271231
251753
221872
251821
' Other General
3411962
4901037
Sub -total Maintenaance & Operations
$2,560,893
$31179,878
$2,931,964
$2,7921242
$2,764,837
Outlay & Replacement of Equipmen
$751623
$3201264
$471080
,.'-New Equipment
561132
3 6, 8 8 9
''Replacement of Equipment
1691577
1351767
Sub -total Equipment
$225,709
$172,656
$75,623
$320,264
$471080
Sub -total Services, Supplies &
$8,593,141
$9,572,202
$10,012,475
$10,135,269
$9,380,262
Equipment
Personnel & Benefits
$40,465,309
$43,509,593
$47,981,854
$51,359,165
$53,407,192
Services, Supplies & Equipment
81593,141
91572,202
10,012,475
10,135,269
91380,262
TOTAL GENERAL FUND T$49,058,450
$53,081,795
$57,994,329
$6114941434
$62,787,454
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ed financial software, the School Dept. Chart of Accounts has been updated and some accounts consolidated
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Lexington Public Schools
2003 -04 Summary of
Outside Funding
These funds enable the school system to provide services
beyond the scope of the regular budget. The total below does
not include PTA and other support group fundraising esti-
mated annually at $250,000. Each of these grants or fees is
put into a separate revenue account with the Town
Treasurer, and the funds are spent on the approved items not
included in the Town - appropriated school budget.
FEDERAL
Title I
$ 4321601
Special Education Professional Development
461895
Drug -Free Community Support
1001000
SPED 94- 142 /IDEA
111561720
Early Childhood /Mainstreaming for Pre - School
411931
Title V Instruction /Technology
261626
Title IIA Educator Quality
1241129
Title IID Technology Integration
151193
Title III Limited English Proficient
321736
Title IV Drug Free Schools
251593
Total Federal Funds
$2,0021424
STATE
METCO
$110991604
Enhanced School Health
1061397
Academic Support Services
91900
SPED Electronic Portfolio
900
Total State Funds
$11216,801
LOCAL
Lexington Education Foundation (FY04)
$ 1721202
FEES
Transportation
$ 6361508
Athletics and Athletics Gate Receipts
1931647
Building Rental and Extended Day Program
1081677
Elementary Instrumental Music
1071200
Medicaid Reimbursement
1171082
Total Fees
$11163,114
COMMUNITY, CORPORATE, AND PRIVATE
DONATIONS
Gifts to Schools
$ 651976
Total Donations
$ 65,976
GRAND TOTAL ALL SOURCES
$ 4,620,517
Lexington
Community Education
ROLE: To offer lifelong learning to all residents by provid-
ing practical, creative, and enjoyable educational opportu-
nities at reasonable cost. Courses for adults are offered in
three sessions: winter, spring and fall. Classes are offered
Monday through Thursday, with most evening classes held
at the High School. Daytime programs are held at the
Senior Center and other locations around Town. The sum-
mer program, Lexplorations, for students in kindergarten
through High School, is taught by Lexington Public School
teachers. The program is a self- sustaining, integral part of
the Lexington Public School system.
STAFF: Director Robin Tartaglia; Assistant Director
Andrea Paquette; Administrative Assistant Jim Constantine.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Interest in community education remained strong with
3 763 registrations total for the year. This number includes
all registrations from the three adult education semesters
and the summer children's program.
• Offered many new adult classes, including Beginning
Spanish, German, Beaded Jewelry, Faux Finish, Grant
Writing, Nutrition, Volunteering, Birding, and Smoking
Cessation.
• Offered several CPR classes to complement the new AED
machines (automatic electronic defibrillators) installed in
the schools. A class on the reuse and safe disposal of build-
ing materials was offered to raise awareness of the new
state law regulating these materials. KidSafe and TeenSafe
were offered to teach children self defense.
• Continued to offer free classes on issues of interest to the
community, such as Media Workshop for Families and
Social Security. Over 140 people participated in these
classes.
• Lexplorations, the summer academic enrichment pro-
gram, had 93 weeklong classes and over 1100 registra-
tions. A popular new service was an after school Extended
Day program. Sample Lexplorations classes include
Artapalooza, Mad Scientist, Bugs Bugs Bugs, GymBrainy,
Rocketry, Batik, Colonial Crafts, and Numbers Theory.
Classes served students entering Kindergarten up to 10th
grade. About 70 high school students volunteered as aides
in this program, earning an aggregate of 115 weeks of
community service credit. Almost all summer instructors
are Lexington Public School teachers.
• Lexplorations scholarship assistance awarded to twenty
families totaled approximately $7000.
• Donated an InFocus digital projector to the LHS library.
• Continued a generous sliding scale tuition reduction pro-
gram that benefited 49 ESL students.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 49
Minuteman Regional High School
Expenditures
Payroll
FY 04
FY 03
$1010511717
$1011171675
Expenses
$ 51391,748
$ 5,5553845
Total Budget
$1514431465
$1516733520
Lexington's Assessed
$ 9011353
$ 8431566
Share
Total students from non - member towns
270
REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE APPOINTED by
each town's Moderator. Marjorie Daggett began a 3 -year
term representing Lexington in July 2002. The other 15
towns that make up the "member towns" are: Acton,
Arlington, Belmont, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle,
Concord, Dover, Lancaster, Lincoln, Needham, Stow,
Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston. The Superintendent is
hired by the School Committee.
Mission
The primary mission of Minuteman Regional High School
(Minuteman Tech) is to help each student develop his or her
full potential for continued or post- secondary learning,
career success, and productive citizenship. In addition, it is
to develop the student's capacity for self- direction, self -dis-
cipline, self- understanding, and self - fulfillment. Minuteman
Tech fosters in its students respect for property, for others,
and for self. The school strives to help each student become
a contributing member of society with a lifelong commit-
ment to learning.
Retirement
Minuteman Tech entered a new era in September with the
retirement of Ronald Fitzgerald, who had been the superin-
tendent for 28 years, serving since the second year the school
was started. Under him the school prospered with his empha-
sis on experiential learning and encouragement of all students
to plan for post- secondary education at a 2 or 4 -year college
and to select a career path. He envisioned academically
strong, college preparatory majors and set up such majors as,
for example, biotechnology, robotics, and pre- engineering.
New Superintendent and Principal
In the summer, after a search and interviews with three final-
ists, William Callahan was selected by the School Committee
as the incoming Superintendent. Mr. Callahan had served as
Minuteman Tech principal since 1980 and had been dean of
students from 1976 to 1980. The Superintendent is responsi-
ble for the budget, supervising the staff, and for directing the
twenty-four programs and the curriculum.
In the fall, the Superintendent Callahan instituted a search
and interview committee for a new principal. James Amara,
who had headed the Academic division, was chosen by the
Superintendent as the new principal.
Enrollment
Sixteen seniors from Lexington High School (in 2003 -4)
took elective courses at Minuteman Tech two hours per day
(1/3 time); thus 5.3 students will be added to the total num-
ber of students for the FY05 assessment.
Enrollment
Oct. 11
2004
Oct. 11
2003
Lexington students in Gr. 9 -12
36
36
Lexington Post - Graduate Students
(Regular & Special)
9
6
Total students in Gr. 9 -12 from the
16 member towns
481
441
Total Post - Graduate students in
Gr. 9 -12 from the 16 member towns
41
51
Total students from non - member towns
270
303
Total students enrollment
792
795
Challenges
Finances: Budget cuts in State aid totaled approximately
$800,000 from FY03 to FY04 in Chapter 70 and
Transportation aid together. Transportation aid to regional
schools is supposed to be funded at 100 %. These were severe
cuts in a $15 million budget and necessitated higher member
town assessments. The Minuteman FY05 total budget was
decreased to $15,344,339, and the assessment which
Lexington started paying as of July 1, 2004, was $833,267
(based on the 36 students enrolled as of Oct. 1, 2003 plus the
students from Lexington High). The FY05 budget represent-
ed a .64% decrease compared with the FY04 budget. The
budget decrease was accomplished through cutting 5 to 6
staff positions and reducing expenses in all categories except
in transportation and health insurance.
Enrollment: Students from non - member towns must be
recruited to fill the 800 - student school since member towns
provide only about 65% of the student body. Minuteman
Tech no longer has Choice students. In the past, marketing
to some non - member towns had caused resentment as well
as concern and upset to their finance committees because of
the unpredictability of the number of Minuteman Tech
enrollees. Minuteman Tech has worked this year to address
these issues and in the spring Minuteman Tech entered into
partnership arrangements with Medford and Watertown.
The agreements set out tuition rates and place a cap on the
entering number of students as well as a maximum on the
total number of students; this allows for better financial
planning in the towns.
Special Education: More and more Special Needs students
are attending Minuteman Tech, thereby placing extra
administrative burdens on faculty and staff. So far this chal-
lenge has been met with great success.
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Minuteman Regional High School continued from previous page
Ocean Science Academy: This rigorous college preparatory
program, in the planning for two years, was offered in the
fall 2004. The program combines the study of marine
ecosystems, marine biology and biotechnology, and physi-
cal oceanography along with computers and automation.
The program partners with Northeastern University's
Marine Science Laboratory in Nahant, the New England
Aquarium, and the Museum of Science.
Graduates and Honors
Fifteen Lexington High seniors took a vocational elective
for two hours each day at Minuteman Tech. This success-
ful collaboration especially benefited Stephanie Stratford,
who was one of the "Stars" honored by Rep. Jay Kaufman
at Lexington's Town Meeting for her work in Retail
Management.
Minuteman Tech students in Electrical, Carpentry,
Plumbing, and HVAC finished their two -year project in
June remodeling the basement of Cary Hall as well as cre-
ating a fitness center for town employees.
• For the sixth year in a row, the Landscape Design and
Management students earned a gold medal and four indi-
vidual landscape architecture awards at the 2004 New
England Flower Show. Senior Willy Weygint of Lexington
participated.
• John Ehlke of Lexington was valedictorian of the Class of
2004.
• The Minuteman Math Team won the 2004 Mass.
Vocational Math League State Championship in April.
The team of 19, including senior John Ehlke of Lexington,
bested 28 teams from vocational schools across the state.
• In the national competition, the SkillsUSA Championships
in Kansas City, MO, in June, Alex Hatherly of Lexington
and his partner won bronze medals in the Robotic and
Automation Technology category. That team won the gold
medal in the same category in the state competition. The
state silver medal winner was Peter Strong of Lexington
and his partner.
• Dr. David Form of the Biotechnology Academy was cho-
sen as Massachusetts Biology Teacher of the Year by the
National Association of Biology Teachers.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 51
Planning
ROLE: To engage
in both short- and
long -term plan-
ning in regard to
all growth and
development
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$1781487
$1911032
Expenses
$ 241932
$ 901830
Personnel
Full Time
3.5
4
issues and pro-
posals. Specific duties include: to prepare and implement the
Comprehensive Plan; to administer Subdivision Regulations
in accordance with state law; to review residential special
permit applications and unaccepted street applications; to
participate in inter -town land use projects, such as the
Hanscom Air Base and the former Middlesex County
Hospital; to provide technical support and hearing functions
for major rezoning /development proposals, such as
Lexington Technology Park, Brookhaven expansion, Hilton
site and others, and on citizen and owner - generated zoning
amendments; and to prepare the Planning Board's proposed
zoning initiatives and amendments. The Planning
Department also acts as steward of the Zoning Bylaw and
Development Regulations, and as the initiator of new policy
proposals in housing, land use, and transportation. Other
duties include: analyzing economic, demographic, and
development trends in Lexington and the region; assisting
the Planning Board, the Town Manager, and many town
departments and appointed committees; and providing
responses on a daily basis to individual requests for help and
information from a wide variety of parties.
ELECTED: Chair Karl Kastorf, Vice Chair Thomas
Harden, Anthony Galaitsis, John Davies, and Clerk Wendy
Manz.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Planning Director
Glenn Garber (through October 2004); Assistant Director
Maryann McCall - Taylor, Planners Eve Tapper and Karen
Sobol, and Department Clerk Elissa Tap.
HIGHLIGHTS
Planning Director Glenn Garber left the Town to take a
position at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Assistant Planning Director Maryann McCall - Taylor was
named Acting Planning Director until a new director is
appointed.
Continued to work closely with AvalonBay Communities,
Inc., and State Division of Capital Asset Management
(DCAM) in structuring the planned development rezoning
of the 22 -acre Metropolitan State Hospital campus in
Lexington. The rezoning of the land came before the 2004
Town Meeting, and was approved with 387 rental units,
25% of which are affordable. Sixty units are age- restrict-
ed. AvalonBay's proposal included the elements Lexington
required for the development: preservation of the campus
layout and historic structures; the affordability and
Department of Mental Health components; and revenue
neutrality. It was awarded the 2004 Excellence in Planning
Award from the Massachusetts Chapter of the American
Planning Association in December 2004.
• The Board and Department conducted detailed technical
review and public hearings and reported to Town Meeting
on four other rezoning petitions including: Lexington
Technology Park on the former Raytheon site; the expan-
sion of Brookhaven, the assisted living community on
Waltham Street; the LexHAB affordable housing proposal
on Rangeway; and the rezoning of 12 -18 Hartwell Avenue
from CD (Planned Commercial Development) for a hotel
that was never built back to the underlying zoning in that
area of Hartwell Avenue, CRS (Retail Shopping). The
Board also proposed a complete revision of the Home
Occupations provisions of the Zoning Bylaw to make
them more relevant to modern business realities, which
Town Meeting unanimously approved.
• The Board and Department continued to provide support
for significant housing policy initiatives that are being
developed by the Housing Partnership Board, appointed
by the Selectmen in 2003.
• The Town joined the MetroWest HOME Consortium,
which will allow the Town to access federal funds for
affordable housing. As a condition of funding, the Town
prepared a Consolidated Housing Plan.
• The Board worked with the Board of Selectmen to imple-
ment transportation and traffic mitigation measures that
were negotiated as part of the rezoning process.
• The Board worked with the Lexington Center Committee,
including drafting a change in the Center Business District
parking requirements that will be presented at the 2005
Town Meeting.
• Inter -town and regional involvement included Hanscom
Airport and Air Force Base pre -Base Realignment and
Closure planning, the MAGIC sub - regional planning effort,
Minuteman National Park neighbors, and other venues.
Conventional Subdivisions
— Clelland Road, 2 lots, definitive plan approved
— 47 and 53 Pleasant Street, 7 lots, definitive plan
approved
Reduced Frontage Subdivisions
— 48 Summit Road, 2 dwellings, sketch plan
Subdivision with Special Permit and Site Plan
— 14 Glen Road South, 3 dwellings, preliminary and
definitive plans approved
— Hazel Road, 9 dwellings, preliminary plan disap-
proved; definitive plan approved
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Planning Board continued from previous page
— Lexington Hills, off Walnut Street, definitive plan with-
drawn
— Johnson's Farm, off Bedford Street, 17 dwellings,
minor revision to definitive plan
— 31 — 35 Cary Avenue, 7 to 5 dwelling units, 3 sketch
plans
— 31 — 33 Cary Avenue, 5 dwelling units, sketch plan
— Rangeway, 2 dwelling units, preliminary site develop-
ment and use plan
— 48 Summit Road, 2 dwellings, sketch plan
Approval Not Required Plan Endorsements
— 448 & 490 Marrett Road
— 0 Walnut Street, Middlesex Hospital
— 16 Forest Street
— 830 Waltham Street and Piper Road
— 330 Lexington Street in Woburn & Lexington
Board of Appeals
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$ 0
$331920
Expenses
$ 0
$ 0
Personnel
Full -time
0
1
ROLE: To grant variances from the Zoning
Bylaw (ZBL), issue special permits for uses or
construction as authorized by the ZBL and hear
appeals of decisions by the Building
Commissioner and Zoning Enforcement Officer.
— 376 Lincoln Street and 73 Middle Street
— 36 -36A Woburn Street
— 16 Slocum Road & Rowland Avenue
— Washington Street and Eliot Road
Street Construction Plans
- Bird Hill Road
— Avon Road Street Improvement Plan
Determinations of Adequacy of Grade and
Construction
— 20 Estabrook Road — Camden Street
— 6 Hazel Road
Comprehensive Permits (40B and LIP)
— Grandview — Piper Road
— Cutler Farm
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen, the Seated
Board of Appeals is a quasi - judicial entity con- Judith
sisting of five members with six associate mem- John M
bers: Chair Judith Uhrig, Vice Chair Arthur
Smith, Maura Sheehan, John McWeeney and
Nyles Barnert. Associates Jacqueline Davison
(through July), David Williams, Carolyn Wilson, Martha
Wood, Daniel Lucas, John Gilbert, and Leo McSweeney
(from October). Department Clerk Dianne Cornaro.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Re -hired clerical support for the Board of Appeals in
August.
• Conducted 99 hearings.
• Reviewed 68 applications for variances, 20 applications
for Special Permits, 5 special permit renewals, and 3 mod-
ifications of Special Permits.
L -R: Associate Commissioner, Carolyn Wilson; Maura Sheehan,
Uhrig, Diane Cornaro, Arthur Smith. Standing: L -R: Daniel Lucas;
cWeeney, Martha Wood, Myles Barnert.
• Heard 8 appeals from Building Commissioner or Zoning
Enforcement Officer decisions of which 1 withdrew, 3
were approved, and 4 were denied.
• Heard 2 petitions for Special Permits with Site Plan
Review on projects approved by the Annual Town
Meeting (Avalon and Brookhaven).
• Received one Comprehensive Permit (M.G.L. Ch. 40B)
application (Grandview) to allow construction of residential
developments of multi - family rental units in multiple build-
ings (of which at least 25% would be affordable units).
• Appreciated critical advice and assistance from the
Communication Advisory Committee and the Design
Advisory Committee.
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Regional Planning
Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)
ROLE of MAPC: As the regional planning agency repre-
senting 101 communities in the metropolitan Boston area,
including Lexington, to serve as a forum for state and local
officials to address regional issues. Council members col-
laborate in the development of comprehensive plans and
recommendations in areas of population and employment,
transportation, economic development, regional growth,
and the environment. MAPC is one of the 17 members of
the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization, which car-
ries out the federally mandated transportation planning
process for the region. MAPC is also the federally designat-
ed economic development district for the region, responsi-
ble for creating an annual economic development plan. The
Council provides technical assistance and professional
resources in land use, the environment, housing, trans-
portation, water resources management, economic develop-
ment, demographic and socioeconomic data, legislative pol-
icy, and inter -local partnerships which strengthen the effi-
cient and effective operation of local governments.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager as MAPC Lexington
Representative: Richard Canale.
Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal
Coordination (MAGIC)
ROLE of MAGIC: As one of MAPC's eight subregions, to
discuss and work on issues of interlocal concern. Other
MAGIC towns are: Acton, Bedford, Bolton, Boxborough,
Carlisle, Concord, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard,
and Stow. MAGIC participates in The Boston Metropolitan
Planning Organization through its membership on the
Regional Transportation Advisory Council.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen as MAGIC Representatives:
Jeanne Krieger and Richard Canale.
Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
ROLE of Boston MPO: Comprising seven state /regional
agencies, six elected municipalities, the City of Boston, the
Regional Transportation Advisory Council (ex- officio), the
Federal Highway Administration (ex- officio), and the
Federal Transit administration (ex- officio), to consolidate
transportation planning for a large portion of eastern
Massachusetts for a variety of transportation modes and
facilities, and to carry out the federally mandated trans-
portation planning process for the region. The Boston MPO
is responsible for producing three key Certification
Documents: Regional Transportation Plan (RTP),
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and Unified
Planning Work Program (UPWP).
Regional Transportation Advisory Council
ROLE: To provide public policy advice to the Boston MPO
members on regional transportation issues and specific
MPO actions. The Council is composed of 60 representa-
tives from cities and towns, MAPC subregions, profession-
al transportation and planning associations, advocacy and
advisory groups, transportation providers, and various state
and regional agencies. Lexington is one of the 11 Town
members.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen as Lexington's
Representative to the Regional Transportation Advisory
Council: Gail Wagner.
HIGHLIGHTS
• MAPC completed the Initial Vision Phase of
MetroFuture: Making a Greater Boston Region, a
unique, multi -year, collaborative approach to develop a
regional plan that addresses present and future challenges
and opportunities. MetroFuture is incorporating public
participation, data analysis, and cutting -edge technology
to create a vision for the metropolitan Boston region and
a strategy to achieve this. The Lexington MAPC repre-
sentative is contributing to the design and structure of this
process as a member of the Steering Committee.
• MAPC provided Lexington with planning data and
analyses including population, employment, and house-
hold forecasts.
• MAPC offered free GIS Training Workshops to Town's
staffs.
• Lexington's MAPC representative and other Lexington
representatives participated in several MAPC workshops
on population and employment, transportation, econom-
ic development, housing, regional growth, and the envi-
ronment.
• Collaborated with other regional leaders in supporting
reverse commuting and suburban mobility. A Suburban
Mobility Grant was awarded by the Boston MPO to the
128 Business Council who will institute a pilot commuter
shuttle service between Hartwell Avenue and Anderson
Transportation Center in Woburn.
• Collaborated with state and federal legislators and aides
in articulating mutual goals and strategies including
Federal re- authorization of transportation funding,
Zoning /Land Use Reform, and statewide transportation
planning.
• MAGIC hosted a Workshop for MAGIC Town Managers
to discuss shared service and purchasing opportunities.
Linda Vine represented Lexington.
• MAGIC conducted forums on "Green Buildings and
Energy Efficiency," "Shared Services," "Regional Hazard
Mitigation Planning," "Smart Growth Overlay
Districts," "Affordable Housing Options Awareness,"
and "Zoning Reform" which included a number of
Lexington residents.
• The MAGIC Subregional Area Study, Phase II was com-
pleted. This "MAGIC Carpet" Study provides baseline data
and parking lot data which can be used for suburban mobil-
ity improvements. This study also reviewed two Lexington
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Board of Selectmen continued from previous page
intersections: Massachusetts Avenue and Woburn Street,
and Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street to document
that they meet warrants for signalization.
MAGIC discussed potential impacts of regional develop-
ment proposals within the area and discussed the region-
al significance and value of Hanscom Air Force Base.
Lexington and MAGIC maintain a direct voice in trans-
portation planning and project selection through the
Boston MPO and its Regional Transportation Advisory
Council. Richard Canale represents MAGIC on trans-
portation issues as the subregion's representative to the
Regional Transportation Advisory Council and served as
the Advisory Council's 2003 -2004 Past Chair; Gail
Wagner, the Lexington Transportation Coordinator, repre-
sents Lexington on the Advisory Council. In addition,
Lexington resident, Barbara Lucas represents the MAPC
on the Boston MPO and its Planning and Program
Committee, of which she is Vice Chair.
Metropolitan State Task Force (Met State)
ROLE: To work with counterparts in Belmont, Waltham,
the Department of Conservation and Recreation (formerly
the Metropolitan District Commission), and the Division of
Capital Management (DCAM) to implement the
Metropolitan State (Met State) Reuse Plan. The reuse plan is
an agreement arrived at after extensive community involve-
ment through the tri- community committee to effectively use
the Met State tract by adopting the following goals:
Preserve and protect natural resources
• Redevelop the site with a mix of publicly beneficial resizes
• Consider the site as a whole without regard to municipal
boundaries
• Carry out environmental clean up on the site as quickly as
possible
Under the reuse plan, Waltham will receive 54± acres for a
golf course, Lexington will develop a campus site of 23+
acres for housing, and the balance of the tract, approxi-
mately 254 acres, will remain open under the stewardship
of the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Joyce Miller, Natalie
Riffin, David Williams, Karl Kastorf, and Jeanne Krieger.
HIGHLIGHTS
With the support of the Task Force, the Lexington parcel was
rezoned to a RD Planned Residential Development District at
the Spring 2004 Town Meeting. The development meets all
criteria identified by the Task Force including:
• 387 rental units of which 60 will be set aside for residents
older than 55 years old.
• 97 units (25%) will be affordable to households earning
less than 80% area median income, including 20 units for
clients of the Department of Mental Health, 20 units fully
accessible for handicap residents, and an additional 19
units provided offsite for clients of the Department of
Mental Health.
• $750,000 set aside with DCAM to offset education costs
if enrollment exceeds 111 students in any given year for
first 10 years of occupancy.
• Renovation of Kline Hall for future use by Lexington res-
idents.
— 3,000 sq ft. of upper level will be available to
Lexington residents for local /community theater and
performance groups.
— Lower area of Kline Hall, 10,000 sq ft., will be renovat-
ed as "shell" space for potential future use by Town.
• A comprehensive traffic mitigation and traffic demand
package including:
— $200,000 up -front contribution for school busing cost,
to be designated by School Department.
— $250,000 multi - purpose transportation mitigation fund
to be used at Town's discretion, including infrastruc-
ture/
intersection improvements.
— $35,000 per year LEXPRESS subsidy, permanent with
inflation adjustment.
— $10,000 per year of free LEXPRESS passes for the first
two years of occupancy to encourage ridership.
— Shuttle to Alewife, or other transportation mode, to be
reviewed after five years.
— Onsite transportation coordinator to encourage alter-
nate transportation, including rideshare.
— Bicycle improvements on Metro Parkway (entrance
road from Concord Avenue).
— Flashing yellow signal and pedestrian crossing at
Concord Avenue entrance.
— Sidewalk on Concord Avenue up to Pleasant Street.
With the approval of the Local Initiative Petition by the
Division of Housing and Community Development, the 387
rental units will be added to the Town's 40B inventory. The
successful rezoning concludes the work of the Committee
that has strived for over a decade to ensure that Lexington's
affordable housing needs are met while preserving sur-
rounding open space, a project that met Smart Growth
tenets before the term was even coined.
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2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 55
Lexington Historical Commission
ROLE: To preserve and protect historically and architec-
turally significant buildings and sites in Lexington. To
advise the Building Inspector about issuing demolition per-
mits for significant buildings; and to support efforts to
nominate buildings for the National Register of Historic
Places maintained by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager for 3 -year terms:
Chair David Kelland, Marilyn Fenollosa, Nancy Seasholes,
Tom Taylor, and Sally Zimmerman.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Maintained the Comprebensive Cultural Resources Survey,
currently nine volumes, which lists the historically and archi-
tecturally important buildings and areas in Lexington dating
from the earliest period to the 19 and 20 centuries. Grants
from the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the Town,
and the Trustees of Public Trusts have made it possible for
the Commission to bring the Survey up to date. It is avail-
able in the Cary Library and the Planning Office in the Town
Design Advisory Committee
Front L -R: Alenka Slezak, Betsy Wbitman, Bahig A.
Kaldas. Rear L -R: John Frey, Bruce Creager, Eric Brown,
Parker Hirtle, Carl Oldenburg.
ROLE: To assist the Selectmen and other boards and people
in the Town in applying professional design standards to
new structures, renovations, signage, lighting, and land-
scape improvements.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen for 1 -year terms:
Chair Carl Oldenburg, Eric Brown, Bruce Creager, Parker
Hirtle, Bahig Kaldas, Alenka Slezak, Greg Zurlo. Associate
Members: John Frey, Betsy Whitman. Selectmen Liaison
Peter Kelley; Planning Board Liaison John Davies.
Office Building and is used by historians, students, home-
owners, and businesses, as well as real estate professionals
for the added value of historical properties.
Maintained a Cumulative Index to facilitate the use of the
Comprebensive Cultural Resources Survey. This Index
has been distributed to all real estate offices in Lexington
and is available in the Planning Office and in the office of
the Building Inspector as well as from the Commission.
Researched the history and architecture of several houses
for which demolition applications had been presented. The
Commission members, all volunteers, regularly consult with
homeowners, builders, and developers on questions of sen-
sitive restorations of important buildings. Procedures for
making presentations at public hearings before the
Commission have been developed and are available to
applicants. Guidelines for what constitutes demolition have
also been developed. The Commission inspects and pho-
tographs all buildings subject to a demolition application.
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HIGHLIGHTS
• Recommended approval to Board of Appeals for:
° — Signage for Lexington Technology Park
— Brookhaven Expansion
— MIT Lincoln Lab Communications Tower
— Walgreen's renovations and site improvements
— Grace Chapel renovations and site improvements
— Signage for Starbucks on Bedford Street
• Reviewed and commented on design of:
— Avalon at Lexington (Former Met. State Hospital site)
(ongoing)
— Grandview Avenue 40B housing
— Battle Green Inn redevelopment (ongoing)
• Continued recommendations and advice to Permanent
Building Committee on design of the new Harrington and
Fiske elementary schools.
• Began work with the Lexington Center Committee and
other groups on improvements to parking, pedestrian
access, landscaping, and other aspects of Lexington
Center.
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Office of Community Development - Building Division
ROLE: To
enforce the State
Building Code,
Uniform State
Plumbing and
Gas Code, State
Mechanical
Code State
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$3133594
2991567
Expenses
$ 381152
$ 611195
Personnel
Bldg.
Elec.
Full Time
4
4
Part Time
2
3
Electrical Code, Architectural Access Board Regulations,
and Lexington Zoning Bylaws. This involves plan review,
permit issuance, and inspection of all building, electrical,
plumbing, gas, and mechanical construction in the Town,
including new structures, additions, alterations, and repairs.
Responsible for enforcing the State Architectural Access
Board regulations involving handicapped accessibility to
buildings and issues regarding such requirements. The
Sealer of Weights & Measures determines the accuracy of
all weights and measuring devices in commercial and pub-
lic use within the Town.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Building
Commissioner Steven Frederickson, P.E., and a full -time
Inspector of Wires, Plumbing /Gas /Mechanical Inspector,
and Department Clerk as well as a part -time Building
Inspector and part -time Zoning Enforcement Officer /Sealer
of Weights and Measures.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Permit activity was at an all -time high, with a total of
1124 building permits issued.
• Alterations were completed for NitroMed at 125 Spring
Street, and construction began for tenant fit -up at
Lexington Technology Park, the former Raytheon site on
Spring Street.
• Permits were issued for Not Your Average Joe's at 1727
Massachusetts Avenue (formerly Copa Cafe) and for a
large addition at Pelham Academy on Pelham Road. The
steeple at the First Parish Church on Harrington Road was
replaced, and Cohoe's took over the space formerly occu-
pied by Decelle's on Massachusetts Avenue, after extensive
remodeling.
• Construction was substantially completed at Cary Library,
and construction continued for the new Harrington
School.
• Construction continued on dwellings at Cider Mill Road,
as well as on numerous sites throughout the Town.
• The demolition of existing houses and the construction of
new larger houses on scattered sites continued. Permits
were issued to demolish 63 existing houses, while 76 per-
mits were issued for the construction of new single - family
dwellings.
Total Permit Activity
Explicit Breakdown of 2004 Building Permits
New Units Residential ........... 78
New Units Commercial ...........
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Plumbing/
Reported Value
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Bldg.
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Alterations
2004
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1170
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1035
1141
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1018
1043
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2000
944
1099
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Actual construction valuation
is higher
Explicit Breakdown of 2004 Building Permits
New Units Residential ........... 78
New Units Commercial ...........
0
Additions—Residential ...........
174
Additions—Commercial ............
2
Miscellaneous ..................
375
Decks .........................
26
"t-Includes 1 two-family dwelling
Repairs /Alterations
.....................214
Stoves .. ..............................9
Swimming Pools .........................2
Roofing /Siding ........................233
Garages /Carports ........................8
Sheds... ..............................2
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 57
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ROLE: The Middlesex County Hospital Ad Hoc Committee
was reactivated to encourage the Commonwealth to engage
in a land use analysis and a planning process prior to the
auction of Parcel 1, a 54 -acre plot, 47.5 acres of which are
in Lexington off Walnut Street at the Waltham- Lexington
line. The majority of site is open space, heavily wooded
uplands and at least three areas of wetlands. A path through
the parcel has been identified as important in linking habi-
tats through the Western Greenway. A historically significant
cart road traverses the site.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Steve Colman,
Angela Frick, Jeanne Krieger, Gilbert Garber, Charles
Hyland and Marshall Derby, supported by Sandra Shaw of
the Recreation Committee and Glenn Garber and Maryann
McCall - Taylor of the Planning Staff.
History
Development of the 111 -acre parcel, saddling the Lexington -
Waltham line and bounded by Walnut Street and Trapelo
Road has been haphazard at best. With the demise of county
government the entire Middlesex Hospital tract reverted to
the Commonwealth to be disposed of as surplus. An 11 -acre
parcel in Lexington was sold to Olympus Healthcare Group
in 1997. With Olympus' subsequent bankruptcy, Roseland
Development purchased the parcel in 2000. At that same
time 46 acres in Waltham were purchased for residential
development. Roseland has been working with the Town to
develop the 11 -acre parcel under the Town's cluster zoning
by -law. In August 2004, the Division of Capital Asset
Management (DCAM), the Commonwealths' real estate divi-
sion, auctioned a 6 -acre parcel in Lexington under an accel-
erated process permitted by Section 548 of Chapter 26 of the
Acts of 2003 that by- passes many of the regulatory hurdles
that might have led to protection of this highly desirable par-
cel. The deed on that 6 -acre parcel restricts development to
single - family housing.
Cooperation with the DCAM
Working in conjunction with Rep Stanley, the Division of
Capital Asset Management has agree to fund a land analy-
sis study and conduct a series of charettes with neighbor-
hood groups to reach consensus on a land use concept for
this process. At the conclusion of the consensus planning
initiative, DCAM reserves the right to auction a limited por-
tion of Parcel 1 for single - family housing. The balance of
the parcel would be deeded to Lexington as conservation
land. The scope of work for the planning consultant has
been developed by DCAM and reviewed by the Committee.
The Ad Hoc Committee continues to work with neighbor-
hood groups to assure preservation of the open space.
Page 58 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Historic Districts Commission
ROLE: To pro-
mote the educa-
tional, cultural,
economic and
general welfare of
the public through
the preservation
and protection of 1
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY 03
$ 0
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iistoric buildings, places and districts.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen for overlapping 5 -year
terms: two candidates nominated by the Lexington
Historical Society, one candidate nominated by the
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Inc., one candidate nom-
inated by the Trustees of the Cary Memorial Library and
one selected at large by the Selectmen. Chair Joann
Gschwendtner; Commissioners Ian Adamson, Mark
DiNapoli, Dan Fenn, Jr. and Lynn Hopkins; Associate
Commissioners: Daniel Griffin, Jr., James Lee, Eleanor
MacQueen, and Joseph Welch.
HEARINGS:
• Held 120 hearings: 16 informal, 59 formal and 45 con-
tinued.
• Issued 81 Certificates of Appropriateness, 2 Denials, and
3 Extensions of Time to Certificates of Appropriateness.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Made minor adjustments with the Cary Memorial Library
on construction details.
Held a special Informal Meeting with the Capital
Expenditures Committee to review options for the School
Administration Building and the East Lexington Branch
Library.
Held two special meetings with the owner and partners of
the Battle Green Inn to discuss possible design for condo-
minium development on the site.
Worked carefully with the owner of 915 -917 Massachusetts
Avenue, which is a major improvement to the East Village
District.
• Continued to work with businesses on signage issues and
with homeowners on additions. Commission members
continued to meet on -site with many applicants to try to
help them through the design process and through prob-
lem areas.
• Worked overtime to meet legal deadlines in the absence of
the Commission's clerk. The clerk's position, which was
cut due to budget constraints, was reinstated with the pas-
sage of an override, and a clerk was hired for the
Commission in the fall.
Seated L -R: Ian Adamson, Joanne Gschwendtner, Joanne Cornaro, Joe Welcb. Standing L -R: Jaynes Lee, Mark DiNapoli,
Daniel Griffin.
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Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC)
ROLE of HATS: To represent the interests of the four
Towns of Bedford, Concord, Lexington, and Lincoln in
matters pertaining to Hanscom Field and developments in
the surrounding area, and to review and comment on pro-
posed projects to State, Federal, and regional agencies.
APPOINTED to HATS by the Board of Selectmen to repre-
sent Lexington: Selectman Jeanne Krieger, Stew Kennedy
( Conservation), and Margaret Coppe. APPOINTED by the
Planning Board: Tony Galaitsis. The HATS Chair rotates
annually among the four towns. For the period from July
2003 to Dec. 2004, HATS was chaired by Lincoln.
ROLE of HATS ES: To assist HATS with the review of envi-
ronmental impacts associated with airport activities.
APPOINTED to HATS ES by the Board of Selectmen to
represent Lexington: Co- Chairs Julian Bussgang and
Richard Canale, Tony Galaitsis, and Jerry Van Hook.
ROLE of HFAC: To act as an advisory commission with
regard to Hanscom Field for review of issues of land use,
noise, and transportation, and to provide communications
between the surrounding towns and Massport in matters
pertaining to Hanscom Field.
APPOINTED to HFAC by the Board of Selectmen to repre-
sent Lexington: Peter Enrich. Other members represent
other communities and various interest groups. The posi-
tion of Chair rotates among the four towns. From January
2003 to June 2004, HFAC was chaired by Lexington. From
July to December 2004, HFAC was chaired by Concord.
Commercial Air Traffic
Scheduled commercial flights diminished during the year,
but corporate jet flights continued to grow. Shuttle
America, operating as a subsidiary of US Airways,
announced in February its intention to discontinue its oper-
ations at Hanscom effective May 1, ending its four daily
roundtrip operations between Hanscom and Trenton. After
Shuttle America actually ceased these operations on June
11, little of the Trenton traffic was absorbed by scheduled
flights by Boston - Maine, which sought to replace Shuttle
America.
While these reductions in commercial traffic are welcome,
other aviation developments are concerning. In the late sum-
mer Linear Air began a new type of service at Hanscom,
chartered jet flights that can be booked largely like commer-
cial service. During the first nine months of the year through
September, jet flights, which are primarily private corporate
flights and charters, increased 10.4% over the same period
the previous year, to 24,585 operations. Although these jet
operations constitute only a small proportion of the total
flights at Hanscom, they are responsible for the vast prepon-
derance of the noise impacts from the airport.
There have been no further developments concerning possi-
ble air freight operations by FedEx, although Massport con-
tinues to report efforts to solicit additional commercial
activity at Hanscom.
Status of Base Realignment and Closure
The Pentagon continued its Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAG) process, which will lead to dramatic changes at
Hanscom Air Force Base, the home of the Electronics
System Command Division. This process has been billed as
"the mother of all base closings." The Pentagon is seeking
to reduce costs by 25% in this round of closings. Hanscom
may be closed or it may be augmented by absorbing addi-
tional research activity. The initial list of affected bases will
be announced in May 2005. The impact of Base closing in
the region could be immense. An estimated $3.2 billion is
pumped into the regional economy annually and over
26,000 jobs are estimated to be dependent upon the contin-
ued operation of the Air Force Command at Hanscom.
HATS has been proactive in its support of the Air Force. All
four Towns passed resolutions at their Spring Town
Meetings endorsing their communities' support for contin-
ued operations at the Air Force Base. The Towns in
September voted their support of a conceptual plan devel-
oped by the Defense Technology Initiative (DTI), which
would increase office and research space at the Air Force
Base by 1.2 million square feet, providing space for an addi-
tional 4000 employees at the Base, bringing the Base head-
count back to the high levels of the early '90's. Eight hun-
dred more units of housing would be built on the Base and
traffic improvements would be made at the Hartwell
Avenue — Bedford Street jug handle to accommodate the
increased Base activity. Senator Kennedy and Gov. Romney,
jointly, have promoted the plan, which includes state fund-
ing for key elements of the $409 million proposal.
As a contingency plan the Town of Lincoln on behalf of the
HATS communities has applied for and won a $174,000
Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment
(OEA) grant to conduct preliminary land use analysis in
anticipation of a base closing. By the time the BRAC list is
announced in May 2005, the Towns will have completed a
public process to identify reuse and governance possibilities
for the 846 acre Air Force Base.
Larry Belvin and Stew Kennedy of the Conservation
Commission have been appointed to a new HATS subcom-
mittee to examine Developments of Regional Impact (DRI).
At this time the DRI has no regulatory authority, but the
expertise and analytical capability of the committee will
serve to monitor developments resulting from the BRAC
process as well as coordinate cooperative planning efforts
among the four Towns.
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Page 60 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
HATS and HFAC continued from previous page
Environmental Status and Planning.
The Environmental Sub - Committee of HATS, a collection
of technical experts of national stature, has been monitor-
ing progress, or lack thereof, by Massport in fulfilling the
obligations spelled out in the Secretary of Environmental
Affairs' certification contained in last year's 2000 Final
Environmental Status and Planning Report (FESPR). As the
year ends, HATS and the Environmental Subcommittee are
organizing for the 2005 ESPR. Massport has commissioned
a Replacement Aircraft Noise and Monitoring System,
which has the potential for providing data to characterize
noise emanating from civilian flights and afford the oppor-
tunity to develop new strategies for noise management.
HFAC has continued to monitor a number of developments
affecting the capacity and utilization of the civil side of the
Lexington Center Committee
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen and business com-
munity on managing change in the Center in
order to ensure its long -term viability, while pre-
serving its historical significance and the integrity
of adjacent neighborhoods.
APPOINTED by Board of Selectmen: Chair
Sheila Watson, Vice Chair Jerome Smith, Kathryn
Fields, Frederic Johnson, Howard Levin, Jerold
Michelson, Daphne Politis, David Williams, Joan
Zahka. Selectman Liaison Richard Pagett.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Initiated joint program with Planning Board to
bring recommendations to Board of Selectmen
and Town Meeting on resolution of short and
long term parking issues.
airfield. Liberty Mutual has built a new and larger hangar
facility to accommodate its expanded corporate fleet, after
affording only limited opportunity for public input through
HFAC. Massport has completed a major phase of its so-
called Vegetation Management Plan, which involved sub-
stantial tree - cutting and replacement of natural flora with
less "vertically intrusive" species. Massport continues to
plan for further resurfacings and new pavement on the
ramps and taxiways and for construction of additional
hangar space, and is nearing the start of work on an expan-
sion of runway safety areas, which will require filling and
relocation of wetlands. HFAC continues to work to devel-
op a protocol which will ensure meaningful public input at
an appropriate stage early in the planning process for such
developments.
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Manz. Rear L -R: Howard Levin, David Wiliams, Jerome Smitb, Joan
• Presented to Board of Selectmen and Planning Zahka,
Board a Connectivity Action Plan, intended to
increase current parking effectiveness by better
paths, lighting, landscaping, etc., between Town lots and
Center.
• Worked with Department of Public Works (DPW) to most
effectively utilize two part -time DPW employees to keep
the Center clean and attractive.
Sheila Watson, Richard Pagett, Kathy Fields.
• Continued to work with new, existing, and potential busi-
nesses to promote economic development in the Center.
• Continued to encourage citizens to support Lexington's
businesses in order to maintain a vital town center.
• Continued work with Doran's Greenhouses and DPW to
plant and maintain flower barrels in the Center.
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Standing L -R: Joan Wall, Marshall Derby, Gerald Howell,
William Hays. Seated L -R: Martha Wood, Don Wilson,
Dave Eagle.
ROLE: To provide affordable housing for low- and moder-
ate- income families; to administer the Muzzey
Condominium resale restrictions; and to consult with other
Lexington Housing Authority
ROLE: To provide decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable
housing for low- moderate income individuals and families;
to work with residents and the community to improve liv-
ing standards for the poor.
ELECTED to 5 -year terms: Chair Nicholas Santosuosso,
Vice Chair Leo McSweeney, Treasurer Robert Cohen,
Assistant Treasurer Leona Martin, and member Melinda
Walker.
APPOINTED: Executive Director Ann Whitney by the
Board of Commissioners and Commissioner Robert Cohen
appointed by the Governor.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Administer 340 units of affordable and low- income hous-
ing for elderly, family, handicapped, Section 8 Choice
vouchers, and MRVP project -based vouchers.
• Designated a High Performer by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
• Participating in the state -wide centralized Section 8
Housing Choice voucher waiting list, which gives appli-
cants an opportunity to receive vouchers from other com-
munities.
town boards on privately developed residential develop-
ments containing affordable units. LexHAB has 48 dwelling
units which are rented under one -year leases: 34 attached
units (9 one - bedroom, 22 two - bedroom, and 3 three -bed-
room units in four developments) and 14 scattered site
dwelling units (1 two - bedroom, 3 three - bedroom and 8
four - bedroom single family homes and a two - family three -
bedroom duplex). Rental income covers the operating
expenses and capital requirements. No funds come from the
town budget.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen for overlapping 3-
year terms. Chair Marshall Derby, Cathy Abbot, David
Eagle, William Hays, Gerry Howell, Donald Wilson, and
Martha Wood. Selectman liaison: William Kennedy. Office
manager: Joan Wall.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Received permission from Town Meeting to rezone a
town -owned lot on Rangeway Street enabling the con-
struction of a two - family house. This house is being con-
structed by the Lexington Rotary Club and Minuteman
Regional High School students and staff. All funding for
construction comes from LexHAB.
• Studying with the Recreation Committee the use of their
lot off of North Street with the adjacent town -owned lot
fronting North Street for a possible multifamily use.
• Local residents are encouraged to apply for affordable
housing. Look for applications and locations of the LHA
developments at www .lexingtonhousingauthority.org
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Standing L -R: Leo McSweeney, Robert Cohen, Mick
Santosuosso.
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Seated L -R: Harriet Cohen, Bob Bicknell. Back L -R: Anne Fryyner, Mary Haskell, Iris Wheaton, Tom Harden, Inky
MacDougall, Bill Carlson, Ken Kreutziger, Jeri Foutter, Paul Linton, Florence Baturin, Betsy Weiss.
ROLE: To promote and support affordable housing activi-
ties and to recommend appropriate actions to the Board of
Selectmen and the Planning Board. No funds come from the
Town's budget.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen for overlapping 3-
year terms: Chair Bob Bicknell, Vice Chair David Burns,
Jeri Foutter, David Williams, Pat Nelson, Paul Sodano,
Florence Baturin, Anne Frymer, Mary Haskell, Ken
Kreutziger, Ann Adams, Arthur Katz, Betsey Weiss, Iris
Wheaton, Inky MacDougall, Winifred McGowan, Paul
Linton, Secretary Harriet Cohen (Fair Housing and Human
Relations Committee), Martha Wood (LexHAB), Robert
Cohen (Lexington Housing Authority), Tom Harden
(Planning Board). Selectman Liaison Bill Kennedy,
Conservation Commission Liaison Dick Wolk, Council on
Aging Liaison Don Graham.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Supported the Planning staff in coordinating with the West
Metro HOME Consortium and producing the
Consolidated Housing Strategy and Plan for FY 2006-
2010, a necessary action to be eligible to receive federal
funds to support affordable housing initiatives beginning
in FY2005.
• Formed the Lexington Housing Foundation, a non - profit
tax - exempt housing trust, to receive and apply for funds in
support of affordable housing objectives.
• Worked with a consultant and the Planning staff to pro-
duce bylaw changes to simplify the rules for accessory
dwellings, clarify adaptive reuse rules for existing non -res-
idential structures, and to adopt the Town's affordable
housing guidelines.
• Provided support for the 2004 warrant articles to provide
97 affordable rental units at Met State and the LexHAB
Rangeway project for a two - family affordable rental unit.
• Promoted awareness of the need for affordable housing in
Lexington through posters, presentations, and the print
media.
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ROLE: To admin-
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the Massachusetts
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Wetland Pro-
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$881524 $ 85,220
Expenses
Community Development Budget
Personnel
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tection Code of the Town of Lexington (Chapter 130; for-
merly Lexington General Bylaw Article XXXII); to promote
and develop natural resources; to protect the Town's three
watersheds and associated waterways and wetlands; to
acquire and manage open land for passive recreation; to cre-
ate buffers and to provide corridors for wildlife. The
Commission's responsibilities include performing site visits;
holding hearings and meetings with applicants, abutters,
property managers, state and town boards, committees and
subcommittees; issuing permits; managing conservation areas;
protecting waterways and wetlands; and educating the public.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager with the approval of the
Selectmen for overlapping 3 -year terms: Chair Joyce Miller,
Vice Chair Philip Hamilton, Duke Bitsko, Angela Frick,
David Langseth, Richard Wolk, and Stewart Kennedy.
Associate Commissioners: Paul Riffin, Community Gardens;
David Williams, Land Acquisition; Susan Solomon, Tree
Bylaw Committee (all former commissioners); and Kay
Tiffany, Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS). Karen
Mullins is Assistant Director of Community
Development /Conservation Administrator. Linda Gaudet
retired as Department Clerk as part of the early retirement
incentive in December 2003 at which time the position was
eliminated from the budget. However, Ery Largay was hired
in December 2004 as full -time Conservation Assistant in
accordance with the FY05 Appropriated Budget to reverse
the Department Clerk budget reduction.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Reviewed and acted on 43 Notices of Intent, 2
Abbreviated Notices of Resource Area Delineation, 25
Requests for Determinations, 8 Requests for Amendments
to Orders of Conditions, 2 Emergency Certifications, 10
Enforcement Orders /Violations (Route 3 Ramp, 430
Concord Avenue, 241 East Street, 19 Carville Avenue,
Harrington School, 505 Lowell Street, 47 Eldred Street, 60
Sherburne Road, 271 Lincoln Street, and 27 Slocum
Road), 23 Certificates of Compliance, 2 Extension
Permits, and 2 Conservation Restriction drafts; held 106
public hearings; and performed on -site inspections and
monitoring for these and other on -going projects.
• Made revisions to the Code of the Town of Lexington
Regulations to increase the Fee Schedule ( adopted by the
Commission 3/3/87; last revised 3/29/88) with regard to
providing services pursuant to Chapter 130, Wetland
Protection. Presented to the Board of Selectmen on October
25, and will hold a Conservation Commission Public
Hearing on January 11, 2005, to adopt fees as revised.
Assisted Engineering in the first year implementation of
the Town's Stormwater General Permit Notice of Intent
for Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer Systems (MS4s) to comply with federal permit
requirements under the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Storm Water Program. The key ele-
ments of the Notice of Intent include incorporating best
management practices for six minimum controls: public
education /outreach, public participation /involvement,
illicit discharge detection /elimination, construction site
runoff control, post- construction stormwater manage-
ment, and pollution prevention /good housekeeping for
municipal operations; establishing measurable goals and a
5 -year schedule for achieving goals, and designating
responsible party(ies).
Reviewed and issued permits for the following major sites:
Lincoln Park, former Metropolitan State Hospital (New
Parkway, Solid Waste Remediation, and AvalonBay
Communities - pending), Brookhaven, Route 3 Ramp,
Arlington Reservoir Dam, Route 128/2A Service Area,
Fiske School, MIT Lincoln Labs, and Lot 11A Waltham
Street (pending).
Members represented the Conservation Commission to
the following committees: Lexington Housing Partnership
Committee, Minuteman Bicycle Advisory Committee,
Metropolitan Hospital Land Use Task Force, Tree Bylaw
Committee, Middlesex County Land Use Task Force,
Planning Board Comprehensive Planning Committee, and
Hanscom Field Task Force.
Managed over 1300 acres of conservation land with the
help of volunteer land stewards, Eagle Scouts, and the
Department of Public Works. Coordinated a core group of
active land stewards, including Stewart Kennedy, Mike
Tabaczynski, Keith Ohmart, Bonnie Newman, David
Kaufman, and Elizabeth Bornhofft, to aid in reorganization
and restructuring of the Land Stewardship Program to pro-
mote improved management and awareness of conserva-
tion areas. Sponsored two Conservation Area Work Days:
Parker Meadow Work Day on May 8 and Dunback
Meadow Work Day on October 16.
Reviewed an increased level of projects pursuant to State
and Town wetland laws in comparison to 2003. Several of
these filings were complex and required multiple public
hearings and the assistance of specialized consultants. Some
projects are under appeal and pending litigation, such as
Brookhaven. Increased development, including additions
and major "tear downs," usually has a severe impact on
adjacent brooks and streams. Runoff from roofs, drive-
ways, and fertilized lawns are the major causes of stream
pollution and flooding issues as all drainage is directed to
the nearest waterway. To help minimize development
impacts especially in environmentally sensitive areas, the
Commission pursued landowners to encourage them to pre-
serve their open land by donating or selling it to the Town
or by placing it under a conservation restriction.
Page 64 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Conservation Land Inventory
Summary 1964 - 2004
Year(s) Voted /Given
Acres
Total Cost
Fed. Reimb.
State Reimb.
Net Cost to Town
Total Land Acquisition
1320.7
513821786
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Cataldo Reservation
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Great Meadow Expansion
`74'82
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31857
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Lillian Road at Munroe Brook
`92
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Orchard Crossing
'88'89#
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Whipple Hill
`63'66 - 7'74'77''94 #'95#
121.0
1421489
471487
351020
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Bowman Park Expansion
`75
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181000
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91000
91000
Daisy Wilson
`78
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371997
371998
Dunback Meadow
`65- 6'72'77 -8- 9'80 -1 "#
170.5
3741147
871100
871050
1991997
Liberty Heights
174"
5.5
91596
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41618
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West Farm
'66767785"
12.8
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3101900
Brookhaven
`89#
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Concord Avenue Area
`71'79 #'94#
30.7
1021890
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491534
531356
Hayden Woods
69'77 - 8'81"'03
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1571598
681304
381540
451754
Juniper Hill
`70'72'74#
28.4
1201413
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561872
631541
Metropolitan State Hospital
`73#
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Philbrook Terrace
`89#
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Waltham Line
`77"
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Waltham Street Farms
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Upper Vine Brook
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Munroe Brook Pond
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Shaker Glen
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Tower Park Expansion
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Chiesa Farm
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Hammer Hill
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1771000
Willard's Woods Expansion
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104.2
1161786
321906
171997
651883
Woodland Bird Sanctuary
`89#
7.2
gift
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Burlington Strip
`71'77"
8.6
1061097
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1061097
Paint Mine
`75'77"
35.5
81811
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21000
61811
Simonds Brook North
`70'76 -7'82#
57.7
2911736
381526
1311600
1211610
Simonds Brook South
`68'70'79
20.7
491028
191014
121006
181008
Turning Mill Pond
`77'78'85#
9.7
51000
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51000
Turning Mill Road
`89#
4.4
gift
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-
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Hastings Sanctuary
`71
1.7
61000
-
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61000
Meagherville /Pine Meadow
`66'77' #95"
90.0
gift /transfer
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Meagherville Lots
`91 #'93 #'94#
0.5
gift
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Poor Farm
183*
10.7
transfer
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Valley Road
182*
3.2
transfer
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128 Greenbelt
178"
11.7
transfer
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Bates Road
`91'I
9.3
transfer
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Cranberry Hill
`77
24.6
731929
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151201
581728
Fiske Hill
`78'84"
10.2
transfer
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Idylwilde
`75
9.4
2001000
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1001000
1001000
Katandin Woods
`77'80'89#
37.5
1851000
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851000
1001000
Tophet Swamp
`81"
25.5
transfer
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Sutherland Woods
`95"
24.9
transfer
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Brown Homestead
C95",
6.0
trade
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Augusta Land
`96
8.0
1501000
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Hennessy's Field
99''
10.0
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Hartwell Avenue
03#
4.1
gift
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Myrna Road
03#
0.8
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# All /part gift
Another 150 acres are protected by
restrictions and easements given to the Town by residents. The largest are: Munroe Brook,
65.7 acres; Tophet
Swamp/Kiln Brook, 34.3 acres; Potter's
Pond, 15.1 acres; and Vine Brook,
9 acres.The others are as small
as 0.1 acre. Boston Edison Company
licenses 26.4 acres.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 65
Bicycle Advisory Committee
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen and other Town boards and
departments on issues that concern bicycling and related
forms of human - powered transportation; to work with sur-
rounding communities in developing a regional network of
safe and efficient interconnections; and to promote these
modes of travel as safe and healthful alternatives to the auto-
mobile.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Stew Kennedy,
Harvey Bingham, John Frey, Erna Greene, Marita
Hartshorn, Abe Shenker, Mike Tabaczynski, Jerry Van
Hook and Jim Wichman. Liaisons: Jeanne Krieger
(Selectmen); Angela Frick (Conservation); Sandra Shaw
(Recreation); and Tony Galaitsis (Planning). Lifetime mem-
ber: Betty Eddison.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Organized volunteer help and conducted spring clean -up
along the Lexington stretch of the Bikeway and the Lower
Vinebrook bikepath. Continued light pruning and brush
removal along the Bikeway and on the Town's other bike
paths, as needed, throughout the year. Conducted a fall
cleanup of the bike /walking path behind the Old Res from
Bridge School to Marrett Road.
• Working with the DPW, identified and prioritized Bikeway
maintenance needs for DPW attention to be carried out as
staff availability permits. As part of this, updated for DPW
a prioritized list of recommended safety signage and pave-
ment painting needs for all the Bikeway /roadway intersec-
tions in Town. Also fielded citizens' concerns about visi-
bility for motorists and Bikeway users at several of the
roadway intersections and coordinated with DPW to
trim /remove vegetation to correct problems.
• In cooperation with the Friends of the Bikeway, purchased
and installed a dozen "share the path /keep right" signs
along the Bikeway to improve safety for all users of the
Bikeway.
• Made a concerted, but so far unsuccessful, effort to get
changes made to lane markings on Hartwell Avenue. to
improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians as well as for
motorists. Studied roadway geometry and traffic patterns.
Solicited and got extensive feedback from both automobile
and bicycle commuters to Hanscom AFB, Lincoln Labs,
and businesses along Hartwell Avenue about roadway safe-
ty. Proposed options for low -cost solutions and made rec-
ommendations to Engineering Department and Traffic
Safety Advisory Committee. Interest remains high within
the committee to get resolution for this safety problem.
• Continued researching maps and doing site -walks in Town
land and over easements leading to Town land, particular-
ly near schools, as part of on -going efforts to identify and
develop safe walking and bicycling routes for parents and
school children.
• In cooperation with the Conservation Stewardship
Program and as the next in a series of projects to improve
connections between schools and neighborhoods, plan-
Standing L -R: John Frey, Abby Shenker, Abe Sbenker, Mike
Tabaczynski, Tony Galaitsis, Stew Kennedy, Jerry VanHook,
Sandra Shaw, Harvey Bingbam. Seated L -R: Marita
Hartshorn, Jim Wicbmann, Erna Greene.
ning and preparation continued for Dunback Meadow
trail improvements to enable all- seasons access between
Bowman and Clarke schools. Although the state
Recreational Trails Program grant applied for last year has
not yet been approved ( because of state delays), approval
is anticipated in 2005, and new boardwalk and bridge
work should start then.
Continued discussion of the idea to develop miniparks with
bicycling themes and amenities along the Bikeway in the
Town Center, one between the Grant Street bridge and the
Center parking lot, and the other across Station Way from
the Depot building. Coordinated with the Center
Committee, representatives of the Historical Society, and
the Planning Department to work out mutually compatible
plans with other planned improvements in the Depot area.
Discussed possible grant sources for such development.
Continued outreach to other communities and groups
working to establish bikeways and rails -to- trails conver-
sions, leveraging the lessons learned from the hugely suc-
cessful Minuteman Commuter Bikeway. In this regard, an
on -going study by the Harvard School of Public Health of
bikeway and recreation path uses and amenities includes
the Minuteman Bikeway as one of its subjects.
Fielded and helped resolve Bikeway users' complaints
about realty signage on the Bikeway.
Represented Bikeway users in working to minimize the
duration and intrusive nature of MWRA repair work on
sewer lines under the Bikeway that continued through the
winter and concluded in the spring. Subsequently worked
with the MWRA, the DPW, and the Tree Committee to
ameliorate several abutters' concerns about loss of screen-
ing plants as a result of this project.
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COA Payroll
FY04
FY03
$1391806
$1491189
COA Expenses
$1791525
$1781242
Youth Services
$ 61173
$ 781730
Developmentally Disabled
$ 0
$ 181873
Veterans' Payroll
$ 281093
$ 301091
Veterans' Expenses
$ 161511
$ 241963
Personnel
Full Time
7
6
Part Time
3
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ROLE: To ensure the provision of core social services,
including direct services, promotion of health and well-
being, advocacy, financial support, educational and sup-
port programs, cultural outreach, and recreational pro-
grams, for residents of all ages and backgrounds. In col-
laboration with other Town and school departments, com-
munity groups, and government agencies, the Lexington
Social Services Department provides leadership in identify-
ing unmet needs and works to provide appropriate pro-
grams and services. The Department is dedicated to deliv-
er services in a professional manner that respects the digni-
ty of all individuals.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Director Lauren
MacNeil, March 2004.
The Social Services Department is located in the Senior
Center at 1475 Massachusetts Avenue in the Muzzey
Condominium building. The location has been advanta-
geous for both the users of the Senior Center and the Social
Workers, considering that the majority of the services pro-
vided by the department are for senior citizens. With the
recent addition of a Youth Services Coordinator to the staff,
the department is now able to provide services to residents
of all ages. The building is also totally accessible for persons
with disabilities.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Through the Senior Health Monitor program, provided
152 seniors with blood pressure checks, medication man-
agement, and health service coordination in their homes.
• Provided case management and /or advocacy for 422 resi-
dents.
• Provided general health screenings to 235 individuals.
• Through Adult Social Day Care, provided support to 73
individuals and respite for their families.
• Increased participation in the Senior Tax Work Program
from 20 to 31 eligible homeowners, using the expertise of
participating seniors. Seniors gave 2967 hours of service to
the municipality in exchange for a reduction in their real
estate tax bill.
• Hired a Youth Services Coordinator in September who
will be dedicated to youth intervention, case management,
and coordination of services for youth in the community.
The Department is now staffed to provide services to resi-
dents of all ages.
• Reestablished in July the Town's contribution to the
Central Middlesex Association for Retarded Citizens, pre-
viously discontinued in July 2003. Approximately 26 peo-
ple from Lexington are employed and receive services
from this program.
• Worked in cooperation with Minuteman Senior Services
to provide 19,276 Meals on Wheels and 4643 congregate
meals.
• As coordinator of a Friend to Friend program, provided
1482 volunteer hours of services to Lexington seniors by
way of friendly visits and shopping assistance.
• Provided over 600 hours to seniors in need of assistance
preparing their tax returns, with volunteers trained by
AARP.
• With volunteers trained through Minuteman Senior
Services, provided health benefit counseling to 106 indi-
viduals through the SHINE program.
• Managed Senior Center program and operations.
Professionals and volunteers led groups organized around
finance, health, physical fitness, fine and applied arts,
poetry, local, national and international government, cur-
rent events, dance, music, travel, day trips, computers,
film, history, spirituality, and games.
• Continued expansion of programs encouraging inclusion
of Chinese speaking seniors at the Senior Center. Programs
included Chinese New Year celebration, movies, informa-
tional sessions with translation, and biweekly Chinese
lunch program.
• Mailed 40,500 newsletters, collated monthly by Senior
Center volunteers.
• Continued recommendation of families for assistance to
the Trustees of Public Trusts through the Human Services
Fund and the Fund for Lexington. Funds for the Human
Services Fund are disbursed directly through the Social
Services Department, while Fund for Lexington requests
are submitted through the department to the fund com-
mittee.
• In September, opened the Windowpane Shop, a thrift store
at the Senior Center operated and staffed by senior volun-
teers two days per week. All items in the store are donat-
ed to the Senior Center through the Friends of the Council
on Aging.
• Provided staff support and coordination to the Council on
Aging Board, the Human Services Committee, the Fair
Housing and Human Relations Committee, the
Commission on Disability, and the Friends of the Council
on Aging.
• Presented Dorothy Boggia with the Minuteman Cane
Award for her many years of outstanding dedication and
service to Lexington. A reception was held in her honor at
the Senior Center.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 67
Human Services Committee
ROLE: To identify human service
needs and recommend policy and
allocation of resources. The
Committee studies ways to strength-
en human services and also provides
an avenue for citizens to make their
programs and concerns public.
APPOINTED by the Board of
Selectmen: Chair Robert Dentler,
William Blout, Sarah Conklin,
Pamela Joshi, Ellen McDonald,
Russell Schutt, Selectmen Liaison
William Kennedy. Staffed by
Michael Novak, Social Services
Department.
HIGHLIGHTS
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L -R: Micbael Novack, Ellen McDonald, Bill Blout, Robert Dentler.
Helped formulate the new Lexington Youth Services
Council to identify needs and services for Lexington
youth. Created in September, it is composed of representa-
tives from the Board of Selectmen, School Committee,
Police Department, Human Services Committee, and high
school students, and operates under the newly appointed
Youth Services Coordinator Rebecca Rushford.
Council on Aging
ROLE: As an advisory committee to the
Department of Social Services, to recommend
policies to support and advocate for seniors with
regard to their changing social, educational, and
health - related needs.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair
Marian Cohen, Betty Borghesani, Don Chisholm,
Bob Edwards, Dan Fenn, Donald Graham, Paul
Lapointe, Leo McSweeney, Frieda Oliner, Jane
Trudeau.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Appointed the Adult Day Care (Sub)Committee
to assess the Adult Day Care program operated
at the Mill Street site in Lincoln and to consid-
er alternate available options in the Greater
Lexington area. Integral to this assessment was
the clarification of the "levels of care" capabili-
ties of the various options and a determination
of how Lexington's program compares to (and is different
than) other programs. Analysis was documented in a
report prepared for the Board of Selectmen.
• With a nearly 20% return of the survey sent out in late
2003, the Board reviewed survey data as it related to
Senior Center space needs and program issues.
Began planning a January 2005 study of how Lexington
and surrounding communities provide social services for
what are termed "disconnected persons," those in the
community in need of assistance with shelter, food,
employment, and related challenges. A directory of service
resources prepared by Social Services Coordinator
Michael Novak will guide the project.
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Front L -R: Lauren MacNeil, Betty Borghesani, Jane Trudeau, Frieda
Oliner. Rear L -R: Paul LaPointe, Dan Fenn, Bob Edwards, Don
Cbisolm, Don Grabam, Marian Cohen.
• Determined that use of Kline Hall of the Metropolitan
State Hospital property was not an appropriate location
for a new Senior Center.
• Began coordinating efforts with the Friends of the Council
on Aging and the Director of Social Services to develop
short- and long -term goals for the Senior Center and the
Social Services Department.
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L -R: Micbael Novack, Tbomas Montanari, Jean Hibino.
ROLE: To serve as an advisory committee to the board of
Selectmen in order to achieve community enrichment as
contributed by citizens with diverse backgrounds and her-
itages. The Committee seeks to prevent discrimination in
housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry,
disability, age, income, marital status, children, gender, or
sexual orientation. The Committee's human relations agen-
da calls for the fair and equitable treatment of all citizens,
regardless of group membership.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectman: Chair Thomas
Montanari, Harriet Cohen, Jean Hibino, and Chang -Sheng
Ting. Selectmen Liaison William Kennedy; Social Service
Coordinator Michael Novack.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Welcomed Michael Novack as Social Service Coordinator,
the Town's liaison to the Committee.
• Chair Margaret Cole resigned from the Committee and
was replaced by Thomas Montanari.
• Members promoted affordable housing by participating in
the Lexington Housing Partnership, the Met State
Planning Task Force, the DPW /Senior Center Task Force,
and attending MAPC regional planning meetings.
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• Committee member assigned as a liaison to the Incident
Response Team.
• Supported the Community Preservation Act for
Lexington.
• Participated in No Place for Hate and Quality Circles
• Investigated one hate incident against a town resident and
rent increases by the Community Builders (TCB) at the
Franklin School Apartment complex.
• Worked with LexFest, assisting with planning and orga-
nizing.
Veterans' Services
Three veterans received direct financial assistance
from the Town. Countless others were connected up
with community -based social services through the
combination of Town of Lexington Veteran's Agent
and Social Services Coordinator meeting jointly with
veterans in need of assistance. Daily living expenses
and health insurance for veterans in need are reim-
bursed by the Massachusetts Department of Veteran's
Services. Requests for benefits are submitted for
approval to the Massachusetts Department of
Veteran's Services through the Veteran's Agent,
Winston "Pat" Flynn. 11
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ROLE: To ensure that people with dis-
abilities are fully integrated into all
aspects of the Town and that all can
fully participate seamlessly and without
barriers. The Commission makes rec-
ommendations concerning the imple-
mentation of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) within the Town.
Members review and recommend town
policies as they affect those with disabil-
ities, and provide information, guid-
ance, and technical assistance to individ-
uals and agencies.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager:
Chair Victoria Buckley, Jennifer Aliber,
Susan Cusack, Charles Burt Cole,
Michael Martignetti, Leonard Morse -
Fortier, William Kennedy, Daniel Perez.
Staffed by ADA Coordinator Michael
Novack.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Began to address the issue of sidewalk
safety in the Center, specifically the
enforcement of the ordinance prohibit-
ing bicycle riding on the sidewalks,
and planned to form a coalition with other committees
and the Police Department to resolve this safety issue.
• Collaborated with other town committees on projects
such as LEXPRESS fee schedules, issues about adequate
handicapped parking at public events, and new construc-
tion issues.
Seated L -R: Victoria Buckley, Chuck Cole. Standing L -R: Micbael Novack, Len
Morse - Fortier, Bill Kennedy, Michael Martignetti, Jennifer Aliber.
• Gave a presentation to the League of Women Voters about
ADA compliance.
• Worked collaboratively with Spastic Paraplegia
Foundation in support of their walk in Lexington.
• Participated at Lexfest with representatives from
Commission for the Deaf and Commission for the Blind.
• Attended meetings of the Office of Community
Development's Building Division Design Review Team to
be more pro- active in ensuring that new programs and
buildings are seamlessly accessible.
• Prioritized the list of public buildings that need to be ren-
ovated for ADA compliance, focusing first on safe entry
and paths of travel as well as on functional need.
• Surveyed the voting polls to make sure all were easily and
seamlessly accessible, and identified the need to train vol-
unteers in disability awareness and sensitivity.
• Conducted a site survey of the Clarke School Auditorium
with the chair of the Town Meeting Members Association
(TMMA) to identify and rectify access problems.
• Received a donation from the Lions Club of a QuickLook
video magnifier, a portable, handheld device that will
increase the accessibility of public meetings for visually
impaired citizens.
• Began discussions about providing assemblies and presen-
tations to schools about disability awareness and disabili-
ty issues.
• Toured the new Cary Library to review disability accom-
modations.
• Paid tribute to Carol Mahoney upon her resignation as
library director with a recognition award for her strong
advocacy for disability rights and issues.
• Defined the Commission's challenge for the future as being
disability advocacy and education in order to continue to
raise Lexington's consciousness about the rights of the dis-
abled to ensure the full seamless inclusion of all in town
events, programs, and projects.
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First Row L -R: Adult Advisor: Sean Maloney, Doug Lucente, Nancy Barter, Kathy Litchfield, Marissa & Maria Kostorizos,
Beverly Kelley, Dawn McKenna.
Second Row L -R: Tom NeuYneier, Lauren Schuler, Janelle Eloi, Melissa LehYnan, Jenn Wilson, Kirsten DiFronzo, Katie
Cerundolo, Kelly Harvell, Mike Fentin.
Third Row L -R: Chris O'Connor, Alex Simmons, Drew Smith, Haley Busa, Kate Wilson.
Last Row L -R: Josh McBride, Chris Ritchie, Devin Shaw, Mike Busa, Casey McAldu f f, Jesse Spartichino, Kaitlin Foley,
Kristina Hankins.
ROLE: To provide and promote community service activi-
ties for the Town's high school students.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Nancy Lee
Barter; Adult Advisors: Beverly Kelley, Maria Kostorizos,
Kathy Litchfield, Douglas Lucente, Sean Maloney, and
Selectmen Liaison Dawn McKenna.
APPOINTED by the L.Y.C. Chair: Youth Advisors:
President Casey McAlduff, Vice President Kirsten
DiFronzo, Secretary Jenn Wilson, Treasurer Mike Fentin,
Student Coordinators Chris O'Connor, Chris Ritchie, Alex
Simmons, and Drew Smith, and Publicity Devin Shaw.
Youth Members: Haley Busa, Mike Busa, Katie Cerundolo,
Janelle Eloi, Kaitlin Foley, Kristina Hankins, Kelly Harvell,
Melissa Lehman, Josh McBride, Tom Neumeier, Lauren
Schuler, Jesse Spartichino, and Kate Wilson.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Cared for the LYC Island by planting flowers and shrubs
in spring and fall.
• Decorated pumpkins for the Council on Aging to be given
out to the senior citizens for Thanksgiving.
• Held holiday toy drive for Lexington children in need.
• Visited elementary schools doing storytelling, valentines,
and posters for upcoming "Lexington Unplugged" town -
wide event.
• Conducted fundraiser selling refreshments to the Town
Meeting Members Association.
• Participated in the Patriots' Day Parade, giving out 4000
flags to children along the route.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 71
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Cary Memorial Library
ROLE: To provide the Lexington com-
munity with materials, resources, and
services that promote lifelong learning
and cultural enrichment; to provide
collections in a variety of formats to a
culturally and educationally diverse
population; and to provide a knowl-
edgeable, responsive staff to facilitate
the retrieval of information and use of
the Library's resources.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY04
FY03
$112891480
$ 255,297
$115301514
$ 260,091
Personnel
Full Time
Part Time
25
15
28
29
Circulation
4561202
3891200
Attendance
435,564
380,487
The governing body of the Library,
established by the will of Maria Hastings Cary, is the Board
of Library Trustees consisting of the Town's settled minis-
ters, principal clergy of each congregation in Town, and
Selectmen and School Committee members.
The Executive Committee is elected by the Trustees: Chair
Rev. Dr. Peter Meek, Jeanne Krieger, William Kennedy, Scott
Burson, Helen Cohen. At the October annual meeting, a new
Executive Board was elected with Chair Scott Burson, Helen
Cohen, Jeanne Kreiger, Rev. Dr. Peter Meek and Richard
Pagett. The Trustees honored Peter Meek for his ten years of
leadership as Chair during the construction project.
The Executive Committee appoints the Advisory
Committee: Chair Stephen Krensky, Edwin Cox, Betty
Clark, Audrey Friend, Ione Garing, Isabel Jankelson, Walter
Pierce. Betty Clark, President of the Friends of Cary
Memorial Library, replaced Isabel Jankelson in November.
The Trustees honored Walter Pierce at the November cele-
bration day by naming the lower level art gallery, the Walter
Pierce art gallery. He had served as the Chair of the Library
Building Committee and as the Library's representative to
the Permanent Building Committee.
Building Update
On April 20, the Cary Memorial Library re- opened at its
original location at 1874 Massachusetts Avenue following
an extensive renovation. Staff and Friends of the Library
greeted patrons of all ages who came to see the building and
its collections. "I checked out Cary Library" stickers could
be seen throughout the Town.
The days preceding the opening were very long, hectic, and
exciting. Library staff and the collections had to be moved
from Cary Hall, along with books that had been stored in
nine trailers. The move was coordinated by staff with the aid
of many volunteers.
The list of incomplete punch list items has grown smaller
and will continue to be addressed throughout the coming
year. The landscaping has been completed and the Lexington
Field and Garden Club have worked with the landscape
architect to re- establish the front garden that they had taken
care of for many years.
Adult and Reference Services
Circulation has increased to over
52,000 items per month, more than
2000 per month than before the
Library moved to its temporary quar-
ters at Cary Hall. In addition, as a
member of the Minuteman Library
Network that offers diverse collec-
tions to one another's patrons, annual
exchanges saw a 50% increase with
nearly 2500 items per week delivered
between Cary Library and the 36
other network libraries.
The renovation has allowed services to expand. On average,
ten people per day use the five small study rooms that can be
reserved for up to two hours at a time. The new meeting
room has been in constant use since July. Reservations can
be made online through the website www.carylibrary.org, in
person, or by phone through the administration offices.
Teen programs designed with the help of the newly formed
Teen Advisory Board are now being offered. The new Club
Otaku meets monthly to give its 28 members the opportuni-
ty to view and discuss anime, a Japanese form of animation,
and manga, a type of Graphic Novel. The summer Creativity
Program offered teenagers a chance to work on and present
their own projects in the visual, written, and performing
arts. Teen Read Week culminated in a costume ball and a
night of activities.
Holdings Information — FY 2004
Material Type
Adult
Children's
Total
Books
1271577
691871
1971448
Print Periodicals
712
28
740
Audio
61359
21593
81952
Videocassettes /DVDs
41861
21031
61892
Materials in Electronic Format 7
303
310
Materials in Microform
71143
0
71143
Miscellaneous (e.g. kits, framed
art work puppets, slide sets,
films, filmstrips 0
164
164
Totals
1461659
741990
2211649
Children's Services
Children's Room patrons and staff are enjoying a beautiful,
spacious, light - filled department. Circulation was up 9.3%
over the 2000 juvenile circulation before the move, and up
30.2% over the 2003 juvenile circulation at Cary Hall.
continued on next page
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Cary Memorial Library continued from previous page
During the first 11 months of 2004, staff offered 173 pro-
grams that were attended by 10,089 patrons including 1535
participants in the Summer Reading Program who spent
20,400 hours reading. In addition, a wide range of special
events served toddlers through elementary school -age stu-
dents including story times, craft programs, games, concerts,
and sing -along programs. Staff participated in projects with
local organizations, other town departments, and many
schools. Two book lists were revised and three new book
lists were compiled. The summer reading list was a collabo-
rative effort between the Cary children's librarians and the
Lexington elementary school media specialists.
Technology
During the first quarter, the Technology Department staff
worked to ensure that the network, paging, and telephone
systems would be ready for the opening of the new Library.
They coordinated the move back from the Cary Hall tem-
porary quarters with a Move Committee composed of staff
and volunteers.
All staff were trained to use the various newer technologies
included in the renovated building: electronic locks, IP tele-
phone system, public address system, and audiovisual equip-
ment. In collaboration with the Minuteman Library Network,
staff installed CybraryN in the Reference area, Children's
Room, and East Branch Library as a public Internet access
timer and pay- for - printing module. CybraryN frees up
Reference librarians' time from supervising PC signups, and it
produces statistics required for the state regarding the number
of Internet users per week in the Library.
The Library's wireless and wired "guest" services have been a
great success. Within one hour of opening the renovated
Library, patrons were using their own equipment for Internet
access. From April through November, there were over 2900
public logins to this network. This represents a substantial sav-
ings in PC purchases for the Library as well as a boon for
patrons who are now able to use their own laptops, PDAs, and
other network - capable equipment anywhere in the building.
New telephone management software now available helps
increase the efficiency of staffing by providing precise infor-
mation about busiest phone -call times to public service desks
with similar circulation statistics.
East Lexington Branch Library
Staff at the East Lexington Branch served patrons with
extended hours during the 3 -week period between the clos-
ing of Library services at Cary Hall and the re- opening of the
renovated building. The Branch continued to circulate about
the same number of adult and young adult materials as
before the Main Branch Library moved to Cary Hall.
However, there has been a 20% drop in the children's mate-
rial circulation since the renovated Main Library opened in
April. A variety of programs continue to be held at the
Branch. The Lexington Adult Book Club meets monthly and
recently added 30 new members to the group.
Personnel
On December 1, the staff and patrons of Cary Memorial
Library offered a fond farewell to Library Director Carol
Mahoney who served as Director since 1995, and saw the
Library through its 9 -year building project. She will be sore-
ly missed as she assumes a new position as Neighborhood
Library Services Manager with the Boston Public Library.
Connie Rawson, a former Assistant Director of the Cary,
was appointed Acting Library Director while she continues
to serve in the capacity of the Town's MIS Coordinator.
Jane Eastman retired in the fall. An outstanding reference
librarian, she worked in the Reference Department since 1989,
serving as the Department Head from 1997. Cynthia Johnson,
former Assistant Director of the Cary Memorial Library, will
become the new Head of Reference Services. Nanci Milone
Hill began in her new role as Assistant Director in December.
Trustee Finances
Over the years, generous individuals have made contribu-
tions of general support to the Library as well as gifts for
specific purposes. At year -end, the general fund and 64
named funds total $846,862. Funds are used for new mate-
rial acquisitions, supplies, equipment, and professional
development among other things.
Broad Community Support
The Cary Memorial Library Foundation was established in
1999 at the behest of the Trustees to ensure the long -term
financial health of the Library. Their first goal was the capital
campaign for the building which was met by raising over $4
million with participation from more than 20% of Lexington
households, setting a new standard for fundraising in the
Town. Their accomplishment was celebrated in May with an
open house for donors. The Foundation will continue to work
with the community to enhance the Library's resources. The
Trustees are very appreciative to the Foundation for all of
their efforts on behalf of the Library.
The Friends of the Cary Memorial Library have become
reinvigorated in their new home. Beginning in October, their
popular author evenings were re- instituted and featured
Dennis Lehane, Michael C. White, and Lexington author
Nancy Seasholes. November's "gently used" book sale net-
ted $3,133.75 and will be used to supplement Library
resources and services. With profits from book sales, dues,
and contributions, the Friends made a generous gift of
$100,000 to the Cary Library Building Campaign to name
the new and popular Meeting Room. Present membership
stands at 282 and is open to anyone wishing to join.
Citizen interest has grown since the Library doors were re-
opened. Under the direction of Volunteer Coordinators
Helen Cravis and Karen Kristen, 80 volunteers of all ages
have donated 1450 hours performing diverse tasks. In
September, the Door -to -Door program was initiated to offer
delivery service to shut -ins. It now serves 12 patrons, and
volunteers make three to five deliveries a week.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 73
Recreation
ROLE: To plan
and administer
public play-
grounds and recre-
ational facilities in
the Town, and to
expand and pro-
mote recreation,
leisure activities,
Expenditures''
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$4611607
$4501633
Expenses
$8071645
$8551282
Personnel
Full Time
5
5
Seasonal/
200
200
Part Time
play, sports, physi- Financed by the Recreation Enterprise
cal fitness, and Fund through user fees (including Pine
education. Meadows Golf Course). Indirect trans -
APPOINTED b fers are not included. In addition, the
y Recreation Enterprise Fund contributes
the Town Man-
ager: Chair Sandra ,$100,000 per year toward the Lincoln
g Park debt service, ,$75,000 for services
Shaw, Vice Chair provided by the Parks Department, and
Pamela Varrm' approximately ,$25,000 towards
Don Chisholm, employee benefits.
Rick DeAngelis,
and Richard
Thuma. Staff Director Karen Simmons; Assistant Director
Sheila Butts; Superintendent of Public Grounds David
Pinsonneault.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Offered a wide variety of recreational opportunities for
individuals of all ages and abilities. Recreation program
attendance was almost 105,000.
• Enjoyed full usage of three new multi- purpose fields at
Lincoln Park which has helped alleviate the serious field
shortage and better serve the community's youth and adult
programs. The renovation of the Harrington softball field
is complete and it will be ready for use in the spring.
• Delayed plans for construction of a toilet facility at
Lincoln Park since earmarked contingency funds were
applied to the unanticipated construction of gas vents as
required by the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection. The Lincoln Park Sub -
Committee has continued its work on Fitness Station land-
scaping, tree planting at the Worthen Road entrance, and
collaborated on the proposed Cattail Marsh Overlook.
• Managed Pine Meadows through a contract with New
England Golf. Pine Meadows has continued to attract a
loyal user -base with over 38,600 rounds of golf played.
Good weather resulted in more rounds over last year.
Recreation has long recognized the importance of keeping
Pine Meadows in top condition, as it is the main revenue
source for funding capital improvements through the
Recreation Enterprise Fund.
• Installed new equipment at Kinneen Park, a popular
neighborhood play area in North Lexington. In 2005,
Recreation will seek funds to update Rindge Park located
in East Lexington. The facility has been faithfully sup-
ported by the Friends of Rindge Park, who are dedicated
to preserving and enhancing the park through tree plant-
ing and other improvements.
• Summer programs consistently provide varied recreational
opportunities for all Lexington children at a reasonable
price. Town swim programs at the town pools, the various
sports clinics, and tennis programs were all well- subscribed.
• The Lexington Skateboard Park has become a popular and
heavily used facility by skate boarders. The Skate Park
Committee will continue to raise more donations for addi-
tional events. Safety fencing, landscaping, and benches have
now been added at the Skate Park through Town funding.
Many partnerships have been developed to better serve the
recreational needs of Lexington citizens, including Lexington
United Soccer Club (formerly known as Lexington Youth
Soccer and LISC), Lexington Youth Lacrosse, Lexington
Little League and Babe Ruth League, Boy Scouts and Eagle
Scouts, Skate Park Committee, Sutherland Park
Neighborhood Group, Lincoln Park Sub - Committee, Friends
of Rindge Park, Bicycle Advisory Committee, and the LHS
Helping Hands Club. Dick Petrasso and Bob Earsy advocat-
ed for tennis practice board improvements. Other town
departments, such as the Schools, Conservation and DPW,
contribute significant continued support.
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Tourism Committee
ROLE: To improve
the quality of the
Lexington tourist
experience for
both visitors and
the Town by coor-
dinating the efforts
of State, regional,
and local organiza-
tions.
Expenditures
FY04
FY03
Liberty Ride
Payroll
$201490
$283270*
Expenses
$4717021,
533823
Signage
Expenses
$ 0
$101000
Personnel
Seasonal
6
13
APPOINTED b Mote: All expenses for the Liberty
y Ride were covered by operating rev -
the Board of enue, rants, and donations. Net cost
Selectmen: Chair g
to the Town was zero.
Kerr Y Brandin
Richard Canale,
Bill Scouler, Bebe Fallick, Chuck French, John Ott, Paul
O'Shaughnessy, and Lou Sideris. In September, Susan
Bennett replaced George Comtois; Peter Lee, Bill Mix, and
S. Lawrence Whipple stepped down. Selectmen Liaison
Dawn McKenna. Liberty Ride Program Coordinator and
Battle Green Director of Guides Masha Traber.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Operated the second season of the Liberty Ride at no
expense to the Town. The FY04 deficit of $24,913
between revenue and expenses was covered by a combina-
tion of grants and donations.
• Initiated a 9 -day pilot project during April vacation that
extended the route of the Liberty Ride to include the his-
toric sites in Concord as well as Lexington. Almost 250
people took the Ride in the 9 -day period and close to
100% of those surveyed expressed great satisfaction with
their experience. Thanks to an innovation grant from the
Fund for Lexington, income covered expenses.
• Launched the third season of the Liberty Ride as a 15-
week program from July 1 through Columbus Day,
October 11. Based on the pilot project, the tour was
extended to two hours to include the sites and historic
attractions of Concord as well as Lexington. The Liberty
Ride hosted more than 3100 passengers from 37 states
and 8 different countries in addition to providing guides
for nine charter tours. Income exceeded projections while
expenses were less than anticipated. However, ridership
was less than expected, offset somewhat by the average
ticket price being significantly more than was projected.
The Ride has an operational deficit of about $30,000 at
the end of season, less than the $64,196 projected.
Fundraising will continue to offset the deficit and provide
a base for operations in the spring.
• Hosted a special Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington
performed by members of the Lexington Minute Men
Company and His Majesty's Tenth Regiment of Foot in
honor of the Democratic National Convention on Sunday,
July 25 at1:00 p.m. Several thousand people attended the
event, including Democratic delegates and dignitaries.
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Selectman Dawn McKenna presents Governor Bill
Richardson of New Mexico with a traditional tricorn hat
and copy of Lexington resident Christopher Bing s book
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere on the Battle Green after
the July 25 Reenactment.
New Mexico's Gov. Bill Richardson, DNC chairman, and
U.S. Rep. Edward Markey addressed the crowd afterward.
Also in attendance were Rep. John Tierney, D -6th; U.S.
Reps. from California George Miller and Pete Stark; for-
mer Nebraska Congressman John Cavanaugh; as well as
local state officials. The day's events were made possible
due to the generosity of Oracle Corporation and other
donors. Jim Shaw and John Ott chaired the organizing
subcommittee that represented Lexington's various cultur-
al and historical organizations.
Managed the Battle Green Guide program beginning July
1. Masha Traber assumed the role of Director of Guides
upon the retirement of S. Larry Whipple whose long ser-
vice to the Town was honored by the Board of Selectmen
in October. Guides were trained to serve as ambassadors
for the Town. Their role is to explain the significance of
the Battle Green and promote Lexington's history and
attractions. For the first time, guides were paid and sched-
uled so that tours were provided from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
seven days a week into October.
Received partial approval from the Historic District
Commission for new signs that will direct visitors to the
Town's historic sites and attractions. Have begun working
with the Historical Society to integrate their house signs
into this new signage system.
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ROLE: To plan
Expenditures FY04 FY03
and carry out Payroll $231411 $231936
proper obser-
vances of
Patriots' Day, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and all such
holidays and special events as the Board of Selectmen may
designate.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen for overlapping 3-
year terms: Chair Robert Tracey, Suzanne Barry, Sally
Fisher, Mary Gillespie, Jo Anne Granger, Sondra Lucente,
Henry Murphy, Sandra Podgorski, Charles Price, Jr.
Subcommittee: Paul Jenkins, Julie Miller, William Mix,
Karen Smith. Honorary Members: C. Jean Coates,
Raymond Flynn, and Marion Snow. Selectmen Liaison
Dawn McKenna.
Patriots' Day — Monday, April 19, 2004
Russell Hadaya, President of the Senior Class at Lexington
High School led the youth parade and served as Master of
Ceremonies for the ceremonies on the Battle Green follow-
ing the parade. He was assisted by aides: Willi Yusah,
Connie Chang and Stephanie Chan. Rev. Peter Meek,
Senior Minister at Hancock United Church of Christ gave
the invocation and benediction. Lexington High School
Student Julia Bond sang the National Anthem. The follow-
ing awards were presented:
• Meredith Freese received the Cecil K. Harris award from
the Lexington Minute Men Company.
• Linda Liu was announced as the winner of the Dan H.
Fenn, Jr. /Lexington Minute Men Company award.
• Winston "Pat" Flynn received the William P. Fitzgerald
award from the Town Celebrations Committee.
• Emily Coffin was presented with the 2004 Youth
Recognition award.
• Dorothy Boggia received the 2004 Minuteman Cane
award.
• Leo McSweeney was presented the 2004 White Tricorn
Hat by the Lexington Lions Club.
The 2004 afternoon parade theme was "Preserving the
Spirit of 1775." Serving as Chief Marshal for the afternoon
parade was Shirley Lane of the Lexington Chapter of the
DAR assisted by aides Sandra Erickson, Joan Farr, Mary
Jones and Muffle Martin from the Lexington Chapter of the
DAR. Serving as the Spirit of `76 in both parades were
Hannah Margulies, Fife; Greg Duperey, Drummer; and
Geoff Cooper, Flag Bearer.
The float winners were:
• Commercial Division
1st — Wilson Farm
2nd — Wagon Wheel Nursery
3rd — Mahoney's Garden Center
• Civic Division
1st — Charles River Sail & Power Squadron
Youth Division
1st — Parenting Resource Associates - "Shake It for the
Shelter"
2nd — LBH Pop Warner Football & Cheerleading
3rd — Hayden Synchronized Skating Teams
Thanks to the Lexington Chamber of Commerce and the
local businesses and organizations that contributed toward
making the parade a success.
Memorial Day — Monday, May 26, 2004
The Memorial Day Parade was led by Chief Marshal
Captain Joyce Masello, US Air Force (Res) Gulf War. She
was assisted by aides: Lt. Col. Jane Lively, US Army (Res)
Gulf War; 1st Sgt Cindy King, US Air Force, Gulf War;
David B. Hamblen, US Army Infantry, WWII; Aurio Pierro,
US Army, WWII, Commander VFW Post # 3007; Frank
Samuel, US Army /Air Force, WWII; and William B.
Simmons, US Army Air Corps, WWII. Members of the Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts assisted with wreath laying at
Westview Cemetery, Munroe Cemetery, the Lexington
Police Department Memorial in front of the Police Station,
the Korean/Vietnam War Monument at Cary Hall, the
VFW /WWII Memorial and the Soldier's Monument near
the Visitor's Center, the Olde Burying Ground, and at the
Revolutionary War Monument on the Battle Green. Deacon
William Kerns of Saint Brigid Parish gave the invocation
and benediction. Russell Hadaya, President of the Senior
Class at Lexington High School read General Logan's
Orders of the Day and recited the Gettysburg Address.
Dawn McKenna, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, read
the Greetings from the State. John Ott, Director of the
National Heritage Museum, gave the address of the day.
Veterans Day — Thursday, November 11, 2004
Jim Barry, US Navy, WWII served as Chief Marshal of the
parade. He was assisted by aides Ed Fitzgerald, US Navy,
Korean Conflict; David B. Hamblen, US Army Infantry,
WWII; Frank Samuel, US Army /Air Force, WWII; and
William B. Simmons, US Army Air Corps, WWII.
Lexington High School student Katya Dreyer -Oren sang the
National Anthem. Major Chaplain Eliezer Castanon of
Hanscom Air Force Base offered the invocation and bene-
diction. Members of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts assist-
ed with wreath laying at the Korean /Vietnam War
Monument at Cary Hall, the VFW /WWII Memorial and the
Soldier's Monument near the Visitors Center, the
Revolutionary War Monument and the POW /MIA
Memorial on the Battle Green. Dawn McKenna, Chairman
of the Board of Selectmen, read the Greetings from the
State. Colonel Gregory D. Augst, Vice Commander of the
66th Air Base Wing at Hanscom Air Force Base, gave the
address of the day.
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Cary Lecture Series Committee
ROLE: To provide a variety of free, educational, and enter-
taining events open to all Lexington residents in accordance
with the wills of the Cary sisters. The aim continues to be
to bring to Lexington a range of cultural experiences that
might not otherwise be available. Suggestions for future
programming are welcome.
APPOINTED by the Moderator: Chair Nancy Shepard,
Barbara Palant, Joseph Brain, and associate member
Lawrence Kernan.
HIGHLIGHTS
• With Cary Hall unavailable, programs were held at the
Hancock Church and the National Heritage Museum.
• The first program was a performance by Synergy Brass
Quintet on January 17 at the National Heritage Museum.
The Lexington High School Jazz Band performed as an
opening act and joined the Quintet on stage for the finale.
The Quintet includes two trumpets, French horn, trom-
bone, and tuba. In addition to playing, background on the
pieces and the history of brass instruments was presented.
• On March 20, Ty Burr and Wesley Morris, film critics for
the Boston Globe, spoke at the National Heritage
Museum about the state of movies and movie reviewing
today. Their talk included a discussion of their favorite
films and developments in the film industry and was fol-
lowed by a lively question and answer session.
• James Carroll, author and Boston Globe Op -Ed columnist
spoke on September 11 at the National Heritage Museum.
His talk was entitled, "The Other September 11:
Reflections on the Mortal Date. The capacity crowd was
treated to a thought provoking evening followed by an
interesting question and answer session and a chance to
have books signed following the lecture.
Lexington Council for the Arts
ROLE: To assess grant applications for arts project funding
and make grant awards from funds allocated by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC); to encourage and
subsidize attendance by students in Lexington schools at a
wide range of regional arts events; to raise funds from pri-
vate sources to promote the arts in Lexington.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Alan Adolph,
Molly Ferrante, Marion Kilson, Guler Padgett, Joan Reddy,
Eveline Weyl. Ferrante and Weyl both resigned in the fall.
Standing L -R: Larry Kernan, Josepb Brain. Seated: Nancy
Shepard.
The final program on November 6 at Hancock Church
was a presentation by the Radcliffe Choral Society.
Jameson Marvin, a Lexington resident, is the conductor
of the chorus and the music presented was from a variety
of genres. Chorus members provided information about
the choral society itself as well as the background of the
pieces performed.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Supported PASS grants for Lexington school children to
attend cultural events.
• Patrons' funds collected in spring 2003 earmarked for a
gift to the newly refurbished Cary Library. Since the
Library has put the purchase of all new art objects on hold
for one year from the re- opening, the gift will be selected
at a future date.
• Did not launch a drive for new Patrons' funds this spring.
• The Ella Lou Dimmock Fund Prize was presented to Julia
Bond and Sarah Whitfield, two Lexington High students
recommended by the music faculty.
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Communications Advisory Committee
ROLE: To advise the Board of Selectmen on all aspects of
wired and wireless communication and data services to and
within the Town, to serve as ombudsman for town users of
such services; when stipulated by the Selectmen, to repre-
sent the Town in negotiations and during
contractual /license relationships with providers of those ser-
vices; when stipulated by the Selectmen, to oversee any net-
work which includes municipal and /or school buildings; to
help set town regulations and review applications to the
Town for wired and wireless communications and data ser-
vices; and to advise the Selectmen and other Town officials
on managing the Town's growing information-handling
needs and any supporting networks.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Jeanne
Canale (administrative operations), Stephen Ellis (network
operations and negotiation strategy), David Becker (technol-
ogy and Access Initiative), Connie Rawson (network
Administrator, and liaison to schools, town and library),
David Buczkowski (legal and regulations), Michael Greene
(business and negotiation strategy), Edward Vail III (wireless
and business), Miriam Boucher (wireless, information tech-
nology and Access Corporation planning), Tim Counihan
(regulations and negotiations), William Kofoed (internet and
technology), Maria Kieslich (marketing and project plan-
ning), James Akimchuk (access, production and business
operations), James Baker (news media, network columnist,
writer and editor). Selectmen Liaison Jeanne Krieger.
Cable Contract
• Completed negotiations for new 10 -year Comcast Cable
Contract.
Media Center
• Conducted Ascertainment study of community cable -
related needs and interests.
• Established and conducted community leader focus group
workshops.
• Explored various options to produce and air programming
of local interest to residents.
• Wrote and received approval from Town Meeting for
Warrant Article to establish revolving account for cable
funds.
• Wrote and distributed Business Plan for Media Center.
• Developed Media Center Implementation Plan.
• Developed and submitted Outreach Article to the General
Public for community volunteers for soon -to -be created
Media Center.
• Managed the process of retaining and employing the ser-
vices of a consultant, maintaining the business plan and
soliciting local residents to assist in the process.
• Established Board of Convener process to develop gover-
nance structure and bylaws for Public, Education,
Government (PEG) access programming management and
services.
• Developed Transition plan for Media Center.
• Worked with Town to identify potential locations for the
Media Center; established studio and production equip-
ment requirements and personnel needs; developed mutu-
al aid agreements with neighboring towns while soliciting
volunteers.
Wireless Telecommunication Applications
As a continuing responsibility, applications and proposals
are brought by wireless vendors to the Committee for con-
sideration. Applications are reviewed to ensure that they
are correctly completed. An increase in applications is
anticipated over the next reporting period.
Page 78 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Lexington Sister Cities
Four municipalities have sister city relationsbips with Lexington to foster mutual understanding and promote friendsbips between
residents. This year, neither the Lexington Antony Sister City Association nor the Lexington- Russia Sister City Association had
activity to report.
Lexington- Dolores Hidalgo Sister City Committee
ROLE: To continue cultural exchanges between Lexington
residents and the town of Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico which
began in 1966. These cities were linked because each has
the distinction of being the birthplace of their country's
independence.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chair Ellie Noz, Gloria Holland,
Cheryl Ricci, Marion Snow, Carroll Ann Bottino, Bill Noz,
Alma MacDonald, Mike MacDonald, and Eva Gil.
HIGHLIGHTS
• In July, two guests from Dolores Hidalgo visited
Lexington. Activities included a tour of Lexington and the
National Heritage Museum, a day in Salem visiting his-
toric sites, a trolley tour of Boston, and a traditional July
4th barbeque followed by the Lions Club fireworks dis-
play.
• In September, Bill and Ellie Noz and Alma MacDonald
visited Dolores Hidalgo for Mexico's September 16
Independence Day festivities. They attended the "Grito,"
a reenactment of the shout for independence given on the
steps of the original church by an official from the gov-
ernment in Mexico City, complete with fireworks and
mariachi music. Other activities included a tour of the his-
toric colonial city of Guanajuato, a concert by the
University of Guanajuato symphony, a folkloric dance
group performing Aztec and Chichimeca dances followed
by a traditional meal of pozole and tamales, and lastly, a
typical Mexican "comida" at a nearby ranch with mari-
achis to serenade the guests.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Lexington- Waspam Sister City Committee
ROLE: To build a "sisterly" relationship with Waspam, a
city in the Atlantic Coast region of Nicaragua that had suf-
fered conflict and dislocation during the Contra War of
1982 -85 and was striving to rebuild and renew. Since spring
1988, efforts have included reconstructing housing, schools,
and medical facilities in order to help reweave the fiber of
this fragile community, and most importantly, to establish
friendships with distant world citizens.
MEMBERS: Matt Foti, Richard Games, Wally Leutz, and
Ellen McDonald.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Supported the Mayangna Girls Project whose goal is to
foster the education of indigenous girls and young women
in communities of Eastern Nicaragua. Donations from
Lexington's generous citizenry to the Mayangna Girls
Scholarship Fund provide tuition, room, board, and
school supplies to high school girls who otherwise could
not attain a high school diploma.
This initiative is coordinated by Elena Benedicto, a for-
mer colleague of Ken Hale who was one of LWSCC's
founding members. Local citizens wishing to support this
valuable work should contact The Mayangna Girls
Project, c/o Elena Benedicto, Purdue University,
Linguistics Program, 500 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN
47907-2038.
Appropriation Committee
ROLE: To advise
the Town and
Town Meeting on
all fiscal matters.
Expenditures
Expenses
FY04
FY03
$11000
$470
APPOINTED by the Moderator for overlapping 3 -year
terms: Chair Deborah Brown, Vice Chair Alan Levine,
Karen Dooks (resigned in June), Richard Eurich, Paul
Hamburger, Eric Michelson, Alex Nedzel (resigned
January), Ronald Pawliczek and Sheldon Spector (term
ended in June). As of July, John Bartenstein, Rod Cole and
David Kanter were appointed to the Committee. In
September, Alan Levine became Chair and Deborah Brown
became Vice Chair.
2004 Annual Town Meeting
Supported the following:
Art.10. Amendment of the Zoning Bylaws to change the
zoning district designation of the property at 125, 131
and 141 Spring Street (formerly Raytheon Corporate
Headquarters) to a Planned Commercial Development
District to allow construction of new buildings for office
and laboratory uses.
Art. 13. By a vote of 6 -2, the amendment of the Zoning
Bylaws to change the zoning district designation of the
land commonly known as the Main Campus Site of the
former Metropolitan State Hospital to a RD Planned
Residential Development District to allow construction of
a multi - family housing development by AvalonBay
Communities, Inc.
Art. 14. Operating Budget. The article included in excess of
$4,200,000 of items (including funding for Schools, DPW,
Transportation, Police, Fire, Library, and Community
Development) that were contingent upon voter approval of
an override question appearing on the ballot for the June
2004 special election. The override was passed by the vot-
ers. The Committee supported (by a vote of 5 -3) an amend-
ment to the Selectmen's proposed budget (passed by Town
Meeting) that specifically allocated funds from the DPW
Revolving Account to fund the salary and fringe benefits of
a full -time employee to serve as the Town's Environmental
Services Superintendent. The Committee also unanimously
supported an amendment (passed by Town Meeting) to
revise the fee structure for the Social Services Adult Day
Care Program to generate additional income by increasing
fees for the day -care program.
Art. 17. Supplementary appropriation of $345,000 for
the purpose of acquiring a pumper truck for the Fire
Department.
Art. 18. Capital expenditures for projects and equipment
totaling $2,125,000, including town buildings, street
improvements, storm sewer improvements, sidewalk
.,
Front L -R: Rick Euricb, Alan Levine, Paul Hamburger, Ron
Pawliczek. Rear L -R: David Kanter, John Bartenstein,
Deborah Brown, Eric Michelson, Sheila English.
improvements, playgrounds, and new public works
equipment.
Art. 19. Water Distribution System Improvements
($850,000) which are part of an ongoing plan to replace
and upgrade the Town's water system to improve water
quality in antiquated sections of the system. This expen-
diture will upgrade the water distribution system in the
Audubon Road, Marrett Road, Bird Hill Road, Fern
Street, and Rockville Avenue areas.
Art. 20. Sanitary Sewer Improvements ($600,000) which
are part of the ongoing improvement, replacement, and
repair of the Town's sanitary sewer system. This expendi-
ture addresses the Fairfield Drive, Brookwood Road, and
Saddle Club Road areas which have experienced chronic
flooding problems in the past.
Art. 21. School Capital Project ($690,000) to remodel,
reconstruct and make extraordinary repairs to school
buildings, including the replacement of the gym floor at
the Harrington Elementary School and the gym roof at
the Hastings Elementary School; repairs to the founda-
tion of the Hastings Elementary School and the roof of
the Estabrook Elementary School; and the replacement of
lighting, the track and the gym and science building roof
at the High School.
Art. 22. School Technology Program ($250,0000) for the
purchase and upgrading of computer hardware, software,
and support.
Art. 25. The establishment of a revolving fund for the
purpose of funding local access public, educational, and
governmental programming, the funding to be provided
by payments RCN and Comcast are obligated to make to
the Town under cable television licensing agreements with
the Town. Payments deposited into the fund will pay the
operating budget of a contemplated non - profit corpora-
tion, the Media Access Center, whose establishment is to
be voted on by the Board of Selectmen.
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Art. 26. Municipal Electric Utility Plant resolution recon-
firming and renewing votes taken by prior Town
Meetings endorsing the establishment of a municipal
lighting and gas plant in accordance with M.G.L. c. 164;
encouraging the Board of Selectmen to explore and eval-
uate the option of establishing a municipal electric utility;
supporting the enactment of legislation confirming that a
municipality can purchase electric assets to form a munic-
ipal lighting plant; and requesting the Town's Electric
Utility Ad -Hoc Committee, once appropriate legislation
has been passed, to present a plan for conducting a feasi-
bility study of a Lexington Municipal Electric Utility.
Art. 29. Appropriation of $807,322 to a stabilization
fund.
• Art. 31. Senior Tax Relief, expanding property tax relief
available to lower- income senior citizens.
Opposed the following:
• Art. 38. Placement of Fire Department employees under
the Civil Service Law of Massachusetts. Town Meeting
did not approve the article.
Planning and Budgeting for Future Years
In conjunction with the Selectmen, School Committee,
Capital Expenditures Committee, and municipal and school
staff, the Appropriation Committee supported the Town's
long -range financial planning processes by projecting free
cash, expenses, and revenues for FY 2006 and FY 2007.
The Committee believes that this work, and the information
these projections provide the Town, is informative and cru-
cial if the Town is to achieve and maintain a proper, work-
Capital Expenditures Committee
ROLE: To receive from Town boards and departments a list
of all capital expenditures that may be required within the
ensuing 5 -year period, and to prompt them to undertake
appropriate planning for required future capital expendi-
tures; to consider the relative need, timing, and cost of these
projects, the adequacy thereof, and the effect these expen-
ditures might have on the financial position of the Town;
and to make recommendations thereon to the Town
Meeting.
APPOINTED by the Moderator to overlapping 3 -year
terms: Chair George Burnell, Vice Chair Charles Lamb,
Clerk John Rosenberg, Ted Edson, and Shirley Stolz. In
July, Ted Edson succeeded Narain Bhatia, who had com-
pleted two terms on the Committee.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Major School Construction: The new Harrington school
is in the final phases of construction, with planned occu-
pancy in early 2005. Fiske students will occupy the old
Harrington school building while a new Fiske school is
continued on next page
able balance among operating expenses, capital projects,
and affordable tax rates. Even with the passage of the June
2004 operating override, the Town faces considerable fiscal
challenges and problems. Also of import is the negative out-
look assigned to the Town by Moody's Investors Service in
January 2004. Although Moody's reaffirmed the Town's
Aaa rating, it expressed concerns about the disparity in
recent years between the Town's revenue growth and
increase in expenditures and the reduction in the Town's
General Fund balance. Throughout the year, the Committee
has worked with the Town's elected and appointed boards,
and with staff, to address and respond to these challenges,
problems, and concerns, and to emphasize the importance
of minimizing increases to annually recurring expenditure
items in the absence of new or increased recurring revenues
to pay for them.
Staff Recognition
The Committee is especially appreciative of the extensive
and dedicated efforts of the Town's municipal and school
staff. Despite, indeed because of, the severe constraints
placed upon them by these difficult economic times, they
nonetheless unfailingly perform far beyond the call of duty.
They fulfill their assigned duties, they interact with and
respond to town citizens, and they assist and support, in
effort and time far in excess of "regular working hours,"
the Town's elected and appointed bodies. The
Appropriation Committee is deeply indebted and grateful to
these employees for their invaluable counsel, service, and
assistance.
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Standing L -R: Ted Edson, John Rosenberg, Shirley Stolz,
George Burnell, Charles Lamb. Seated: Dispatcher Tracey
Pisano.
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built. Both schools are being constructed under a debt -
exclusion override of $32,150,000 approved by the voters
in 2002 (approximately 40% to be reimbursed by the
State) .
• Streets: Major neighborhood street reconstruction contin-
ues with funds from the $7,000,000 debt - exclusion over-
ride approved in 2002; during the 2004 summer -fall con-
struction season, the second quadrant of roads scheduled
for work was repaved. This program, which is in addition
to the annual street resurfacing funded with Chapter 90
and tax revenue, remains on track for its planned 4 -year
construction schedule, with obvious improvements in road
quality, performance, and appearance.
• Cary Library: The reconstructed Cary Library was put
into service, and has resumed its role as a focal point of
Lexington's community life, augmented by much -used
meeting space. Cary Memorial Hall, which housed the
library during construction, is being readied for return to
community use as meeting and performance space in early
2005.
• Capital Stewardship and Planning for the Future: The
Town has an extensive infrastructure requiring constant
attention, repair, upgrading, or replacement. Failure to
attend to these assets results in unsafe conditions, undue
repair costs, reduced productivity by employees who
must operate from substandard facilities or offices,
impaired quality of service (as in school or recreational
facilities), and other costs, which tend to increase when
maintenance and necessary investments and updating are
deferred. High - priority concerns include the Department
of Public Works equipment storage and maintenance
facility and associated offices at 201 Bedford Street; and
the "White House," next to the police station, now used
as School administration offices, which is in an advanced
state of deterioration, bordering on failure, and clearly
inadequate for the uses required by the staff housed
there. Longer term, four additional elementary schools
require upgrading as well as possible additional space.
The water and sewer department must continually renew
Lexington's underground infrastructure. Roofs, electri-
cal, and HVAC equipment must be periodically replaced
in all school and /or municipal buildings. Playgrounds
need safe equipment, the pool complex requires periodic
restoration, athletic fields need constant attention, tennis
courts need resurfacing, and the golf course must be pro-
fessionally maintained. Vehicles from fire trucks and
ambulances to snow plows and dump trucks need to be
replaced. The Committee also considers the future use
and condition of such important Lexington assets as East
Lexington Library, Munroe School (now in use as the
arts center), the future reuse of the old Harrington
School, and the desire of the Council on Aging for facil-
ities suitable for its future needs. The Town must stay the
course, responsibly funding the support and maintenance
of Lexington's infrastructure.
Capital Appropriations for the 2004 Town Meeting
Title
Amount
Funding Source
Article 17 Supplementary Capital Appropriation (Fire Truck)
$345,000
Tax Levy (Bond)
Article 18a Town Building Envelope
$3401000
Tax Levy (Bond)
Article 18b Public Works Equipment
$3701000
Tax Levy (Bond)
Article 18d Street Related Improvements
$4601000
Chapter 90
$5401000
Tax Levy
Article 18e Storm Sewer Improvements
$1501000
Sewer Enterprise
Article 18g Sidewalk Improvements
$1001000
Tax Levy (Bond)
Article 18h Playgrounds and Recreation
$351000
Tax Levy
Article 181 Tennis Court Improvements
$1301000
Recreation Enterprise
Article 19 Water Distribution Improvements
$8501000
Water Enterprise
Article 20 Sanitary Sewer Improvements
$6001000
Sewer Enterprise
Article 21 School Capital Projects
$6901000
Tax Levy (Bond)
Article 22 School Technology
$2501000
Tax Levy (Bond)
Page 82 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Building Finance Advisory Committee
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen on capital investments
needed to maintain and support the Town's building
infrastructure.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Jerry
Moloney, John Austin, Mark Elefante, Maureen
Lagarde, Permanent Building Committee Liaison
Richard Perry.
HIGHLIGHTS
The Committee met frequently through the fall and win-
ter after which it presented its report and recommenda-
tions to the Board of Selectmen. The Committee visited
and surveyed all town buildings on which it reported.
Provided estimated capital requirements for required
repairs and upgrades to the Town's buildings present-
ed in a prioritized schedule of 1 year, 2 -4 years and 5-
10 years. A separate page of the report, including the
recommended budgetary requirements and commen-
tary, is provided for each of the buildings surveyed.
The total expenditure estimates for all the buildings
surveyed are as follows:
1 year $ 3,028,000 (not including potential
repairs to the Fire Stations garage floor)
2 -4 year $ 5,785,500 to $ 817851500
5 -10 year $ 980,000
Three buildings examined by the Committee are of par-
ticular concern. Capital requirements are included in the
figures above.
School Administration Building,
1557 Massachusetts Avenue
This building is in very bad repair and is being used for
a purpose far removed from that for which it was
designed. Piecemeal repairs to this building are unlike-
ly to solve the serious flaws of the structure. Either total
renovation or replacement of the building should be
considered. The estimated cost of extensive renovation
or replacement is $2.5M. Architectural design studies
should be started for the renovation or replacement of
this building.
Department of Public Works Facility,
201 Bedford Street
The office building and particularly the barn structure
are quite inadequate for the current DPW requirements.
The barn is antiquated, in poor repair, and does not sup-
port the current space needs of the Department.
Renovation or replacement of the office building and
total replacement of the barn is recommended. The like-
ly cost of this project will obviously be dependent on the
design proposed, but is likely to be of the order of $5-
8M.
East Lexington Library,
735 Massachusetts Avenue
This building, though well liked in the community, is
unsuited to its current use as a public library. The struc-
ture should be examined by a professional engineer to
assess its ability to support the loads to which it may be
subjected (an existing very significant book load and a
worst -case human occupant load). In the long term, this
antiquated building will require extensive, ongoing, and
very expensive maintenance. It is suggested that the
library function be relocated to a more appropriate set-
ting, and either another use found for the building or the
building should be divested.
• Did not address the capital requirements of the
Town's school buildings (other than the School
Administration building) nor Cary Memorial Library,
since these buildings have major renovations in
process and capital expenditure plans are already in
place. Similarly, not included was any other ongoing
or proposed work if funding for that project was
already in place. The Committee did not address the
potentially extensive capital requirements associated
with making the Town's buildings compliant with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Town's
Commission on Disability has ongoing studies in this
area.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 83
Revenue Officer
ROLE: To per-
form the duties of
Treasurer and
Collector as out-
lined in Mass-
achusetts General
Laws (M.G.L.),
Chapter 41. As
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$193,576
$2363473
Expenses
$ 481157
$ 521384
Personnel
$5145411431000
Condominiums
Full Time
4
5
Part Time
1
0
Treasurer, responsible for the receipt and disbursement of all
Town funds as well as the management of investment policies,
debt, and, in conjunction with the Town Manager, employee
benefits. As Collector, issues and collects all Real Estate,
Motor Vehicle, Personal Property, and Water /Sewer bills, as
assessed.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Rosemary Ducharme,
2003.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Real Estate taxes totaled $78,776,442, including collec-
tion of prior -year taxes. Outstanding accounts were either
put in payment plans or subjected to tax title and the asso-
ciated foreclosure process.
• Personal Property tax collection totaled $2,568,377.
• Motor Vehicle Excise bills totaled $3,543,225. These bills
were based upon information provided by the Registry of
Motor Vehicles. Overdue accounts were committed to the
Deputy Collector, who, under M.G.L, marked these
accounts for license and registration non - renewal.
• Water /Sewer collections totaled $14,350,342.
Board of Assessors
ROLE: To assess
the value of all
real and personal
property in the
Town of Lexing-
ton. Efforts are
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$1871631
$ 2221223
Expenses
$ 691819
$ 333570
Personnel
$5145411431000
Condominiums
Full Time
4
5
focused on the
maintenance of an extensive database of over 11,000 taxable
real estate parcels, and a database of over 900 personal prop-
erty accounts for valuation purposes according to
Massachusetts General Laws.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair William
Jackson, Steven Foster and Edward Grant serve as the
Board of Assessors. Town Assessor: Joseph Nugent, Jr.
HIGHLIGHTS
• The Assessor's Office has endured significant staff reduc-
tions due to the defeat of the override in June 2003 and the
Early Retirement Initiative in December 2003. Two posi-
tions were lost as a result of those actions. One of the two
was restored in FY 2004.
• Investment income for all town accounts was $466,881, of
which $324,131 was credited to the General Fund. All
investments are made according to Massachusetts General
Laws. When investing the Town's money, safety, liquidity,
and yield, in that order, are the considerations.
• Issued $8,906,000 in bonds for the following purposes:
School Construction $210751000
LHS Acoustics $115001000
Street Improvements $115001000
School Technology $8001000
Town Building Improvements $6851000
Town Building Improvements $5661000
Landfill Closure Costs $4501000
Purchasing Financial Software $4251000
Sewer Improvements $3001000
Cary Library Reconstruction $2601000
Building Envelope $1801000
Departmental Equipment $1001000
School Gym Flooring $651000
• Issued $38,135,00 in BANS (Bond Anticipation Notes) for
the following projects:
School Construction $3510351000
Athletic Fields $117001000
School Technology $3001000
Diamond School Construction $111001000
Assessments for Fiscal 2004
No. of
Assessed
Property Class
Parcels
Value
Single - Family
81887
$5145411431000
Condominiums
814
30415871000
Two - Family
187
9312051000
Three - Family
14
810311000
Multi -Unit
13
7518681000
Land
588
3510491750
Misc. Residential
39
3512721000
Commercial
419
63710291000
Industrial
41
12512471000
Agriculture (61A)
5
871000
Recreation (61B)
5
510571000
Mixed Use Residential/
Commercial
22
1614011250
Personal Property /Utilities
945
12113931060
Total
11,979
$61911,3701060
Page 84 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Board of Assessors continued from previous page
• Lexington again opted to issue a preliminary third quarter
tax bill. Reduced staffing has forced the Assessor's office
to finish valuations for FY 2005 in time for the fourth
quarter.
• Since the third quarter bill is estimated, the values and
growth have not been approved by the Department of
Fiscal Year 2004 Recapitulation
Amount to be Raised
Appropriations
Other amounts to be raised
Amounts certified for tax title purposes
Debt and interest charges
Final court judgments
Total overlay deficits of previous years
Total cherry sheet offsets
Revenue deficits
Offset receipts deficits Ch.44, Sec.53E
Authorized deferral of teachers' pay
Snow and Ice deficit Ch.44, Sec.31D
Other
Subtotal
State and county cherry sheet charges
Allowance for abatements and exemptions
Revenue and, consequently, cannot be reported at this
time. Values, growth, and the recapitulation will not be
available until the actual fourth quarter bill on April 1,
2005. This report reflects FY 2004 values.
• The tax rate for FY 2004 was $10.47 for residential and
$21.39 for commercial per $1000 /value.
$0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
111571180.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
719,146.00
0.00
$1141464,765.00
$1,876,326.00
$721,503.00
$5889571.00
Total amount to be raised $117,651,165.00
Estimated Receipts and Other Revenue Sources
Estimated receipts - State
Cherry sheet estimated receipts $718941598.00
Cherry sheet overestimates 0.00
Total $7,894,598.00
Estimated receipts - Local
Local receipts not allocated $913151000.00
Offset receipts 0.00
Enterprise funds $1713351546.00
Total $26,650,546.00
Revenue sources appropriated for particular purposes
Free cash
$0.00
Other available funds
$3031218.00
Total
$303,218.00
Other revenue sources appropriated specifically to
reduce the tax rate
Free cash - appropriated on or before June 30, 2002
$6401333.00
Free cash - appropriated on or after July 1, 2002
0.00
Municipal light source
0.00
Teachers' pay deferral
0.00
Other source
0.00
Total
$640,333.00
Total estimated receipts and other revenue sources
$35,488,695.00
Summary of Total Amount to be Raised and Total Receipts from all Sources
Total amount to be raised
$117,6511165.00
Total estimated receipts and other revenue sources
$3514881695.00
Total real and personal property tax levy
$ 82,162,470.96
Total receipts from all sources
$117,651,165.00
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 85
Tax Deferral and Exemption Study Committee
ROLE: To study, understand, and evaluate options for help-
ing lower income citizens, particularly seniors, with their
property taxes. To research existing state legislation that
enables local tax exemptions and deferrals, estimate the
probable cost to the town budget, and advise the Selectmen
on the costs and benefits, pros and cons of each option. In
addition, to track new legislation currently under develop-
ment by the State legislature and investigate the possibility
of putting forth a Home Rule Petition to give the Town
more options.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Vicki Blier,
Marilyn Campbell, Norman Cohen, Rodney Cole, and Jane
Trudeau. Selectmen Liaison Peter Kelley.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Advised the Selectmen regarding a motion before Town
Meeting to make age, income, and asset limits more inclusive
and increase the exemption amount for Lexington seniors.
The motion passed by near unanimous vote.
• Seniors with incomes under $40K may defer paying any
part of their property tax until they choose to sell their
house or the house is otherwise conveyed. The total
amount deferred can be as much as half the value of the
house. The homeowner can never be forced to sell the
house due to the deferred property tax amounts. The state -
mandated interest rate on the deferred property tax is 8 %.
The Committee continues to seek the legal means to lower
the interest rate that the Town must charge. Over $80,000
in taxes was deferred by 23 seniors in 2004.
• Other programs are available to help Lexington seniors
including a Tax Work -Off Program, Fuel and Emergency
Assistance and other grants, and State Senior Tax Circuit
Breaker Credits. For more information contact the
Council on Aging at 781 -861 -0194.
Debt Service Summary
(Note: Figures are rounded to the closest dollar:)
Previous Exemption Rules
New Exemption Rules
Exemption
$500
$750
Income Limits
$13K single, $15K married
$20K single, $30K married
TOTAL
(plus certain exempted pension and Social
(plus certain exempted pension and Social
$ 0
Security amounts)
Security amounts)
Asset Limits
$28K single, $30K married
$40K single, $55K married
$
(excluding home, automobiles, personal effects
(excluding home, automobiles, personal
110161614
and cemetery plots)
effects and cemetery plots)
Age Eligibility
70
65
Beneficiaries
43 in 2003
Not yet known, 86 projected.
Augusta Land Acquisition
34 in 2004
Qualifying Seniors have until 90 days
15,975
151327
after the tax rate is set to apply.
Cost to Town
$0
Projected $35,000
65,166
(within the state reimbursement cap of $29,500)
(after the state reimbursement of $29,500)
Debt Service Summary
(Note: Figures are rounded to the closest dollar:)
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FYI 1-23
TOTAL
Dispatch Center
$ 1681000
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$
1681000
Library
110161614
7381387
7241262
7101137
6941042
677,902
516731842
10,2351186
Augusta Land Acquisition
171247
16,617
15,975
151327
0
0
0
65,166
General Government
2031489
199,280
142,804
0
0
0
0
5451573
Public Works
8201426
793,111
60708
3831000
2031388
521575
0
21860,108
Schools
210341094
114631355
110801148
6001420
5471625
3301600
6491125
617051367
Exempt (school ` town)
51439,225
41683,313
4,3661213
3,839,138
3,5581913
3,15900
3000,841
5517271443
Sub Total
$ 9,699,095
$79894,063
$ 6,937,010
$5,548,022
$5,003,968
$49220,877
$37,003,808
$
76,306,843
Enterprise Fund Debt:
Water
$ 2371483
$ 2281546
$ 2241296
$ 2151046
$ 2101096
$ 2051146
$ 5481759
$
118691372
Sewer
4221713
2751951
2671168
207,283
1191988
891378
0
1,3821481
Sub Total
$ 660,196
$ 504,497
$ 491,464
$ 422,329
$ 3309084
$ 2949524
$ 5489759
$
3,251,853
Totals
$10,359,291
$89398,560
$ 794289474
$599709351
$ 59334,052
$ 4,515,401
$37,552,567
$
7915581696
Page 86 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Comptroller
ROLE: To over-
see all financial
operations of the
Town, which
includes the
assessing of prop -
11 11
Expenditures
Payroll
FY04
FY03
$3271896
3653622
Expenses
$110)879
1143101
Personnel
Full Time
6
6
erty, co ectmg a
accounts receivable, payment of all accounts payable,
investment of town funds, maintaining accounting records,
preparation of financial statements, annual audit, adminis-
tration of the retirement system, and support to the
Appropriation Committee.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Acting
Comptroller John Ryan returned to work on a part -time
basis upon the resignation of Sheila English in December. A
new search will be undertaken in 2005.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Issued approximately $38,000,000 in bond anticipation
notes in February 2004 for various capital projects, most-
ly costs associated with the secondary school project. The
Town was able to retain its Aaa credit rating, but was
assigned a "Negative Outlook" from Moody's Investors
Service principally due to the current level of reserves. The
failed override vote in June 2003 contributed to the
revised rating.
Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations -June 30, 2004
MOTE: The figures below are rounded to the closest dollar.
Account
Revised Budget
Expended
Encumbrances
Total Expended
Balance
Selectmen
Personal Services
$ 601813
$ 471339
$ 0
$ 471339
$ 131474
Expenses
731490
631079
81783
711862
11628
Town Manager
Personal Services
3101678
3101678
0
3101678
0
Expenses
131351
81742
21680
111422
11929
Municipal Services
Personal Services
431576
411569
0
411569
21007
Expenses
971400
821242
61199
881441
81959
Salary Adjustments
Salary Adjustments
0
0
0
0
0
Appropriation Committee
Expenses
11000
11000
0
11000
0
Reserve Fund
Expenses
0
0
0
0
0
Comptroller
Personal Services
3361488
3271896
0
3271896
81592
Expenses
1341200
1061183
41696
1101879
231321
Assessor
Personal Services
1871631
1871631
0
1871631
0
Expenses
731449
631297
61521
691819
31631
Treasurer /Collector
Personal Services
2071009
1931576
0
1931576
131433
Expenses
551086
481158
441
481599
61487
Law
Legal Fees
3501392
3501392
0
3501392
0
Human Resources
Personal Services
291817
291817
0
291817
0
Expenses
31228
21451
0
21451
778
Web Development
Expenses
161900
141058
21372
161430
470
Management Information
System
Personal Services
1661432
1661432
0
1661432
0
Expenses
1481469
1301267
181202
1481469
0
NOTE: The above amounts include carry forward activity
continued on next page
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 87
Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations June 30, 2004 continued from previous page
Account
Revised Budget
Expended
Encumbrances
Total Expended
Balance
Town Clerk
Personal Services
$ 1331335
$ 1331335
$ 0
$ 1331335
$ 0
Expenses
71718
61523
576
71099
619
Elections
Personal Services
551995
551995
0
551995
0
Expenses
311213
291265
538
291803
11410
Registration
Personal Services
11825
11825
0
11825
0
Expenses
211764
171368
11992
191360
21404
Records Management
Expenses
21125
0
21000
21000
125
Conservation Commission
Personal Services
881524
881524
0
881524
0
Planning Board
Personal Services
1781487
1781487
0
1781487
0
Expenses
271042
241932
0
241932
21110
Board of Appeals
Personal Services
0
0
0
0
0
Expenses
0
0
0
0
0
Economic Development
Personal Services
0
0
0
0
0
Expenses
71000
71000
0
71000
0
Liberty Ride
Personal Services
201490
201490
0
201490
0
Expenses
561701
471702
0
471702
81999
Public Building Maintenance
Personal Services
3421459
3421459
0
3421459
0
Expenses
3891563
3791246
91259
3881505
11058
Town Report
Expenses
61000
61000
0
61000
0
Misc Boards & Commissions
Expenses
81755
61435
21000
81435
320
Police
Personal Services
219401441
219401441
0
219401441
0
Expenses
3751737
3511503
241172
3751675
62
Parking Meter Maintenance
Personal Services
341321
341321
0
341321
0
Expenses
221816
221801
0
221801
15
Fire
Personal Services
311591420
311421525
0
311421525
161895
Expenses
4211564
4131191
31835
4171026
41538
Dispatch
Personal Services
3841508
3841508
0
3841508
0
Expenses
251146
241812
205
251017
129
Building & Zoning Officer
Personal Services
3131594
3131594
0
3131594
0
Expenses
401777
291563
81588
381152
21626
Dog Officer
Personal Services
0
0
0
0
0
Forestry
Personal Services
1731894
1731894
0
1731894
0
Expenses
191651
181986
334
191320
332
School
Personal Services
& Expenses
6219001663
6218431156
571507
6219001663
0
Minuteman
9011431
8661659
0
8661659
341772
Town Engineer
Personal Services
2941047
2941047
0
2941047
0
Expenses
91659
91659
0
91659
0
NOTE: The above amounts include carry forward activity
Page 88 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations June 30, 2004 continued from previous page
Account
Revised Budget
Expended
Encumbrances
Total Expended
Balance
DPW Administration
Personal Services
$ 3181226
$ 3181226
$ 0
$ 3181226
$ 0
Expenses
271081
261093
988
271081
0
Snow Removal
Personal Services
1321102
2961523
0
2961523
(164,421)
Expenses
4241114
4371829
31810
4411639
(17,525)
Highway
Personal Services
5461234
5461234
0
5461234
0
Expenses
1861437
1841136
21301
1861437
0
Road Machinery
Personal Services
1661351
1661351
0
1661351
0
Expenses
2481772
2431171
51602
2481772
0
Street Lighting
Personal Services
0
0
Expenses
2591743
2581159
11584
2591743
0
LEXPRESS
Personal Services
0
0
0
0
0
Expenses
0
0
0
0
0
Chair Car Services
Personal Services
0
0
0
0
0
Expenses
0
0
0
0
0
Refuse Collection
Expenses
6191360
6191360
0
6191360
0
Recycling
Personal Services
571322
571322
0
571322
0
Expenses
7421601
7401081
21520
7421601
0
Refuse Disposal
Expenses
110571321
110011093
561228
110571321
0
Cemetery
Personal Services
1591840
1591840
0
1591840
0
Expenses
331821
321821
11000
331821
0
Parking Lot Maintenance
Personal Services
411738
411738
0
411738
0
Expenses
171201
171201
0
171201
0
Board of Health
Personal Services
1351230
1111324
0
1111324
231906
Youth Services
Expenses
61173
61173
0
61173
0
Veterans Services
Personal Services
281093
281093
0
281093
0
Expenses
161581
161511
0
161511
70
Developmentally Disabled
Expenses
0
0
0
0
0
Council on Aging
Personal Services
1391806
1391806
0
1391806
0
Expenses
1881628
1701584
81941
1791525
91103
Library
Personal Services
112891480
112891480
0
112891480
0
Expenses
2811777
2551297
0
2551297
261480
Parks
Personal Services
6441504
6441504
0
6441504
0
Expenses
841161
821959
719
831678
483
Historical Commission
Personal Services
0
0
0
0
0
Public Celebration
Expenses
251000
231411
0
231411
11589
NOTE: The above amounts include carry forward activity
continued on next page
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 89
Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations June 30, 2004 continued from previous page
Account
Revised Budget
Expended
Encumbrances
Total Expended
Balance
Debt Service
Principal
$ 511931000
$ 511931000
$ 0
$ 511931000
$ 0
Interest
119641695
119641691
0
119641691
4
Interest Short Term
2751000
2341166
0
2341166
401834
Interest Short Term(exempt)
9321600
9231820
0
9231820
81780
Other
State Assessment & Chgs.
$ 0
$ 7261143
$ 0
$ 7261143
$ (726,143)
Contributory Retirement
115841000
115401558
0
115401558
431442
Noncontributory Retirement
1231000
851901
0
851901
3 7, 0 9 9
Unemployment
4181224
1991362
0
1991362
2181862
Police & Fire Medical
531965
501169
0
501169
31796
Insurance
413651545
413521216
0
413521216
131329
Total General Fund
$98,493,801
$98,5681399
$ 244,592
$981812,991
($ 319,190)
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Sewer Fund
Personal Services
$ 2531999
$ 2331029
$ 0
$ 2331029
$ 201970
Expenses
9631896
9451186
31153
9481339
151558
MWRA
516061325
418051835
0
418051835
8001490
Art 27 of 99
3001000
0
0
0
3001000
Art 9 of 97
1511850
1511850
0
1511850
0
Art 9 of 98
1521403
720
0
720
1511683
Art 10 of 98
110621565
2371716
461952
2841668
7771897
Art 8F of 02
871033
871033
0
871033
0
Art 8F of 03
1501000
0
0
0
1501000
Art 8H of 03
751000
631169
111831
751000
0
Debt Service
112371517
112371516
0
112371516
2
Total Sewer Fund
$10,040,589
$ 71762,054
$ 61,936
$ 71823,989
$ 21216,600
Water Fund
Personal Services
$ 5861069
$ 5861069
$ 0
$ 5861069
$ 0
Expenses
112181744
112281693
11966
112301659
(11,915)
MWRA
313951975
312051847
0
312051847
1901128
Art 9 of 03
9001000
0
0
0
9001000
Art 9 of 02
8561460
61261
551026
611287
7951173
Art 11 of 01
571956
11200
511530
521730
51226
Debt Service
2411421
2411421
0
2411421
0
Total Water Fund
$ 71256,624
$ 51269,491
$ 108,521
$ 51378,012
$ 11878,612
Recreation Fund
Personal Services
$ 4831710
$ 4611607
$ 0
$ 4611607
$ 221103
Expenses
8951678
7851066
221580
8071645
881033
Art 8I of 00
131582
51680
0
51680
71902
Art 8H of 01
501000
391044
0
391044
101956
Art 8E of 02
131954
131954
0
131954
0
Art 16 of 03
301000
111562
0
111562
181438
Art 12 of 00
121011
11166
41050
51216
61796
Art 8B of 02
861756
861100
657
861756
0
Art 30 of 99
1471665
161848
51877
221725
1241940
Art 8B of 03
501000
481319
0
481319
11681
Total Recreation Fund
$ 11783,356
$ 11469,345
$ 33,163
$ 11502,508
$ 280,848
NOTE: The above amounts include carry forward activity
Page 90 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Combined Balance Sheet -June 30, 2004
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 91
General
Special
Capital
Enterprise
Trust &
Long -Term
Fund
Revenue
Projects
Funds
Agency
Debt
Total
ASSETS
Cash and Investments:
Cash
$3310391297
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 3310391297
Temporary Investments
0
0
0
0
0
$ 0
0
Total
$33,039,297
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 33,039,297
Receivables:
Property Taxes
$ 1,639,261
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 116391261
Motor Vehicle Excise
5551019
0
0
0
0
0
5551019
User Charges & Liens
0
0
0
416431325
0
0
416431325
Special Assessment
724
0
0
0
0
0
724
Departmentals
4841851
0
0
0
0
0
4841851
Tax Title
5491920
0
0
0
0
0
5491920
Due from Other Governments
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Due to /Due from other funds
(24,745,641)
41523,919
11,120,357
613291538
217711827
0
0
Other
0
0
0
0
111621495
0
111621495
Total
($ 21,5151866)
$41523,919
$11,120,357
$10,972,863
$ 3,934,322
$ 0
$ 9,0351595
Property and Equipment - Net
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$45,206,523
$ 0
$ 0
$ 45,206,523
Amount to be Provided For:
Repayment of Long Term
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
Obligations
Retirement of Bonds
0
0
0
0
0
5814861000
5814861000
Repayment of Anticipation
0
1951000
3811351000
0
0
0
3813301000
Notes
Total
$ 0
$ 195,000
$38,135,000
$ 0
$ 0
$581486,000
$ 96,816,000
TOTAL ASSETS
$11,523,431
$4,718,919
$49,2551357
$56,1791386
$3,934,322
$58,486,000
$184,097,415
LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Warrants Payable
$ 1,076,378
$ 2361891
$110451092
$ 1221410
$ 381475
$ 0
$ 215191246
Accrued Payroll
5271350
551141
91651
441511
21007
0
6381660
Reserve for Abatements
112971940
0
0
0
116751196
0
219731136
Deferred Revenues
119311835
0
0
0
0
0
119311835
Deposits & Other Liabilities
2051520
0
0
0
113861300
0
115911820
Bond and Grant Anticipation
0
1951000
3811351000
0
0
0
3813301000
Notes
Bonds Payable
0
0
0
21852177
0
5814861000
6113381770
Total Liabilities
$ 5,039,023
$ 487,032
$39,189,743
$ 31019,691
$ 3,101,978
$ 58,486,000
$109,323,467
Fund Balances:
Retained Earnings
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$5016551583
$ 0
$ 0
$ 5016551583
Retained Earnings Appropriated
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fund Balances:
Unreserved
316311589
212981727
311541544
0
8321344
0
919171204
Reserved for Expenditures
9371960
0
0
213001491
0
0
312381451
Reserved for Encumbrances
2441591
119331160
619111070
2031621
0
0
912921442
Reserve for Future Yr. Tax Levy
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Overlay Deficit
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Snow & Ice Deficit
(181,946)
0
0
0
0
0
(181,946)
Reserved for Debt Exempt
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Premium
Reserved for Debt Service
118521214
0
0
0
0
0
118521214
Total Fund Balances
$ 6,484,408
$4,231,887
$10,065,614
$53,159,695
$ 832,344
$ 0
$ 74,773,948
TOTAL LIABILITIES &
FUND BALANCES
$11,523,431
$4,718,919
$49,255,357
$56,179,386
$3,934,322
$58,486,000
$184,097,415
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 91
Revenues /Expenditures and Fund Balance -June 30, 2004
Page 92 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
FUND TYPES
Governmental
Fiduciary
Combined Totals
Special
Capital
Expendable
Memorandum
Only
General
Revenue
Projects
Trust
2004
REVENUE:
Property Taxes
$
8116241520
$
0
$ 0
$
0
$
8116241520
Intergovernmental
617121487
414901828
3011155
21840
1115071310
Motor Vehicle & Other Excise Tax
318401663
0
0
0
318401663
Departmental Fees & Charges
119561799
415891895
314901000
41437
10,041,131
Investment Income
3441069
0
0
1041161
4481230
Special Assessments
261969
0
0
0
261969
Payments in Lieu of Tax
110771611
0
0
0
110771611
Penalties Interest
2061883
0
0
0
2061883
Licenses Permits
112951080
0
0
0
112951080
Fines & Forfeits
2501181
0
0
0
2501181
Total Revenues
$
97,335,262
$
91080,723
$ 31791,155
$
111,438
$
110,318,578
EXPENDITURES:
General Government
$
315201393
$
1381256
$ 191714
$
51000
$
316831363
Public Safety
718501139
112191918
0
0
910701057
Education
6317091815
517621736
918751155
0
7913471706
Public Works
514491883
215571686
3881570
0
813961139
Health Human Services
4721490
1941947
151000
0
6821437
Culture Recreation
212951653
1501327
511371871
21478
715861329
State & County Assessments
7261143
0
0
0
7261143
Debt Service
813151678
0
0
0
813151678
Pension
116261459
0
0
0
116261459
Insurance
416011746
11809
0
0
416031555
Total Expenditures
$
98,568,399
$10,025,679
$ 15,436,310
$
71478
$
124,037,866
Excess (Deficiency) of Rev. over Exp.
($ 11233,137)
($
944,956)
($11,645,155)
$
103,960
($
13,719,288)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES).
Proceeds of BANS /GANS/Refundings
$
0
$
116951000
$ 711061000
$
0
$
818011000
Repayment of BANS /GANS/Refundings
0
(270,000)
(21476,000)
0
(21746,000)
Transfer from Reserve for Abatements
0
0
0
0
0
Transfer from other Funds
211561152
5001000
2201180
1111142
219871474
Transfer to other Funds
(796,322)
(272,955)
0
(100,000)
(11169,277)
Total Other (Uses)
$
11359,830
$
11652,045
$ 41850,180
$
111142
$
71873,197
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
Over Expenditures
$
126,692
$
707,088
($ 6,794,975)
$
115,103
($
51846,091)
Fund Balance, Beg. of Year
$
61357,717
$
31524,799
$ 16,860,589
$
4011155
$
27,144,259
Fund Balance, End of Year
$
61484,409
$
41231,887
$ 10,065,614
$
5161258
$
211298,168
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Revenues /Expenditures /Fund Balance, Special Revenue-June 30, 2004
continued on next page
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 93
Balance
Transfers/
Balance
July 1, 2003
Adjustments
Revenues
Expenditures
Encumbrances
June 30, 2004
School Lunch
$ 11902
$ 0
$11432,873
$ 11323,468
$ 0
$ 1111307
School Lunch Total
$ 1,902
$ 0
$11432,873
$ 11323,468
$ 0
$ 1111307
Highway
Art 1/02 STM Street Improv
$619761178
$ 0
$ 0
$110561045
$114961593
$ 414231540
Exempt
Art 8C of 02 Traffic Improv
371553
201216
0
251684
41478
271607
Art 8D of 02 Street Improv
4071231
621523
0
3641947
221784
821022
MA 13246155
0
4781836
0
3141485
1641351
0
Art 8D of 03 Street Improv
0
5001000
0
661738
901602
3421661
MA 36985
989
0
0
989
0
0
MA 37344
0
759
0
759
0
0
MA 38053
61838
0
0
0
61838
0
MA 38454
0
51515
0
21279
0
31236
MA 235150
0
21725
0
978
11747
0
MA 253C155
2241933
81759
0
2331692
0
0
Highway Total
$7,653,722
$1,079,333
$ 0
$ 21066,595
$1,787,392
$ 41879,067
Other Special Revenue
Hanscom /Massport Litigation
$ 15,216
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 151216
CMARC Gifts
0
0
21815
0
0
21815
H.A.T.S.
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sale of RE - Receipts Reserved
151000
0
121855
151000
0
121855
Verizon
71926
0
301533
0
0
381459
Lexington Center Benches
301616
0
101465
61145
0
341936
Massport Intern Grant
0
0
61255
61255
0
0
Bikeway
254
21165
275
21456
0
238
Arch Comm /MWRA - Water
271132
41260
151000
251671
21096
181625
Tower Gift
Nextel Communications
721093
0
281183
51094
81418
861765
Cable TV Account
321715
371502
201000
431199
331977
131040
Peg TV Revolving Acct
1031885
0
1341186
0
0
2381070
Flexible Spending
691276
0
121605
11135
0
801745
Sch Project Earnings
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sprint Communications
1051534
0
351960
441800
0
961694
Documenting Lex Heritage 6/04
0
0
41500
31500
0
11000
N.O.I. Fees
121194
0
51160
0
0
171354
Hardy Pond Brook
171740
0
0
0
0
171740
Lexington Center Committee
11013
0
11000
0
0
21013
Gifts
Liberty Ride Gifts
0
0
301915
291558
0
11357
Off Duty Detail - Police
(113,123)
0
110631213
111021351
0
(152,261)
Police Dept Gift Fund
31858
0
0
31858
0
(1)
Firearms Record Keeping Fund
95
0
91725
91625
0
195
Cops in School 7/05
0
0
0
231474
0
(23,474)
Community Policing 04
0
0
381400
331090
51310
0
Violence Against Women 9/04
0
0
101000
151003
41997
(10,000)
Community Policing 03
31764
0
0
31764
0
0
Click it or Ticket 03
0
0
71468
41598
0
21871
2002 Violence Against
(10,000)
61115
101000
61115
0
0
Women 9/03
Cops Homeland Sec OT
0
0
0
121475
0
(12,475)
Prog 2/05
Off Duty Detail - Fire
91020
0
31499
21775
0
91744
continued on next page
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Balance
Transfers/
Balance
July 1, 2003
Adjustments
Revenues
Expenditures
Encumbrances
June 30, 2004
Other Special Revenue (continued)
S.A.F.E. FY04
$ 0
$ 0
$ 11836
$ 11836
$ 0
$ 0
MEMA Grant 6105
0
0
71500
955
0
61545
Fire Dept. Gifts
41612
0
0
0
0
41612
Firefighter Exam
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cingular Gift Account
0
0
301000
301000
0
0
DPW Revolving
581845
0
901941
1171429
91000
231356
Lexpress Fare /Passes
21400
0
421702
391335
0
51767
MBTA Grant
0
0
801000
801000
0
0
Lexpress - Gift
231085
0
871607
841043
0
261650
Lexington Transit Guide
889
0
0
665
0
224
Mass Releaf Grant FY04
0
0
51000
51000
0
0
Urban Forest Plan & Edu Grant
0
0
21185
0
0
21185
Sale of Cemetery Lots
771733
0
381903
0
0
1161636
DPW Recycling /Composting
11986
0
21422
31595
0
813
Bins
Off Duty Custodian
51503
0
0
31500
0
21003
Recycling Assistance Grants
671927
0
51000
601541
0
121386
Parking Receipts
2851550
0
3181569
1881218
0
4151902
Minuteman Hazardous Products
301691
0
1011720
831123
41450
441838
Off Duty Detail - DPW
101789
0
301953
241388
0
171354
Selectmens Tree Gift Account
31120
0
11032
(349)
0
41501
Turn 2002
553
0
0
553
0
0
Emergency Preparedness 6/04
0
0
71407
11667
393
51347
Receipt Res - MWPAT Loan
61017
0
21339
21321
0
61035
Repaymts
Skin Cancer Gift
550
11000
0
11550
0
0
COA- Social Day Care -
81822
0
1531258
1451870
0
161210
Revolving
COA Transportation Grant
0
0
71000
71000
0
0
C.O.A. Gift Fund
81231
0
255
0
71976
DEA Formula Grant
0
0
351732
351732
0
0
Library Development Officer
31958
0
721199
751580
0
577
State Aid to Libraries
471344
0
271403
741747
0
0
Recreation Gift Account
271633
0
91680
0
0
371313
Insurance Reimbursment <20K
121881
0
61294
11809
0
171366
Other Special Revenue Total
$1,093,327
$ 51,042
$2,660,693
$ 21469,304
$ 68,641
$ 11267,117
School Special Revenue
Off Duty Custodian
$ 0
$ 0
$ 211621
$ 271067
$ 0
($ 51447)
Driver Ed - Revolving
271155
0
681802
721229
11477
221252
Lost Books - Revolving
1
11013
241946
241724
11130
106
Drama Foundation - Revolving
291545
161950
0
211650
0
241845
Athletics - Revolving
0
0
341649
341649
0
0
Adult Education - Revolving
3181544
0
3581410
3571111
91555
3101287
Early Childhood - Revoloving
191298
300
411485
551226
11854
41003
Competitve Speech - Revolving
41632
0
211785
251626
791
0
Debate - Revolving
0
0
311595
281726
21870
0
METCO Fee Support -
0
0
231895
11000
0
221895
Revolving
Biology from the Groud Up
0
0
71100
41700
11125
11275
8/04
Bowman Library
31711
507
800
31919
0
11100
Elementary Gift
21421
0
21000
31921
500
0
continued on next page
Page 94 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Revenues /Expenditures /Fund Balance, Special Revenue June 30, 2004 continued from previous page
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 95
Balance
Transfers/
Balance
July 1, 2002
Adjustments
Revenues
Expenditures
Encumbrances
June 30, 2003
School Special Revenue (continued)
School Gift
$ 301238
$ 0
$ 791714
$ 321085
$ 0
$ 771867
Bridge School Gift
21862
0
11411
733
0
31540
Diamond School gift
0
0
41500
170
21229
21101
Fiske Sch. Gift Account
41425
0
31750
21081
50
61044
C.A.S.IT Italian Lang Gift
0
0
101000
101000
0
0
Athletic Gift Account
0
0
121940
91540
31400
0
Hastings Gift Account
61720
0
31500
11973
500
71747
Vivian Burns Fiske Memorial
41696
0
0
0
0
41696
Fund
Misc Gifts
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hasting Anti -Bias Gift
0
0
0
0
0
0
Estabrook Gift
41888
925
61146
31937
11004
71019
CHNA Mini Grant 6/04
0
0
61880
41371
11
21498
Clarke School Gift Account
0
0
41735
41400
220
115
METCO 8/03
60
21627
0
21687
0
0
Academic Support 6/04
0
0
91900
71502
798
11600
Greens Schools Feasibility FY03
0
0
201000
201000
0
0
SPED Corrective Action 8/03
907
220
0
11127
0
0
Early Childhood Training 8/03
31000
0
0
31000
0
0
Early Childhood Ment Health
387
700
0
11087
0
0
8/03
Project Focus 8/03
31000
0
0
31000
0
0
METCO 8/04
0
0
110991604
110671408
71348
241848
Academic Support 8/03
0
0
351600
351600
0
0
Essential School Health 6/04
0
0
1061397
1061397
0
0
Circuit Breaker -Sch Special Ed
0
0
2811534
3951253
0
(113,719)
SPED Elec Portfolios MCAS
0
0
900
0
0
900
8/04
Title IV 8/03
413
0
0
413
0
0
Title V 8/03
81457
573
0
91030
0
0
Title IID 8/03
21305
0
0
21305
0
0
Title II Educator Quality 8/03
41417
0
0
41417
0
0
SPED: Early Childhood 8/03
214
463
0
677
0
0
SPED: SPED Prof Develop 8/03
341246
21934
0
371180
0
0
SPED 8/03
231147
151862
0
391009
0
0
Title 18/03
111502
0
0
111502
0
0
Drug Free Communities 9/03
161129
61865
0
221995
0
0
Model Tech Integration 8/03
71560
0
0
71560
0
0
State Lang Assess Prog 8/03
72
0
0
72
0
0
50150 Resi Sch Tuit Prog 8/03
747
0
541594
551341
0
0
Title 1 8/04
0
0
4171594
3471015
91259
611320
Title IIA 8/04
0
0
1171208
1071555
525
91128
Title IID 8/04
0
0
151193
11380
41883
81930
Title 111 8/04
0
0
321736
301393
0
21343
Title IV 8/04
0
0
231937
221998
507
432
Title V 8/04
0
0
261626
201096
21480
41050
SPED: Idea 8/04
0
0
110931936
110481871
51545
391520
SPED: Early Childhood 8/04
0
0
411931
411836
72
23
SPED: Prof Development 8/04
0
0
461895
121276
111696
221923
Drug Free Community 8/04
0
0
801000
831867
71299
(11,166)
SPED Early Childhood 8/03
21880
0
0
21880
0
0
School Special Revenue Total
$ 578,580
$ 49,940
$ 41275,249
$ 41282,567
$ 77,127
$ 544,075
Lexington Education Foundation
$ 0
$ 1561702
$ 1561702
$ 0
$ 0
L.E.F. Total
$ 0
$ 0
$ 156,702
$ 156,702
$ 0
$ 0
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TOTAL
$9,327,531
$1,180,315
$ 81525,516
$10,298,635
$1,933,160
$ 6,801,566
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 95
Retirement Board
ROLE: To oversee, guide, monitor, and enforce the
Massachusetts Pension Laws governing the Town's retire-
ment system; to invest the system's assets prudently for the
purpose of providing the benefits guaranteed to the public
employees qualifying under the plan. The system includes
386 Retirees plus 5 Non - Contributory Retirees with 593
Active and 187 Inactive members.
MEMBERSHIP: Chair Robert Cunha elected by the mem-
bers of the Retirement System and Michael McNabb
appointed by the Board of Selectmen (both serve 3 -year
terms ending in 2005); Alan Fields was appointed by the
Retirement Board for a 3 -year term ending in 2006. Chief
Financial Officer Sheila English, the ex- officio member,
resigned; a replacement has not yet been named. Arthur
Washburn, the second elected member, resigned when his
family moved to another state. An election for his replace-
ment is in process.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Under Chapter 17, the Retirement Board can grant a cost
of living adjustment (COLA) up to 3% on the first
$12,000 in a year when the Consumer Price Index is less
than 3 %. A 3% cost of living increase was granted this
year.
• Saw the retirement of 8 town employees; the withdrawal
of 22 members from the system; the transfer of 34 mem-
bers to another system; the transfer in of 9 members; 73
new members; and 11 members deceased. Currently there
are 33 disability retirements with no new disability retire-
ments granted this year.
• Continued the process of broadening the system's asset
allocation to include several new asset classes. Interviewed
candidates to manage a tactical asset allocation portfolio
and a Pacific Rim portfolio. Selected Wellington Trust
Company and Pacific Investment Management Company
to manage the tactical asset allocation portfolio.
Wellington Trust Company will manage the Pacific Rim
portfolio. These new managers were selected to work with
Wellington Trust Company who manages the Intermediate
Bond Portfolio, TIPS Portfolio, and the International
Equity Portfolio. Fidelity Institutional Retirement Services
Company manages two of our equity funds. Golden Tree
Asset Management and M.W. Post manage the comple-
mentary high -yield bond portfolios, David L. Babson
manages the small- market capitalization fund, and State
Street Bank and Trust Company handles the Institutional
Custodian Banking.
• As fiduciaries, carefully established an asset - allocation
policy using a mixture of stocks, bonds, international
funds, and cash equivalents. With the assistance of the
Board's investment consultant, Meketa Investment Group,
the asset - allocation policy is reviewed annually and adjust-
ments made as necessary. The pension funds have felt the
effects of the 3 -year bear market and the portfolio is once
again enjoying positive returns. The Board is committed to
long -term investment strategies, asset allocations, and
diversification of investments
An actuarial valuation of the Retirement System as of
January 2004 was prepared. The valuation was prepared
pursuant to Chapter 32 of the General Laws of
Massachusetts, based on the acceptance of Section 22D.
This actuarial valuation reflects the adoption of Chapter
46, Section 128 of the Acts of 2003 providing the Town
with a Pension Holiday, deferred $1,410,000 of the sched-
uled fiscal year 2004 appropriation for the Retirement
Board, and the approval of an Early Retirement Incentive
Program. The Board considered several different funding
schedules during the course of the valuation before adopt-
ing one that amortizes, in level payments from fiscal year
2006 through fiscal year 2015, the unfunded liability
through 2015.
Contributory Retirement System 12/31/04
12/31/04 12/31/03
Cash & Equivalents
$ 209,304
$ 1,193,035
Fixed Income Securities
1317181036
1213261681
Intermediate Bonds
$ 410811228
$1415171286
MW Post High Yield
516191812
511481761
GoldenTree Asset High
218991606
215921429
Yield
0
416921336
Wellington TIPS
412201672
318881758
Total Fixed Income
$16,8219318
$26,1479234
Equities
Contrafund
$1914711544
$1619211653
Equity Income Fund
1317181036
1213261681
Growth & Income Fund
0
131464
Mid -Cap Stock
0
413671875
Wellington International
13,565,077
13,243,954
Value Fund
0
416921336
David L. Babson & Co.
419241536
410871005
PIMCO All Asset Fund
815491029
0
Wellington Pacific Basin
410801751
0
Wellington Opportunistic
815131539
0
Total Equities
$72,822,512
$55,652,968
Total Assets
$8998539134
$8299939237
Page 96 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Trustees of Public Trusts
ROLE: To administer, invest and disburse funds of 101
trusts, 2 cemetery funds and moneys bequeathed or donat-
ed to the Town for specific public purposes. The Trustees
purpose is to encourage and facilitate giving locally by
Lexington citizens.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Alan Fields,
Thomas Taylor and David Williams.
HIGHLIGHTS
The total market value of the 101 trusts and two Cemetery
Funds as of 6/30/04 was $7,298,818.40.
• Trustees distributed a total of $228,450 to the following
specific areas of need:
All Purpose ........................... $18,810
Beautification ......................... $221450
Human Services .......Rees ............. $ 41022
Recognition $211137
Scholarship $52,495
Perpetual Care ....................... $109,536
• Established six additional trusts in 2004:
— David G. Miller Conservation Trust
— Matt Allen Memorial Fund
— Alice Hinkle /Prince Estabrook Award Fund
— Robert & Edith Cataldo Family Scholarship Fund in
Memory of Jerie Cataldo DeAngelis
— Leo P. Sweeney Scholarship Fund
— Richard S. Townsend Scholarship Fund
These trusts represent the love the donors and individuals
being honored have for Lexington and its citizens and their
wish to contribute to the Town's betterment. Knowing that
a trust is in perpetuity, will be managed by the Town at no
cost to the trust, that gifts will be used locally, and are tax -
deductible, is most satisfying to donors.
Community foundations make giving very attractive. Any
person or organization may create a named trust with a
minimum gift of $5000. Additions may also be made to any
existing trust at any time. The Trustees can accept a wide
variety of assets and can accommodate a donor's financial
and estate planning objectives. Establishing a fund in the
Trust is a simple, quick, and economical procedure. The
Trustees take care of all the necessary paperwork at no cost.
A brief description of each trust and a financial statement
follow. "Principal Balance" refers to the original gift and
additions plus realized capital gains. "Income Balance"
refers to unspent interest and dividends. Disbursements are
the money disbursed in fiscal 2004.
2003 -2004
ALL - PURPOSE FUNDS
Fund for Lexington Established 1995, the income to be
used in three areas: assisting those in need, beautification,
and providing seed money for innovative ideas and projects.
Donations can be earmarked for any of the three areas.
Disbursements ......................... $ 161795
Principal balance ....................... $ 14,091
Income balance ........................ $ 231667
continued on next page
Fund for Lexington
ROLE: Established by the Board of Selectmen to use
private funds to assist Lexington residents in need, sup-
port beautification projects, and seed innovative pro-
grams.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Dawn McKenna,
Richard Pagett, Rev. Arnold Colletti, Daniel Lucas,
David Walsh, Alan Fields.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Received general support of more than $29,000 from
371 residents to be distributed back to the community.
• In order to provide more timely assistance to residents,
agreed to work with the Trustees of Public Trust to
ensure that there is a yearly minimum of $5,000 in the
Human Services Fund. Also distributed funds to the
Lexington Food Pantry.
• Beautification projects included a significant contribu-
tion to landscaping around the High School as well as
flower barrels in Lexington Center and East
Lexington, and funds for holiday decorating in East
Lexington.
• Also provided money to pilot the Liberty Ride going to
Concord for a 9 -day period in April. This was the first
instance of a public transportation link between
Lexington and Concord. The success of the pilot led to
full participation of Concord in the Liberty Ride begin-
ning July 1.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 97
Trustees Of Public Trusts continued from previous page
Genesis Community Fund Established 1998, three -quar-
ters of the income will be used for scholarships and human
services.
Disbursements ......................... $ 21485
Principal balance ....................... $ 37,278
Income balance ........................ $ 269
George L. Gilmore Fund Established 1950, the income to
be used as the Town may from time to time vote; and if at
any time special use arises to which in the opinion of the
Selectmen the principal of said fund may be applied, then it
may be applied upon the vote of the Town Meeting.
Disbursements ......................... $ 21015
Principal balance ....................... $ 79,416
Income balance ........................ $ 61423
BEAUTIFICATION FUNDS
B O L T (Backers of Lexington Track) Established 2000,
the principal is to be expended to resurface, reconstruct,
repair and maintain the indoor track and related projects at
the Lexington High School field house.
Disbursement ......................... $ 21390
Principal balance ....................... $ 50,062
Income balance ........................ $ 665
Geneva M. Brown Fund Established 1947, the income is
to be used for improving and beautifying the common and
triangular parcel of land in front of the Masonic Temple.
Principal balance ....................... $ 15,583
Income balance ........................ $ 629
Chiesa Farm Conservation Land Trust Fund Established
2000, after notification three - quarters of the net annual
income may be spent for plantings, signage, maintenance
projects, and land acquisition of abutting land, to help pre-
serve the character of the Chiesa farm conservation area.
Disbursement ......................... $ 667
Principal balance ....................... $ 39,753
Income balance ........................ $ 547
Dunback Meadow Conservation Fund Established 2000,
three - quarters of the net income may be used to help pre-
serve the character of the Dunback Meadow conservation
area.
Disbursement ......................... $ 292
Principal balance ....................... $ 6,154
Income balance ........................ $ 347
Jack Eddison Blossom Fund Established 1993, three -
quarters of the annual net income to be used to help pre-
serve the character and green spaces of Lexington and its
Bikeway, through maintenance, new projects, and the plant-
ing of flowers and trees.
Disbursements ......................... $ 11732
Principal balance ....................... $ 57,292
Income balance ........................ $ 61285
Frederick L. Emery Fund Established 1936, the income is
to be used by the Lexington Field and Garden Club for the
work of grading, grassing, and keeping in order grass bor-
ders lying between sidewalks or footpaths and the drive-
ways on public streets; and in otherwise beautifying the
public streets, ways, and places in said Town, preference be
given to said objects in order stated.
Disbursement ......................... $ 286
Principal balance ....................... $ 8,017
Income balance ........................ $ 182
Orin W. Fiske- Battle Green Fund Established 1899, the
income is to be used for the maintenance of the Lexington
Battle Green or the monuments erected thereon.
Principal balance ....................... $ 1,340
Income balance ........................ $ 10
Charles E. French Colonial Cemetery Fund Established
1905, the annual income to be devoted to the care of the
older part of the cemetery in which repose the remains of
Rev. John Hancock and wife.
Principal balance ....................... $ 15,384
Income balance ........................ $ 11741
Gordon /Souza Juniper Hill Fund Established 1993, three -
quarters of the annual net income shall be used to help pre-
serve the character of Juniper Hill Conservation Land; such
income may be spent for plantings, signs, maintenance pro-
jects, and land acquisition.
Principal balance ....................... $ 28,238
Income balance ........................ $ 21069
Hayden Woods Conservation Fund Established 1998,
three - quarters of the annual net income shall be used to
help preserve the character of the Hayden Woods conserva-
tion land; such income may be used for plantings, signs,
maintenance projects and land acquisitions.
Principal balance ....................... $ 25,798
Income balance ........................ $ 11653
Hayes Fountain Fund Established 1895, the income is to
be used for the perpetual care of the fountain and grounds
immediately around it.
Principal balance ....................... $ 4,003
Income balance ........................ $ 28
Richard and Jeanne Kirk Fund Established 2000, up to
three - quarters of the net income earned each year may be
used for the maintenance, support and improvement of the
Theresa and Roberta Lee Fitness /Nature Path.
Disbursements ........................ $ 131718
Principal balance ...................... $ 1,410,594
Income balance ....................... $ 461677
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Trustees Of Public Trusts continued from previous page
Tereasa and Roberta Lee Fitness Nature Path Established
1990, the income, and if necessary, the principal, are to be
used by the Town of Lexington Recreation Committee
through the Lincoln Park Committee for the work of grad-
ing, planting, beautifying, and maintaining the Teresa and
Roberta Lee Fitness Nature Path.
Principal balance ....................... $ 73,512
Income balance ........................ $ 11102
Lexington Community Playground Fund Established
1991, the income and if necessary, the principal are to be
used by the Lexington Recreation Committee for the work
of repairing and maintaining the Lexington Community
Playground.
Principal balance ....................... $ 9,387
Income balance ........................ $ 734
Lexington Nature Trust Fund Established 1992, the
income and if necessary, the principal, are to be used by the
Town of Lexington Conservation Commission for the
acquisition, promotion, and management of its properties.
Disbursements ......................... $ 11357
Principal balance ....................... $ 32,127
Income balance ........................ $ 11229
David G. Miller Conservation Trust Established 2004, up
to three - quarters of the net income earned shall be used,
when requested by the Conservation Commission, for the
promotion, beautification and management of the conser-
vation land in Lexington.
Principal balance ....................... $ 6,867
Income balance ........................ $ 1
Everet M. Mulliken Fund Established 1948, the income is
to be used under the supervision of the proper town author-
ities, for the care of Hastings Park.
Principal balance ....................... $ 32,339
Income balance ........................ $ 21302
Edith C. Redman Trust Established 1928, the income only
is to be used and applied for the care and maintenance of
the Lexington Common; known as the "Battle Green."
Principal balance ....................... $ 2,370
Income balance ........................ $ 32
George O. Smith Fund Established 1903, the income is to
be expended by the Field and Garden Club in setting out
and keeping in order shade and ornamental trees and
shrubs on the streets and highways in Lexington, or the
beautifying of unsightly places in the highways.
Principal balance ....................... $ 3,339
Income balance ........................ $ 46
George W. Taylor Flag Fund Established 1931, the
income is to be used for the care, preservation, and replace-
ment of the flagpole on the Battle Green, or for the purchase
of new flags; any balance of income is to be used for the
care of Lexington Common.
Principal balance ....................... $ 6,185
Income balance ........................ $ 256
George W. Taylor Tree Fund Established 1931, the
income is to be used for the care, purchase and preservation
of trees for the adornment of the Town.
Disbursement ......................... $ 21000
Principal balance ....................... $ 12,436
Income balance ........................ $ 729
Albert Ball Tenney Memorial Fund Established 1950, the
income is to be used to provide nightly illumination of the
Lexington Minute Man statue.
Principal balance ....................... $ 17,560
Income balance ........................ $ 21313
William Tower Memorial Park Fund Established 1913,
the income is to be applied by the Town, in each and every
year for the care, maintenance, and improvements of Tower
Park.
Principal balance ....................... $ 95,587
Income balance ........................ $ 41775
Willards Woods Conservation Fund Established 2000,
three - quarters of the income may be used for plantings, sig-
nage, maintenance projects and land acquisition costs for
the Willards Woods conservation area.
Principal balance ....................... $ 6,720
Income balance ........................ $ 472
CELEBRATION FUNDS
American Legion Celebrations Fund Established 1982,
three - quarters of the annual net income is to be used
towards defraying the town's cost for the Patriots' Day,
Memorial Day, and Veterans Day celebrations.
Principal balance ....................... $ 11,615
Income balance ........................ $ 365
Leroy S. Brown Fund Established 1940, the income is to
be used towards defraying the expense of an appropriate
and dignified celebration of the anniversary of the Battle of
Lexington.
Principal balance ....................... $ 13,300
Income balance ........................ $ 420
continued on next page
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 99
Trustees of Public Trusts continued from previous page
HUMAN SERVICES FUNDS
Beals Fund Established 1891, the income is to be expend-
ed for the benefit of worthy, indigent, American -born men
and women over 60 years of age.
Principal balance ....................... $ 7,707
Income balance ........................ $ 283
Bridge Charitable Fund Established 1880, the income is
to be annually distributed among the deserving poor of
Lexington without distinction of sex or religion.
Disbursements ......................... $ 31515
Principal balance ....................... $ 42,399
Income balance ........................ $ 31640
Friends of the Lexington Council on Aging, Inc.
Established 1992, the income when requested, shall be used
to provide programs and services to benefit older adults in
Lexington. Principal may also be used for programs and
services as well as for capital improvements to the Senior
Center.
Principal balance ....................... $ 294,723
Income balance ........................ $ 41042
Jonas Gammell Trust Established 1873, the income is to
be used by the Board of Public Welfare and by two women
appointed annually for the purpose by the Selectmen in pur-
chasing such luxuries or delicacies for the town poor, wher-
ever located, as are not usually furnished them, and shall
tend to promote their health and comfort.
Principal balance ....................... $ 1,358
Income balance ........................ $ 9
Jack and Sally Gardner Fund Established 2000, up to
three - quarters of the annual income may be used to support
activities endorsed by the Friends of the Council on Aging.
Principal balance ....................... $ 31,366
Income balance ........................ $ 422
Elizabeth Bridge Gerry Fund Established 1885, the
income is to be distributed to the deserving poor of
Lexington without distinction of sex or religion.
Principal balance ....................... $ 5,271
Income balance ........................ $ 11168
Harriet R. Gilmore Fund Established 1892, the income is
to be used for the benefit of poor people in Lexington.
Principal balance ....................... $ 3,092
Income balance ........................ $ 22
Lexington Human Services Fund Established 1990, to be
funded by transfers from other funds administered by the
Trustees as well as private contributions, to provide funds
for the Lexington Human Services Committee in its mission
to help individuals in need.
Disbursement ......................... $ 500
Principal balance ....................... $ 12,251
Income balance ........................ $ 11285
RECOGNITION FUNDS
Matt Allen Memorial Fund Established 1944, reestab-
lished 2004 to be used by the Athletic Dept. of Lexington
High School for annual awards to boys who have shown
unusual faithfulness, effort and sportsmanship in each of
five major sports and also for a tablet to be kept in the
school as a record of these awards.
Principal balance ....................... $ 5,000
EllaLou Dimmock Prize for Vocal Excellence Fund
Established 1997 by The Lexington Council for the Arts.
the award recognizes a LHS student, selected by the LHS
music faculty, who demonstrates promising vocal ability
and /or promotes vocal musical performance in the commu-
nity.
Disbursements ........................ $ 150
Principal balance ....................... $ 6,617
Income balance ........................ $ 198
Dan H. Fenn, Jr. Minuteman Fund Established 1998,
three - quarters of the annual net income is to be used to fund
a grant or award to an individual or group pursuing the
study of colonial history, primarily Lexington.
Disbursements ........................ $ 500
Principal balance ....................... $ 15,854
Income balance ........................ $ 831
Charles E. Ferguson Youth Recognition Award Fund
Established 1997, to fund monetary awards to the LHS stu-
dents receiving the Lexington Youth Award at each Patriot's
Day celebration. The recipients are selected by the Youth
Commission. The fund was established with moneys left to
the town by Charles E. Ferguson, Town Moderator from
1949 -1969.
Disbursement ......................... $ 250
Principal balance ....................... $ 15,099
Income balance ........................ $ 250
Paul Foley Leadership Fund Established 1990, this award
is made periodically to a member of the administration, fac-
ulty, staff, or a volunteer in the Lexington Public School
System to recognize and reward his /her outstanding leader-
ship in facilitating a team approach to meeting the educa-
tional needs of students, individually or as a group.
Principal balance ....................... $ 4,517
Income balance ........................ $ 259
Alice Hinkle- Prince Estabrook Award Fund Established
2004, to place and maintain a physical memorial honoring
Prince Estabrook, the African - American soldier and slave
who fought as a Patriot on the Battle Green; and to fund
periodically the Alice Hinkle- Prince Estabrook Award.
Principal balance ....................... $ 5,024
Income balance ........................ $ 41
Page 100 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Trustees of Public Trusts continued from previous page
Lexington Education Foundation Established 19891 to
promote sound, innovative approaches to enhance excel-
lence in education by funding projects in areas of creative
program development, innovative materials, and instruc-
tional resources.
Disbursement ......................... $ 201215
Principal balance ....................... $ 15,571
Income balance ........................ $ 61143
Millennium Arts Fund Established 2000, three - quarters of
the net income shall be paid from time to time to the LEF
to fund a grant as appropriate.
Principal balance ....................... $ 7,606
Income balance ........................ $ 101
Jacquelyn R. Smith Memorial Internship Fund
Established 1993, three - quarters of the annual net income is
to be used to help professionals gain valuable work experi-
ence and explore career options within local government.
Principal balance ....................... $ 112,849
Income balance ........................ $ 41563
Michael Wagner Technology Education Fund Established
1999, three - quarters of the annual net income shall be
awarded to a teacher at Lexington High School who has
done much to promote the art of technology by students
and /or in the classroom, or has aided others in the system
to effectively utilize computer technology.
Disbursements ......................... $ 500
Principal balance ....................... $ 8,776
Income balance ........................ $ 72
Lexington Scholarship and
Education Fund Committee
ROLE: To oversee the distribution of funds collected
biannually through the tax -bill solicitation to the
Lexington PTA Council Scholarship Fund and the
Lexington Education Foundation, per donor request.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair David Williams
with Thomas Fenn from the Lexington PTA Council
Scholarship Committee, Stana Gnatovich and Nancy
Rogier from the Lexington Education Foundation,
and William Hurley from the Lexington School
Department.
HIGHLIGHTS
• $ 6741 in donations was designated and distributed
to the Lexington PTA Council Scholarship Fund.
• $ 9841 in donations was designated and distributed
to the Lexington Education Foundation.
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Sangwook Ahn Memorial Scholarship Fund Established
1998, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be
awarded to a Lexington High School senior whose life
encompasses a joyful display of zest, a respect for all, a
striving for excellence, and service towards others.
Disbursements ......................... $ 500
Principal balance ....................... $ 22,247
Income balance ........................ $ 107
Charles D. Aker Family Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established 1998, three - quarters of the annual net income
to be awarded to a Lexington High School senior who must
have held a responsible position on a sports team ( other
than a player) for at least two years.
Principal balance ....................... $ 6,400
Income balance ........................ $ 43
Bass DiDomenico Scholarship Fund Established 2002, an
award is to be made each year to a graduate of LHS who
plans to major in music or music education.
Principal balance ....................... $ 14,226
Income balance ........................ $ 11671
Hallie C. Blake Fund Established 1920, the income is to
be used annually in cash prizes to two seniors (a boy and a
girl) of Lexington High School, who by example and influ-
ence have shown the highest qualities of leadership, con-
duct, and character and who possess, in the largest measure,
the good will of the student body.
Disbursements ......................... $ 225
Principal balance ....................... $ 7,363
Income balance ........................ $ 54
Anne E. Borghesani Memorial Prize Established 1990,
three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to
a woman in the senior class of Lexington High School who
has demonstrated a commitment to the community.
Disbursements ......................... $ 11500
Principal balance ....................... $ 68,475
Income balance ........................ $ 622
Robert and Edith Cataldo Family Scholarship Fund in
Memory of Jerie Cataldo DeAngelis Established 2004, up
to three - quarters of the net income shall fund scholarships
for a graduate of Lexington High School who demonstrates
financial need and is committed to teaching, especially
those with learning disabilities.
Principal balance ....................... $ 11,629
Income balance ........................ $ 29
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Robert P. Clapp Fund Income is to provide two prizes for
pupils of Lexington High School, one for excellence in
speaking and the other for excellence in composition, for
scholarships.
Principal balance ....................... $ 1,795
Income balance ........................ $ 24
Bettie Clarke Scholarship Fund Established 1993, three -
quarters of the annual net income to be awarded to a
Lexington senior at Lexington High School or Minuteman
Regional High School, who joyously, intelligently and cre-
atively participates in community public service, and has
demonstrated a respect for all points of view.
Disbursements ......................... $ 800
Principal balance ....................... $ 19,399
Income balance ........................ $ 11039
Norman P. Cohen Scholarship Fund Established 2002,
Three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to
a Lexington resident who is a graduate of either Lexington
High School or Minuteman Regional High School and has
shown evidence of financial need.
Disbursements ......................... $ 219
Principal balance ....................... $ 8,912
Income balance ........................ $ 54
Millerd Chandler Crocker Family Scholarship Established
1973, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be
awarded to a Lexington High School senior, preferably one
who graduated from Bridge School, has financial need,
loves family, and is involved in community and school activ-
ities.
Disbursements ......................... $ 185
Principal balance ....................... $ 6,406
Income balance ........................ $ 47
Nan and Ray Culler Scholarship Fund Established 1998,
three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to
graduating senior(s) who are residents of Lexington, and
who have participated in community public service, includ-
ing volunteer activities in Town.
Disbursements ......................... $ 735
Principal balance ....................... $ 28,200
Income balance ........................ $ 180
June Denk Fund Established 1994, three - quarters of the
annual net income is to be used to award a scholarship and
book selected by the Principal of Lexington High School to
a graduation senior who either volunteered in the Student
Library or made extensive use of the Student Library.
Disbursements ......................... $ 500
Principal balance ....................... $ 28,982
Income balance ........................ $ 900
Earl and Elsie Dooks Scholarship Fund Established 2000,
three - quarters of the income shall fund a scholarship(s) to a
Lexington High School graduate who is planning to study
and enter the field of teaching.
Disbursements ......................... $ 214
Principal balance ....................... $ 7,864
Income balance ........................ $ 63
Mickey Finn Scholarship Fund Established 1996 by the
family and friends of Mickey Finn who was a President of
the Lexington Little League, a coach, and mentor of many
Lexington youth. The scholarship is to be awarded to a
graduating senior who participated in Lexington Little
League or Girls' Softball.
Disbursements ......................... $ 250
Principal balance ....................... $ 10,993
Income balance ........................ $ 112
William P. Fitzgerald Memorial Athletic Scholarship
Fund Established 1998, to be awarded to a Lexington
High School senior who has shown positive growth in his
or her athletic abilities and is recognized as a good person.
Principal balance ....................... $ 16,423
Income balance ........................ $ 491
Charles E French Medal Fund Established 1905, the
income is to be used annually to purchase silver medals (or
scholarship) to be distributed to pupils in the senior high
school for the best scholarship.
Disbursements ......................... $ 130
Principal balance ....................... $ 5,734
Income balance ........................ $ 39
Nancy Gordon Memorial Scholarship Fund Established
2002, three - quarters of the annual net income shall be
awarded to a graduate of either Lexington High School or
Minuteman Regional High School who demonstrates finan-
cial need and is going to pursue a degree in education.
Disbursements ......................... $ 214
Principal balance ....................... $ 5,263
Income balance ........................ $ 39
Mary P. Grace Scholarship Fund Established 1998, three -
quarters of the annual net income is to fund scholarships.
Disbursements ......................... $ 387
Principal balance ....................... $ 13,358
Income balance ........................ $ 93
Harrington Memorial Fund To be used by the School
Committee of Lexington for scholarships for needy chil-
dren.
Disbursements ......................... $ 11950
Principal balance ....................... $ 65,748
Income balance ........................ $ 472
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Heritage Scholarship Fund Established 1999, three -quar-
ters of the annual net income is to be awarded to a
Lexington High School graduate(s) who is a resident of
Lexington, has demonstrated financial need, has done his or
her work conscientiously while not necessarily being in the
top ten percent of the class.
Disbursements ......................... $ 11550
Principal balance ....................... $ 65,326
Income balance ........................ $ 434
Jacqueline Toye Hoiriis Scholarship Fund Established
2001, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be
awarded annually to a Lexington High School or
Minuteman Regional High School graduate, who is a resi-
dent of Lexington, has been a member of the Haydenette
Precision Skating Team, and has been accepted at a college
or university.
Disbursements ......................... $ 300
Principal balance ....................... $ 10,669
Income balance ........................ $ 88
Richard Isenberg Scholarship Fund Established 1986,
three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded
annually to a member of the junior or senior class of
Lexington High School who has demonstrated excellence in
sports writing.
Disbursements ......................... $ 450
Principal balance ....................... $ 23,700
Income balance ........................ $ 384
LHS Class of 1938—Established 1998, three - quarters of
the annual net income is to be awarded annually to two
seniors of LHS, (a boy and a girl) with financial need who
have shown high quality of leadership and character.
Disbursements ........................ $ 210
Principal balance ....................... $ 7,534
Income balance ........................ $ 55
LHS Class of 1953 /June Wilson Kennedy Fund
Established 2000, and beginning in 2003, three - quarters of
the annual net income shall be awarded to a student who
has demonstrated financial need and worked conscientious-
ly and to the best of his or her ability without necessarily
achieving a high level of academic standing.
Disbursements ........................ $ 11075
Principal balance ....................... $ 38,332
Income balance ........................ $ 273
Lexington High School Class of 1954 /Lawrence G.
Movsessian Memorial Scholarship Fund Established
2000, up to three - quarters of the income shall fund need -
based scholarships to graduates of Lexington High School.
Disbursements ......................... $ 238
Principal balance ....................... $ 11,134
Income balance ........................ $ 57
Lexington Outlook Club /Bessie and Gabriel Baker
Scholarship Fund Established 1989, three - quarters of the
annual net income is to be awarded to women in the senior
class of Lexington High School who are going to college.
Disbursements ......................... $ 185
Principal balance ....................... $ 15,663
Income balance ........................ $ 108
Lexington Outlook Club Scholarship Fund Established
1902, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be
awarded to women in the senior class of Lexington High
School who are going to college.
Disbursements ......................... $ 589
Principal balance ....................... $ 19,936
Income balance ........................ $ 142
Lexington Outlook Club /Maxine Francis Warnecke
Scholarship Fund Established 1986, three - quarters of the
annual net income is to be awarded to women in the senior
class of Lexington High School who are going to junior col-
lege or college, who need financial assistance, and who have
made a commitment to pursue a career in medicine or sci-
ence.
Disbursements ......................... $ 71100
Principal balance ....................... $ 239,977
Income balance ........................ $ 11751
Lexington PTA Council Scholarship Fund Established
2000, to give financial awards to deserving Lexington stu-
dents to be applied to the cost of their post- secondary
undergraduate education.
Disbursements ......................... $ 391078
Principal balance ....................... $ 128,832
Income balance ........................ $ 291011
Lexington Police Children's Scholarship Fund Established
2000, three - quarters of the income is to fund scholarship(s)
for children of currently active Lexington Police officers.
Principal balance ....................... $ 5,689
Income balance ........................ $ 31123
Lexington Police Scholarship Fund Established 2000,
three - quarters of the income may be used to fund need
based scholarship (s) to a graduate (s) of Lexington High
School, preferably those planning to enter the field of law
enforcement.
Disbursements ......................... $ 155
Principal balance ....................... $ 5,341
Income balance ........................ $ 37
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Christine Martin Scholarship Fund Established 1999,
three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to
a senior at Lexington High School who plans to pursue a
career working with children and has a history of volunteer
work and /or has been active in the fight to prevent drinking
and driving.
Disbursements ......................... $ 500
Principal balance ....................... $ 19,829
Income balance ........................ $ 228
Carolyn M. McCabe Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established 1986, three - quarters of the annual net income is
to be awarded to a woman in the senior class of Lexington
High School who was a varsity athlete and who demon-
strated aspects of Carolyn's character, i.e. good sportsman-
ship, inspired competition, spirit and fun. Nominations
must be made by a teammate or coach.
Disbursements ......................... $ 11000
Principal balance ....................... $ 39,166
Income balance ........................ $ 11517
Leo P. McSweeney Scholarship Fund — Established 2004, up
to three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded
to a graduate of LHS who must be a current resident of
Lexington, have demonstrated community involvement,
and be a direct descendent of an elected Town official,
preferably a Selectman.
Principal balance ....................... $ 5,313
Income balance ........................ $ 4
Srinivasu Meka Scholarship Fund Established 1996 by the
family and friends of Srinivasu Meka, a member of the LHS
Class of 1991 who died in 1994. The recipient must have at
least a 3.0 average, have been involved in student council or
sports, and is planning to attend a 4 -year college or univer-
sity.
Disbursements ......................... $ 650
Principal balance ....................... $ 26,690
Income balance ........................ $ 395
Dominic and Assunta Modoono Family Scholarship
Fund Established 2000, up to three - quarters of the
income earned shall fund scholarship(s) on a need -based
basis to graduate(s) of Lexington High School or
Minuteman Regional High School. Recipients should have
selflessly, enthusiastically, and creatively served their school
and community.
Principal balance ....................... $ 55,210
Income balance ........................ $ 393
Amanda Payson Scholarship Fund Established 1933,
three - quarters of the annual net income shall be awarded to
female graduates of LHS who demonstrate financial need.
Disbursements ......................... $ 91315
Principal balance ....................... $ 316,163
Income balance ........................ $ 21232
Virginia M. Powers Scholarship Fund Established 1995,
three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to
a woman student with financial need who evidences a seri-
ousness of purpose, a clear sense on responsibility, coupled
with humility and respect for others.
Disbursements ......................... $ 465
Principal balance ....................... $ 15,817
Income balance ........................ $ 113
Elsa W. Regestein Award Fund Established 1933 by
Marcia Dane, the income to be used for awards to a mem-
ber of the senior class of the Lexington High School who
has done school work conscientiously and creditably and
who in the judgment of the faculty, deserves public com-
mendation for carrying on at the same time, either in or out
of school, a worthwhile activity or employment which has
not been given other recognition. No scholarship will be
awarded until the principal balance reaches $5000.
Principal balance ....................... $ 3,167
Income balance ........................ $ 22
Morton L. Salter Scholarship Fund Established 2000,
three - quarters of the income shall fund need -based scholar-
ships.
Disbursements ......................... $ 41425
Principal balance ....................... $ 37,592
Income balance ........................ $ 269
Dorothea Schmidt -Penta Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established 1980, three - quarters of the income to be award-
ed to a Lexington High School senior planning to enter the
field of health service.
Disbursements ......................... $ 185
Principal balance ....................... $ 6,474
Income balance ........................ $ 48
Mary and August Schumacher Trust Fund Established
1988, three - quarters of the income is to be used annually to
fund two scholarships, of equal value, to seniors at
Lexington High School who have been accepted to an
accredited college, have worked diligently on academic
studies while perhaps not being in the top ten percent of the
class, and who have a need for funds to obtain a college
education.
Disbursements ......................... $ 21760
Principal balance ....................... $ 87,196
Income balance ........................ $ 623
Foster Sherburne and Tenney Sherburne Fund Established
1956, the net income from said fund is to be awarded annu-
ally to assist in the education of deserving young men or
women living in Lexington.
Disbursements ......................... $ 11050
Principal balance ....................... $ 35,620
Income balance ........................ $ 261
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George O. Smith Scholarship Fund Established 1905, to
be used for "furnishing of a technical education to gradu-
ates of the high school in Lexington, who were born in that
town." The scholarship has been modified to those whose
parents were living in Lexington at time of birth and fields
of study broadened to engineering, physical science or relat-
ed fields.
Disbursements ......................... $ 71000
Principal balance ....................... $ 383,945
Income balance ........................ $ 81776
Mary Sorenson Memorial Fund Established 1969, three -
quarters of the annual net income to be awarded to gradu-
ating seniors in need of financial assistance.
Disbursements ......................... $ 200
Principal balance ....................... $ 6,819
Income balance ........................ $ 48
J. Stavenhagen Family Scholarship Fund Established
2000, up to three - quarters of the income earned shall fund
need based scholarship(s) to student(s) who have worked
conscientiously to the best of their ability without necessar-
ily achieving high academic standing.
Disbursement ......................... $ 250
Principal balance ....................... $ 5,343
Income balance ........................ $ 37
Ellen A. Stone Fund Established 1890, the accrued inter-
est to be paid to the School Committee who are to employ
it in aiding needy and deserving young women of Lexington
in obtaining a higher education.
Disbursements ......................... $ 160
Principal balance ....................... $ 7,424
Income balance ........................ $ 51
Steven Teitelbaum Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established 2000, three - quarters of the annual net income
to be awarded to a male senior, graduating from LHS plan-
ning to attend a 2- or 4 -year college or university, and plan-
ning to participate in post -High School athletics. Recipient
must have been a member of varsity athletic teams in at
least two different sports, one of which must have been
football or hockey.
Disbursement ......................... $ 500
Principal balance ....................... $ 13,290
Income balance ........................ $ 11142
Richard S. Townsend Scholarship Fund Established
1997/2004 to fund scholarships for male graduates of
Lexington High School who have financial needs.
Principal balance ....................... $ 5,000
Charles Lyman Weld Fund Established 1946, the entire
fund, both principal and income are available upon a vote
of the town, for educational purposes, a chapel at Westview
Cemetery, or scholarships.
Disbursements ........................ $ 400
Principal balance ....................... $ 14,292
Income balance ........................ $ 116
S. Lawrence Whipple History Established 1996 by his
many friends in honor of "Larry" Whipple, the scholarship
will be awarded to a Lexington resident currently attending
a public or private secondary school or college, who has
demonstrated a genuine affinity for this community and has
made a significant contribution to a better understanding of
Lexington's past.
Principal balance ....................... $ 11,208
Income balance ........................ $ 816
Edward & Virginia Williams Scholarship Fund
Established 2002, up to three - quarters of the income earned
shall fund need -based scholarships to students who have
worked diligently and have demonstrated excellent commu-
nity involvement and /or service.
Disbursements ......................... $ 235
Principal balance ....................... $ 16,113
Income balance ........................ $ 114
Sevag Yazijian Memorial Scholarship Fund Established
1995, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be
awarded to a Lexington High School senior planning to
become a physician, who has demonstrated consistent aca-
demic improvement, possessed aspects of Sevag's easy -going
personality, is dedicated to family, friends and community,
evidences a desire to see others happy, and shows pride in
an ethnic heritage.
Disbursements ......................... $ 200
Principal balance ....................... $ 6,951
Income balance ........................ $ 250
CEMETERY FUNDS
Monroe Cemetery Fund Income is to be used in the main-
tenance of Monroe Cemetery.
Disbursements ......................... $ 191282
Principal balance ....................... $ 388,982
Income balance ........................ $ 91737
Westview Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income is to be
used in the maintenance of Westview Cemetery.
Disbursements ........................ $ 901254
Principal balance ...................... $ 2,201,691
Income balance ....................... $ 461570
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 105
Town Counsel
APPOINTED by
the Board of
Selectmen:
William Lahey of
Palmer & Dodge since December 2001.
Expenditures
Legal Fees
FY04
FY03
$350,392
$3221785
Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XXI of the General By-
Laws of the Town of Lexington, this report was submitted
in writing by Town Counsel for the period from January 1,
2004 to December 31, 2004. The report is divided into the
several sections required by the By -Laws.
All actions by or against the Town which were
pending on January 1, 2004.
1. Town of Lexington v. Sheldon Corporation, Land
Court No. 121918. Petition to foreclose tax lien.
2. Jerome & Ruth Berg, et al. v. Town of Lexington, et al.,
Land Court No. 264514. Appeal from a decision of the
Planning Board approving a subdivision.
3. Lawrence G. Trebino, Trustee v. Planning Board, et al.,
Land Court No. 266945. Appeal from a decision of the
Planning Board disapproving a subdivision.
4. Ranne P. Warner v. Lexington Historic District
Commission, Middlesex Superior Court No. 01 -0397.
Appeal from a decision of the Historic Districts
Commission denying a certificate of appropriateness.
5. Steven M. Raskind, et al. v. Town of Lexington et al.,
Land Court No. 269183. Appeal from a decision of the
Board of Appeals reversing a decision of the zoning
enforcement officer that a lot was not buildable.
11. Jaynes R. Raymond, et al. v. Town of Lexington, et al.,
Land Court No. 292408. Appeal of decision of the
Planning Board concerning 29 Rangeway Road.
12. Peter Jaynes Demetre v. Latha Padmanabham, et al.,
Land Court No. 03 -3224. Appeal of the Board of
Appeals decision concerning 67 Fouler Ave.
13. Evergrass, Inc. and Emanouil Brothers, Inc. v. Town of
Lexington and Geller Sport, Inc., Superior Court No.
03 -1027. Construction bid process claim.
All actions brought by or against the Town
during 2004.
1. Bagdasarian, et al. v. Town of Lexington. Personal
injury claim. Being handled by counsel appointed by
insurance company.
2. Estate of Robert H. Nicholas v. Town of Lexington,
Superior Court No. 02 -4936. Wrongful death action.
Being handled by counsel appointed by insurance com-
pany.
3. Sherring v. Town of Lexington. Personal injury claim.
Being handled by counsel appointed by insurance com-
pany.
4.
6. Robert W Adams, et al. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of
the Town of Lexington et al., Land Court No. 276627. 5.
Appeal of Zoning Board of Appeals decision granting
variance.
7. Daniel Taylor and Taylor Made Carpentry, Inc. v.
Town of Lexington Planning Board, Land Court No.
282120. Appeal from a decision of the Planning Board
denying a definitive subdivision of land.
8. Castoldi v. Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals, Land
Court No. 300892. Appeal of Zoning Board Decision.
Town filed motion to dismiss.
Town of Lexington v. Massachusetts Highway
Department, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
and Modern Continental Construction Company.
Action by Town in Superior Court for injunctive relief
and a declaratory judgment relating to MHD's failure
to consider noise and other environmental impacts as
part of the Route 3 /Route 128 interchange construction
project in Lexington.
Lexington Historic Districts Commission v. Ranne P.
Warner, Middlesex Superior Court No. 04 -0292.
Action to enforce non - compliance with HDC Order
and continued nonpayment of fines regarding property
at 30 Hancock Street.
6. Lexington Historic Districts Commission v. Thomas
and Laura Speedy, Middlesex Superior Court No. 04-
293. Action to enforce non - compliance with HDC
Order and continued nonpayment of fines regarding
property at 11 Harrington Road.
9. Rising ide Development, LLC v. Lexington Zoning 7. Quinn Bros. of Essex, Inc. v. Town of Lexington, et al.
g p g g v. Stephen Hale Architects, Middlesex Superior Court
Board o f Appeals, Housing Appeals Committee No. C.A. No. 04 -2233B and other related cases. Claims b
03 -0521. Appeal of grant by the Lexington Board of Y
Zoning Appeals of a Comprehensive Permit pursuant subcontractors on Cary Memorial Library project to
g pp P P recover payments owed by general contractor, and
to M.G.L. c. 40B, SS 20 -23. claim b Lexington against architect for the Project.
Y g g
10. William Taylor, et al., v. Board of Appeals of the Town
of Lexington, et al., Middlesex Superior Court No. 03-
0746. Appeal of grant by Board of Appeals of
Comprehensive Permit pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40B.
8. Hartman v. Town of Lexington Zoning Board of
Appeals, Land Court Case No. 300320. Appeal of deci-
sion by Zoning Board of Appeals ruling regarding
property at 131 Shade Street.
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Town Counsel continued from previous page
9. City of Waltbam, et al. v. Barnert, et al. (as members of
the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals) and Symmes
Life Care, Inc., Middlesex Superior Court No. 04-
4311. Action involving a special permit at 1010
Waltham Street.
All actions settled or disposed of during 2004.
1. The Sheldon Corp. v. The Lexington Conservation
Commission et al., Middlesex Superior Court No. 98-
0483 6. Appeal from a denial by the Conservation
Commission of an order of conditions to permit the
development of a parcel of land. Case settled and dis-
missed.
2. Lexington Conservation Commission v. Kavlakian
Family Trust et al., Middlesex Superior Court No. 99-
862. Suit to enforce the Wetland Protection Act and By-
Law. Case settled and dismissed.
3. Himmel v. Lexington Conservation Commission and
the Windermere Group, Inc., Middlesex Superior
Court No. 02 -1142. Appeal from a decision of the
Conservation Commission to issue an Order of
Conditions. Case dismissed by plaintiff.
4. Winning Estates, LLC v. Town of Lexington
Conservation Commission, Middlesex Superior Court
No. 01 -0541; Appeals Court No. 01 -P -1310.
Applicant's appeal to Superior Court from orders of
conditions issued by the Conservation Commission. In
2002, Court found in favor of the Town, and plaintiff
filed a Notice of Appeal. Town prevailed at Appeals
Court and no further appeal was pursued by applicant.
5. In the matter of Winning Estates, Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection Docket Nos.
2001 -1641 -1651 -166; 2002 -0181 -0241 -0251 -028.
Appeal by applicant to DEP of orders of conditions.
Appeal dismissed as moot.
6. Casella v. Town of Lexington, Zoning Board of
Appeals, Land Court No. 279910. Complaint against
the ZBA alleging that the Board exceeded its authority
in deciding that the plaintiffs' lot is not grandfathered
and must meet current zoning requirements. Decision
in favor of plaintiff.
7. Daniel Busa, as Trustee of the Lillian Busa Realty Trust
v. Town of Lexington Board of Appeals, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 02- 02926. Appeal from a decision
of the Board of Appeals denying a variance. Case set-
tled.
8. Peter Jaynes Demetre v. Latba Padmanabbam, et al.,
Land Court No. 03 -3224. Appeal of the Board of
Appeals decision concerning 67 Fottler Ave. Case dis-
missed.
9. Evergrass, Inc. and Emanouil Brothers, Inc. v. Town of
Lexington and Geller Sport, Inc., Middlesex Superior
Court No. 03 -1027. Construction bid process claim.
Case dismissed.
10. Eva Spanos v. Town of Lexington, et al., Land Court
No. 03- 295432. Plaintiff's appeal of decision of the
Board of Appeals in connection with 99 Follen Road.
Case dismissed.
11. Lawrence G. Trebino, Trustee, Trinda Realty Trust v.
the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of
Lexington, et al., Land Court No. 274540. Appeal
from a decision of the Board of Appeals denying the
plaintiff's appeal of the Building Commissioner's failure
to issue a building permit. Motion for Summary
Judgment granted for the Town.
13. Curtin v. Town of Lexington, et al., Civil Action No.
04- 03437. Representation of Town in litigation involv-
ing a special permit. Case dismissed.
14. Tosbie Tesler v. Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Commission Against Discrimination Docket No.
01 BEM 1023 5. Complaint alleging employment dis-
crimination. Case dismissed.
2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 107
Lexington by the Numbers
v5 tAORIV
NO GA- Settled 1642, incorporated as Town of Lexington 1713
at L i tude : 42.26N
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C� r 7 Longitude: 71.13W
Area of town in acres .................... 101650.42
z Area of town in square miles .................. 16.64
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3 Extreme length in miles ....................... 5.80
APRIL 19TH Extreme width in miles ........................ 4.85
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C,T o Highest elevation, feet above m.s.I .................. 374
Lowest elevation, feet above m.s.l .................... 110
2004 2003
Population .... ............................... 301949 ....... 301179
Public School Student Enrollment .................... 6133 ......... 6120
Town -owned conservation land, acres ............... 1320.7 ....... 1320.7
Total Revenue Sources (FY) .................. $117,651,167 $115,583,862
Total Operating Expenses (FY) ................ $11315011072 $11214551009
Average single - family tax bill (FY) ................... $6429........ $5771
Typical annual residential water /sewer bill (FY) ........... 873......... 845
Solid Waste Trash (tons) ............. ..............9404.........9325
Recycled Materials (tons) ............ ..............5582.........5573
Average selling price of single - family home* ........ $832,005 ..... $765,393
Single- family homes sold* .......................... 354.......... 299
Single- family homes demolished ....................... 63 ........... 47
Permits issued for new single - family homes ............... 76........... 66
Town of Lexington Moody's Credit Rating ............... Aaa .......... Aaa
Town of Lexington
Mailing Address-
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
Telephone: 781- 862 -0500
Web Site address: http- / /ci.lexington.ma.us
* Based on data supplied by M. L. S. Property Information Network, Inc. Data maintained by
the Realtor Board or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity.
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A
Antony Sister City Association ....... 79
Appeals ......................... 53
Appropriation Committee ........ 80 -81
Arts Council ..................... 77
Assessors ..................... 84 -85
B
Battle Green Guides (see Tourism Committee)
Bicycle Advisory Committee .........
66
Biosafety Committee ...............
29
BOA........................... 53
Board of Appeals ................. 53
Board of Assessors ..............
84 -85
Board of Health .................. 29
Board of Registrars .............
10 -11
Board of Selectmen ...............
4 -6
Building Division/Office of
Elections .....................
Community Development ..........
57
Building Finance Advisory .......... 83
C
Capital Expenditures Committee ...
81 -82
Cary Lecture Series ................
77
Cary Memorial Library ..........
72 -73
Celebrations Committee ............
76
Cemetery Division ..............
3 7 -3 8
Center Committee .................
61
Clerk ........................
10 -11
COA ...........................68
Elections .....................
Combined Balance Sheet ............
91
Commission on Disability ...........
70
Communications Advisory Committee .. 78
Community Development ...........
57
Community Education .............
49
Comptroller .....................
87
Comptroller Schedule
27 -28
of Appropriations .............
87 -90
Conservation Commission ........
64 -65
Conservation Land Inventory ........
65
Council on Aging .................
68
Council for the Arts ...............
77
DAC...........................56
Debt Service Summary .............
86
Department of Public Works ......
31 -40
Design Advisory Committee .........
56
Dolores Hidalgo Sister City Committee.
79
DPW ........................
31 -40
E
62
Elected Officials ..................
14
Elections .....................
12 -17
Electric Utility Ad Hoc Committee
.... 41
Engineering Division ...............
32
F
O
Fair Housing and Human
Lexington- Dolores Hidalgo
Relations Committee ..............
69
Fire Department ................
27 -28
Forestry Division ...............
35 -37
Fund for Lexington ................
97
H
38 -39
Hanscom Area Town Committee .....
60
Hanscom Field Advisory Commission .. 60
HATS ..........................
60
HDC...........................59
LexHAB ........................62
Health Department ................
29
HFAC..........................60
Lexington Council for the Arts ....... 77
Highway Division .............. 32 -33
Historic Districts Commission........
59
Historical Commission .............
56
Housing Authority ................
62
Human Services Committee .........
68
LASCA ......................... 79
LexHAB ........................62
Lexington 2020 Vision ............. 10
Lexington Center Committee ........ 61
Lexington Community Education ..... 49
Lexington Council for the Arts ....... 77
Lexington Historical Commission ..... 56
Lexington Housing Assistance Board
.. 62
Lexington Housing Authority ........ 62
Lexington Housing Partnership ....... 63
Lexington Public Schools .........
43 -49
Lexington Scholarship and
MPO ........................
Education Fund ................ 101
Lexington School Committee ........ 43
Lexington Sister Cities .............. 79
Lexington Tree Committee .......
3 6 -3 7
Lexington Youth Commission........ 71
Lexington- Antony Sister
O
City Association ................. 79
Lexington- Dolores Hidalgo
Operating Expenses ................ 3
Sister City Committee ............. 79
Lexington Russia Sister
Parking Operation ................ 38
City Committee .................. 79
Lexington - Waspam Sister
Permanent Building Committee....... 42
City Committee ................... 79
LEXPRESS ...................
38 -39
Library .......................
72 -73
LYC...........................71
M
MAGIC ......................
54 -55
Management Information Systems ..... 9
MAPC .......................
54 -55
Met State ....................... 55
Metropolitan Area Planning Council ..
54 -55
Metropolitan State Task Force ....... 55
Middlesex County Hospital ......... 58
Minuteman Regional High School..
50 -51
MIS.............................9
Moderator ...................... 14
MPO ........................
54 -55
N
Road Machinery Division ...........
National and State Electiions ......
16 -17
No Place for Hate Committee ......... 8
Noise Advisory Committee .......... 30
O
93 -95
Office of Community Development ... 57
Operating Expenses ................ 3
P
38
Parking Operation ................ 38
Parks Division .................... 35
PBC...........................42
Permanent Building Committee....... 42
Personnel Advisory Board ............ 9
Planning ......................
52 -53
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Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Police Department .............. 25 -26
Presidential Primary Election......... 12
Public Building Maintenance ......... 32
Public Grounds ................ 35 -38
Public Safety Staffing Review ........ 30
R
Recreation ....................... 74
Regional Planning ..............
54 -55
Regional Transportation
School Expenditures ............
Advisory Council .............
54 -55
Registrars .....................
10 -11
Retirement Board .................
96
Revenue Officer ..................
84
Revenue Sources ...................
2
Revenues/Expenditures/Fund Balances.
. 92
Road Machinery Division ...........
33
E
Schedule of Appropriations .......
87 -90
School Committee .................
43
School Expenditures ............
46 -48
Selectmen .......................
4 -6
Senior Center ....................
68
Sister Cities ......................
79
Snow Removal Operations ..........
33
Social Services .................
67 -70
Solid Waste Action Team ...........
35
Solid Waste Management.........
33 -35
Special Election ...................
15
Special Revenue ................
93 -95
State Primary Election ..............
16
Streetlighting .....................
38
Superintendent of Schools ........
44 -45
SWAT ..........................
35
T
Tax Deferral and Exception Study..... 86
TMMA .........................20
Tourism Committee ...............
75
Town Celebrations Committee .......
76
Town Clerk/Board of Registrars....
10 -11
Town Counsel ...............
106 -107
Town Election .................
13-14
Town Manager ..................
7-8
Town Meeting Members .........
17 -19
Town Meeting Members Association .. 20
Town Meeting .................
21 -24
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
.... 27
Transportation Advisory Committee. 38 -39
Transportation Services ..........
38 -39
Treasurer. .......................
84
Tree Committee ................
3 6 -3 7
Trustees of Public Trust .........
97 -105
V
Veterans' Services ................. 69
My
Waspam Sister City ................ 79
Waste Management ............. 33 -35
Water /Sewer Divisions .............. 40
Water and Sewer Rate Study ......... 41
VA
Youth Commission ................ 71
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