HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-Annual Report2001 Annual Report
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Revenue Sources /Operating Expenses 2, 3
Town Government, pp. 4 -21
Board of Selectmen 4
Lexington 2020 Vision
Implementation Committee 6
Town Manager 7
Economic Development Office 9
Management Information Systems 10
Personnel Advisory Board 10
Town Clerk /Board of Registrars 11
Town Election 12
Moderator 13
2001 Elected Officials 13
Town Meeting Members 14
Town Meeting Members Association 17
Town Meeting 18
Public Safety, pp. 22 -28
Police Department 22
Police Manual Committee 23
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee 24
Fire Department 25
Board of Health 27
Public Facilities, pp. 29 -37
Department of Public Works 29
Lighting Options Committee 30
SWAT (Solid Waste Action Team) 32
Permanent Building Committee 37
Senior Center Siting Committee 37
Education, pp. 38 -46
School Committee 38
Townwide Technology Steering Committee 39
Superintendent of Schools 40
Lexington Scholarship & Education Fund 40
Lexington Community Education 42
School Expenditures by Line Item 43
LPS Summary of Outside Funding 45
Minuteman Regional High School 46
Land Use, pp. 47 -69
Planning Board 47
Metropolitan Area Planning Council 48
Board of Appeals 49
Design Advisory Committee 56
Historic Districts Commission 57
Community Preservation Act
Feasibility Committee 61
Conservation Commission 62
Hanscom Area Town Committee (HATS)
and Hanscom Field Advisory
Commission (HFAC) 64
Lexington Tree Committee 65
Fence Viewers 65
Metropolitan State Task Force 66
Lexington Historical Commission 66
Office of Community Development/
Building Division 67
LexHAB 68
Lexington Housing Authority 68
Lexington Center Committee 68
Bicycle Advisory Committee 69
Social Services, pp. 70 -73
Social Services Department 70
Veterans' Services 70
Council on Aging 71
Human Services Committee 71
Enablement Committee 72
Fair Housing/Human Relations Committee 72
Lexington Youth Commission 73
Culture and Leisure, pp. 74 -84
Cary Memorial Library 74
Recreation Department & Committee 77
Cary Lecture Series 78
Town Celebrations Committee 79
Tourism Advisory Committee 80
Lexington Council for the Arts 81
Battle Green Guides 81
Communications Advisory Committee 82
Lexington Sister Cities 83
Finances, pp. 85 -99
Appropriation Committee 85
Capital Expenditures Committee 86
Revenue Officer 87
Board of Assessors 88
Comptroller 90
Financial Data 90
Lexington Retirement Board 99
Legal and Trusts, pp. 100 -109
Trustees of Public Trusts 100
Fund for Lexington 100
Town Counsel 108
Lexington 2001 Factual Summary 110
Index 111
2001 Annual Report
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Chair
Kerry Brandin
Editorial Staff
Zelda Sokal
Elena Volante
Bob Morrison
Audrea Simpson
John Ayvazian
Claudia Cooper
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David S. Tabeling
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Special thanks to all town staff and com-
mittee members whose cooperation was
critical to the success of this publication.
Narratives summarize activities of the
2001 calendar year. Unless otherwise
noted, financial data reports the total dol-
lars expended in the fiscal year (FY)
which began July 1 and ended June 30 of
the designated year.
ON THE COVER: The September 11th terrorist attacks on New York City and
Washington, DC inspired a patriotic showing of American flags throughout the Town.
Photo by David S. Tabeling.
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Page 1
2001 Revenue Sources 2000
$103,153,866
Total Revenue Sources $94,360,559
$ 50,870,549
Residential Real Estate $ 46,079,195
$ 12,773,194 Commercial Real Estate $ 11,037,249
$ 2,733,465 Industrial Real Estate $ 2,341,607
$ 2,357,679 Personal Property $ 1,805,785
$ 7,500,000 Local Receipts $ 7,924,971
$ 9,976,815 State $ 8,504,732
738,620 Available Funds $ 892,040
846,123 Available Surplus $ 1,585,862
5,607,230 Water Enterprise Funds $ 5,189,706
$ 8,347,671 Sewer Enterprise Funds $ 7,644,412
$ 1,402,520 Recreation $ 1,355,000
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
2001
$99,002,704
Operating Expenses
2000
Total Operating Expenses $90,726,347
$ $53,893,251 Education $ 49,856,052
$ $53,081,796 Lexington Public Schools $ 49,058,448
$ 811,455 Regional Schools $ 797,604
$ 7,918,446 Community Services $ 6,537,136
$ 7,665,238 DPW General Fund $ 6,267,819
$ 253,208 Transportation (LEXPRESS) $ 269,317
$ 7,516,477 Public Safety $ 7,287,524
$ 4,006,627 Law Enforcement $ 3,860,104
$ 3,509,850 Fire Services $ 3,427,420
$ 1,420,459 Culture $ 1,354,201
$ 1,420,459 Library $ 1,354,201
$ 883,887 Community Development $ 875,758
$ 200,792 Planning Board $ 234,341
$ 618,815 Inspectional Services $ 578,112
$ 64,280 Economic Development $ 63,305
$ 448,301 Social Services $ 412,759
$ 311,024 Council on Aging $ 289,521
$ 137,277 Human Services $ 123,238
$ 3,121,329 General Government $ 3,060,934
$ 284,998 Town Counsel $ 250,000
$ 24,710 Town Committees $ 26,179
$ 258,518 Town Clerk's Office $ 238,860
$ 105,211 Board of Selectmen $ 115,523
$ 321,208 Town Manager's Office $ 262,042
$ 6,000 Town Report $ 6,000
$ 899,980 Finance Department $ 864,836
$ 337,625 MIS $ 297,894
$ 883,079 State & County Assessments $ 999,600
$ 10,946,783 Shared Expenses $ 8,854,741
$ 159,326 Organizational Expenses $ 163,318
$ 5,959,627 Employee Benefits /Insurance $ 5,305,288
$ 88,630 Temporary Borrowing $ 106,386
$ 3,250,000 Debt Service Principal $ 2,770,000
$ 950,625 Exempt Debt $ 69,375
$ 538,575 Interest $ 440,374
$ 12,853,771 Enterprise Funds $ 12,487,242
$ 4,242,892 Water $ 3,917,956
$ 7,456,954 Sewer $ 7,473,986
$ 1,153,925 Recreation $ 1,095,300
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Page 3
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Board of Selectmen
ELECTED by the voters at large: Chair Jeanne Krieger, Cathy
Abbott, Peter Enrich, Dawn McKenna, and, Leo McSweeney.
During 2001, the
Town saw the
impact of pro-
grams addressing
Lexington's capital
investment needs. Difficult fiscal decisions were made by relying
on the openness and consensus - building fostered by the Board.
The robust participation of citizens' groups paved the way for a
number of innovative programs that will enrich the Town.
Expenditures
FY01
FY00
Payroll
$ 60,708
$ 56,892
Expenses
$ 44,503
$ 58,631
Capital Projects
2001 may be remembered as the year the Town was under con-
struction. Work on the Diamond and Clarke Middle Schools and
the High School has advanced considerably. Nearly 30,000 feet of
major arterial roads have been resurfaced including portions of
Concord Avenue, Waltham Street, Massachusetts Avenue,
Bedford Street, Adams Street, Follen Road, and Watertown Street.
Work on the renovation of Cary Library began and the Depot
Square state - funded beautification project got under way.
Each of these capital projects represents a different funding
mechanism, underscoring the planning and foresight of the
Financial Committees and Town Administration. Renewal pro-
jects, such as the maintenance of town buildings and assets, will
continue to be funded as Cash Capital items within the operat-
ing budget. Major renovations of the schools have been funded
by debt exclusion votes and defrayed by the State's School
Building Assistance Program. The renovation of Cary Library
represents a unique opportunity for public - private partnership.
The Trustees of the Library have embarked on a major fund
raising program with supplemental appropriations coming from
borrowing authorized by Town Meeting within the Town's
operating budget and a state grant of $3.6 million. The beauti-
fication of Depot Square, scheduled for completion in the
spring of 2003 will enhance the visual approach to the Depot,
provide visibility to merchants' establishments and ensure a
safe traffic pattern for LEXPRESS. Funding for this program,
initiated in 1994, is largely from the State, with support for
design and oversight coming from the Town's operating budget.
Funding for large capital projects will continue to come from
sources outside the operating budget. The renovation of several
of the elementary schools, repair of about 32 miles of low -traf-
fic- volume neighborhood streets, and purchase of a significant
tract of conservation land are likely projects for a debt exclu-
sion vote this Spring. A critical decision factor in the elemen-
tary school construction project is the selection of swing- space,
the location of temporary classrooms during school renovation.
Selectmen Leo McSweeney has represented the Board in
driving this school - siting process.
Good governance and good food. The Selectmen volunteered to
prepare and serve a dinner for a party of eight as a fund raising
event for the Cary Library Foundation. Left to right: Dawn
McKenna, Leo McSweeney, Cathy Abbott, Jeanne Krieger, Peter
Enrich.
Other capital projects, identified last year by the Selectmen's
Blue Ribbon Capital Financial Advisory Committee, are in the
planning phases. The Senior Center Siting Advisory Committee
recommended the Bedford Street DPW facility as their first
choice site for a much - needed new Senior Center. A group of cit-
izens and town officials, versed in facility operations and design,
have been working with DPW staff to examine the alternatives of
construction of a new DPW facility at Bedford Street or estab-
lishing operations at the site of the Hartwell Avenue landfill.
The Community Preservation Act (CPA) represents an attractive
opportunity. The CPA is a program that provides supplemental
funds, raised outside the tax levy and matched in part by contri-
butions from the State, for purchase of conservation and passive
recreation land, historic preservation, and community housing
needs. A Selectmen's ad hoc committee has been studying the
financial implications of adopting this program in light of the
Town's significant capital and operating commitments.
PAYT
To encourage more recycling and decrease the Town's dependence
on incineration as a means of trash disposal, the Board recom-
mended to Town Meeting a Pay As You Throw (PAYT) program.
Substantial public involvement contributed to the recommendation
to adopt PAYT. Two citizen committees, the Solid Waste Action
Team (SWAT) and the Pay As You Throw Advisory Committee
(PAYTAC) studied the negative environmental impact of incinera-
tion, evaluated alternatives, and recommended the PAYT program
to encourage recycling and source reduction. A series of public
meetings were held to seek citizen input into the program mechan-
ics. As instituted on July 2, a bag tag or barrel label is required for
curbside municipal pick -up of trash. Each household was given 30
free tags and recycling options were enhanced by including all
plastic containers and increasing the frequency of yard waste pick-
ups. After six months of operation the program is an unqualified
success. Trash designated for incineration has decreased by over
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30% (Fig. 1) and the Town will enjoy an estimated $250,000 sav-
ings in the costs of disposal due to the ability to sell the excess
incinerator capacity below the guaranteed-annual—tonnage (GAT).
Some of these savings have been devoted to offering weekly curb-
side recycling pick -up effective January 2, 2002.
Revenues from the program were estimated at $960,000, about
one -third of the overall annual costs of refuse disposal for the
Town. Of the anticipated revenue, $747,000 will be returned to
the residential taxpayers in 2002 as the tax levy has been adjust-
ed to below the limit allowed by Proposition 2 1/2. The remain-
ing $213,000 of PAYT fees was used to balance the FY02 (July
2001 -June 2002) budget, a measure vigorously debated in var-
ious public forums and now in the courts.
14,000 •
12,000 •
10,000 •
8,000 •
6,000 •
4,000 •
2,000 •
0
Cumulative Trash (Tons)
D.
—GAT 4 Year Cumulative Average —A—FY2002
Figure 1. The PAYT program is estimated to reduce trash desig-
nated for incineration by up to 3500 tons, resulting in a savings
of at least $250,000 in the first year of implementation.
Financial Planning
The open, collaborative process initiated by the Board of
Selectmen set the tone for the FY02 budgeting process.
Working in close consultation with the School Committee,
Appropriations Committee, Capital Expenditures Committee,
and Town staff, the parameters of the FY02 budget were estab-
lished. Increases in revenue due primarily to growth in residen-
tial property and commercial personal property values were off-
set by the demands of employee health insurance, increasing
school enrollment, and investment in the maintenance of the
Town's infrastructure. A modest portion of the PAYT revenue
was used to balance the budget. Among the fiscally responsible
steps taken was the increase in the allocation to the Town's
financial reserves (free cash) to restore the 1 -year suspension,
incurred in balancing the FY00 budget, of the Board's multi-
year strategy to achieve a prudent level of reserves funding.
This same open process has been employed to address the FY03
budget, a process that will not be completed until after the pub-
lication of this Report. The economic climate is one of caution.
State aid will increase less than in previous years. The Board's
financial planning model calls for an operating override every
three years. In this last year before a possible operating over-
ride, hard, painful choices will require the understanding of the
entire community as the FY03 budget is prepared.
New Initiatives
The efforts of many citizens, applying their expertise and experi-
ence to town issues, resulted in new initiatives. The Tree Bylaw
was adopted by Town Meeting resulting in steps to preserve the
tree canopy. A Noise Bylaw was passed and mechanisms for
implementation are under development. A citizen committee has
been chartered to examine the delivery of electric power to
Lexington. The Tourism Committee, jump - started by Selectman
Dawn McKenna, has proposed several programs to promote
Lexington's historical heritage for inclusion in the FY03 budget.
To address the ever - increasing traffic problems in and about the
Town, a speed bump was introduced on Middleby Road as a pro-
totype traffic- calming program. The Center Parking Study is
entering into the public- review phase to address the parking
demands in and around the Center. An appropriation for sidewalk
repair is currently proposed for the FY03 cash capital budget.
Planning Programs
The Vision created by the 2020 Strategic Planning Process is
advancing to the implementation stage. As a means of identifying
progress on implementation, the Town Warrant will be annotated
to identify those articles that further the realization of the vision.
Many of the tenets of the Strategic Process are appropriately find-
ing a home in the Planning Board's Comprehensive Plan, a docu-
ment that will over time shape the future of the community.
Expansion of commercial aircraft at Hansom Field continues to
loom over Lexington and the adjacent communities. With the
guidance on Hanscom issues from Selectman Peter Enrich, rep-
resentative to Hanscom Area Town Selectmen (HATS),
Lexington residents are actively lending their technical exper-
tise to define the scope of the MassPort's Environmental Status
and Planning Report (ESPR), a document that projects the
impacts of growth on Hanscom and, as such, could significant-
ly alter the course of expansion.
The efforts of Selectman Cathy Abbott and Assistant Town
Manager Linda Vine resulted in the selection of Lexington as a
No Place for Hate Community by the Massachusetts Municipal
Association and the Anti - Defamation League, recognition
afforded to only 15 other communities in the State. The desir-
ability of increasing Lexington's affordable housing stock was
highlighted at a seminar sponsored by the Town's Fair Housing
and Human Relations Committee in conjunction with organiza-
tions in neighboring communities. Negotiations continue with-
in the Tri- Community Task Force to implement the Re -Use
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Plan for Metropolitan State, a project that ultimately will cul-
minate in a mixed housing use for the developable 30 -acre
parcel in Lexington.
No one in the community was isolated from the impacts of the ter-
rorists' attacks of September 11, 2001. The ability to meet with
neighbors, to draw strength from the community through the Peace
Vigil on the Common afforded a sense of security and healing.
Transitions
Town Counsel, Norman Cohen retired after 29 years of service to
the Town. Norm's cautious, thorough approach has benefited the
Town immeasurably. His retirement party was a veritable Who's
Who of Massachusetts' Town leaders, a tribute to the respect Norm
has earned over the years and the high standards he has set for us.
After eight years of dedicated service to the Community, Betty
Eddison chose not to seek re- election. Betty typifies the best of
the volunteer spirit that characterizes citizen involvement in
Lexington.
Those of us in Precincts 2, 3, and 4 will no longer have the
honor of being represented by Jay R. Kaufman in the State
House. As the result of a last minute redistricting process,
Representative Kaufman's district was re- aligned.
The accomplishments and improvements in service advanced
in 2001 are the result of the enthusiasm and dedication of
Lexington's citizens. The role of the Board of Selectmen is
largely one of guidance and encouragement for the diverse
citizen groups serving the Town.
Lexington 2020 Vision Implementation Committee
ROLE: To be stewards of the January 2001 Lexington 2020
Vision Status Report and monitor the implementation process.
The Implementation Committee will:
• ensure that processes exist to facilitate achieving the goals of
the report;
• ensure alignment between measures and goals;
• review and report progress toward goals; and
• continue public outreach to keep the community engaged
and to make sure the goals are still the shared goals of the
community.
The Implementation Committee's predecessor, the 2020
Vision Steering Committee, completed its work of guiding a
community -wide visioning and goal- setting process in March,
2001.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen, in consultation with the
School Committee and the Planning Board, for 3 -year terms:
Chair Fernando Quezada, Chuck Benson, Todd Burger, Helen
Cohen, Peter Enrich, Ellie Epp, Sherry Gordon, Tom Harden,
Bernard Harleston, Alan Lazarus, Fred Merrill, Peggy Perry,
Tony Siesfeld, Jerome Smith, and Nancy Wilson.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Presented a report to a joint meeting of the Board of
Selectmen, School Committee, and Planning Board giving
an overview of the Status Report and an outline of next steps.
(Steering Committee)
• Conducted a town -wide survey to verify the goals of the
report that achieved a response rate of 18% of all house-
holds, which is very high compared to typical rates for mail
surveys. (Steering Committee)
• Organized a "road show" to bring the Status Report to com-
Front: Candy McLaughlin, Fernando Quezada, Bernard
Harleston, Back: Helen Cohen, Rick White, Peggy Perry,
Todd Burger; Jerome Smith, Peter Enrich, Chuck Benson,
Nancy Wilson, Tom Harden, Tony Siesfeld, Ellie Epp.
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munity organizations for feedback. Presentations were
made to neighborhood organizations, committees, and at
Town Meeting member coffees. (Steering Committee)
• Presented a report to the 2001 Town Meeting highlighting
the Status Report and the survey results.
• Reviewed priorities and began monitoring implementation
mechanisms within the Comprehensive Plan Process and
Town /School staff efforts.
• Presented a report to the Board of Selectmen outlining the
implementation process.
• Planned and administered a public communications effort
that has included information published in the Lexington
Minuteman and posting information on the Town's website.
• Met monthly beginning in April and established
Operations and Education Subcommittees that met as
needed during the year.
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Town Manager
ROLE: To act as
Chief Executive
Officer of the
Town as estab-
lished in the
Selectmen -Town
Manager Act, and
to either directly or
indirectly, through
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY01
FY00
$ 306,819
$ 14,389
$ 286,457
$ 13,773
Personnel
Full Time
4
4
Part Time
1
1
staff, administer the policies and procedures of the Board of
Selectmen, enforce bylaws and actions passed by Town Meeting,
and prepare the budget and manage the daily operation of all town
departments.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Richard White, since October
1987.
he Town maintained a payroll of $14,785,093 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2001 covering 292 full -time and 58 part -time
employees. The total amount expended for fiscal year 2001 was
$99,531,044 while $107,769,531 has been appropriated for fiscal
year 2002.
Finances
Over the last seven years, an open and collaborative budget
development process has helped elected boards, committees, and
Town Meeting grapple with the almost impossible task of allo-
cating an ever - limited increasing revenue base. A 7% or
$6,194,992 general fund increase in fiscal 2002 funded the incre-
mental cost demands of employee health insurance, increasing
school enrollment, and upgrades to the Town's infrastructure.
Overall town programs experienced a 3% or $857,065 increase in
tax levy investment, schools a 9% or $5,030,623 increase, and
capital investment a 37% or $307,304 increase.
These modest investments will serve the Town well into the
future. In addition, Town Meeting reinforced its commitment to
prudent financial planning by supporting the Board of
Selectmen in meeting its long term (fiscal year 2008) goal of
setting aside 5% of the tax levy and by appropriating 5% of its
general fund revenues to meet capital needs (cash capital pro-
jects and particular requests). The fiscal 2002 budget cash
reserve set -aside goal was 2.41% or $1,495,467. The fiscal year
2002 budget was balanced with $1,191,923 in free cash, leav-
ing $1,836,400 or 2.58% of tax levy in cash reserves, exceed-
ing the prescribed target. The cash capital policy proposes 5%
of the Town's general fund revenues be dedicated to meet cur-
rent debt service obligations and cash capital needs for the
future. This policy was developed anticipating that future capi-
tal projects, in which borrowing will be required, will need to
be exempt from Proposition 2-1/2.
The fiscal year 2003 budget process may require that both the
cash reserve and cash capital policies be compromised. Current
policy direction from the Board of Selectmen requires a bal-
anced budget without exceeding the Proposition 2-1/2 limita-
tions. Expected increases in school enrollment, rising costs of
providing employee health insurance, and reduced State aid in
fiscal year 2002 and additional revenue losses expected for fis-
cal year 2003 will most certainly limit growth in every budget
category.
Why PAYT?
The most ambitious proposal implemented during 2001 was the
Pay As You Throw program (PAYT). Implementation of a
PAYT program was designed to encourage a reduction in
Lexington's solid waste stream. The primary mission for imple-
menting PAYT was to reduce refuse expenditures by increasing
the Town's recycling rate and reducing Lexington's solid waste
production. Prior to 2001, the entire cost of solid waste man-
agement was paid with revenue from the property tax.
Residents could throw away as much trash as they liked (six
barrel limit) with the costs of disposal being paid with property
tax revenues. Consequently the Town's solid waste production
increased by over 5% in fiscal year 2000.
Under the Town's PAYT program, about one -third of the cost
was moved from the tax levy to a "pay for service program"
using a per -bag payment system. The cost of recycling contin-
ued to be funded through the tax levy. Moving some of the cost
for disposal of trash from the property tax to a fee -based system
provides an economic reward to residents who reduce their
waste by recycling more.
The Board of Selectmen's PAYT Committee estimates that
PAYT, when fully implemented would reduce curbside waste
by 14% and increase the recycling rate by 8% for a total reduc-
tion of 22% in waste sent for incineration. The first six months
of the PAYT program produced incredible results with the
amount of solid waste produced by Lexington residents reduced
by an average 33% compared with a previous 4 -year average.
Recycling rates are up over 22% during the same period.
Altogether, the Town projects that it will avoid over $200,000
in refuse disposal costs in fiscal year 2002. These incredible
strategies and savings have allowed the Selectmen to expand
the Town's recycling program to provide for weekly recycling.
The mechanics of PAYT implementation were developed and
implemented flawlessly by the Department of Public Works.
The staff had 6 weeks from Town Meeting approval to imple-
ment the program.
No program sign -up was required. Every residential dwelling
was provided 30 tax levy- funded PAYT stickers. A per -bag fee
was set at $2 and a per- barrel fee (good for six months) was set
at $65. Bag tags were sold at the Town Office Building as well
as several retail spots throughout Lexington. Revenues from the
program were estimated at $960,000; $747,000 of this antici-
pated revenue was returned to the residential tax payer as the
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tax levy for fiscal year 2002 was set at a rate $747,000 lower
than what is allowed by law.
Strategic Planning
Limited resources and an increasing demand for service moti-
vate elected officials and staff to obsess about the short term.
Funding problems, resolving conflicts over the allocation of
resources, and communicating the results of these efforts to the
public are all - consuming. In 1998, the Board of Selectmen ini-
tiated Lexington 2020 Vision, a strategic planning process that
proposed seeking broad -based community -wide input to assist
community leaders in planning for the long -term by asking:
What do we want Lexington to look like in the year 2020?
Two years of planning by the Steering Committee has begun to
produce results. Over 300 citizens, many never previously
involved in town government, came forward to help plan
Lexington's future. Six different workgroups have been identi-
fied: 1) Sense of Community, 2) Productive Connection to
Government, 3) Managing Transportation, 4) Managing
Growth, 5) Fiscal Stability, and 6) Educational Excellence. This
effort has been a major contributor to the success of the staff's
and elected leadership's work. Much of the work of the
Planning Board as well as Town departments initiated during
the last year are the direct result of the work of the 2020 group.
A High- Performance Organization
The staff's effort at working more collaboratively to maximize
the human resources within the organization expanded beyond
the Senior Management Team concept initiated in 1992. The
Management Strategies Group (MSG), a group of 10 middle
managers, began to assert itself in 1999. The group consisting
of representatives from every department within the organiza-
tion has provided valuable feedback to the organization's strate-
gic plan and had considerable input in the creation of a com-
munication strategy within the organization and to the citizens
at large through the Town's first internal and external newslet-
ters. In addition, some valuable feedback and input has been
received from this group that has caused rethinking of the com-
pensation and employee performance review system.
The Senior Management Team continued to make major contri-
butions to the quality of decision - making in Town. Members
are: Assistant Town Manager, Financial Director, Public Works
Director, Town Clerk, Recreation Director, Police Chief, Fire
Chief, Community Development Director, Planning Director,
Library Director, Social Services Director, MIS Coordinator,
Management Analyst, and Town Manager. The group develops
budgets, strategies, planning, and all major policy recommen-
dations; it also reviews all major personnel decisions and rec-
ommendations. Together, we hope to continue to reshape and
sharpen our vision regarding the performance of the organiza-
tion and the service it provides to our citizens. Through our
work, it is hoped that this vision can be embraced by all town
employees. The major goal and purpose of our collaborative
decision - making efforts is to encourage continuous learning as
a primary value for employees within the organization; to
develop a flexible and adaptable workforce ready and able to
serve the needs of our citizens; to promote effective communi-
cation so that all inside and outside of the organization have a
clear understanding of the mission of the organization, the
department, and the activity at hand; and finally to encourage
our employees to be proactive in solving problems at the levels
of the organization in which they occur without requiring the
oversight or assistance of the supervisory or management team.
The staff has just begun to develop a system of performance
measurement and is in the process of developing evaluation
protocol to determine how, when, and where are the best ser-
vices and projects to use performance measurement.
Performance Measures were included in the fiscal year 2001
budget for the first time. A thoughtful and targeted performance
measurement system should be very helpful to the staff and
elected officials in determining future projects.
Over 60 cross - functional project teams were formed during
2001. The Senior Management Team largely focused its atten-
tion on leadership and developing decision - making processes.
Developing a system for measuring performance and develop-
ing an implementation plan for the 2020 Strategic Plan took a
lion's share of the Senior Management Team's attention. The
Management Strategies Group's attention focused on develop-
ing a safer work environment and the Employee Strategy Group
worked on enhancing the organization's efforts relating to well-
ness, health, and fitness.
The Financial Software Conversion, Wage and Compensation,
Internal Newsletter, Project Management Steering Committee,
No Place for Hate Steering Committee, and Budget Team
efforts were particularly successful.
Town staff played major roles managing construction activities
in Town. Specifically, teams were created to help coordinate,
plan, and support construction activities for the Cary Memorial
Library, Depot Square, the Secondary Schools projects and sev-
eral smaller less - visible projects that have added a quality
dimension to life in Lexington.
Personnel and Collective Bargaining
The Town Manager's office and organizational staff worked
closely with the Personnel Advisory Board in a continuing
effort to create an environment that motivates employees to
reach their full potential by taking risks, growing and develop-
ing professionally, and achieving personal and professional
satisfaction. Together, with the Personal Advisory Board, a
variety of projects have been undertaken including:
• Actual Salary Survey salary comparison of all non -union
positions with Lexington's comparable communities.
• Positions descriptions assisted Cary Memorial Library staff
in re- writing all their job descriptions.
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Town Manager continued from previous page
• Performance Measurements assisted Human Resources with
the development of performance measurements for personnel
and the necessary supporting systems for data collection.
• Drug & Alcohol Policy in process, working with DPW in
revising the policy and providing guidance regarding proto-
cols and training.
• Harassment Policy reviewed policy and notification
process for the Town.
• Benefit and Personnel Handbooks both were reviewed and
revised for the Town.
• Police Department assisted the Police Department in
creating part -time positions to better meet the needs of the
changing employee population.
Thanks and farewell are extended to long -term employees Marilyn
Nordby, Susan and Paul Clear, Frank Bussey, Bill Coburn, John
Tobias, Steve Newell, June Fountain, and Carol Joyce. Norman
Cohen, my dear friend and Town Counsel, ended his 29 -year ser-
vice as Town Counsel in December of 2001. Norman, like all of
our employees, worked tirelessly with style and elegance, on
behalf of the Town. Finally, Eva Heney's pen at the Lexington
Minuteman ran out of ink; Eva was a considerate and keen
observer of life in Lexington. Her unique perspective will be
missed. All of these long - standing employees and Lexington con-
tributors served us with honor and incredible dignity.
Economic Development Office
ROLE: To
provide assis-
tance to exist-
ing and pro-
spective busi-
nesses and
individuals.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY01
FY00
$ 55,918
$ 8,362
$ 55,043
$ 8,262
Personnel
Full Time
1
1
The office
serves as a liaison between businesses and local, state and
federal agencies in dealing with matters such as business
assistance, financing, technical assistance, land use regula-
tions, and permitting. The office is also a point of contact for
those seeking permits, information about the Town, or access
to other governmental agencies, as well as those seeking to
understand Lexington's land use regulations.
The office provides data and services to the community on
matters of interest and concern to businesses. It tracks local
economic indicators and labor market statistics, local
development plans, land and real estate availability, build-
ing regulations, and permits.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Economic
Development Officer Joseph Marino.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Continued outreach to and communication with local and
regional real estate agencies, the land development
community, and Lexington's businesses.
• Continued building the Business Retention and
Expansion (BRE) program, which focuses on the needs of
existing businesses and identifies opportunities to assist
them in expanding their facilities, creating jobs, and
expanding and diversifying the local economic base.
• Assisted businesses interested in expanding their facilities
in Lexington, firms interested in relocating to Lexington,
and those interested in starting a business in Lexington.
• Served as a contact point for numerous businesses on
matters dealing with permit requirements, land develop-
ment matters, and doing business in Town.
• Visited numerous businesses in response to their
inquiries, and offered assistance.
• Completed the Town of Lexington Economic Resource
Guide.
• Worked on tourism issues as staff to the Board of
Selectmen's Tourism Committee and as a member of the
Lexington /Concord Area Visitors Council.
• Worked with the Planning Board as a member of the
Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee; attended
meetings of the Lexington Center Committee; and made
presentations to various organizations on Economic
Development initiatives in Lexington.
• Organized and facilitated the Lexington Business
Roundtable.
• Organized a four - session workshop series for Small
Businesses on Writing a Winning Business Plan,
Marketing Your Business, Understanding the Numbers,
and Doing Business on the Internet.
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Management Information Systems (MIS)
ROLE: To provide
high quality, cost -
effective informa-
tion technology
(IT) services to
town departments
so that they can
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY01
FY00
$ 143,008
$ 194,617
$ 128,154
$ 169,740
Personnel
Full Time
3
3
provide services to the citizens of the Town of Lexington.
MIS was established as a department in calendar year 2000.
Previously known as the Data Processing Division of the
Finance Department, its evolution was similar to most city and
town IT functions. It was evident, during planning and evalua-
tion, that most departments had technology initiatives that
needed support from a centralized resource. MIS was created to
coordinate the efforts of the entire organization.
MIS is responsible for maintaining and acquiring all hardware
and software, developing policy, troubleshooting, training for
all town departments, and Web development. Town and School
MIS staff work together on numerous projects and co- manage
the new Institutional Network (INET).
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Coordinator Connie
Rawson.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Completed Phase One of migration from existing INET to
new fiber optic data network. All school and town buildings
are now connected via single mode fiber provided by RCN.
(One department not housed in a town building still requires
connectivity.)
• Replacing 10- year -old financial software, Admins (formerly
Access Municipal Software) with Munis. The conversion of
all modules should conclude in summer or early fall of 2002.
This is a joint project of School and Town MIS and Finance
Departments.
• Introduced Facilities Maintenance Management Software in the
fall of 2001. This project is a collaboration of MIS and
Operations for both Schools and Town. The installed Preventive
Maintenance module and Work Order System, and the planned
Phase Two Asset Management System, will provide valuable
information for better management of resources.
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 openings. The Committee
provides guidance and advice regarding issues related to
employment and employee relations, compensation and ben-
efits, employee communications, training and development,
and health and safety.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Co- Chairs Janet Perry and
Evelyn Silber, William Barnes, Susan Bennett, Richard
Evans, Elmer Guilmartin, and Julie Schwartz Weber.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Reviewed Salary Survey Tool, provided advice on the
analysis of survey data, and helped identify comparable
communities.
• Participated in evaluating a job sharing /part -time program.
• Provided input on revising job descriptions for Cary
Memorial Library.
• Participated in Senior Management level recruitment,
including the Fire Chief position.
• Provided feedback on performance measurements for
implementation in various Town Departments.
• Reviewed and discussed a proposed policy for a sick -leave
incentive program.
• Reviewed a draft of the Sexual Harassment policy; provid-
ed advice on employee notification, sign -off, and training.
• Discussed the Town's Turnover Report and provided feed-
back on statistics.
• Reviewed Benefits Plan on Deferred Compensation and
Benefits book.
• Discussed and assisted with the rewriting of the Drug and
Alcohol Policy.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Town Clerk /Board of Registrars
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Elections (Total)
Registration (Total)
Records Management
FY01
FY00
$153,681
$ 6,945
$ 69,032
$ 20,860
$ 8,000
$146,316
$ 5,297
$ 58,021
$ 20,555
$ 8,671
Personnel
4
4
ROLE: To serve as a primary provider of information and ser-
vices to the community while complying with local and State
statutes governing official capacities as chief election officer,
official recording officer, public records officer, licensing offi-
cer, clerk of Town Meeting, registrar of vital statistics, and mem-
ber of the Board of Registrars.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Town Clerk Donna M.
Hooper, since 1996.
BOARD OF REGISTRARS appointed for a 3 -year term by the
Board of Selectmen: Chair Mary Abegg [D] was reappointed for
a 3 -year term ending 2004; Connie Foster [R], term ending
2003, Luanna Devenis [R], term ending 2002, and Town Clerk
Donna M. Hooper. The Registrars staffed the voter registration
session prior to the Annual Town Election, certified absentee
voter applications, issued the annual census, and prepared the
annual street list. The Registrars also submitted recommenda-
tions for Election Officer appointments to the Board of
Selectmen and endorsed, for Selectmen approval, new precinct
boundaries needed to balance populations within the nine
precincts.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Over 100 election officers received orientation and training
for the Annual Town Election of 2001 along with a fall update
on Reprecincting and "Guidelines for Civil Discourse."
• The Annual Town Election, scheduled for Monday, March 5,
was postponed by the Board of Selectmen due to the predic-
tion of an extraordinary spring snowstorm for that day. The
election was subsequently held 2 weeks later, with voter
turnout of 35% on Monday, March 19.
• The Annual Town Meeting covering 36 warrant articles was
convened on March 26. The meeting was held at the Museum
of Our National Heritage, 33 Marrett Road, due to Cary
Memorial Library renovations, and was completed in eight
evening sessions, dissolving on Monday, May 16.
• The U.S. Census 2000 reported a population of 30,355.
Reprecincting was completed December 31, evenly distribut-
ing the Town's population within the nine precincts. The
Commonwealth's preliminary redistricting plans were
released for state representative, state senator, and governor's
council districts that are redrawn every ten years based upon
the most recent federal census.
• The Records Management Program concentrated resources on
preserving three historical volumes: Births, Deaths and
Marriages 1730 -1844, Records of Town Meetings and
Selectmen 1755 -1778, and Town Records 1820 -1839. In addi-
tion, papers from the 1700s and 1800s were treated, including
perambulation, bounds and monument documents, lists of
jurors, and indenture papers. Treatments conducted by the
Northeast Document Conservation Center again included
deacidification, washing, repairing, microfilming, mylar
encapsulation, and rebinding where needed. This long -term
effort continues each year, with extensive preservation needs
and limited budgets. Additional volumes and documents are
scheduled for preservation in 2002.
• The Code of the Town of Lexington was adopted at the 2001
Annual Town Meeting. Volumes were distributed for refer-
ence by employees, interested citizens, and businesses. The
Code, also published on the Town's Internet site for ready
access, is a comprehensive and up -to -date reference and
provides a solid legislative framework for local government
operation.
• The Clerk's Office continues its role as a US Passport
Acceptance Agency. Office members Jean Coates, Marie Hill,
and Diane McKenzie have processed almost 3000 US
Passports for residents and neighboring citizens since initiat-
ing service in the fall of 1998.
• State and federal legislation put an end to business filings of
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) documents at the local
level. Effective July 2001, all UCC filings are now made at
the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
• Improvements to the Commonwealth's voter registration/cen -
sus (CVR) computer system, and expanded computerization
of office operations including enhanced web presence, contin-
ue. Posting of office operational information, and meetings of
Boards and Committees, consisting of over 1000 public meet-
ings posted annually, are now available on the Town's Web
site.
Registered Voters
Unenrolled 9,004
Democrat 8,415
Republican 3,298
Libertarian 28
Interdependent 3rd Party 12
Socialist 4
Reform 4
Green Party 7
Rainbow Coalition 1
Vital Statistics for 2001
(as of December 14, 2001)
Births 199
Marriages 119
Deaths 315
Licenses
Dogs 2,288
Hunting 75
Fishing 125
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Page 11
Town Election
Monday, March 19, 2001
Due to the extraordinary spring snowstorm of March 5 and a Superior Court order authorizing
postponement of the Annual Town Election, voters of the Town of Lexington met in their respec-
tive voting places on Monday, March 19. Of the 20,773 registered voters eligible to vote as of
February 14, 35% of the registered voters cast their vote.
BOARD OF SELECTMAN
(two for 3 Years)
Jeanne K. Krieger' 3,798
Leo P. McSweeney' 3,710
Judith J. Uhrig 3,561
Lorraine M. Fournier 1,517
All Others 31
Blanks 1,849
MODERATOR (one for 1 Year)
Margery M. Batting 4,541
All Others 28
Blanks 2,664
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (two for 3 Years)
Sherry L. Gordon 4,372
Anthony B. Close' 4,312
Stephen J. Tripi 2,039
Perry Pollins 1,799
All Others 18
Blanks 2,026
PLANNING BOARD (one for 5 Years)
Thomas M. Harden' 3,991
All Others 44
Blanks 3,198
PLANNING BOARD (one for 3 Years)
Sara B. Chase' 3,953
All Others 8
Blanks 3,272
LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
(one for 5 Years)
Nicholas Santosuosso5 4,171
All Others 13
Blanks 3,049
Town Meeting Members - Precinct 1
(seven for 3 years; one for 1 year)
Eric Jay Michelson 327
Jonathan G. Cole' 318
Carol J. Sampson 301
Lillian T. Macarthur3 295
Barry E. Sampson 291
John P. Breen 283
Stephen D. Cole, Jr.' 80
Carol Bukys' 31
Diane Geltsin 10
Temple Goodhue 9
Michelle Abramson 5
All Others 42
Blanks 3,008
Town Meeting Members - Precinct 2
(seven for 3 years)
Andrew McAleer' 425
Myla Kabat -Zinn 408
Barry Orenstein 397
David Rudner' 375
Karen A. Dooks' 361
Thomas R. Diaz' 338
James L. Avery' 325
Eric J. Austin 268
Robert Warshawer 2
All Others 10
Blanks 2,838
Town Meeting Members - Precinct 3
(seven for 3 years; one for 2 years)
Sara B. Chase' 376
Nancy M. Cannalonga' 375
Sherry L. Gordon 363
Loren Wood' 324
Patrick R. Mehra 317
Robert A. Bowyer' 279
Mary E. Neumeier' 279
Marjorie K. Madoff 270
Robert N. Cohen 268
V. Arthur Katz 267
Shirley Rauson Frawley 264
Marilyn K. Mairson 245
All Others 17
Blanks 2,700
Town Meeting Members - Precinct 4
(seven for 3 years)
Judith J. Uhrig' 524
Charles W. Lamb' 358
Scott F. Burson 357
Georgia S. Glick' 343
Sandra J. Shaw' 340
John S. Rosenberg' 334
Nyles Nathan Barnert3 324
John L. Davies 293
Lisa A. Baci 274
Kenneth A. Reich 240
Ruth S. Thomas 231
Charles E. Noble III 2
All Others 10
Blanks 2,635
Town Meeting Members - Precinct 5
(seven for 3 years)
Irene M. Dondley' 349
Andrew J. Friedlich3 339
Carol A. Liff 334
Paul E. Hamburger' 333
M. Masha Traber' 329
Ira W. Crowe' 322
Charles T. Vail 307
John W. Frey 293
Perry Pollins 256
All Others 12
Blanks 2,425
Town Meeting Members - Precinct 6
(seven for 3 years; one for 1 year)
Anthony G. Galaitsis' 494
Peter D. Cohen 453
Alan J. Lazarus' 444
Frank Sandy' 429
Florence A. Baturin 420
Paul Chernick' 403
Martin Long' 346
Dana Z. Wendel 334
Mark V. Andersen 332
Peter Diamond 318
William B. Simmons 294
Marianne Boswell 237
Arthur E. Sotak 3
All Others 5
Blanks 3,256
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Town Meeting Members - Precinct 7
(seven for 3 years; one for 1 year)
Jane A. Trudeau' 470
Joyce A. Miller' 394
David G. Miller' 381
George A. Burnell 373
David G. Kanter' 346
Margaret L Counts- Klebe' 330
Neal E. Boyle, Jr.' 312
Philip Morse-Fortier' 283
Karl P. Kastorf 255
All Others 4
Blanks 3,212
Town Meeting Members - Precinct 8
(seven for 3 years)
Diana T. Garcia' 475
Alan Mayer Levine' 455
John T. Cunha' 410
Elizabeth J. Bryant' 400
Robert V. Whitman 394
Thomas M. Harden 377
James A. Osten 336
Phyllis Rand 322
Lorraine M. Fournier 296
Michael Sacco 274
Richard M. Valliere 206
All Others 4
Blanks 2,547
Town Meeting Members - Precinct 9
(seven for 3 years)
Anthony B. Close' 388
Thomas O. Fenn 376
Margaret E. Copper 365
William P. Kennedy' 350
Henry Norman Manz' 298
Dorris P. Traficante3 292
Rodney Cole' 35
Christopher P. Busa 23
Francine Steigliz 17
Margaret Wade 11
Jeffrey Wade 11
All Others 23
Blanks 2,340
'elected for 1 year Selected for 3 years
2elected for 2 years Selected for 5 years
Page 12 2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
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Moderator
ROLE: To preside over Town Meeting and appoint mem-
bers of the Appropriation Committee, Capital Expenditures
Committee, the Cary Lecture Series, and Lexington's repre-
sentative 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 commit-
tees to improve the Town Meeting process. The quality of
Lexington's citizen participation is unparalleled; the dedi-
cation of its staff unequaled. Patience and a sense of humor
prevailed.
• Served as a Director of the Massachusetts Moderators
Association and was active in training new moderators
throughout the State.
• Sent written instructions to the sponsors of citizen articles
to aid them in preparing for Town Meeting.
2001 Elected Town Officials
BOARD OF SELECTMEN (five members, 3-year terms)
Term Expires 2004
Jeanne K. Krieger, Chair 44 Webster Road
Leo P. McSweeney 435 Lincoln Street
Term Expires 2003
Peter D. Enrich 35 Clarke Street
Term Expires 2002
Catherine M. D. Abbott 38 Eldred Street
Dawn E. McKenna 9 Hancock Street
MODERATOR (1 year term)
Term Expires 2002
Margery M. Battin 15 Paul Revere Road
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (five members, 3-year terms)
Term Expires 2004
Anthony B. Close 174 Wood Street
Sherry L. Gordon 7 Stedman Road #408
Term Expires 2003
Scott F. Burson 58 Sherburne Road S.
Michelle Hutnik 10 Hilltop Avenue
Term Expires 2002
Robin B. DiGiammarino, Chair 2 Sunset Ridge
• Continued the following practices:
Held a pre -Town Meeting planning session with arti-
cle sponsors, Town Counsel, Town Clerk, and Finance
Committee Chairmen to review timing, procedural
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 TMMA chairmen
to answer questions, clarify financial and planning
terms and concepts, and explain legal issues and
Parliamentary procedures.
• Wrote a newspaper article explaining the protocol regard-
ing citizen participation.
PLANNING BOARD (five members, 5-year terms)
Term Expires 2006
Thomas M. Harden 32 Hill Street
Term Expires 2005
John L. Davies 18 Prospect Hill Road
Term Expires 2004
Sara B. Chase 1 Grassland Street
Term Expires 2002
Karl P. Kastorf 545 Bedford Street
Anthony G. Galaitsis 7 Burroughs Road
LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
(four elected members and one appointed member, 5-year terms)
Term Expires 2006
Nicholas Santosuosso, Chair 2 Washington Street
Term Expires 2005
Leo P. McSweeney 435 Lincoln Street
Term Expires 2004
Nancy M. Cannalonga 942 Waltham Street
Term Expires 2002
Sandra Aghababian, appt 12 Butterfield Road
Leona W. Martin 19 Thoreau Road
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 13
Town Meeting Members
AT LARGE PRECINCT 2
Catherine Abbott 38 Eldred Street Term Expires 2002
Margery Battin 15 Paul Revere Road Robert Cunha 10 Stevens Road
Norman Cohen 56 Coolidge Avenue Robin DiGiammarino 2 Sunset Ridge
Peter Enrich 35 Clarke Street Merrill Forman 15 Butler Avenue
Donna Hooper 47 Emerson Gardens Paul Lapointe 224 Follen Road
Jay Kaufman 1 Childs Road Lucy Lockwood 15 Smith Avenue
Jeanne Krieger 44 Webster Road Daniel Lucas 3 Tower Road
Dawn McKenna 9 Hancock Street Christina Welch 41 Locust Avenue
Leo McSweeney 435 Lincoln Street
Term Expires 2003
PRECINCT 1 Marian Cohen 8 Plymouth Road
Kenneth Ford 10 Lisbeth Street
Term Expires 2002 Lauren MacNeil 17 Sutherland Road
Nancy Adler 22 Village Circle
Michael O'Sullivan 12 Aerial Street
Colleen Amirsakis 8 Fairlawn Lane
James Wilson 43 Locust Avenue
James Barry 10 Crescent Hill Avenue Donald Wilson 36 Fern Street
Mary Bowes 32 Arcola Street
Scott Wilson 23 Pleasant Street
Carol Bukys 17 Wheeler Road
Daniel Busa, Jr 6 Farm Road Term Expires 2004
Albert Zabin 1 Page Road James Avery 8 Daniels Street
Thomas Diaz 10 Tower Road
Term Expires 2003
Karen Dooks 5 Mohawk Drive
Joel Adler 22 Village Circle
Myla Kabat -Zinn 58 Oak Street
Laura Boghosian 4 Russell Road
Andrew McAleer 121 Follen Road
Jean Cole 23 Whipple Road
Barry Orenstein 132 Follen Road
Maria -Elena Kostorizos 20 Wheeler Road
David Rudner 47 Carville Avenue
Janet Moran 41 Bartlett Avenue
Paul Topalian 46 Circle Road
Judith Zabin 1 Page Road
Term Expires 2004
John Breen 8 Crescent Hill Avenue
Stephen Cole, Jr. 857 Emerson Gardens Road
Jonathan Cole 23 Whipple Road
Lillian MacArthur 42 Emerson Gardens
Eric Michelson 16 Emerson Gardens
Barry Sampson 8 Brandon Street
Carol Sampson 8 Brandon Street
PRECINCT 3
Term Expires 2002
Nicholas Cannalonga 942 Waltham Street
John Carroll 31 Allen Street
Dan Fenn, Jr. 59 Potter Pond
William Frawley 68 Potter Pond
Gloria Holland 3 April Lane
David Kessler 20 Barberry Road
Alexander Nedzel 4 Chadbourne Road
Term Expires 2003
Samuel Berman 11 Barberry Road
Jacqueline Davison 86 Spring Street
Michelle Hutnik 10 Hilltop Avenue
Douglas Lucente 71 Farmcrest Avenue
Marjorie Madoff 27 Normandy Road
Richard Neumeier 2 Pitcairn Place
Robert Rotberg 14 Barberry Road
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Town Meeting Members continued from previous page
Term Expires 2004 Term Expires 2003
Robert Bowyer 7 Woodcliffe Road David Burns 46 Ridge Road
Nancy Cannalonga 942 Waltham Street Elaine Dratch 2 Maureen Road
Sara Chase 1 Grassland Street Margaret Nichols 4 Rumford Road
Sherry Gordon 7 Stedman Road Blair Ruocco 54 Webb Street
Patrick Mehr 31 Woodcliffe Road James Shaw 20 Vine Street
Mary Neumeier 2 Pitcairn Place Sam Silverman 18 Ingleside Road
Loren Wood 14 Benjamin Road Jed Snyder 482 Lowell Street
PRECINCT 4 Term Expires 2004
Ira Crowe 53 Woburn Street
Term Expires 2002 Irene Dondley 22 Leonard Road
Donald Chisholm 166 Lincoln Street Andrew Friedlich 22 Young Street
John Davies 18 Prospect Hill Road Paul Hamburger 18 Cooke Road
Ann Miller 40 Outlook Drive Carol Liff 19 Douglas Road
Michael Prensky 222 Lincoln Street M. Masha Traber 106 Maple Street
Nicholas Santosuosso 2 Washington Street Charles Vail 66 Woburn Street
Martin White 50 Bloomfield Street
Term Expires 2003 PRECINCT 6
Gloria Bloom 17 Loring Road Term Expires 2002
Timothy Counihan 27 Percy Road Marshall Derby 23 Suzanne Road
David Harris 5 A Eliot Road David Kaufman 152 Burlington Street
Peter Kelley 24 Forest Street Marianne Lazarus 22 Woodland Road
Barrie Peltz 8 Jackson Court Richard Pagett 10 Oakmount Circle
Marina Smith 22 Muzzey Street Anne Ripley 83 Hancock Street
Dana Wendel 126 Grant Street
Term Expires 2004
John Willson 16 Hathaway Road
Nyles Barnert 142 Worthen Road
Scott Burson 58 Sherburne Road S. Term Expires 2003
Georgia Glick 21 Eliot Road Marjorie Daggett 9 Burroughs Road
Charles Lamb 55 Baskin Road Bebe Fallick 4 Diehl Road
John Rosenberg 64 Bloomfield Street Edmund Grant 27 Grove Street
Sandra Shaw 51 Wachusett Drive Jane Pagett 10 Oakmount Circle
Judith Uhrig 15 Vine Brook Road Edith Sandy 353 N. Emerson Road
Sheldon Spector 26 Suzanne Road
PRECINCT 5 H. Jerrold VanHook 89 Meriam Street
Term Expires 2002 Term Expires 2004
Howard Cravis 6 Rogers Road Florence Baturin 11 Alcott Road
Wallace Cupp 141 Woburn Street Paul Chernick 14 Somerset Road
John Hayward 358 Woburn Street
Peter Cohen 5 Diehl Road
Suzanne Larsen 6 Fessenden Way Anthony Galaitsis 7 Burroughs Road
Samuel Powers 7 Dunham Street Alan Lazarus 22 Woodland Road
Ephraim Weiss 462 Lowell Street Martin Long 9 Franklin Road
David Williams 1433 Massachusetts Avenue Frank Sandy 353 N. Emerson Road
continued on next page
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 15
Town Meeting Members continued from previous page
PRECINCT 7
Term Expires 2002
Deborah Brown 47 Robinson Road
Thomas Griffiths 7 Volunteer Way
Philip Hamilton 2 Grove Street
Wendy Rudner 18 Pine Knoll Road
John Taylor 11 Unmoor Terrace
Martha Wood 51 Gleason Road
Term Expires 2003
Marsha Baker 46 Burlington Street
Steven Colman 63 Fifer Lane
Robert Coyne 2 Heritage Drive
Audrey Friend 84 Fifer Lane
Fred Martin 29 Dewey Road
James Wood, Jr. 51 Gleason Road
Alan Wrigley 205 Grove Street
Term Expires 2004
Neal Boyle Jr 23 Pine Knoll Road
George Burnell 4 Eaton Road
Margaret Counts -Klebe 94 Winter Street
David Kanter 48 Fifer Lane
Joyce Miller 23 Fifer Lane
David Miller 23 Fifer Lane
Jane Trudeau 7 Volunteer Way
PRECINCT 8
Term Expires 2002
Roger Borghesani 24 Hastings Road
Margaret Bradley 48 Bellflower Street
Stacey Bridge - Denzak 38 Cedar Street
Florence Connor 12 Cedar Street
Ione Garing 157 Cedar Street
Charles Hornig 75 Reed Street
Richard Michelson 54 Asbury Street
Term Expires 2003
Richard Battin 15 Paul Revere Road
Steven Hurley 70 Reed Street
Morton Kahan 44 Hancock Street
Ingrid Klimoff 75 Reed Street
Shirley Stolz 2139 Massachusetts Avenue
Carolyn Tiffany 109 Reed Street
Thomas Zimmer 48 Hancock Street
Term Expires 2004
Elizabeth Bryant 18 Liberty Avenue
John Cunha 11 Homestead Street
Diana Garcia 3 Gerard Terrace
Thomas Harden 32 Hill Street
Alan Levine 54 Reed Street
James Osten 8 Revere Street
Robert Whitman 5 Hancock Avenue
PRECINCT 9
Term Expires 2002
Alice Adler 10 Nickerson Road
Christopher Busa 12 Ewell Avenue
Emily Donovan 110 Wood Street
Janice Kennedy 135 Wood Street
Wendy Manz 14 Ellison Road
Richard Schaye 7 Jean Road
Michael Schroeder 2 Welch Road
Term Expires 2003
Narain Bhatia 8 Nickerson Road
Richard Canale 29 Shade Street
Susan Elberger 10 Ellison Road
Paul Mazerall 32 Roosevelt Road
Janet Perry 16 Ellison Road
Loretta Porter 2318 Massachusetts Avenue
Fred Rosenberg 76 Wood Street
Term Expires 2004
Anthony Close 174 Wood Street
Rodney Cole 80 School Street
Margaret Coppe 12 Barrymeade Drive
Thomas Fenn 15 Shade Street
William Kennedy 135 Wood Street
Hank Manz 14 Ellison Road
Dorris Traficante 16 Fairbanks Road
Page 16 2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Town Meeting Members Association (TMMA)
ROLE: To inform Town
Meeting members in
advance on all warrant
articles, meeting proce-
dures and general Town
governance matters of sig-
nificance in forthcoming
Town Meetings. To act as
an interface between
Town Meeting and the
Municipal Government,
School Committee and
other Town Committees.
To act as a voice and
source of public informa-
tion for the Town Meeting
when the Meeting is not in
session. To improve Town
Meeting procedures and
processes and assist in
governing Lexington when requested or it is deemed necessary.
MEMBERSHIP: All Town Meeting members are automatically
members of the Association. At the first information meeting,
precincts meet individually and elect their Precinct Chair, Clerk
and Associate officers. Those officers become the TMMA
Executive Committee, and serve for one year. TMMA officers
are elected by the members at the annual meeting of the
Association. The Executive Committee meets the second
Wednesday of each month, except when Town Meeting is in ses-
sion or in July and August. The monthly meetings are
open to all.
We were greatly saddened by the deaths of past
Executive Committee Member Marge Madoff and
past TMMA Chairman Ron Colwell.
Front: Ephraim Weiss, David Kessler, Robert Whitman, Marsha Baker, Hank Manz, Wendy Manz, Dana
Wendel. Rear: Bebe Fallick, Alan Lazarus, Andy Friedlich, Jon Cole, Lucy Lockwood, John Rosenberg,
David Harris, Gloria Bloom, Margaret Counts - Klebe, Tom Zimmer, Mary Bowes, Ingrid Klimoff.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Reviewed and discussed the following:
Financial summit meetings on the 2002 budget
The apparent demise of businesses in the
Center
Pay As You Throw trash plan
Budget projections for FY03
The timing of an elementary school debt
exclusion vote
Ongoing issues involved with Hanscom Field
Discussions on the municipalization of utilities
The proposal to have recycling picked up
weekly
• Prior to the 2001 Town Meeting, TMMA hosted public meet-
ings on the Pay As You Throw trash plan to explain the
program, answer questions and allow for public input.
• The Executive Committee met with the Chairman of the
Board of Selectmen, Town Manager, DPW Director, and the
Recycling Coordinator, and based on the data presented, voted
that it agreed with weekly recycle pickup. •
2001-2002 Executive Committee
Officers:
Chair:
Vice - Chair:
Treasurer:
Clerk:
Andy Friedlich
Bebe Fallick
Lucy Lockwood
Wendy Manz
Prct.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Chair
Jonathan Cole
Lucy Lockwood
David Kessler
John Rosenberg
Irene Dondley
Alan Lazarus
Alan Wrigley
Robert Whitman
Emily Donovan
Clerk
Mary Bowes
Lauren McNeil
Jacqueline Davison
Gloria Bloom
Ephraim Weiss
Dana Wendel
Marsha Baker
Ingrid Klimoff
Henry Manz
Associate
Janet Moran
David Rudner
Patrick Mehr
David Harris
Masha Traber
Peter Cohen
Margaret Counts -Klebe
Thomas Zimmer
Rodney Cole
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
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6uilegel S P!A G
Town Meeting
Annual Town Meeting—March 26, 2001
own Meeting was held at the Museum of our National
Heritage and Clarke Middle School. The initial session on
March 16 was called to order by Moderator Margery Battin
with a quorum of 176 members; invocation by the Rev. Gay
Godfrey of the Hancock Church.
The Moderator extended thanks to the Museum's Executive
Director John Ott for his generosity in making the Museum avail-
able for sessions on March 26 and 28, April 2, 4 and, 11, and May
14 and 16. The last session was held at Clark Middle School. The
Moderator also observed the passing of Fire Chief John "Jack"
Quinlan, and deceased Town Meeting, Board, or Committee
members Carol Batstone, Raymond Culler, Nancy Gordon, and
Austin Fisher for their dedicated service to the Town.
In other sessions, Fiske School teacher Thomas Vanichevski was
presented the Michael Wagner Technology Award, retired
Parking Meter Officer H. Bigelow Moore a model parking meter
and the High School's 14 Merit Scholars were introduced.
ARTICLE ACTION SUMMARY:
ART. 1: Annual Town Election See Town Election, p. 12
ART. 2: Reports of Committees
Reports relating to articles under consideration were presented
at the appropriate sessions.
ART. 3: Appointments to Cary Lecture Series
Adopted March 26. Moderator to appoint a committee of three
to run lectures for the current year under the wills of Eliza Cary
Farnham and Suzanna E. Cary.
ART. 4: Operating Budget
Adopted March 28. Provides moneys for all Town departments.
All amounts to be raised in the tax levy except as noted.
Numbers in the left hand column below refer to line items.
EDUCATION
1100 Lexington Public Schools $57,994,812
Also see Articles 12 and 13.
1200 Minuteman Regional School $787,116
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
2110 Contributory Retirement
With $65,762 from Water Enterprise
Fund; $16,441 from Sewer Enterprise
Fund.
$2,635,674
2120 Non - Contributory Retirement $123,000
2130 - Insurance
2150
With $93,883 from Water Enterprise
Fund, $20,943 from Sewer Enterprise
Fund; $20,220 from Recreation
Enterprise Fund. Further, amounts appro-
priated for employee health and life
insurance to be transferred to this account
to fund cost items (a) included in collec-
tive bargaining agreements reached
between the Town and employee organi-
zations and (b) resulting from such agree-
ments as they bear on the employee com-
pensation plan.
DEBT SERVICE
2210
2220
2230
2240
Payment on Funded Debt
Interest on Funded Debt
Temporary Borrowing
Exempt Debt
OPERATING ARTICLES
2310 Reserve Fund
2320 Municipal Salary Adjustments
To fund cost items resulting from collec-
tive bargaining agreements as they bear
on employee wage and salary plan. To be
distributed among personal services
accounts as authorized by the Selectmen.
With $11,535 from Water Enterprise
Fund; $5242 from Sewer Enterprise Fund.
$4,120,317
$3,105,000
$406,066
$329,500
$1,708,200
ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES
2410 Municipal Services Expenses & Personnel
2410 Municipal Services & Expenses
COMMUNITY SERVICES
3000 DPW Personnel
With $249,428 from Water Enterprise
Fund; $226,548 from Sewer Enterprise
Fund; $59,904 from Parking Meter Fund;
$100,000 from Cemetery Trust Funds;
$75,000 from Recreation Enterprise Fund.
3000 DPW General Expenses
With $205,271 from Water Enterprise
Fund; $118,313 from Sewer Enterprise
Fund; $47,970 from Parking Meter Fund;
$150,000
$402,667
$69,900
$97,400
$3,005,287
$3,778,187
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3600
3600
3 700
Further, Town Manager may enter into
agreements with one or more governmen-
tal units to perform jointly any service,
activity, or undertaking authorized by law.
Also, a PAYT - Pay as You Throw -
Program to be implemented for trash dis-
posal services, provided at least $747,000
of revenues generated by the Program
shall be used to reduce the tax rate below
the levy limit. An amendment to strike
this paragraph failed by a roll call vote of
98 no, 75 yes. Another amendment
passed by voice vote; it requires
Selectmen..." to report back to the next
annual Town Meeting on the financial
and environmental success of the PAYT
program and allow Town Meeting to vote
on whether to continue the program
beyond FY2002."
Further, the Town Manager is authorized
to enter into communications equipment
agreements and equipment lease /purchase
agreements from time to time, provided
each such agreement is subject to annual
appropriations.
In addition, $50,000 of expenses for the
sale of burial containers and biodegradable
bags be funded by the receipt of $50,000
in anticipated revenues, and the surplus
from FY00 in the amount of $14,321 may
be closed to the General Fund.
Further, State /Federal Grants and site -gen-
erated revenue and /or refuse- stabilization
funds as permitted under existing agree-
ments, may be used to meet Division of
Environmental Protection guidelines at
the Hartwell Avenue landfill site.
Finally, to permit the Town to enter into
agreements with private or public entities
to enhance public services, increase rev-
enue, improve efficiency, or save money
to the Town's benefit.
Transportation Personnel
Transportation Expenses
With $80,000 from Parking Meter Fund
Water Department
With $5,032,956 from Water Enterprise
Fund.
3800 Sewer Department
With $7,864,345 from Sewer Enterprise
Fund.
$58,205
$247,833
$5,032,956
$7,864,345
PUBLIC SAFETY
4100 Law Enforcement Personnel
With $97,692 from Parking Meter Fund.
4100 Law Enforcement Expenses
With $14,000 from Parking Meter Fund.
4200 Fire Department Personnel
4200 Fire Department Expenses
CULTURE AND RECREATION
5100
5100
5200
Library Personnel
Library Expenses
Recreation Department
With $1,206,130 from Recreation
Enterprise Fund
SOCIAL SERVICES
6100
6100
6200
6200
Council on Aging Personnel
Council on Aging Expenses
Human Services Personnel
Human Services Expenses
COMMUNITY DE VEL OPMENT
7100
7100
7200
7200
7300
7300
Community Development Personnel
Community Development Expenses
Planning Personnel
Planning Expenses
Economic Development Personnel
Economic Development Expenses
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
8110 Board of Selectmen
Administration Personnel
With $2,760 from Water Enterprise Fund;
$690 from Sewer Enterprise Fund.
$3,655,834
$388,742
$3,228,076
$343,747
$1,344,097
$258,583
$1,206,130
$144,495
$176,555
$28,113
$111,717
$562,914
$53,560
$179,043
$58,200
$55,918
$10,780
$62,3 83
8110 Board of Selectmen Administration
Expenses $73,766
8120 Legal Fees & Expenses $225,000
8130 Town Report $6,000
8200 Town Manager Personnel $307,285
With $36,657 from Water Enterprise Fund;
$9164 from Sewer Enterprise Fund.
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Town Meetings continued from previous page
8200 Town Manager Expenses
TOWN COMMITTEES
8310
8320
8330
Appropriation Committee Expenses
Miscellaneous Boards & Committees
Expenses
Public Celebrations
FINANCE
8400 Finance Personnel
With $203,840 from Water Enterprise
Fund, $50,961 from Sewer Enterprise
Fund.
8400 Finance Expenses
With $7500 of expenses generated from
enrollment in the Flexible Spending Plan
be funded by the receipt of $7500 in
anticipated revenues. Further, the
Treasurer /Collector is authorized to enter
into compensating balance agreements
during fiscal years 2001, 2002 and 2003,
as permitted by General Laws Chapter
44, Section 53F.
TOWN CLERK
8500 Town Clerk Personnel
8500 Town Clerk Expenses
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
8600 MIS Personnel
With $32,390 from Water Enterprise
Fund; $8098 from Sewer Enterprise
Fund.
8600 MIS Expenses
ART. 5: Supplementary Appropriations for
Current Fiscal Year 2001
Adopted March 28.
(a) That $542,148 be appropriated to Line Item
2130 of current fiscal year's budget with $500,000
transferred from Unreserved Fund Balance,
$42,148 from receipts reserved for appropriation.
(b) That $20,000 be transferred from Line Item
3 000 DPW Expenses to Line Item 3 000 DPW
Personnel.
ART. 6: Prior Year's Unpaid Bills
Indefinitely postponed, March 28.
$16,000
$1,000
$8,755
$25,000
$725,509
$203,900
$175,547
$56,550
ART. 7: Supplementary Appropriations for Authorized
Capital Improvement Projects
Indefinitely postponed, March 26.
ART. 8: Capital Projects and Equipment
Adopted April 2, except for "d, " adopted April 4.
a. Town Building Envelope Remodeling Program $690,000
With $123,050 from receipts reserved for appro-
priation; Treasurer authorized to borrow
$566,950.
b. Public Works Equipment
With $196,623 from tax levy; $40,00 from Water
Enterprise Fund; $40,000 Sewer Enterprise Fund.
Treasurer authorized to borrow $108,050.
$384,673
c. Fire Vehicle, Rescue $159,050
With $36,000 from tax levy; $123,050 from
Stabilization Fund
d. Pine Meadows Improvements $230,000
Adopted April 4. Transferred from Recreation
Enterprise Fund
e. Landfill Closure $100,000
From the tax levy
f. Morgan Road Tank Construction $420,000
Treasurer authorized to borrow.
g. Street Improvements $1,000,000
With $500,000 from tax levy; Treasurer authorized
to borrow $50,000; Selectmen authorized to
accept Highway Funds including $450,000 allo-
cated by State.
h. Playground/Recreation Improvements $50,000
$148,424 From the tax levy.
i. Financial Software upgrade $425.000
Treasurer authorized to borrow.
$197,720
ART. 9: Sewer System Rehab Program
Indefinitely Postponed, March 26.
ART. 10: Water Mains
Adopted March 28. To install new or replacement
water mains, and line and reline water mains.
From Water Enterprise Fund.
ART. 11: Water Distribution Improvement
Adopted March 28. To upgrade water distribution
in the Woburn Street area; Treasurer authorized to
borrow.
ART. 12: School Technology Program
Adopted April 4. To purchase computer hardware,
software, and equipment; Treasurer authorized to
borrow.
$325,000
$420,000
$800,000
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ART. 13: School Capital Project $100,000
Adopted April 4. For modular classrooms previ-
ously authorized; Treasurer authorized to borrow.
ART. 14: Tree Planting and Maintenance $50,000
Adopted April 2. From Unreserved Fund Balance.
Also see Article 34.
ART. 15: Cary Memorial Library
Bond Authorizations
Adopted May 16. Additional funds for rebuilding
the library, approved by previous Town Meetings.
Treasurer authorized to borrow.
$1,700,000
ARTICLE 16: Rescind Unused Borrowing Authority
Adopted April 4. Rescinded: Authorizations under
Art. 7, 1998 Town Meeting, Art. 12, 1997 Town
Meeting, Art. 13, 1996 Town Meeting.
ZONING AND CONSERVATION ARTICLES
ART. 17: Zoning By -Law, Section 2, Definitions
Not adopted April 4. Would have defined patios, under Sect. 2.
ART. 18: Zoning By -Law, Section 3.2.2, Variances
Not adopted April 4. Would have modified definition of
hardships.
ART. 19: Zoning By -Law, Section 3.2.2, Variances
Indefinitely postponed, April 4. Would have required members
of Zoning Board of Appeals to be identified in written deci-
sions involving denials.
ART. 20: Zoning By -Law Section 22, Off Street Parking and
Loading
Adopted April 4. Amends rules concerning off - street parking
space in commercial buildings.
ART. 21: Rezoning Proposal, 7 Hartwell Avenue
Adopted April 9. Amends zoning for this property, from bank-
ing to general office use.
ART. 22: Conservation Land Transfer
Indefinitely postponed, April 9. Would have transferred a plot
on Rockville Avenue to the Conservation Commission for use
as a vest - pocket park.
ART. 23: Conservation Land Acquisition
Indefinitely postponed, April 9. Conservation Commission
interest in approximately 15 acres in northwest Lexington adja-
cent to Burlington and Bedford.
GENERAL ARTICLES
ART. 24: Land Acquisition
Adopted March 26. Clears title to an entrance to the Harrington
School from Lowell Street.
ART. 25: Sale of Land to Abutter
Adopted April 9. Land at the corner of Marrett and Follen
Roads.
ART. 26: Retirement Board
Indefinitely postponed, April 9.
ART. 27: Fund Post - Retirement Health Insurance
Adopted April 9. Selectmen authorized to petition the General
Court for an Act to provide for post- retirement health care fund-
ing and supplementary retirement annuities for Town employees.
ART. 28: Accept Sections of MGL Chapter 59
Adopted April 9. Regarding administration of tax relief for
certain citizens 60 and over.
ART. 29: Adopt Code of The Town of Lexington
Adopted April 9. Adopts recodification of the Town's General
Bylaws and Zoning Bylaw; a "housekeeping" procedure.
ART. 30: Amend Section 6 Article I of General By -Laws,
Non - Criminal Disposition
Adopted April 9. Establishes fines for non - criminal violations
of Health Code regarding asbestos removal.
ART. 31: Amend Section 6 of Art. 1 of General By -Laws,
Non Criminal Disposition
Adopted April 9. Establishes fines for non - criminal violations
of Historic Districts Commission regulations.
ART. 32: Amend General By- Laws:Contracts
Adopted April 11. Raises the ceiling from $10,000 to $20,000
for requiring sealed bids issued by department heads.
ART. 33: Noise Bylaw, Chapter XXXV
Adopted April 11. A new Bylaw governing the measurement
and control of excessive or unwarranted noise in Town.
ART. 34: Tree Bylaw, Chapter XXXVI
Adopted April 11. A new Bylaw regarding the Town's attitude
toward, and treatment of, trees. Tree Committee established.
Also see Article 14.
ART. 35: Planning Board Membership Term
Adopted April 11. Reduces the term of members of the Planning
Board from five years to three.
ART. 36: Use of Funds to Reduce the Tax Rate
Adopted May 16. Transferred from the
Unreserved Fund Balance.
$1,191,923
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 21
PUBLIC SAFETY
Police Department
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Christopher Casey, Chief
of Police
2001 brought
new challenges
to the Lexington
Police in pro-
viding quality
police services
to the Town.
The catastrophic
events of September 11 brought a sense of vulnerability that many
in the community have never before experienced. Responding to
the new threat and the new sense of vulnerability became a major
focus for the Police Department. At the same time, the organiza-
tion needed to maintain the philosophy of community policing
while providing quality services.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY01
FY00
$3,277,520
$ 345,736
$3,166,249
$ 336,728
Personnel
Full Time
65
65
Part Time
5
5
Personnel Changes
Authorized for 52 sworn officers, the department began the
year with 47 and lost another 4 through retirements during the
year. Officer Dan Hoag retired from the Police Department
after 34 years of dedicated service. Also retiring were Stephen
Newell after 28 years of service, Susan Clear after 11 years, and
Sergeant Paul Clear after 24 years. Robert Raposa was
promoted to Captain and Richard Ham was promoted to
Lieutenant. Michael McLean and James Barry were both pro-
moted to Sergeant. Lieutenant Mark Corr was assigned com-
mander of the Detective Bureau. Officer Aiden Evelyn, an Air
Force Reservist, was called to active duty.
Noteworthy Investigations
During the summer, "traveling thieves" broke into several homes
in Lexington and other Massachusetts communities. Lexington
detectives went to Connecticut and recovered thousands of dollars
in cash and stolen property related to these crimes. Detective
Steven Garabedian was commended for his investigative skill in
this ongoing case.
Since September, with the threat of anthrax contamination, the
Police and Fire Departments investigated over 40 pieces of sus-
picious mail and other items. None tested positive for anthrax.
In November, detectives identified two 12- year -olds responsible
for distributing hoax anthrax mail.
In October, Police arrested four people in Lexington Center for
crimes related to identity theft and recovered $15,000 in cash.
The group defrauded banks from Canada to Rhode Island of tens
of thousands of dollars, and were wanted by the Secret Service.
Also in October, four drug dealers were arrested at a local motel
where they were conducting business from a rented room. The
Suburban Regional Drug Task Force, of which Lexington is a
member, made the arrests and seized 600 doses of heroin and
$1200 in cash.
In November, a former part -time school employee was sen-
tenced to a year in jail after being convicted of making a false
crime report. On March 15, 2000, the employee had reported
being the target of hateful graffiti and having been physically
assaulted in the High School parking lot. Detectives, including
the School Resource Officers and school officials, conducted a
lengthy investigation and concluded that the employee staged
the entire event.
On a positive note, Public Safety Dispatcher David Spinosa was
commended in November for coaching an expectant father
through the birth of his new son over the phone. The couple was
enroute to the hospital when they made an unexpected stop on
Waltham Street where their son made his dramatic entry into
this world. Mom, Dad, and baby are all doing well.
New Initiatives
The Lexington Police Department joined the Northeast
Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC), a
regional organization of 30 police departments providing sup-
port services in School Threat Assessment and Response
(STARS), Tactical Police Units, Regional Response Team of up
to 130 officers, Strategic Planning, computer crime expertise,
and Public Safety Mapping and Analysis. NEMLEC is a
Officer Alex Hagenah patrolling on the Lexington Police
Department Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Photo By Officer John Mazerall
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Police Department continued from previous page
tremendous asset, maximizing the benefit of regional partner-
ships to member communities. A Motorcycle Unit was estab-
lished through a grant to improve traffic enforcement. Domestic
violence workshops were developed with community partners
and our Alzheimer File was expanded to include any person at
risk. An "Open House" attracted over 400 visitors and included
bicycle safety checkpoints, baby carseat checkpoints, and other
activities. These initiatives were in response to employee -gen-
erated proposals and the 1999 Citizen Survey.
Training
Two newly- appointed Sergeants attended three weeks of train-
ing at The New England Command Officer Training Institute
sponsored by the New England Chiefs of Police in Brockton.
Four officers attended a week -long training at the New England
Community Police Partnership at Saint Anselm College,
Manchester, N.H. In October, the Department was invited to
share the progress made in transitioning from top -down hierar-
chical management to team -based leadership at the
International Police Chief's Conference in Toronto, Canada.
Sergeant Joseph O'Leary, Officer Joseph Lahiff and Chief
Casey presented a workshop to an audience of 150 police
chiefs. Captain Robert Raposa and Lieutenant Richard Ham
also attended the conference. Positive feedback and requests for
further information continue to be received from attendees.
Service Calls and Statistics
Serious crime increased less than 2% during 2001. Most of that
activity was related to an increase in reported burglaries and lar-
cenies and can be attributed to "traveling thieves." Service calls
increased by 23 %; many can be attributed to the events of
Police Manual
Policy Committee
ROLE: To review the Police Department Manual and make
recommendations at least once per year to the Board of
Selectmen concerning revisions, amendments, and additions.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Selectmen's Liaison and
Chair Peter Enrich, Chief Christopher Casey, Gerald
McLeod, Edith Flynn, William Hayes, Cleveland Coates.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Worked with Police Department personnel to develop and
implement policies and programs designed to bring the
department in compliance with National and State
Accreditation Standards.
• Focused on moving the Department further towards a
model of Community Policing.
September 11. Police investigated 1806 calls involving building
and person checks and 344 calls of suspicious activity or pack-
ages. These numbers represent an increase of 10% and 25 %,
respectively. Overall crime was down. Lexington will report
868 crimes for 2001 under the National Incident -Based (crime)
Reporting System. This represents a decrease of 67 reportable
crimes or about 7 %.
Complaints and Calls for Service
Accident Calls 1162
Animal Control 215
Alarms, Homes or Commercial 2139
Alarms All others 274
Fire Calls 710
Medical Assistance 1892
Motorist Assistance 692
Missing Persons 67
Disturbances /Disputes 495
Building & Person Checks 1462
Suspicious Activity 344
All Crimes 868
Miscellaneous Calls 3882
Criminal Court Summary
Arrest without Warrant 77
Arrest with Warrant 133
Criminal Summons 303
Clerks Hearings 44
Private Complaints 11
Protective Custody 13
Parking Enforcement Fines
Meter Violations $ 71,140
Other Parking Violations $ 44,640
Total $ 115,780
Larcenies Reported ... 295
Calls for Service 14,202
Auto Thefts 12
Serious Offenses 399
Accidents 1,162
400
300
200
1989
26
24
22
20
18
14
12
10
6
600
2001 500
Larcenies - Reported
14000
13000
12000
11000
1989
Calls for Service
2001
400
1000
900
800
700
1989
Auto Thefts
2001
Serious Offenses
1989
2001
Accidents
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
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Police Department continued from previous page
Criminal Court Cases
Motor Vehicle Homicide 0
Operating to Endanger 18
Operating without License 37
Operating under Influence 28
Operating with Revoked /Suspended License 96
Use of Vehicle without Authority 4
Disorderly /Disturb Peace 3
Liquor Violations 16
Vandalism /Malicious Damage 17
Forgery /Uttering 6
Receiving Stolen Property 8
Protective -Order Violations 15
Drug Violations 43
Summary of Serious Offences
Arson 4
Rape 0
Assaults /Including Weapons 36
Robbery /Home Invasion 1
Burglary /Breaking and Entering 51
Larceny 295
Motor Vehicle Theft 12
Motor Vehicle Citations Issued
Warnings 1379
Civil Infractions 1952
Criminal Complaints 112
Arrests 55
Total 3498
Civil Motor Vehicle Infractions Violations Fines
Red Light Violations 701
Stop Sign Violations 169
Failure to Use Care 307
Unregistered Vehicle 104
Speeding 673
Turning Violations 1003
Crosswalk Violations 132
Other Violations 592
Total 3681
$ 16,405
$ 3,970
$ 8,590
$ 8,600
$ 69,264
$ 10,450
$ 2,835
$ 10,795
$130,909
High- Accident Locations (10 or more accidents)
Bedford Street @ Rte 95 35
Bedford Street @ Hartwell Ave 26
Waltham Street @ Marrett Road 20
Bedford Street @ Eldred Street 13
Bedford Street @ Harrington Road 13
Massachusetts Ave @ Grant Street 13
Massachusetts Ave @ Maple Street 10
Bedford Street @ Worthen Road 10
Larcenies Reported 295
Calls for Service 14,202
Auto Thefts 12
Serious Offences 399
Accidents 1,162
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 recommendations are presented to the Selectmen at a
public hearing. If approved, recommendations are forwarded
to the Department of Public Works for implementation.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Myla Kabat -Zinn, Bill
Mix, Steve Frymer, Nijdeh Haven, Susan Bottan (School
Department), David Carbonneau (DPW), Captain Steven Corr
(Police Department), and Gail Wagner (Transportation
Coordinator). Mr. Havan is a traffic engineering professional and
brings years of design and regulatory experience to the
Committee. Ms. Wagner's appointment will help integrate the
Town's traffic and transportation programs. Edward Barsamian
stepped down this year after years of service.
HIGHLIGHTS:
The following recommendations were made:
• Pleasant Street/Watertown Street Intersection: Line of
Sight Problems No regulatory action; Police to evaluate
problematic turning movements.
• Lincoln Street at Hastings Park: Traffic Problems
Increased Police visibility; trim vegetation at Lincoln Terrace
to improve sight lines; No Parking on Lincoln at Worthen
Road, Hastings Road, or Audubon Road; evaluate crosswalk
on Lincoln; investigate lighting problems.
• Maple Street /Mass. Avenue: Intersection Signals for Safety.
Conduct Warrant analysis.
• Hillcrest Avenue: Traffic Problems Increased Police
presence; Trim vegetation to improve sign visibility; conduct
speed study.
• Worthen Road at Captain Parker Arms: Parking No
parking on Worthen Road to improve sight lines.
• Mass. Ave. Crosswalk at Town Hall: Install crosswalk on
experimental basis.
• Davis Road: Parking No Parking on Davis Road from
Rockwell to Moreland Street.
• Mass. Avenue at Pelham Road: Line -of -Sight Problems
Investigate School Zone Warrants for possible creation of a
School Zone on Mass. Avenue.
• Pleasant Street /Mass. Avenue Intersection: Signals for
Safety Conduct Warrant analysis.
• Hartwell Avenue Traffic at Maguire Road: Traffic
Problems No regulatory action; investigate development
options to fund traffic light construction.
• Mass. Avenue at Post Office: "Bumpouts" for Pedestrians
Refer to Lexington Center Committee and Design Advisory
Committee.
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Traffic Safety Advisory Committee continued from previous page
• Webster Avenue: Caution Signage No Action.
• Audible Traffic Signals: Include audible traffic signals in
future design of Waltham Street /Mass. Avenue intersection
signal upgrade.
• Woburn Street Crosswalk at Fletcher Avenue: Sight
Problems Add crosswalk sign to improve visibility.
• Douglas Road at Fulton Road: Traffic Problems Install
curve ahead sign.
• Marrett Road at Prospect Hill Road: Sidewalk and
Crosswalk Consider sidewalk on south side of Marrett
Road from Waltham Street to Bridge Street in context of side-
walk program; continue evaluation of crosswalk across
Marrett at Downing.
Fire Department
APPOINTED
by the Town
Manager: Chief
Peter W. Torode,
June 11, 2001.
ROLE: To pro-
tect the lives and
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY01
FY00
$ 3,205,313
$ 304,357
$3,155,067
$ 272,353
Personnel
Full Time
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property of the community from emergencies involving fire,
medical, hazardous materials and environmental causes. This
mission will be achieved through public education, code man-
agement, and emergency response.
The Chief of the Fire Department is designated the Emergency
Management Director for the Town. The Emergency
Management Director's role is to provide guidance and assis-
tance to the citizens of the community following natural disas-
ters and other emergencies. The coordinator is the point of con-
tact for State and Federal aid in the wake of a major incident.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Continued to adapt our service delivery according to antici-
pated public safety needs. The most significant of these
endeavors has been in the area of fire safety education and
injury prevention. The SAFE (Student Awareness of Fire
Safety Education) program is an example of our formal effort.
Informal examples include inspections and code management,
and presentations at various facilities and events in Town.
• Operational priorities remain Life Safety, Incident
Management, and Property Conservation (whether personal,
public, or environmental). Responded to medical emergen-
cies, fires, and alarms for fires, motor vehicle accidents, haz-
ardous materials incidents, and calls for rescue and aid.
• Provided emergency medical service and called upon the
paramedics to provide advance life support care, when need-
ed. Census of incidents continued to increase at a steady rate,
• Old Mass. Avenue at Bonair Street: Traffic Speeds Move
school bus stop to less hazardous location; install additional
speed limit signs; make street sign more visible.
• Meriam Street at Hayes Avennue: High Traffic Speeds
Install children crossing signs at approach to Hayes.
• Hartwell Place and Hartwell Avenue: Sight Line Problems
No Parking on portions of Hartwell Avenue and Hartwell
Place to clear sight lines.
• Mass. Avenue at Post Office: Parking Referred to
Lexington Center Committee.
In addition a speed hump on Middleby Road was installed on a
trial basis; the performance of the speed hump will be evaluat-
ed in 2002.
following a dramatic increase of 30% in the mid - nineties.
• The Town and the Department made a commitment to start a
paramedic service and expect to achieve that goal within two
years. Interested firefighter EMTs will be trained and para-
medics hired through attrition.
Fire Prevention Division
• Continued to administer two primary programs fire safety
education and code compliance. The Division is staffed by the
Assistant Chief and is assisted by suppression personnel. In
the fire safety education endeavor, the SAFE program contin-
ues to be a great success. The SAFE staff has accomplished
their objective to bring the NFPA "Learn Not To Burn" pro-
gram to 600 elementary schools students. Two students
attended the State SAFE Camp at the Massachusetts
Firefighting Academy last summer. The SAFE Team conduct-
ed another SAFE mini -camp at the Bridge School in April.
Fifty youngsters participated in the day -long event which gave
them the opportunity to perform tasks that a firefighter would
use in emergency situations. A grant from the Office of the
State Fire Marshall provides funds for the SAFE program.
• Delivered other fire safety programs to industry and schools.
Annual Open House continues to be a popular and effective
event, spreading the fire safety message to children and their
parents. This was our 20th Open House.
• The code compliance program is still growing. Smoke detec-
tor, fire alarm and fire protection systems, oil burner, LP gas
storage, underground storage tank removals and testing, gaso-
line stations, and mandated fire prevention inspections require
the attention and the time of both staff and fire suppression
personnel. Several major commercial buildings and four
municipal projects were checked from fire protection plan
review through acceptance inspection.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 25
Fire Department continued from previous page
Fire Suppression and Emergency Response
This past year has been a very active one. There were several
multiple alarm fires, working fires, and hazardous materials
incidents as well as emergency medical calls, motor vehicle
accidents, and calls for alarms. For example, there were:
• 3642 total emergency responses; 1461 by the East Lexington
Station. This represents a 2.5% increase over the previous
year and the nineth year of more than 3000 responses.
• 1972 emergency medical responses of which 1438 of these
involved the transportation of one or more patients to a med-
ical facility. 1521 transports were made with the primary
ambulance; 330 by the reserve ambulance (most of these were
due to simultaneous calls). 32 hazardous materials incidents
were responded to.
Fire Loss
• Estimated annual property loss from fire exceeded $500,000.
There were 22 fires including 2 multiple alarm fires, a 2 -alarm
fire on Waltham Street, and a 2 -alarm fire on Volunteer Way.
There were 72 other fire incidents that caused damage. Vehicle
and nonstructural fires accounted for $71,550 in losses.
Personnel
• Two new Fire Fighter/ EMTs were added Rick White and
Mike Hourihan. Francine Belmont began as our new
Administrative Assistant in October and William Middlemiss
was appointed Assistant Fire Chief in October, having previ-
ously served in the Code Compliance Unit at the State Fire
Marshall's Office and the Lawrence Fire Department.
• Lieutenant John Tobias and Fire Fighter Frank Bussey retired
in 2001.
• The Fire Department Honor Guard marched in the Patriots'
Day, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day parades. We were hon-
ored that a division of the Patriots' Day parade was dedicated
to the memory of former Chief John F. Quinlan.
• Department members also attended funerals and memorial
services for those brother and sister fire fighters that perished
in the World Trade Center incident on September 11. Many of
us were personally and professionally affected by these
events.
• Fire fighter Kevin Garvey was activated as a member of the
Disaster Medical Assistance Team and responded to New
York City. He served there for ten days in support of the
rescue operation.
New Equipment and Programs
• The Department sent specifications to bid for a new ambu-
lance. The new medium duty unit is expected to be delivered
this spring.
• A mercantile inspection program was reinstituted. On -duty
personnel are collecting information on the dimensions and
features of the properties. A database will be built for
reference during emergencies.
• Continued to work with the Water Department on hydrant
testing, marking, and cataloging; 400 hydrants were inspected
and tested for available water supply for fire suppression.
• Participated with the Council on Aging conducting monthly
blood - pressure clinics at the Senior Center and the
Department's annual elderly dinner, important components of
the interaction between the members of the Department and
Seniors.
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• Total Emergency CaIIs ❑ Medical CaIIs
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Board of Health
ROLE: To pro-
tect and promote
the health of resi-
dents and those
who work in or
visit the Town; to
develop and
implement effective health policies, regulations, and programs
that prevent disease and ensure the well -being of the community.
Expenditures
Payroll
FY01
FY00
$174,620
$161,136
Personnel
Full Time
4
4
Part Time
1
1
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Burt Perlmutter,
M.D.; James Beck M.D., Ph.D.; Elaine Grunberg, M.D.; Dennis
Sterzin; and Martha Wood, M.B.A. Staff: Director Beverly
Anderson, M.P.H.; Environmental Health Agent Stephanie
Scogland; Public Health Nurse Joyce Cheng, R.N.; Animal
Control Officer Kathy Fox; Tobacco Control Officer Joseph
Genova, and Administrator Ann Belliveau.
Emergency Management Planning
The Board and its staff continued work on emergency planning
to address both natural and man -made disasters, and completed
a draft plan for dealing with an influenza pandemic or other
infectious disease. The Health Department is working with rep-
resentatives of the Police and Fire Departments on a Health and
Safety Committee to develop medical treatment plans and
environmental programs ranging from floods and blizzards to
biological and chemical attacks over the next year.
West Nile Encephalitis and Mosquito Control
The Board of Health continued to participate in the State -run
West Nile encephalitis surveillance program. More than 125
dead birds were reported to the Health
Department this past summer, and sever-
al birds tested positive for the disease. No
human or equine cases were diagnosed
locally; however, two Massachusetts res-
idents reportedly died of the disease. No
mosquito pools tested positive for the
virus that causes this illness.
The Town continued to apply larvaecide
to local wetlands and catch basins to
eliminate breeding areas for both the
nuisance and disease - carrying species of
mosquitoes.
Community Health Assessment
The comprehensive health assessment of
the community, implemented under the
guidance of the Health Assessment
Advisory Committee, continued. Four com-
munity discussion groups were held in col-
laboration with Mount Auburn Hospital to
gather input on health issues from commu-
nity members. Data on local disease inci-
Photo by David S. Tabeling
dence were also examined, and existing local public health programs
analyzed. A final report prioritizing the key health issues in
Lexington will be submitted to the Board of Health by early January
2002. The report outlines current health services offered in
Lexington and designates several top - priority health concerns for the
Town to address through its public health programs in future years.
Influenza Vaccination Program
To make the influenza vaccine available to a greater number of
people in Lexington, a second influenza vaccine clinic was held
in addition to the annual clinic for Seniors and the chronically
ill. The second clinic was open to persons 50 years of age and
older, who, like the Senior population, may be at increased risk
for serious complications from the disease. The clinics, held at
St. Brigid's Church and at Grace Chapel, provided vaccinations
for influenza and pneumococcal disease to 1200 people.
Clinical assistance was donated by Mount Auburn Healthcare.
Health Regulations
The Board of Health added new regulations for body art practi-
tioners, and modified those pertaining to food safety. Additional
changes to the regulations for massage therapy addressed new
types of massage not covered by the earlier regulations.
Toxin Use Reduction Program
The Health Department received a grant of $7500 to carry out
a program promoting the reduction of toxins used in food estab-
lishments. Staff will be working with local restaurants and with
both custodial and food preparation staff at the public schools
to examine usage of toxic materials in the workplace.
Front: Martha Crossier Wood,
Elaine Wu
Grunberg. Rear: Burt Perlmutter, James Beck.
Household Hazardous
Products Collections
Collections of household hazardous mate-
rials were held once again at the
Minuteman Hazardous Products Facility
on Hartwell Avenue. Over 1400 Lexington
households used the drop -off site to pre-
vent paints, batteries, cleaners, automotive
fluids, and pesticides from entering the
waste stream and the environment.
Diabetes Screening
The incidence of Type 2 Diabetes is
increasing across the nation, and will con-
tinue to grow as the population ages. The
disease may be prevented, however,
through lifestyle changes such as diet and
exercise. To increase awareness of the dis-
ease and assist people in reducing their
risk, the Health Department is planning to
hold diabetes screening clinics in 2002.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 27
Board of Health continued from previous page
Permits Issued 627 Inquiries 817
Animal
Animal Research
Burial
Camps
Food Establishments
Food Permits Temporary
Funeral Directors
Hotels
Massage Establishments
Massage Therapists
Medical Waste Transporters
Methyl Alcohol
Pools
Recombinant DNA research
Rubbish Transporters
Septage Transporters
Septage Installers
Syringe
Tanning
Tobacco
Vending
Wells
16 Animals 34
3 Asbestos 21
218 Biosafety 17
8 Camps 11
133 Cancer 2
76 Childcare 0
1 Disease 29
3 Domestic violence 6
18 Enviornmental 33
38 Food inspections 216
1 Hazardous waste 51
17 Housing 74
20 Indoor Air Quality 11
5 Lead paint 15
16 Massage 30
18 Mosquitos 25
7 Nuisance 21
7 Pest control 11
1 Pools 42
16 Radon 2
2 Septic 78
3 Water 22
Inspections 652
Camps 14
Wells 9
West Nile Encephalitis 57
Demolitions 58 Complaints 130
Dumpsters 68 Animals 17
Environmental hazards 10 Asbestos 3
Food Establishments 316 Dumpsters 12
Housing 39 Environmental hazards 13
Indoor air quality 6 Food 15
Lead paint 4 Housing 27
Massage Establishments 6 Indoor air quality 2
Nuisance 22 Lead paint 5
Plan reviews 61 Nuisance 28
Pools 29 Nursing Home 1
Septic 2 Pools 4
Tanning Establishments 2 Water 3
Water testing 14 Animal Control Statistics
Wells 1 Licensed dog s 2300
Infectious Diseases Dog and cat bites reported 13
Campylobacter 7 Animal control calls 1142
E. Coli 0157:H7 1 Dogs brought to shelter 14
Encephalitis 1 Quarantine for possible Rabies exposure 60
Giardia 2 Animal bylaw violations and warnings issued . . 221
Hepatitis A 1 Nursing Services
Hepatitis B 12 g
Hepatitis C 3 Blood Pressure Monitoring 217
Lyme Disease 6 Hepatitis B immunizations 163
Salmonella 6 Home Visits 4
Shigella 2 Influenza vaccinations 1330
STDs /Chlamydia 6 Pneumococcal 90
Tuberculosis 11 Polio 3
Varicella 3 Tetanus 7
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
PUBLIC FACILITIES
Department of Public Works
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Director William P.
Hadley since April 2000.
The Public Works organization is a team of professionals dedi-
cated to enhancing the quality of life in Lexington and supporting
the Town's core values. Every effort is made to maximize the effi-
cient, effective
use of resourc-
es in support,
maintenance,
and upkeep of
the infrastruc-
ture, public
lands, and pro-
grams. They
are committed
to public safety
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 3,998,807
$13,908,376
$17,907,183
$ 3,736,290
$12,699,380
$16,435,670
Personnel
7
8
Full Time
88
86
Part Time
7
8
Seasonal
3
3
and providing
prompt, courteous,
each other.
quality service to their customers and
STAFF CHANGES
The DPW management team welcomed a new member in April
when Wayne Medlin was promoted to Public Building
Maintenance Superintendent.
IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE
Public Works is part of each resident's daily life throughout the
year. Maintaining safe roads, playgrounds and parks, preserving
the Town's tree canopy, supplying quality drinking water and
reliable sewer and drain systems are just some of the services
provided by Public Works.
DPW provides dependable water and sewer systems allowing
residents to begin their day without a worry. Residents can rely
on the weekly disposal of their household trash and convenient
options for disposal of hazardous products. As one drives or
rides a bike to work or to do errands, street improvement pro-
grams ensure safe streets and bikeways.
During the spring, summer, and fall athletic season, the turf
management program allows the playing of sports without a
concern of injury. Residents can enjoy a refreshing swim at the
town pool knowing the quality of water meets all State and
Board of Health standards. The playground inspection program
allows parents to relax while their children are playing on safe
equipment in a safe environment. As the seasons turn to winter
and the snow storms begin, residents are confident that Public
Works is prepared for the challenges of maintaining safe
passage throughout the Town.
The Town has been very supportive of the services provided by
DPW. Staff will continue to work together to become a more
efficient and effective organization by seeking innovative
means to accomplish its goals.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Once Town Meeting voted to adopt a Pay As You Throw trash
program, Public Works worked energetically to implement the
program on July 1. A full -time coordinator was hired and
Lexington applied for and was awarded a State Department of
Environmental Protection grant to offset program costs over
the first two years.
• The reconstruction of Depot Square through a Federal grant
administered by the Massachusetts Highway Department
proved to be a challenge for the Director and Town Engineer
as they helped mitigate issues brought up by Center business
owners and nearby residents.
• Staff continued to monitor the effectiveness of the new street-
light maintenance program now being managed with a combi-
nation of an in -house repair program and contracted electrical
repairs.
• Repaved or reconstructed seven miles of roadways.
• Began repainting and reconstruction work on the 2 million -
gallon water tank on Morgan Road.
• Public Grounds Superintendent oversaw the contract for
planting of trees through a 2001 Town Meeting appropriation.
DPW Administration
ROLE: To manage personnel, monitor the annual budget and
supervise the numerous projects and competitively bid contracts
for Public Works services including rubbish, recycling and spe-
cial collections for State - banned hazardous products, snow
plowing, street lighting, transportation, and parking program.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Staff was
instrumental in
providing sup-
port for the
new Pay As
You Throw
(PAYT) trash
disposal system. The DPW office was the only venue for res-
idents to exchange the free trash tags for a barrel label and
also for the purchase of the pro -rated labels after August 1.
• The Manager of Operations was project manager for a com-
mittee that included School Department and MIS staff, for the
purchase of and training for new facilities maintenance soft-
ware that will greatly improve the Town's ability to maintain
and improve its infrastructure.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 358,544
$ 29,649
$ 388,193
$297,844
$ 46,608
$ 344,452
Personnel
Full Time
7
8
• Applied for and received Massachusetts Recycling Incentive
Program (MRIP) grants.
• Staff provided administration support for the regional
Household Hazardous Products Facility including the
accounting function and analysis of statistics for the eight
member towns.
• Oversaw three Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) collections to remove
televisions and computer monitors from the waste stream.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Department of Public Works continued from previous page
Engineering Division
ROLE: To provide
design, construc-
tion and manage-
ment services to
the DPW as well as
to other depart-
ments, boards,
committees, and
the general public.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 258,301
$ 16,373
$274,674
$ 265,098
$ 16,779
$ 281,877
Personnel
Full Time
7
6
Town Engineer: Peter M. Chalpin, P.E., appointed Sept. 1998.
• Infrastructure Renewal: Engineering staff designed, managed
and supervised projects totaling approximately $1.95 million.
Contract 01 -1 $1,100,000
Street Resurfacing Article 8/00 & Chap. 90
Contractor: P.J. Albert, Inc.
Resurfaced 2.6 street miles and crack- sealed 3 miles.
Contract 00 -10 $350,000
Mass. Avenue Area Water Main Cleaning & Lining
Water Enterprise Fund Article 8/00
Contractor: Dilitizia Bros. Corp.
Phase 19 of the 20 year program addressed 5000 feet of
unlined water mains.
Contract 00 -10 $500,000
Collection Sewers Phase 3
Sewer Enterprise Fund Article 8/00
Contractor: Fiore Construction Corp.
Lincoln, Weston, and Westview Streets— installation of 3000
linear feet of low-pressure sewer main and 1700 linear feet of
8 -inch ductile iron water main.
• Facilities Design, Construction & Renewal: Engineering
staff designed, managed and /or supervised projects totaling
approximately $92,000.
Contract 02 -7 $42,000
Town Office Building /Police Station Painting
Contractor: Golden Star Painting, Inc. Article 8/01
De- leaded and painted exterior trim.
Contract 00 -2 $25,000
Police Station A/C Modifications Article 8/00
Contractor: Mechanical Service Engineers, Inc.
Replaced Dispatch Center air conditioning system.
Contract 02 -4 $25,000
Visitors' Center Heating System Replacement Art. 8/01
Contractor: Mechanical Service Engineers, Inc.
• Water /Sewer Connection Permits: Division staff issued 114
permits for water or sewer service connections by Town -
licensed contractors.
• Street Opening Permits: 332 permits for opening and /or
occupying the public way approved and issued to contractors.
• Property /Utility Records: 950 requests for information
received from citizens, contractors, developers, and realtors.
Street Lighting Program
ROLE: To proactively maintain a cost - effective lighting sys-
tem that enhances
public safety along
Lexington roadways,
while considering all characteristics of light source quality.
Expenditures
FY01
FY00
Expenses
$ 240,831
$ 289,425
Manager of Operations: Brian M. Gilbert.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Since the Town took over the maintenance of the streetlights
in March 2000, members of the Forestry Division inspect and
change the photo- sensor cells and light bulbs. Service calls are
done two nights a week with a response time of less than two
weeks. If the repair involves more difficult problems involv-
ing wiring and /or replacement of fixture heads, an electrical
contractor is dispatched to resolve.
Lighting Options Committee
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen on lighting issues.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Myla Kabat -Zinn,
Peter Kovner.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Submitted to the Selectman a final report, "Lighting the
Streets of Lexington: Recommendations for Action." The
report contained recommendations of light sources and
analyses of financial and implementation options. It details
hardware options and the Committee's recommendations
for upgrading this street lighting system. Several hardware
scenarios were submitted with varying cost, maintenance,
and aesthetic implications. All incorporate the clear prefer-
ence of the users surveyed: street lighting which uses high -
color- rendering, energy - efficient light sources, in fixtures
which control light pollution, used consistently on differ-
ent classes of street according to levels of vehicular and
pedestrian use. The proposed upgrade options would all
significantly reduce the Town's annual operating costs and
improve night vision (and hence safety) while improving
the quality of the Town's nighttime environment.
Alternatives for funding and implementation were also
presented along with recommendations for street lighting
standards for various typical conditions, results of the user
preference survey, review of maintenance considerations,
spreadsheets on first and operating costs, a review of `dark
sky' issues, technical background information on the evo-
lution of street light sources and luminaires, and a glossary
of technical terms for reference.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
DPW: Street Lighting continued from previous page
• Hughes Electric Company repaired the lights for most of 2001.
A new publicly bid contract for electrical repairs was awarded
to Reading Municipal Light Company at the end of the year.
• In calendar year 2001, 1074 outages were reported by Forestry
Division Staff inspections and request calls; 1052 outages were
repaired, leaving 22 outages open at the end of the year.
• 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.
• The Lighting Options Committee submitted and presented a
consultant's report to the Board of Selectman and Town
Meeting, including recommendations for lamp fixture upgrades.
Public Building Maintenance
ROLE: To ensure environmentally safe and aesthetically pleasing
public buildings by
providing custodial
services, preventive
maintenance, repairs,
and renovations;
monitor energy use
and oversee contract-
ed repairs.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 270,323
$ 466,567
$ 736,890
$ 279,974
$ 318,723
$ 598,697
Personnel
16
16
Full Time
9
8
Part Time
1
2
Superintendent: Wayne Medlin appointed April, 2001.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Performed a major overhaul of a condensate return tank that is
crucial to the heating system in both Cary Hall and the Town
Office Building.
• Completed a major repair on the pneumatic thermostat system
at the Town Office Building.
• Oversaw and participated in the move of Cary Library to its
temporary headquarters at Cary Hall and the cleaning out of
Cary Library to prepare for turning the building over to the
construction contractor.
• Oversaw the rebuilding of two outside stairways at the Town
Office Building complex and roofing repairs to Cary Hall and
Town Office Building.
• Managed the rewiring of the decorative lamps and the rebuild-
ing of electrical boxes for holiday lights in the Center.
• Worked with the Depot Square reconstruction contractor on
placement of street lights and other issues.
• In November, added a newly funded position, Building
Maintenance Technician, to assist with minor repairs to the
infrastructure.
• Oversaw the installation of a new front door and sidelights on
the Town Office Building in December.
These accomplishments, plus day -to -day emergencies and cus-
tomized custodial services, could only be accomplished by the
concentrated team effort of the Public Building Maintenance
Division and the entire Public Works staff.
Highway Division
ROLE: To maintain
126 miles of accept-
ed streets and side-
walks, the drainage
system and brooks,
and to oversee the
Road Machinery
Division.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 607,183
$ 163,452
$ 770,635
$ 609,699
$ 181,839
$ 791,538
Personnel
Full Time
16
16
Superintendent: Wayne Brooks appointed May, 2000.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Street and Sidewalk Repair: Used over 1200 tons of asphalt to
maintain roads and sidewalks.
• Storm Drain Maintenance: Repaired and rebuilt over 102
catch basins.
• Catch Basin Cleaning: Cleaned 4482 catch basins.
Contractor: Lloyd Truax & Co. Inc. $25,906
• Street Sweeping: Performed by town personnel on a straight -
time basis using town equipment.
• Traffic Line and Crosswalk Markings: Painted lines in the
summer and fall by a publicly -bid contractor. In the spring,
crosswalk and parking line painting was done by DPW staff
on an overtime basis.
Contractor: Markings, Inc. $12,004
• Traffic Sign Maintenance: 2400 traffic control signs and 500
parking meters were maintained by the Town. All repairs and
installations were conducted by Highway personnel to ensure
a timely response to traffic control issues.
• Traffic Signal Maintenance: The Town maintains 13 traffic
control signals and 11 additional flashing signals or spotlights.
Staff replaced bulbs and a private contractor performed
repairs on an on -call basis.
Contractor: Tri -State Signal
Snow Removal Operations
ROLE: To
handle all snow
plowing opera-
tions using
Public Works
staff and 34
pieces of town -
owned equip-
ment including 7 sanders, and 31 pieces of hired plowing equip-
ment and operators.
$6,100
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 525,143
$ 425,077
$ 950,220
$ 195,171
$ 241,490
$ 436,661
Personnel
Full Time
All DPW Staff
Program Manager: Highway Superintendent Wayne Brooks.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
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DPW: Snow Removal continued from previous page
HIGHLIGHTS:
In the winter of 2000 -2001, Lexington experienced 19 snow
and ice storms for a total of 76 inches of snow. Eight storms
required full plowing operations. During the entire winter sea-
son, 9970 tons of sand and salt were used.
Road Machinery Division
ROLE: To main-
tain all Public
Works, Fire, and
School vehicles in a
ready /active status.
Public Works
equipment consists
of 160 vehicles
ranging from sedans, pickups, and dump trucks to off -road con-
struction equipment (backhoes, front -end loaders, lawn
mowers, landscaping and lawn maintenance equipment). The
mechanics also maintain 13 Fire Department vehicles and 7
School Department vehicles.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 187,496
$ 235,669
$ 423,165
$ 247,027
$ 184,183
$ 431,210
Personnel
Full Time
5
5
Superintendent: Wayne Brooks appointed May 2000.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Summer work consisted of repairing snowplows and sander
bodies, along with keeping Highway and Public Grounds
equipment in operation.
• During the preventative maintenance program, each vehicle is
evaluated for its place in the vehicle replacement survey. This
is an ongoing and changing program.
• Winter projects included rebuilding of both street sweepers.
Solid Waste Management
Coordinator: Robert Beaudoin appointed September, 2001.
ROLE: To
manage all
waste manage-
ment programs
including con-
tracted curb-
side refuse col-
lection and dis-
posal, and
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 55,958
$ 2,614,550
$ 2,670,508
$ 35,572
$ 1,840,964
$ 1,876,536
Personnel
Full Time
2
1
Seasonal
1
1
curbside recycling collection; also, special programs such as com-
Solid Waste Action Team (SWAT)
ROLE: Formed in 1998 to enlist citizen support in strengthen-
ing the Town's recycling and composting programs and to make
recommendations to the Board of Selectmen on how the Town's
waste management programs can be improved.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Co- Chairs Diane Carr and
John Andrews, Laura Dickerson, Eileen Entin, John
Fedorochko, Kate Fricker, Fran Ludwig, and Jill Stein.
Liaisons: Robert Beaudoin (DPW), Jeanne Krieger
(Selectmen), and Al Levine (Appropriation Committee).
HIGHLIGHTS:
This year SWAT continued a multi - faceted effort to enlist the
expertise and enthusiasm of residents to improve the Town's
solid waste management programs. Working jointly with town
government, civic organizations, environmental groups,
schools, churches and synagogues, and individual citizens, a
number of actions were initiated.
Program Analysis and Policy Recommendations
• Provided ongoing input to Pay As You Throw (PAYT)
Advisory Committee to complete the implementation plan
for the PAYT pricing system for trash disposal which began
July 1. PAYT research was led by SWAT and PAYTAC mem-
ber John Andrews.
Local Program Enhancements
• Worked with DPW on PAYT implementation: critiqued con-
tents of town mailings, assisted in townwide mailing, distrib-
uted recycling bins, and responded to questions on the PAYT
telephone line.
• Working in cooperation with Lexington School Superintendent
Joanne Benton, Diane Carr formulated a school -wide recycling
plan launched on November 15. All nine Assistant Principals will
oversee recycling by students and staff at their respective schools
with continued assistance from SWAT and Robert Beaudoin,
Lexington Waste Management and Recycling Coordinator.
• Recommended DPW establish a recycling container dedicat-
ed to collecting OCC (old corrugated cardboard) at the
Hartwell Avenue compost yard.
• Contributed publicity and volunteer support to DPW solid
waste initiatives, including the Minuteman Hazardous
Household Products Facility on Hartwell Avenue and the spe-
cial CRT /electronics collection (see http://patriot.ci.lexing-
ton.ma.us /OCD /Health /HazWaste.htm).
Public Education
• Maintained a site on the World Wide Web that has information
on recycling, waste prevention, and waste management (see
http: / /www.lexingtonma.org /swat /HomePage.htm). Webmaster
Kate Fricker enhanced the site with a keyword search feature.
• Worked with DPW and Citizens for Lexington Conservation to
make recycling education a part of Lexington's Discovery Day.
• Continue to sponsor a biweekly column in the Lexington
Minuteman entitled "Let's Talk Trash." This column, edited by
SWAT member Laura Dickerson, answers questions about recy-
cling and trash disposal, and provides tips on waste reduction. A
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
DPW: Solid Waste Management continued from previous page
posting, household hazardous products, cathode ray tube (CRT),
and corrugated cardboard collections.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Town Meeting approved implementation of a Pay As You
Throw (PAYT) trash disposal program effective July 1. One -
third of the cost of the solid waste program is now captured
through sale of trash tags and barrel labels for collection of
regular trash. Residents received 30 tax -levy funded trash tags
to begin the program. A two -year grant totaling $113,130 from
the State's Department of Environmental Protection allowed
the September hiring of a full -time coordinator, Robert
Beaudoin, to manage the Town's solid waste initiatives, and
will cover other PAYT expenses.
• Disposed of 11,963 tons of solid waste at the North East Solid
Waste Committee's North Andover incinerator. For the second
year in a row, Lexington exceeded its guaranteed annual ton-
nage (GAT) of 11,396 and was successful in brokering 567
tons to another community to reduce the impact on
Lexington's budget.
• Residents recycled 4413 tons of glass, metal, plastics and mixed
paper through the curbside collection program, 1% more than
the previous fiscal year which ends on June 30. An average of 28
appliances are picked up every week and disposed of properly.
The new corrugated cardboard drop -off at Hartwell Avenue col-
lected 11 tons from July through December.
• Waste Management of Massachusetts completed the third year
of 5 -year contracts for curbside collection of solid waste and
recyclable materials.
• The Hartwell Avenue Recycling Facility composting program
is operated by one full -time and a seasonal employee.
Highway Division assisted with the operation of the facility
and distributed biodegradable bags to local stores. Residents
recycled an estimated 8000 tons 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. This program avoided disposal costs
and generated $133,404.50 in revenue to the General Fund.
Residents purchased 123 home composting bins.
• Lexington applied for and received 2001 Massachusetts
Recycling Incentive Program (MRIP) grants from the
Department of Environmental Protection totaling $42,960.
• The Minuteman Household Hazardous Products Facility con-
ducted eight collection events. The contractor for the third
year is Safety - Kleen, Inc. of NE. Residents from 16 commu-
nities participated in removing hazardous products from the
waste stream. The Board of Health, Public Works Department,
and community volunteers combined to manage the site. Of
the 4279 cars that participated, 1631 were from Lexington.
• To comply with the State's solid waste ban, DPW conducted
three 1 -day collections of computer monitors and televisions
that contain cathode ray tubes (CRT). Lexington residents
properly disposed of 1195 CRT units and an additional 752
small electronics units. A grant of $3312 from the State
Department of Environmental Protection helped defray dis-
posal costs.
• Staff continued to work with the Solid Waste Action Team
(SWAT) and Pay As You Throw Committee (PAYT) to reduce
solid waste, increase recycling, and dispose of hazardous
waste properly.
Public Grounds
Superintendent: David Pinsonneault appointed October, 2000.
The Parks, Forestry, and Cemetery Divisions are consolidated
under the supervision of the Public Grounds Superintendent.
Each division will be reported on separately.
Parks Division
ROLE: To
maintain and
care for over
600 acres of
town, school,
and recreation
lands. Areas
maintained
include athlet-
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 611,926
$ 78,721
$ 690,647
$ 618,455
$ 79,762
$ 698,217
Personnel
Full Time
16
16
Seasonal
1
1
ic fields, public grounds, playgrounds, tennis and basketball
courts, trails, rights -of -way, bike path, and pool and reservoir
complexes; also assisting the Conservation Commission in
maintaining vegetative growth on properties under their juris-
diction and assisting with various special events.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Playgrounds and Parks: Implemented a new mowing pro-
gram; implemented a playground inspection program and
repaired various playground deficiencies; assisted the School
Department with installation of playground safety surface and
installation of basketball goals; installed a new swingset at
Sutherland Park; performed landscape improvements at the
Town Hall complex; installed a handicap- accessible walkway
at the Old Reservoir; assisted with the installation of picnic
shelters and landscaping at the Center Pool complex; assisted
with Arbor Day tree planting at Hastings Park; assisted with
various special events including April 19, Chamber of
Commerce events, and Cary Library events; installed new
teak benches and power- washed existing teak benches
throughout the Town; assisted with installation and removal of
the planters in the Center and in East Lexington; and per-
formed other requests for service from other town depart-
ments, boards, commissions, and the general public.
• Sports Fields: Renovated infields at various baseball and soft-
ball fields throughout Town; performed sod repairs to the field
hockey field; performed turf and site amenity repairs to the
football field; measured and lined athletic fields for football,
softball, baseball, lacrosse, field hockey, and soccer; con-
structed and modified benches; resurfaced and repaired
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 33
DPW: Parks Division continued from previous page
bleachers, backstops, and fencing; transported goals and nets
for various sports activities.
• Park Maintenance: Painted, repaired, and constructed picnic
tables and trash receptacles used throughout the park system;
performed trash pickup at designated town -owned sites; per-
formed mowing and maintained site amenities, drinking foun-
tains, and irrigation systems in designated areas; performed
rough -cut mowing at conservation areas and roadsides; per-
formed maintenance on traffic islands; and assisted the
Building Maintenance, Highway, and Cemetery Divisions
with various projects.
Forestry Division
ROLE: To care
for and pre-
serve all woody
plant vegeta-
tion in parks,
along streets,
and in all town -
owned public
properties; highest priority is given to emergencies. Provided
direct support to cemetery operations on an as- needed basis.
Maintained approximately 10,000 street trees; all invasive
roadside brush and all shrub plantings and trees in parks, play-
grounds, cemeteries, traffic islands, public right -of -ways, con-
servation land, recreation land, and school properties.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 173,077
$ 16,226
$ 189,303
$ 202,934
$ 15,628
$ 218,562
Personnel
Full Time
5
5
• General Tree Care: Resolved over 300 requests for service;
pruned trees for the cemeteries, schools, conservation areas,
and recreation areas including the Pine Meadows Golf
Course, public grounds areas, and those located within the
public right -of -way as part of an ongoing preventative main-
tenance program; responded to requests for clearing foliage -
obstructed street lights to improve visibility as standard pro-
cedure; cut back encroaching trees and shrubs along the
Minuteman Bike Path; fertilized and watered trees as avail-
able resources allowed; and inspected Precincts 6, 7, and 8 for
hazardous trees as part of a proactive yearly initiative to
address hazardous conditions before damage or injury occurs.
• Tree Removal: Removed 103 dead, diseased, damaged, or
otherwise hazardous trees throughout the Town. Ground the
stumps, added loam to grade, and seeded the removal sites
where possible. The majority of the removals were elm, ash,
and maple trees.
• Planting: Planted 5 trees funded through local donations and
the program budget. Trees were planted at Hastings Park,
Follen Road, and Westview Cemetery. A contractor was hired
to furnish and install 40 trees at various locations in Town as
part of Article 14. All but 5 trees were planted this fall. An
additional 40 trees will be planted in the spring of 2002.
• Pest Control: Applied herbicide to control curbside and inva-
sive weeds, as needed, along roadways and sidewalks in the
Center; treated for bees and wasps, as needed, at various loca-
tions. This program was limited due to other responsibilities.
• Streetlights: Inspected and replaced bulbs and sensors on
town -owned streetlights. This is done on an overtime- basis.
• Other Projects: Staff decorated and removed holiday lighting
throughout the Town Center; chipped over 3000 Christmas
trees; provided ongoing assistance to the Cemetery Division
throughout the season; assisted other town departments with
aerial -lift services; assisted the School Department with pro-
jects at the High School; obtained Electrical Hazard
Awareness Program certification.
Cemetery Division
ROLE: To operate
and maintain 34
acres of grounds
and all buildings
and equipment for
four cemeteries:
Westview, Munroe,
Robbins, and
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$212,337
$ 38,034
$250,371
$ 208,926
$ 31,729
$ 240,655
Personnel
5
5
Full Time
5
5
Seasonal
1
1
Colonial; and to
serve the bereaved in a professional manner.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Assisted with and prepared cemeteries for special events.
• Bids were advertised for Phase 1 of the in- ground irrigation
system for Westview Cemetery; the target completion date is
June, 2002.
• Completed tree pruning and planted two new trees with the
assistance of the Forestry Division.
• There were 216 interments in Westview Cemetery and 8 in
Munroe Cemetery. Staff dug and backfilled graves, set stones,
and loamed and seeded graves.
• At Westview Cemetery, 100 new lots representing 134 graves
were sold and 130 foundations for flush markers were
approved and set.
• Completed improvements to the rail fence at Colonial
Cemetery.
• Since December 1998, 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 95 grave boxes (95% of the total
installed) and 27 burial vaults (38%). Inspections fees were
collected for 5 grave boxes and 33 burial vaults which were
provided and installed by outside contractors.
• Revenue collections for FY01 totaled $325,460.
Parking Operation
ROLE: To pro-
vide a balance of
short- and long-
term parking for
Center visitors
and employees.
Current facilities
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 39,828
$ 39,973
$ 79,801
$ 37,091
$ 22,897
$ 59,988
Personnel
Part Time
5
5
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DPW: Parking continued from previous page
include a 300 -car attended lot, three permitted areas, and approxi-
mately 500 parking meters in the Center business area. Part -time
employees operate the attended lot.
Program Manager: Gail Wagner appointed May, 2001.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• The Meriam Street lot is attended weekdays year -round and
Saturdays from April through mid - November from 7 a.m. to
8 p.m.
• 176 annual permits were sold to Center employees.
• Parking meters were posted for various time limits throughout
the Center from 15 minutes to 4 hours.
• FY01 revenue was as follows:
Parking Meters $183,449
Attended Lot $111,861
Parking Permits $37,287
Total Parking Revenue $332,597
Transportation Services
ROLE: To oversee all aspects of the operation of LEXPRESS
and Chair Car
Service including
customer service,
ridership, and
fare collection
activities, as well
as ongoing ser-
vice assessment
and improve-
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 33,253
$ 212,509
$ 245,762
$ 56,608
$ 212,709
$ 269,317
Personnel
Full Time
1
1
Part Time
1
1
ment. The Transportation Services Office is also responsible for
the Town's permit and attended parking programs.
Transportation Coordinator: Gail Wagner, appointed May, 2001.
Seated: Don Graham, Edward Ganshirt, Sara Arnold. Standing:
Sally Castleman, William Levison, Ben Turk, Gail Wagner,
Elaine Dratch.
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The Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) advises the
Transportation Coordinator on all issues related to the operation
of LEXPRESS, Chair Car Service and Transportation Demand
Management.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Donald Graham, Co-
Chair Sara Arnold, Sally Castleman, Elaine Dratch, Ed
Ganshirt, William Levison, William Mix, and Ben Turk.
Selectmen's liaison: Leo McSweeney.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• LEXPRESS Bus Service is operating in its 22nd year. It has six
routes connecting the residential neighborhoods and outlying
business areas with Lexington Center, schools, recreation facil-
ities, shopping areas, and the Senior Center. One route also
serves the Burlington Mall and Middlesex Commons in
Burlington. Three buses operate on the six routes from 6:45
a.m. to 6:25 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5:55 p.m. on
Saturdays. Saturday service is from Labor Day through June 30.
LEXPRESS carried 75,500 passengers this year. Students
were 58% of these riders; senior citizens 20 %.
The LEXPRESS fleet consists of four Blue Bird
Transhuttle vehicles built in 1999 with a 10 -year useful
life. They seat 23 people and are all fully accessible for
persons with special needs in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act. M & L Transit Systems,
Inc. of Woburn provides and operates the vehicles under
contract.
A LEXPRESS Map and Transit Guide, updated annually
is mailed to all residents and available at public facilities.
Fares may be paid in cash, tickets, or monthly /annual
passes. Reduced rates are in effect for senior citizens and
persons with special needs. In addition to fares and an
annual appropriation by Town Meeting, LEXPRESS is
funded by an annual grant from the MBTA.
• Chair Car Service is available for Lexington residents who
are mobility- impaired and unable to use LEXPRESS or
MBTA service. SCM Community Transportation of
Somerville provides this service under contract. Rides within
Lexington and contiguous towns are provided for medical
appointments, nutritional /grocery shopping, or social activi-
ties. The Chair Car provided 834 rides this year.
• Transportation Demand Management: Under the terms of
their Transportation Demand Management Programs, the
Hayden Medical Center and the Hayden Corporate Center
made annual contributions to LEXPRESS. The Transportation
Advisory Committee is actively promoting Transportation
Demand Management Programs for other corporate citizens, in
particular the Hartwell Avenue area, to reduce dependence on
private automobiles by providing transportation alternatives.
• Other Activities: The Transportation Coordinator is working
in conjunction with the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee on
issues relating to traffic safety.
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 35
Department of Public Works continued from previous page
Water /Sewer Divisions
ROLE: To
serve the
needs and
concerns of
its customers,
sustain quali-
ty drinking
water and
provide for the safe and proper discharge of wastewater by main-
taining the Town's complete water and sewer infrastructure and
implementing various service programs.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
Total
FY01
FY00
$ 665,438
$ 9,330,745
$ 9,996,183
$ 681,892
$ 9,216,644
$ 9,898,536
Personnel
Full Time
15
15
Superintendent: Ralph Pecora Jr. appointed July, 2000.
The infrastructure consists of 154 miles of water main, two water
towers storing 3- million gallons that are being reconditioned and
painted this year, 1500 fire hydrants, 3400 street and hydrant con-
trol valves and about 10,000 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 St., a 16-
inch main on Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington, a 12 -inch
main at 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 nine sewer pump stations, including
the main pump station at Route 128 and Bedford Street, and
600 sewer manholes.
Divisions are divided into three sections: water distribution which
includes the meter reading and billing group, sewer maintenance,
and construction. Employees are cross - trained to perform all divi-
sional functions and participate in snow - removal operations.
Water Distribution Section responds to service calls from resi-
dents, 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; over-
Repair and Replacements
Water main breaks repaired 11
Water service leaks repaired 5
Hydrants repaired 17
Hydrants replaced 7
Service control valves repaired 16
Street control valves repaired 4
Water services renewed 5
Sewer services replaced 7
Sewer main blockages repaired 10
Sewer service blockages repaired 2
Sewer manholes repaired 10
Sewer mains flushed and cleaned 179,000 feet
New Installations
Outdoor watering meters 171
Water meters 1,013
Water services 52
Sewer services 110
Hydrants 1
sees the cross - connection control program; investigates all water
bill complaints; marks out services for contractors and utility com-
panies; 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 the rehabilita-
tion of the water storage tanks, only a select list of hydrants were
flushed. Water is tested for coliform and other bacterial organ-
isms on a weekly basis at nine different sampling locations. All
testing showed the absence of any bacteria. Sampling is also
done annually at selected locations to test for lead and copper.
Sewer Maintenance Section maintains the sewer system of 154
miles of pipe and nine pump stations, implements the sewer
main flushing program, and manages the pump station mainte-
nance program. These two programs help ensure residents of the
safe and proper discharge of wastewater. Staff also has the tech-
nical knowledge to identify any electrical problems with relay or
pressure switches.
Construction Section is responsible for the lead -water service
replacement program, installing new mainline and service line
control valves where needed, and replacing defective 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 con-
trol, MWRA procedures for drinking water sampling, hydrant
maintenance, and courses relating to the State certification exams.
Seven employees are State - Certified Drinking Water Facility
Operators; one is a Grade 4, three are a 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) sup-
plies Lexington's water with approximately 2 billion gallons
of water purchased annually. The Town pays the MWRA to
treat and dispose of the Town's sewage. The average residen-
tial water /sewer bill in FY2001 was $804.
• The State Legislature again assisted in sewer -rate relief by
including in their budget $53 million for MWRA communi-
ties. This meant an $847,984 reduction in Lexington's
MWRA assessment. Since the implementation of this pro-
gram, Lexington has received $5,545,869 from the State.
• This was the 7th year of a policy that allows installation of a
second meter for outdoor watering; water consumed through
this meter is charged only at the water rate. To date, 1794 of
these 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.
• Staff oversaw the contract for painting and repair of the two
water storage tanks on Morgan Road with funding from Articles
8F of 2000 and 2001. Two - thirds of the work was completed in
2001. The contractor was Amex, Inc. for $690,800.
Staff responds to emergency water and sewer repairs day and night;
service interruptions are kept to a minimum, but breaks are often at
times and locations inconvenient to customers and motorists.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Permanent Building Committee (PBC)
Expenditures
FY01
FY00
Project Management
$ 470,656
$ 289,889
Architects
$ 911,858
$ 2,777,268
Contractors
$ 20,982,454
$ 17,934,749
ROLE: To provide ongoing expertise and experience in man-
aging design and construction of all town building projects
including hiring of professional assistants, obtaining bids, and
entering into contracts for design and construction.
APPOINTED by Town Manager for 3 -year
overlapping terms: Chair Peter Kelley, Peter
Johnson, William Kennedy, Philip Poinelli,
Mary Lou Touart.
APPOINTED by the School Committee:
Nicholas Cannalonga and Jonathan
Himmel
APPOINTED by the Library: Jay Lucker
and Walter Pierce.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Oversaw construction at three school pro-
jects, with more than 80% completion at
the High School, about 98% at Clarke
Middle School, and about 92% at Diamond
Middle School. With some necessary
adjustments and portable classrooms, those
schools were able to continue operating during construction.
• Guided Cary Memorial Library through bidding process, with the
award of General Contract to Alexandra Construction Company
(Jan Five Corporation). The historic renovation and addition to
Photo by David S. Tabeling
the Library has begun with the demolition of 75% of the existing
building and erection of structural steel. Construction will take
about 1 -1/2 years. The committee has been deeply involved in all
aspects of the project since its early phases and is working close-
ly with the architect and contractor as the project progresses.
• Concluded agreement in February with TLCR Architects to
prepare schematic plans for new Fiske and Harrington schools
on their present sites, so that capital proposals with estimates
can go to the 2002 Town Meeting. Chose Architects J. Stewart
Roberts who are currently planning for renovation and expan-
sion of Bowman and Estabrook Schools.
Estimates will compare costs of renova-
tion to costs of demolition and replace-
ment with new schools. Along with the
School Committee, Director of School
Facilities John Moynihan and staff assis-
tance, the PBC continued to seek maxi-
mum investment value in school build-
ings as well as "swing space" where ele-
mentary school children can study while
their new or renovated buildings are in
construction.
• Held 36 meetings, often combining the
library and school projects, both under the
same project management team of William
Kealy backed up by an assistant project
manager, three clerks -of -the- works, a part -
time secretary, and help from the Comptroller's office. Partly due
to the day -to -day oversight by this staff and weekly meetings
with general contractors, the committee was able to meet eight
fewer times than in 2000.
Seated: Nicholas Cannalonga, Erna Greene,
Mary Lou Touart. Rear: Jonathan Himmel,
William Kennedy, Peter Kelley, Peter Johnson.
Senior Center Siting Committee
ROLE: Established under Article 8a of the 2000 Town Meeting
to inventory and assess all potential site options (both devel-
oped and undeveloped) and identify sites that might be accept-
able to the community for a new Senior Center.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen to serve through the 2001
Town Meeting: Chair Cathy Abbott, Board of Selectmen; Don
Graham and Marilyn Campbell, Council on Aging; Don
Chisholm, Recreation Committee; Bebe Fallick, Conservation
Commission; Steve Colman, Planning Board; Scott Burson,
School Committee; David Harris, Lauren MacNeil and Anne
Ripley, Town Meeting Members; Tom Ryan and Ginna
Johnson, citizens. Finance Committee liaisons Al Levine and
Sheldon Spector, Appropriation; Tom Griffiths and Shirley
Stolz, Capital Expenditures. Staff support provided by Town
Manager's Office
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Reviewed the programmatic and space requirements for the
Senior Center using the functional and programmatic require-
ments developed by the Council on Aging.
• Based on the series of public process steps (developed in 2000)
that encouraged inclusive and broad -based public participation
and the established criteria, the committee continued delibera-
tions to determine the optimal sites for a new Senior Center.
• Reached consensus on recommendation of two sites the
Walgreen's property at Bedford Street and Worthen Road and
the town -owned property at 201 Bedford Street now occupied
by the Department of Public Works.
• Presented a final report to the Board of Selectmen and later to
Town Meeting. The report was accepted by Town Meeting in
April.
• The report of the committee was conveyed to the Council on
Aging for further planning by that group.
• The Board of Selectmen dissolved the Committee upon the
completion of its charge.
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 37
EDUCATION
School Committee
Expenditures
(see pages 43 -45 for details)
FY01
FY00
Operating Expenses
$ 53,081,795
$ 49,058,450
Capital Expenses
$ 2,100,000
$ 2,601,500
Personnel
Full Time
623
589
Part Time
334
342
ROLE: To ensure the quality of education within our commu-
nity. The Committee is guided in their role as stewards of the
Lexington Public Schools by the three core values of individu-
ality and diversity, shared responsibility, and continuous
improvement. Committee members serve as advocates for all
students and as liaisons to the broader community.
ELECTED to 3 -year terms: Chair Robin DiGiammarino, Scott
Burson, Michelle Hutnik, Sherry Gordon, Tony Close; Student
Representative, Ashley McKenna.
Goal - Setting
The Committee continues its practice of adopting goals to focus
the work of the Committee for the year ahead.
• To ensure the leadership of the Lexington Public Schools by
appointing a permanent Superintendent of Schools
• To ensure the financial resources necessary to operate the
Lexington Public Schools by advocating for successful pas-
sage of the school budget at Town Meeting
• To ensure that all five union employee contracts are negotiat-
ed through completion
• To secure the appropriate funding for the first phase of the
Elementary Capital Plan
• To continue the revisions to the Lexington School Committee
Policy Manual so that it is current for students and staff of the
Lexington Public Schools.
Budget
In preparation for the FY02 budget, the Committee advocated
for an operating budget to accommodate an increase of 1.8% in
student enrollment while balancing class size, favorable teach-
ing loads, building care and maintenance, and efforts to contain
special education costs. A tradition of collaborative effort con-
tinued this year among the Committee, Board of Selectmen,
Superintendent, Town Manager, and appointed financial com-
mittees. Having aligned budget timetables last year, work
focused on the review of financial estimates, particularly health
insurance costs.
Budget planning for the next several operating cycles was
enhanced with the completion of multi -year contract negotiations
Joanne Benton, Michelle Hutnik, Tony Close,
DiGiarnrnarino, Scott Burson, Sherry Gordon.
Robin
with all employee unions, including NAGE. Settlements com-
pleted in 2001 include LEA, LESA, LexEd Tutors, and ALA.
Capital
Town Meeting approved funds to continue investment in the
sixth year of the town -wide Technology Plan. Funds were also
approved to acquire four modular buildings to be located at
Hastings School.
The renovation of the secondary schools continued under the
oversight of the school department and the Permanent Building
Committee. Changes at the High School include the opening of
the high school library in a new central location and two reno-
vated cafeteria commons. Renovated and new classroom spaces
were opened at Clarke and Diamond Middle Schools. The
Committee is appreciative of the patience of students, staff, and
parents as phased construction continues in occupied buildings.
Plans continue for a future debt exclusion request to renovate and
rebuild Lexington's six elementary schools. This year, as part of
the first phase of capital planning, work continues on plans for
Fiske, Harrington, Bowman, and Estabrook. Architect Todd Lee
Clarke Rozas completed schematic design plans for new schools
at Harrington and Fiske school sites following numerous
staff /community meetings to discuss siting and schematic
designs based on educational program and enrollment.
Architect J. R. Stewart, hired to review and complete the 1997
design development plans for Bowman and Estabrook schools,
completed review of major mechanical, electrical systems, and
educational programs. The Committee appointed a swing space
sub - committee to evaluate options for a temporary school site
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Page 38 2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
School Committee continued from previous page
to be used during renovations and /or construction at Fiske,
Estabrook, and Hastings schools.
Superintendent
Changes in leadership at the superintendent level occurred with
the departure of Superintendent Dr. Patricia Ruane and the
appointment of Joanne Benton as Interim Superintendent. This
fall the Director of the Massachusetts Association of School
Committees facilitated discussions with staff and community
regarding the needs of the school system and options available
to the Committee regarding a superintendent search process. In
November, by unanimous vote, the Committee appointed
Joanne Benton as permanent Superintendent of Lexington
Public Schools.
Policy
Systematic review and revision of the school committee policy
manual continues. Policies regarding life - threatening allergies,
student records, and non - discrimination were approved.
Continuing Support
Volunteer efforts by parents and community members enhance
the quality and delivery of education to Lexington students.
Lexington Education Foundation, 20/20 Vision Implementation
team, Lexington Continuing Education, and student /parent/
teacher associations offer a myriad of opportunities to learn, to
share ideas, and to preserve Lexington's core values of life -long
learning and active community participation.
Townwide Technology Steering Committee
ROLE: To advise the
Superintendent of Schools on the
implementation and completion
of Lexington's Five -Year
Technology Plan (1996- 2001).
Expenditures
FY01
FY00
Capital Budget
$ 817,918
$ 594,000
Operating Budget
$ 1,072,503
$ 996,208
Grants
$ 143,154
$ 61,124
The volunteer group is composed
of school administrators, individual school technology
chairs, parents, and citizens.
The School Department is indebted to the Town of
Lexington for supporting the Five -Year Technology Plan.
Lexington's state - approved Five -Year Technology Plan is
organized by year, with each year focused on a specific goal.
Year 1: Completing the Network (1996 -97)
Year 2: Teacher Immersion (1997 -98)
Year 3: Curriculum Integration (1998 -99)
Year 4: Student Immersion (1999 -00)
Year 5: Student Immersion Continued (2000 -01)
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Implemented the last year of the Five -Year Technology
plan. The focus continued to be Student Immersion
expanding student access to the technology tools necessary
to support their learning. Technology integration with our
curriculum was expanded by piloting elementary student
technology benchmarks and drafting middle school bench-
marks. These benchmarks define the technology skills that
will support areas of the curriculum where technology -
enhanced experiences should be provided to all students.
• Began to develop a new Four -
Year Technology Plan (2001 -2005)
based on the Massachusetts
Department of Education
Technology Standards. Building
upon the enGauge Framework for
Effective Technology Use, five essential conditions
(access, equity, educator proficiency systems, effective
teaching /learning practice, and systems /leadership) were
identified to address. An integral part of this plan is the
implementation of elementary and middle school student
technology benchmarks and development of high school
student benchmarks.
• Continued to offer a variety of after - school and summer
workshops for teachers to learn and practice technology
skills as well as design technology- enhanced lessons that
support curriculum units.
• The School Department purchased 317 student worksta-
tions with printers, school servers, and CD -ROM towers to
provide hardware to continue system -wide technology
professional development. Workstations were equipped
with the core software used across the entire system as
well as instructional software used to support designated
curriculum units. In addition, computer furniture and
peripherals (scanners, digital cameras, large monitors)
were purchased.
• Received grants totaling $124, 004 from the State and
$19,150 from the Lexington Education Foundation to
design and implement technology -rich activities linked to
the Massachusetts Frameworks and for professional devel-
opment activities related to technology.
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
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Superintendent of Schools
ROLE: As chief Executive Officer of Lexington's nine public
schools, to provide educational leadership through budget
preparation, daily operations management, program develop-
ment, and supervision of all academic, special education, and
extracurricular programs for children in grades K -12. Reports
to an elected School Committee, enforces the policies and
goals of this Committee, and upholds the laws and require-
ments determined and administered by federal and state gov-
ernment. Also works in cooperation with other communities to
oversee collaborative programs for students with identified
learning disabilities.
APPOINTED by the School Committee: Joanne Benton
served as Interim Superintendent since February 28, 2001.
HIGHLIGHTS: During the 2000 -2001 school year,
Lexington Public Schools faculty and staff, in partnership with
parents and other community members, focused their attention
on these initiatives:
• Completed the system -level cycle outlined in the initial 5-
Year Technology Plan, including building a technology infra-
structure and providing training to enable all staff to develop
proficiency in a core set of skills. The focus during the past
two years has been on integration of technology into the cur-
riculum in a way that ensures access, proficiency, and mean-
ingful learning for all students. A new 4 -Year Technology
Plan, including detailed elementary and middle school and
high school components, was completed.
• Held a first professional development "Tech Camp" in June,
offering staff an array of courses in and beyond "Kansas" (the
five basic skill proficiencies required of all Lexington educa-
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
and Thomas Fenn from the Lexington PTA Council
Scholarship Committee, Polly Jo Kemler and Nancy
Rogier from the Lexington Education Foundation, and
Joanne Benton from the Lexington School Department.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• $11,259 in donations was designated and distributed to
the Lexington PTA Council Scholarship Fund.
• $10,359 in donations was designated and distributed to
the Lexington Education Foundation. •
Susan Bottan, Diane Tabor, Carol Pilarski, Joanne Benton, Elaine
Sterzin, Kelly McCausland, Alice Donahue, John Moynihan.
tors). Technology courses continue to be accessible to all
Lexington staff through the annual after- school technology
workshops and through EDCO, the Educational Collaborative
for Greater Boston, Inc.
• An overall goal as a system is to broaden staff members'
knowledge base and instructional repertoire so that they are
comfortable, knowledgeable, and skilled to meet the chal-
lenges of the current "standards- based" educational context,
and able to help all students learn and achieve. This effort is
seen across inter- related system initiatives including 1) contin-
uance of Louise Thompson's training related to Leading the
Learning and Instruction For All Students, and 2) our pledge to
"blur the lines" and share strategies and staff between special
and regular education settings, as exemplified by the elemen-
tary literacy initiative and the secondary Learning Centers.
• Approximately 100 staff members have been involved in high -
level training related to Instruction for All Students. A leader-
ship team including three principals, teachers, the Coordinator
of Foreign Language and the Interim Superintendent, is part of
a pilot project to develop in -house training capacity.
• Provided system -wide staff training by nationally- renowned
researcher /educators. Rebecca Sitton presented the theory and
pedagogy of the Rebecca Sitton Spelling Program for all ele-
mentary staff, introducing an important cornerstone of a sys-
tem literacy program. Ed Ellis introduced secondary staff to
cognitive learning strategies curriculum, an approach that
integrates learning and thinking strategies into ongoing con-
tent area instruction in a manner that all students benefit, not
just those with learning disabilities.
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Superintendent of Schools continued from previous page
• The system is increasingly aware that mainstream teachers,
reading teachers, and special educators need to share strate-
gies and expertise, and become partners in delivery of agreed -
upon content and skills.
• The budget- related curriculum cycle was introduced to School
Committee in 1997 -1998 with a two -fold purpose. Lexington
took the position that the seven curriculum frameworks and the
MCAS assessment system were a context of which we should be
mindful, but not the direct, dominating guide for our curriculum,
which reflects years of investment and commitment not to be
lightly forsaken. We also realized that limited resources made it
imperative to develop a system that ensures systematic review,
accompanied by an infusion of funding for the target discipline.
Hence, we agreed to focus on one or two disciplines at a time, in
order to agree about the essential curriculum to be taught in each
discipline, and spell out what students will experience, know,
understand, and be able to do as a result of their work in a given
academic area. English Language Arts and History /Social
Studies received the first curriculum initiative funding, spread
out over 98 -99 and 99 -00. The current focus is on elementary
science and secondary mathematics and science.
• A team of outside evaluators from EDCO and selected com-
munities completed an on -site visit to Lexington in the fall to
review existing written materials; observe a variety of class-
rooms; and interview selected parents, community members,
and teachers. This team issued a critique of the science pro-
gram and made recommendations for revision. Funds have
been earmarked to update and revise the program. It is our
belief that professional development must not only include
high - quality ongoing training programs with intensive follow -
up and support, but also other growth - promoting processes
such as study groups, action research, and peer- coaching.
Effective implementation of a new program takes time and
early trials do not have to be, nor will they be, perfect. It also
supports a belief that new practices should be protected and
nurtured rather than evaluated.
• The middle school Mathematics Department completed
research and conducted pilot testing to select a middle school
mathematics text and program that would improve K -12
articulation and strengthen the middle school mathematics
content strands. Work included:
- Development of criteria for choice
- Review of six major programs and three major text
options
- Extensive piloting of agreed -upon best alternatives
- Consensus decision - making.
• The Science Department continued systematic review of each
science content area Grades 6 -12 and the process of agreeing
upon particular adjustments that allow the curriculum to
address aspects of state frameworks without sacrificing
integrity. Middle and high school teachers teamed by disci-
pline to:
- Review and improve the scope, sequence, and continuity
of their content area
- Produce annotated descriptions of all lab activities
- Produce resource books for each subject discipline and
grade level that includes all the activities for a particular
course.
• Special Education administrative staff engaged in an analysis
of the special education operation throughout the year, in
anticipation of the upcoming audit. Plans for improving com-
pliance with special education regulations have included rec-
ommendations for the addition of evaluation team leaders and
psychologists to ensure that the system adhere to the mandat-
ed time lines and regulations. In addition, oversight of the
day -to -day special education operation was improved by the
addition of supervisors at the High School, middle schools,
and elementary schools.
• Attainment of fair employee contracts is one of the founda-
tions of a high - performance work organization. Balancing the
needs of staff, students, management, parents, and communi-
ty members requires careful and thoughtful consideration of
working conditions. Labor market demands and fluctuations
in the economy influence priorities. Dramatically shifting
demographics require planned goal- setting and end - result
thinking. Issues of recruitment and retention, student achieve-
ment, and comparable communities' analysis, set the frame-
work for the 2000 -2001 negotiations' agenda.
• Negotiation of a 3 -year contract with the Lexington Education
Association consisted of three days of interest -based bargain-
ing training sponsored by The Massachusetts Teachers
Association. The negotiation team was made up of ten teach-
ers, two building principals, two School Committee members,
and one central office administrator. Weekly meetings, facili-
tated by a volunteer from the Massachusetts Board of
Conciliation and Arbitration, proceeded through the fall and
winter and, in the spring, meetings were held twice a week.
continued on next page
Lexington High School Class of 2001:
Size of class 346
Continuing education 93.7%
4 -year college 89.4%
2 -year college 4.0%
Other schooling 0.3%
Employment 3.6%
Other 2.7%
National Merit Scholarship Program Class of 2001
Semi - finalists 15
Letters of Commendation 46
National Achievement Semi - finalists 1
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
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Superintendent of Schools continued from previous page
Several subcommittees were formed as advisory to the larger
group. After eight months of debate and deliberation on
emerging interests, options, and consensus building, an agree-
ment was reached on June 2, 2001. Eight articles were modi-
fied, one new article was created, three committees were
formed for ongoing related work and two side - letters were
agreed upon. The end result will continue to enhance the
school community for the benefit of the students we serve.
The Lexington Educational Secretaries (LESA), the
Lexington Educational Services Association (LexED) and the
Association of Lexington Administrators negotiations were
completed in the fall.
• The recent attacks on schools prompted the Lexington Public
Schools to consider the emergency protocol procedures docu-
mented by the system. A committee of administrators was
established to develop a draft Emergency Protocol Plan that
would serve as the basis for the system. This past September,
a draft plan was produced and shared with the various con-
stituencies. It became apparent that the document was over-
whelming. The School Department met with the Police and
Fire Departments to begin to streamline the plan.
• The Lexington Public Schools became members of the North
Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council. The School
Threat Assessment and Response System's mission is to pre-
pare, assess, respond, and strive to prevent threats of violence
in our schools through a regional program that recognizes the
individual uniqueness and integrity of each community.
Lexington now has access to specialized resources developed
through a collaborative effort. Utilizing the STARS System
Protocol, incidents and threats are addressed through response
classifications involving varying degrees of consultation,
readiness, and intervention.
Lexington is fortunate to have talented and dedicated teachers,
administrators, and staff. We appreciate the community's finan-
cial support, the cooperation of the leadership boards, the level
of volunteerism, and the good will that allow our schools, and
our school professionals, to flourish.
Lexington Community
Education
ROLE: To offer lifelong learning to all by providing
practical, creative, and enjoyable educational opportuni-
ties at reasonable cost. Courses for adults are offered in
winter, spring, and fall sessions: Classes are 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 summer
program for students in Kindergarten through High
School is taught by Lexington Public School (LPS) teach-
ers. Lexington Community Education is a self - sustaining,
integral program of the Lexington Public School system.
STAFF: Director: Robin Tartaglia; Office Administrator:
Andrea Paquette; Administrative Assistant : Judy
Yarbrough.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• About 50 high school students participated as volun-
teer aides in the children's summer program,
Lexplorations, earning credit for community service.
• Separated the summer course listings from the Spring
catalog, and mailed this new summer catalog separate-
ly to all households in Lexington.
• Increased online computer offerings from 20 to over
100, including classes in grantwriting, SAT prepara-
tion, Photoshop, and web design.
• Designed and created course catalog inhouse, using
desktop publishing software.
• Expanded high school aide program to include partici-
pation in our adult computer classes.
• In cooperation with the school administration, offered
classes consistent with LPS core values, including anti -
bias workshops.
• Moved office and all classes to new locations within
the high school due to reconstruction.
• Re- scheduled all dance and exercise classes to off -site
locations due to reconstruction at LHS.
Lexington Public School Enrollments
Bowman, 9 Philip Road, built 1967
Bridge, 55 Middleby Road, built 1966
Estabrook, 117 Grove Street, built 1960
Fiske, 34A Colony Road, built 1948
Harrington, 146 Maple Street, built 1956
Hastings, 2618 Mass. Avenue, built 1955
Elementary, Grades K -5, Total
Clarke, 17 Stedman Road, built 1972
Diamond, 99 Hancock Street, built 1957
Middle Schools, Grades 6 -8, Total
Lexington High School, 251 Waltham Street, built 1950
Grades 9 -12, Total
Malcolm Astley, Principal
Barbara Manfredi, Principal
Joni Jay, Principal
Anne Mikulski, Principal
David Crump, Principal
Rick Rogers, Principal
2001 -2002 2001 -2002 2002 -2003
Projected Actual Projected
520 515 519
483 481 522
473 468 446
446 440 422
395 388 391
480 478 494
2,797 2,770 2,794
Pamela Houlares, Principal 776 754 751
Joanne Hennessy, Principal 737 738 755
1,513 1,492 1,506
Ernest V. Seasholes, Interim Principal 1699 1719 1757
1699 1719 1757
Grand Total
6009 5981 6057
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
School Expenditures by Line Item
Personnel Services
1996 -1997
1997 -1998
1998 -1999
1999 -2000
2000 -2001
Administrative Offices
$ 412,098
$ 543,202
$ 615,778
$ 704,944
$ 816,988
Principals and Assistants
1,114,919
1,203,500
1,284,575
1,275,426
1,502,467
Supervisors /Coordinators
747,262
822,698
917,629
1,078,315
1,177,467
Classroom Teachers
17,506,883
18,861 173
19,650,673
20,339 281
21,606,373
Degree Changes
0
0
0
0
0
Severance Pay
142,992
135,713
61,092
349,056
208,069
Special Needs Staff
2,802,538
3,249,455
3,533,908
3,908,653
4,289,110
Tutors
1,417,104
1,456,802
1,566,149
1,594,532
1,630,279
Stipends (Extra Duty)
66,388
125,551
125,501
157,512
184,098
Nurses
205,858
299,613
312,035
326,480
420,431
Instructional Materials Specialists(Library)
547,662
589,491
594,967
559,058
588,195
Guidance Counselors
874,251
837,903
961,318
1,135,959
1,187,769
Psychologists
147,513
189,662
219,951
223,348
236,007
Doctors
2,200
24,251
1,400
2,288
1,200
Aides
609,313
793,517
871,202
852,246
909,485
Special Needs Assistants
263,682
239,209
280,373
369,450
295,853
Secretarial and Clerical
1,331,103
1,362,462
1,446,041
1,507,731
1,576,669
Computer Center Technical
168,018
196,422
169,389
211,025
243,097
Student Programmers
9,099
10,685
4,901
0
0
Custodians and Maintenance
1,619,407
1,638,352
1,711,883
1,906,190
2,061,354
Crossing Guards
83,207
84,025
89,223
88,077
90,869
Workers' Compensation
0
19,572
18,487
18,228
2,477
FICA /Medicare Tax
208,990
247,370
278,513
325,060
380,703
Employee Benefits
$ 3,299,797
$ 3,331,521
$ 3,235,824
3,532,450
4,100,633
Subtotal
$ 33,580,284
$ 36,262,149
$ 37,950,812
$ 40,465,309
$ 43,509,593
Expenses
Fuel - Heating
$ 374,106
$ 298,003
$ 218,934
$ 413,595
$ 335,987
Vehicle Parts, Gas, Oil
7,038
10,061
6,694
13,691
27,231
Office Supplies
97,222
99,593
98,311
105,622
130,047
Teaching Supplies
322,874
329,415
442,982
435,554
389,691
Other Supplies
160,554
156,277
236,393
196,978
201,058
Textbooks
238,825
263,422
278,562
374.570
489,785
Library Books and Cataloging
42,336
47,072
58,649
62,637
56,192
Periodicals and Newspapers
12,303
13,493
12,355
17,056
17,195
Recruiting Materials
9,729
17,096
27,428
31,426
45,454
Report Cards /Progress Reports
1,055
1,904
3,099
4,147
2,543
Handbooks
3,582
3,602
4,887
7,276
7,896
Professional Books /Subscriptions
13,501
8,194
10,606
8,586
6,692
Student Publications
5,260
0
6,525
6,500
8,571
Film Rental
55
50
2,196
1,678
525
Media Purchase
12,742
24,079
31,317
24,905
17,715
Computer Software
53,150
61,590
75,314
63,741
62,691
Repair of Plant (Supplies)
89,697
79,788
85,723
85,044
98,932
Repair of Grounds (Supplies)
1,010
1,796
10,062
13,657
16,778
Subtotal
$ 1,445,039
$ 1,415,435
$ 1,610,037
$ 1,866,663
$ 1,903,983
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
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School Expenditures by Line Item continued from previous page
Equipment Purchase and Rental
1996 -1997
1997 -1998
1998 -1999
1999 -2000
2000 -2001
New Equipment
$ 100,872
$ 62,975
$ 69,267
$ 56,132
$ 36,889
Replacement of Equipment
54,260
20,376
21,924
$ 169,577
135,767
Subtotal
$ 155,132
$ 83,351
$ 91,191
$ 225,709
$ 172,656
Contracted Services
Consultant Services
$ 629,608
$ 594,176
$ 628,144
$ 661,225
$ 807,624
Special Testing
31,891
41,717
38,506
28,488
44,472
Built -in Items /Bldg. Repairs
79,015
41,077
26,204
43,056
296,977
Electrical (Repairs)
25,615
22,995
26,084
28,275
27,354
Plumbing (Repairs)
14,891
23,077
22,716
21,500
13,304
Heating (Repairs)
85,758
100,486
136,873
133,743
122,972
Painting
10,276
3,190
10,679
3,644
7,174
Roofing (Repairs)
4,674
8,506
10,000
12,300
5,573
Glass (Repairs)
6,205
8,621
13,100
5,224
15,800
Other Property Services (Repairs)
79,785
96,168
35,123
74,382
78,195
Mop Rental
8,879
8,553
7,847
9,619
9,545
Electricity
641,433
633,720
603,720
566,487
613,502
Water
91,990
133,194
131,206
136,766
165,195
Gas (Bottled and Natural)
16,299
15,452
16,000
20,310
179,889
Telephone
160,892
156,722
183,933
135,307
172,359
Insect Control
4,047
4,367
5,000
5,000
2,000
Elevator Service and Repair
1,338
7,313
12,501
12,300
18,000
Pupil Transportation
Regular
700,975
733,124
768,061
854,669
854,236
Special Needs, in Town
92,745
102,808
104,407
169,561
208,110
Special Needs, outside
140,098
169,964
199,543
226,015
232,317
Field Trips
6,305
8,953
6,654
5,712
7,917
Other Transportation
99,688
100,542
139,094
129,306
142,737
Travel and Meetings Intrastate
25,272
10,970
21,056
18,847
29,014
Travel Out of State
12,660
482
1,045
3,015
2,452
Travel Within Lexington
9,156
11,754
8,781
11,293
13,137
Printing
8,916
9,610
17,610
10,403
33,101
Newsletter
1,037
800
1,760
966
806
Equipment Service /Maintenance
215,039
243,778
313,112
288,053
282,016
Tuition Special Needs
1,545,845
1,931,934
2,246,510
2,476,371
2,570,443
Membership
53,541
50,477
53,386
51,773
32,237
Other General
157,425
128,595
355.941
341,962
490,037
Equipment Rental
18,017
14,031
15,746
15,197
17,068
Subtotal
$ 4,979,315
$ 5,417,156
$ 6,160,342
$ 6,500,769
$ 7,495,563
Grand Total
$ 40,159,770
$ 43,178,091
$ 45,812,382
$ 49,058,450
$ 53,081,795
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Lexington Public Schools 2000 -01 Summary of Outside Funding
Grants Area Amount
FEDERAL Title I
$ 113,105
Technology Mentor
20,000
Technology Adopt.
29,900
SPED 94 -142 /IDEA
672,945
Early Childhood /Mainstreaming for Pre - School
41,458
Title VI 97 -35 /Instruction /Technology
15,621
Assistive Tech.
30,000
Educator Quality
32,000
Class Size Reduction
48,705
SPED Professional Development
48,215
Eisenhower
17,625
Emergency Immigration
3 7, 017
Library Services
5,000
Molecular Marker
28,866
VES
30,000
Character Ed
10,000
Emergency Immigration Language Acquisition
25,000
Drug -Free Schools
26,914
Redesign of Preservice Ed
10,000
Total Federal Funds
$ 1,242,371
STATE METCO
$ 1,345,352
Violence Prevention
8,000
Transition Plan for Kindergarten
10,000
Health Protection
124,102
Advanced Placement
10,500
Breakfast Demo
12,800
Gifted and Talented
8,000
Early Literacy
26,420
Safe Schools
2,100
Team Nutrition Training
4,400
Academic Support
43,100
Enhanced School Health
192,444
Total State Funds
$ 1,787,218
LOCAL Lexington Education Foundation (FY01)
$ 123,665
FEES (collected in 2000 -01)
Transportation
$ 389,449
Athletics and Athletics Gate Receipts
198,066
Tuition
35,388
Building Rental and Extended Day Program
76,638
Medicaid Reimbursement (from 7/99 -6/00)
180,277
Total Fees
$ 879,818
COMMUNITY, CORPORATE, AND PRIVATE DONATIONS
Italian Consulate (CASIT)
$ 15,000
Gifts to Schools
15,057
Hastings Anti -Bias
5,000
COPS 98 /Police- School Partnership
161,737
COPS 99 /Police - School Partnership
158,600
Total Donations
$ 355,394
GRAND TOTAL ALL SOURCES
$ 4,388,466
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Minuteman Regional High School
Expenditures
FY01
FY00
Payroll
$ 9,187,959
$ 8,850,954
Expenses
$ 4,410,264
$ 4,381,800
Capital Items
$ 0
$ 116,212
Total Budget
$ 13,598,223
$ 13,348,966
Lexington's assessed share
$ 811,456
$ 797,604
REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE APPOINTED by
each towns' Moderator. Jane Pagett was the Lexington
Representative until her resignation in July, 2001; Marjorie
Daggett was appointed to fill out the term. Other member towns
are: Acton, Arlington, Belmont, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle,
Concord, Dover, Lancaster, Lincoln, Needham, Stow, Sudbury,
Wayland, and Weston.
Superintendent: Ronald Fitzgerald, hired by the Regional
School Committee.
Lexington Enrollment
As of October 1, there were 36 students from Lexington enrolled
in grades 9 through 12 and 10 reduced - charge Post - Graduate
students out of a total school enrollment of 797. For the second
year, no Choice students were accepted reducing the total from
145 to 82. The total number of out -of- district students was 379,
of whom 82 were Choice and 297 were tuition - paying.
Class of 2001 Graduate Achievement Highlights
• 92% of the class graduated into either college or employment
in their field of study.
• 100% of Dental graduates passed the National Dental Board
examination.
• 100% of Cosmetology graduates passed the state board exam-
ination.
• 100% of Early Childhood Education graduates were fully cer-
tified by the state Office for Child Care Services.
• 100% of Medical Occupations graduates achieved placement
in either college or a job in their field.
• 95% of Science Technology graduates achieved placement in
either college or their field of study with 84% attending college.
• 100% of Culinary Arts graduates achieved their choice of
placement with 18 of 26 enrolling in college.
• 86% of Construction - Trades graduates achieved their choice
of placement with 17 of 54 enrolling in college and 29 of 54
entering the workplace within their field of study.
Academic Division Highlights
• Minuteman Regional High School sophomores tied for first
place in Massachusetts among regional technical schools on
MCAS test performance.
• A Latin course was implemented to serve the growing number
of students interested in medical careers, biotechnology, and
science.
• The Special Education Department teamed with mainstream
teachers to help students achieve one of the highest levels of
special education MCAS `pass' scores in the state.
Highlights from the Vocational/Technical Divisions
• A student team from Electromechanical Robotics took First
Place in Skills USA /VICA National Competition on Robotics
and Automation.
• The Environmental Technology department received a state-
wide recognition award from the Mass. Executive Office of
Environmental Affairs and a personal visit from the Secretary
of Environmental Affairs.
• Students were active in numerous off - campus service projects
for agencies such as the Cambridge Water Department,
Sudbury Valley Trustees, U.S. Department of Fish and
Wildlife, and the Minuteman National Historic Park.
• The Automotive Technology Department won the industry's
Most Outstanding Automotive Program in Massachusetts
award for the third year in a row.
• Students began construction of the three- bedroom colonial
home for the Wayland Housing Authority.
• Students and staff completed construction of a 13,000 square
foot child -care facility for MIT /Lincoln Lab Day Care Center
on the Minuteman campus.
• Student teams began major renovation of office space for the
Louise May Alcott Foundation in Concord and began rebuild-
ing historic cannon stands for the Town Common in Belmont.
• The Landscape Management Department won several awards
again, including First Place at the Annual New England
Flower Show in Boston.
• In Culinary Arts, bakery students won gold, silver, and bronze
medals in state competition. The Department is preparing to
become a certification site for the American Culinary
Federation.
• In Graphic Communications, a Minuteman student won the
gold medal in state Skills USA /VICA competition.
• A student - designed calendar won the `Best of Show' award at
the Annual Providence Professional Graphics Arts event.
Middle School Technical Literacy Program
This year Minuteman partnered with Diamond Middle School
in a technical literacy program. Minuteman works with the
teachers in the middle school, assisting them in developing and
incorporating technology education into their curricula and pro-
viding them with instruction in computer skills. This service
helps the schools in fulfilling the requirements of the
Curriculum Frameworks on technical literacy. The program is
offered to member towns at an additional charge, part of the
participating town's assessment.
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LAND USE
Planning Board
ROLE: To prepare
the Comprehensive
Plan; administer
Subdivision Reg-
ulations in accor-
dance with the
State Subdivision
Control Law; review
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY01
FY00
$148,460
$ 52,332
$ 177,536
$ 56,805
Personnel
Full Time
4
4
residential special permit applications;
participate in specific intertown land use projects, such as
Metropolitan State Hospital and other proposals; review and
make recommendations required by the Zoning Bylaw and the
State Zoning Act in regard to zoning amendments and rezoning
petitions. The Planning Department staff also analyzes eco-
nomic, demographic, and development trends occurring in
Lexington and the region to assist the Planning Board, the
Town Manager and other town departments and committees,
and provides thousands of responses to individual requests for
help and information from a wide variety of parties.
ELECTED: All members are elected to a 5 -year term. Chair
Anthony Galaitsis will serve until 2002; Vice -Chair Thomas
Harden, until 2006; John Davies, until 2005; Sara Chase until
2004; Stacey Bridge - Denzak resigned, effective September and
Karl Kastorf was appointed to fill her seat until the Annual
Town Election, March, 2002.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Planning Director Glenn
Garber; Assistant Planning Director Maryann McCall - Taylor;
and Department Clerk /Administrative Assistant Elissa Tap.
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATION
Number of meetings involving permitting – 19
Number of individual public hearings and public meetings on
permitting – 42
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Number of public participatory workshops, meetings and
consensus - building sessions – 21
Number of principal elements substantially completed in 2001 – 4
Number of additional group outreach meetings – 4
Number of meetings /workshops conducted in relation to
preparing implementation measures – 7
Number of zoning bylaw amendments prepared for Town
Meeting as a result of ComPlan —3
METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL REUSE
Negotiate final resolution of issues with Waltham and other
stakeholders: "residual" acreage use; provision of sewer/
water; parkway- access design; process requirements for all
stakeholders, other details.
Percentage of Project Completion – 5%
Amount of definitive plan review process completed – 10%
Number of public meetings held or attended – 1
Seated: Karl Kastorf, John Davies, Anthony Galaitsis, Sara
Chase, Torn Harden. Standing: Debra Tyson, Elissa Tap, Glenn
Garber, Maryann McCall - Taylor.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Comprehensive Plan: the four planning elements now being
addressed (Land Use, Housing, Economic Development,
Natural and Cultural Resources) have been through extensive
data gathering, analysis, and public participation process. A
broad slate of recommended action items is being finalized for
inclusion in the Plan. This will be the core of the new
ComPlan, Lexington's first in 35 years.
• Beginning in July 2001, the Department utilized the services
of a 1 -year, full -time planning intern, Deborah Tyson, primar-
ily to perform the extensive geographic information systems
(GIS) mapping requirements in the Comprehensive Plan. She
also assisted with the extensive statistical /data gathering
needs of the first four elements of the Comprehensive Plan.
• After approximately a decade of involvement with the reuse
planning process for the former Metropolitan State Hospital
land located in Lexington, Waltham, and Belmont, the project
is getting into the long- awaited early phases of implementa-
tion. Initial steps include submission and review of a multi -
town definitive subdivision plan, final negotiation and signing
of memorandum of understanding (the Second Amendment),
and preparation of a Request for Proposals to the development
community. If Lexington's proposed housing piece of the Plan
proceeds, it will be a large, multi -year project commitment for
the Town.
• The former Middlesex County Hospital, an 11 -acre parcel in
Lexington, has been purchased by a private developer and will
be proposed for some kind of residential use. The Planning
Department moved aggressively to establish an iterative
process with the developer, to help shape and resolve any plans
that come forth, long before any plan filing or board review.
The Board will have special permit review for any proposal.
• Residential development in Lexington has continued to pro-
ceed at a heavy pace, despite a general economic slowdown.
The Board conducted 42 public meetings and hearings,
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 47
Planning Board continued from previous page
involving 28 properties proposed for development. There
were also approximately 25 minor regulatory actions taken.
Staff was involved with other intertown and regional planning
efforts, including discussions pertaining to the new
Development of Regional Impact Process instituted by the
Four Town Planning Group of the Hanscom communities.
• In addition to their planning board duties, members served, for-
mally or informally, on a number of other important ad hoc com-
mittees and task forces in the Town, including: Senior Center
Siting Committee, Hanscom Field Noise Work Group,
Community Preservation Act Committee, Noise Bylaw
Committee, Sec. 15 Zoning Bylaw Efficacy Committee,
Developments of Regional Impact; Bicycle Trail Committee,
HATS, MAGIC, Design Advisory Committee, Vision 20/20
Strategic Planning Implementation, and Historical Commission.
• As the economy prospered, development in Lexington contin-
ued to proceed actively, both in terms of the number of cases
filed and the complexity and contentiousness of the debate on
each proposal. The following cases went through one or more
stages of Planning Board review in 2001:
Conventional Subdivisions
Bird Hill Road, 3 lots, sketch and definitive plans,
approved
Marvin Street, 2 lots, sketch and definitive plans, approved
King Street, 3 lots, sketch plan
Aaron Road, 3 units, sketch and definitive plan
Davis Road, sketch and definitive plans, approved
Subdivision with Special Permit and Site Plan
Lexington Hills cluster subdivision, off Walnut Street, 33
units, sketch plan
Cotton Farm cluster, off Marrett Road, 11 lots, 3 sketch
plans
Scottish Glen, off Summer Street, 6 units, sketch plan
Johnson Farm, off Bedford Street, 17 units, 3 sketch plans
87 Hancock Street, 2 units, modifications to site plan,
denied
Old Smith Farm cluster subdivision, modifications to site
plan, approved
Special Residential Development
- 32 Roosevelt Road, 6 units, preliminary and definitive
plans, approved
Street Construction Plans
- 23 Richard Road, approved February
- 17 Tower Road, approved November
- 10 Morris Street, approved January
Approval Not Required Plan Endorsements
26 -28 Mason Street
72 and 76 Meriam Street
196 Burlington Street
48 Bartlett Avenue and 118 Lowell Street
60 and 64 Hancock Street
9 Barberry Road
MAPC (Metropolitan Area Planning Council)
ROLE: A regional planning agency to serve 101 communi-
ties in the metropolitan Boston area, including Lexington, by
acting as a forum for state and local officials, providing a
wide range of technical services to member communities,
and overseeing federally funded transportation programs in
the area. MAPC is organized into eight subregions.
Lexington is in the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal
Coordination (MAGIC). Other member towns are: Acton,
Bedford, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Hudson, Lincoln,
Littleton, Maynard, and Stow.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Lexington representa-
tive is the Economic Development Officer, Joseph Marino.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Hosted two successful, well - attended breakfasts with legis-
lators from the region.
• Participated in Phase I of the "MAGIC Carpet" Study of
alternative transportation options, and initiated meetings
with other regional leaders to collaborate in supporting
reverse commute and other service improvements. MAGIC
maintains a direct voice in transportation planning and pro-
ject selection via its Bedford representative, Selectman
Gordon Feltman, who serves on the Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO). Lexington representative Richard
Canale also speaks for MAGIC on transportation issues as
the subregion's representative to the Joint Regional
Transportation Committee (JRTC).
• Reviewed Proposed Developments of Regional Impact.
• Offered special presentations on Phase II stormwater regu-
lations and economic development.
• Analyzed the newly released Census 2000 data to identify
growth trends and disseminating information to the com-
munities. Drafted two documents: "Decade of Change"
highlights key regional growth trends that occurred during
the 1990s; and "Community Profiles" which is a compila-
tion of demographic, socioeconomic, and land use data for
the 101 cities and towns in the MAPC region.
• Completed the 2 -year process of producing buildout
analyses for communities throughout the region.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Board of Appeals
Expenditures
FY01
FY00
Payroll
$27,144
$30,109
ROLE: To grant variances from the
Zoning Bylaw (ZBL), issue special per-
mits for uses or construction as authorized
by the Zoning Bylaw, and hear appeals of
decisions by the Building Commissioner
and Zoning Enforcement Officer.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair
Edwin Whittemore, Vice Chairman Robert
Sacco, Francis Smith, Judith Uhrig, and
Arthur Smith. Associates Nyles Barnert,
Jacqueline Davison, Elizabeth Sahatjian,
David Williams, Carolyn Wilson, and
Maura Sheehan. Administrative Clerk Sheila Marian.
Front: Francis Smith, Judith Uhrig, Robert Sacco, Sheila Marian, Arthur Smith, Nyles
Barnett. Rear: Maura Sheehan, Jacqueline
Wilson, Martha Wood, Matthew Hakala.
Near the end of the year, Ed Whittemore retired after 11 years
on the Board, and was replaced by Nyles Barnert. Robert Sacco
was elected Chairman and Judith Uhrig was elected Vice
Chairman. Martha Wood replaced Nyles Barnert as an associate.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• There were 127 hearings, of which 7 were continued to a sub-
sequent session. This continued what has become a yearly
increase in the Board's caseload.
• There were 73 applications for variances, mostly involving
residences: 7 were denied in full or in part; 7 were withdrawn;
and 6 extensions were given for variances granted during
2000.
• There were 62 applications for special permits: 18 concerning
nonconforming residences; 6 concerning accessory apart-
ments or conversions of single- family dwellings to dwellings
containing two dwelling units (1 was denied); 15 concerning
commercial or institutional properties; 8 concerning food
establishments; 3 for a professional office in the home; 15 for
signs; and 7 concerning wireless communication facilities;
and 8 special permit applications were withdrawn.
• There were 15 requests that a proposed action be considered
a revision or a minor modification to an existing special per-
mit: 12 were approved; 2 were denied; and 1 was withdrawn.
• There were 7 appeals from Building Commissioner or Zoning
Enforcement Officer decisions, all of which drew abutter con-
cern and participation: 3 were granted and 4 were denied.
The Board is indebted to the Communication Advisory
Committee, the Design Advisory Committee, and the
Economic Development Officer for advice and assistance
throughout the year.
Petitions heard by the Board of Appeals in 2001 are listed in the
order in which hearings were scheduled. Decisions may have
been subject to conditions. For details, please see the decisions
on file with the Town Clerk.
Davison, Elizabeth
Sahatjian, Carolyn
January
150 East Street, Doran Greenhouses: granted a renewal of a
special permit (with conditions) to continue to operate roadside
stand for sale of nursery and farm goods.
215 Follen Road, Naiff Bethoney: granted a variance from
required side -yard setback to construct a 2 -story addition.
3 Jonas Stone Circle, Gail Winn: denied a variance from the
required rear -yard setback for an in- ground pool.
30 Bowker St. and Adjoining Lot, Virginia P. Ryder: (a) grant-
ed a clarification of variance previously granted to increase the
frontage and area of 30 Bowker St.; and (b) granted a variance
from Section 7 and from Table 2 of the ZBL to allow the lot
adjoining 30 Bowker St. at the corner of Bowker St. and Taft
Avenue(lots 285 and 286 on Assessors map 13) to be consid-
ered a buildable lot.
727 Marrett Road, Starwood Hotels: determined that proposed
changes to the Sheraton Lexington Inn's building and expan-
sion plans are minor modifications to an existing special permit
with site plan review.
171 -173 Bedford Street, RCN -BeCo Com LLC: granted a con-
tinuance of a requested hearing (which was opened on
12/14/00) on an application for a variance from the required
side -yard setback for a generator.
February
Lot 5A Spring Street, Jeffery N. Rosenberg: denied an appeal
and upheld a decision by the Zoning Enforcement Officer who
had determined that lot 5A Spring St. was not grandfathered or
protected and was therefore not a buildable lot.
8 Minute Man Lane, Stephen and Dawn Farrell: granted a
variance from required front -yard setback to construct new
front entry. Attached garage and side entry to be eliminated and
1 -story addition with garage underneath to be constructed at the
back of the dwelling.
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12 Dudley Road, Richard Greer: granted a variance from 2 1/2-
story residential height restriction to construct an addition that
would extend a shed dormer more than 50% of the ridge line of
a raised ranch -style single- family dwelling.
109 Shade Street, Dennis DaRu, Jr.: granted a variance from
requirement regarding gross floor area in a structure not built as
of 1/1/83 in order to allow application for a special permit to
convert a single- family dwelling to one containing two
dwelling units.
109 Shade Street, Dennis DaRu, Jr.: granted a special permit
(with conditions) to convert a single- family dwelling in the RS
District to one containing two dwelling units.
One Cranberry Hill: granted a special permit (with conditions)
to construct, operate, and maintain an unmanned wireless com-
munications facility on an existing building.
7 Hartwell Ave., Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: denied a clar-
ification and /or revision of an existing special permit with site
plan review (originally issued 11/29/79), for a determination
that the allowed general office uses, as well as banking use, are
permitted in perpetuity.
31 Patterson Road, Karim Boutiba: granted a variance from
required front -yard setback to construct an addition to a single -
family dwelling. An existing carport will be eliminated and
replaced with a 2 -car garage underneath the proposed addition
to a contemporary -style single- family dwelling.
March
319 Lowell Street, Massachusetts Buddhist Association: grant-
ed a special permit to allow modification of transition area
requirements in association with construction of an addition to
a church facility.
10 Briggs Road, Paul and Maura Buckley: granted a special
permit to add a second story to a nonconforming single- family
house.
42 Greenwood Street, Alan Wichlei and Janice Litwin: granted
a variance from required front -yard setback to construct a new
front entry.
443 Lincoln Street, Albert R. Piantedosi: granted an extension
of a variance to allow continued parking of motor vehicles on a
temporary basis within a fenced area on the property for a
grandfathered nonconforming use (body shop) and towing of
disabled cars.
32 Chase Avenue, Keith and Janice Herndon: granted a vari-
ance from required front -yard setback to construct a 2 -story
addition and a porch to a nonconforming single- family
dwelling.
19 Valley Road, Rosamond Berjoan: granted a withdrawal with-
out prejudice of an application for a special permit to expand the
second floor of a nonconforming single- family house.
2 Bloomfield Street, John and Lynne Woodhouse: granted a
variance from required front -yard setback to construct a 2 -story
addition to a nonconforming single- family house.
294 Bedford Street, Dina Barzilai: granted a variance from
required front -yard setback to construct new front entry includ-
ing a closed vestibule, roofed masonry platform, and masonry
steps.
87 Hancock Street, Valdur and Irene Koha: denied a variance
to allow a racquet court to be constructed without being com-
pletely enclosed by a fence at least 8 -foot tall and with a side -
yard setback less than required.
87 Hancock Street, Valdur and Irene Koha: denied without
prejudice a special permit to construct a racquet court, accesso-
ry to residential use.
384 Waltham Street, Belmont Savings Bank: granted a special
permit to add the name "Belmont Savings Bank" in two loca-
tions on existing sign board at Marrett Square.
6 Wellington Lane Avenue, Raj Laad: denied a variance from
required rear -yard setback to construct an addition to a single -
family dwelling.
22 Pine Knoll Road, Ming and Irene Chiang: granted a variance
from required front -, rear -, and side -yard setbacks to construct a
2 -story addition to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
April
19 Valley Road, Rosamond Berjoan: granted a special permit to
expand the second floor of a nonconforming single- family
dwelling.
927 and 945 Waltham Street, Wagon Wheel Realty Trust:
granted a renewal of a special permit to continue to operate a
nursery and roadside stand.
475 Bedford Street, Town Sports International: granted a contin-
uance of a requested hearing on an application for a special per-
mit with site -plan review to replace outdoor tennis courts with an
outdoor swimming pool, hard courts, and lawn facility and to
also construct additional parking spaces at the Lexington Club.
10 Woburn Street, LICC, Inc.: granted a withdrawal without
prejudice of an application for a special permit to operate a sea-
sonal ice cream stand on the grounds of the Gingerbread
Construction Company.
17 Scott Road, Jean -Luc and Sylvie Boulnois: granted a vari-
ance from required front -yard setback to construct an open por-
tico over existing front steps.
87 Hancock Street, Valdur and Irene Koha: confirmed that the
variance denied on 3/22/01 applied to both aspects of the appli-
cation.
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53 Ledgelawn Road, Robert Heingartner and Amy Newmark:
granted an extension of a variance granted on 4/13/00.
2 Hill Street, Jill A. Natola: granted an extension of a variance
granted on 4/27/00.
40 North Hancock Street, Jennifer Logan and Stephen Snyder:
granted a variance from required rear -yard setback to construct a
1 -story addition to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
675 Waltham Street, Carroll Brothers, Inc.: denied amendment
of an existing special permit to allow golf driving range light-
ing.
519Appleton Street, Arlington, Nextel Communications: grant-
ed a special permit to install, operate, and maintain an
unmanned wireless communications facility on an existing lat-
tice tower located in Lexington, with an address listed as 519
Appleton Street, Arlington, MA.
Communications Advisory Committee: adopted proposed
change in instructions for completing an application for a per-
mit for a wireless communications facility.
May
48 Blake Road, Nancy Cherry and Rob Brown: granted a vari-
ance from required rear- and side -yard setbacks to replace an
existing garden shed with a new shed and relocate to a corner
of the lot.
6 Carley Road, Ward and Janet Farnsworth: granted a variance
from required front -yard setback to construct a new front entry
porch on a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
6 Carley Road, Ward and Janet Farnsworth: granted a special
permit to add two dormers to the second floor of a noncon-
forming single- family dwelling.
6 Fair Oaks Drive, Craig and Lillian Olmstead: granted a vari-
ance from required side - street side -yard setback to construct a 2-
car garage attached to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
6 Fair Oaks Drive, Craig and Lillian Olmstead: granted a spe-
cial permit to construct second floor living space above a 2 -car
garage attached to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
10 Woburn Street, The Gingerbread Construction Company:
granted (with conditions) an amendment to an existing special
permit to: (a) extend operating hours; (b) add a sign to the side
of the building; and (c) to serve food products such as ice cream
through the two front windows of the building.
75 Concord Avenue, XM Satellite Radio, Inc.: granted (with
conditions) a special permit to add antennas to an existing radio
tower.
475 Bedford Street, Town Sports International: granted (with
conditions) a special permit with site -plan review to replace
outdoor tennis courts with an outdoor swimming pool, hard
courts, and lawn facility, and also to construct additional park-
ing spaces.
33 Banks Avenue: granted an extension of a variance granted
on 5/11/00.
33 Hayden Avenue, Boston Properties: determined that a pro-
posed change in signage is a minor modification of an existing
social permit.
92 Hayden Avenue, Trustees of 92 Hayden Avenue c/o Boston
Properties: made a determination that a proposed change in sig-
nage is a minor modification of an existing special permit.
294 Marrett Road, Joseph Sirkovich: granted a variance from
required front -yard setback to enclose a porch, add a bay win-
dow, and extend the roof overhang of a nonconforming single -
family dwelling.
294 Marrett Road, Joseph Sirkovich: granted a special permit
to expand the second floor of a nonconforming single- family
dwelling.
11 Marshall Road, Galina Pekurovskaya and Ed Shapiro:
granted (with conditions) variances from required side -yard set-
back to construct separate mudroom and sunroom additions to
a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
17 Fletcher Avenue, Glenn Rothfield and Magi McKinnies:
granted a variance from the required front -yard setback to con-
struct additions (which include a front porch and steps) to a
nonconforming single- family dwelling.
21 Webb Street, Asish K. Saha and Bijali Saha: granted a vari-
ance from required front -yard setback to construct a 2 -story
addition to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
21 Webb Street, Asish K. Saha and Bijali Saha: granted a spe-
cial permit to construct a portico roof above an existing front -
entry platform and a second floor above a portion of a noncon-
forming single- family dwelling.
323 Marrett Road, Grayland Cousins: granted a special permit
to allow the modification of transition area requirements in
association with renovations at a Dunkin' Donuts facility.
June
10 Grassland Street, Robert and Deborah Cohen: granted a
special permit to add two dormers to the front of a noncon-
forming single- family dwelling.
703 Massachusetts Avenue, The Waldorf School: granted a
special permit to install a standing sign in front of the building.
17 Hayes Avenue, Anne Louise Parlin: granted a variance from
required side -yard setback to construct a detached 2 -car garage.
8 -10 Dunham Street, Bruno and Maria Gallinelli: granted a
variance from required lot area size in order to apply for a
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special permit to convert a nonconforming single- family
dwelling into a dwelling containing two dwelling units.
8 -10 Dunham Street, Bruno and Maria Gallinelli: granted a
special permit to convert a nonconforming single- family
dwelling to a dwelling containing two dwelling units.
37 Percy Road, Katharine and Michael Longo: granted a vari-
ance from required front -yard setback to extend a front porch
across the front of a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
23 Mason Street -Rear, Pleasant Brook Pool Corp.: granted a
withdrawal without prejudice of an application for revision of a
special permit to address parking for pool members.
End of Dunham Street, Lawrence Trebino, Trustee of Trinda
Realty Trust: denied appeal of the building commissioner's fail-
ure to issue a building permit.
1709 Massachusetts Avenue, Nikita Enterprises, Inc., d /b /a
Kushboo: granted (with conditions) a special permit to operate
an Indian restaurant with full - service menu including take -out
service.
1709 Massachusetts Avenue, Nikita Enterprises, Inc., d /b /a
Kushboo: granted a special permit for a projecting sign.
July
28 Ewell Avenue, James and Janet Almeida: granted a variance
from required front -yard setback to construct an addition
(including a farmers porch with steps) to a single- family
dwelling.
404 Marrett Road, Mark Goldwater: granted a variance from
required side -yard setback to construct a 2 -story addition to a
nonconforming single- family dwelling.
404 Marrett Road, Mark Goldwater: granted a special permit to
construct a 2 -story addition to the side of a nonconforming sin-
gle- family dwelling.
25 Tower Road, Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Dayle Ballentine:
denied a variance from required side - street side -yard setback to
relocate storage shed within required setback.
15Audubon Road, Paul and Patricia Hochman: granted a vari-
ance from required front -yard setback to construct an addition
to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
15 Audubon Road, Paula and Patricia Hochman: granted a spe-
cial permit to construct a 2 -story addition to the side of a non-
conforming single- family dwelling.
80 Hayden Avenue, The DeWolfe Company: granted a contin-
uance of requested hearing on an application for a special per-
mit to place a sign above the first floor at the top of the rear side
of the building, facing Route 2.
121 Concord Avenue, Nairi K. Havan: denied a variance to
allow an application for a permit for an Accessory Apartment in
a dwelling that was constructed after 1983, with an exterior
stairway.
August
80 Hayden Avenue, The DeWolfe Company: granted a special
permit to place a sign above the first floor at the top of the rear
side of the building, facing Route 2.
35 Woodland Road, Sandra and Derek Gardiner: granted a spe-
cial permit to construct an addition to a nonconforming single -
family dwelling.
141 Massachusetts Avenue, James Allen: granted (with condi-
tions) a special permit to operate a take -out and fast -food ser-
vice in the CRS District as a Dunkin' Donuts franchise.
1709 Massacliusetts Avenue, James Allen: granted (with con-
ditions) a special permit to operate a take -out and fast -food ser-
vice in the CB District as a Dunkin' Donuts franchise.
68 Cliffe Avenue, Miriam Fein -Cole: granted a variance from
required side -yard setback to construct stairs to a rebuilt back
deck on a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
46 Massacliusetts Avenue, Yoonsook Chung: granted (with
conditions) a special permit to operate a take -out food service
(including sushi), without requested seating for waiting take-
out customers at an operating fish market.
330 Woburn Street, Bohler Engineering for Shell Oil: (a) grant-
ed a special permit to install revised proposed standing sign; (b)
granted a continuance of the hearing related to other proposed
illuminated signage.
286 Lincoln Street, Bohler Engineering for Shell Oil: (a) grant-
ed a special permit to install revised proposed standing sign; (b)
granted a continuance of the hearing related to other proposed
illuminated signage.
36 Waltham Street, Bonsoir Inc.: granted a special permit to
install a hanging sign.
32 Clelland Road, Rasko Ojdrovic and Miljana Bovan: granted
withdrawal without prejudice of application for a variance from
required front -yard setback to construct an addition to a non-
conforming single- family dwelling.
51 York Street, Ronald Koester: granted a variance from 2 1/2-
story residential height restriction to construct a 3 -story addi-
tion to a single- family dwelling in the RS District.
15 Fair Oaks Terrace, Kevin and Laura Wilczewski: granted a
variance from required side -yard setback to construct additions
to a single- family dwelling, including expanding an existing
attached 1 -car garage to a 2 -car garage.
15 Fair Oaks Terrace, Kevin and Laura Wilczewski: granted a
special permit to add a second floor above nonconforming por-
tions of a single- family dwelling.
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153 North Street, Belmont Savings Bank: granted withdrawal
without prejudice of an application for a special permit to
replace existing signage with two internally illuminated signs at
an ATM.
52 Fottler Avenue, James L. and Patricia P. Messenger: grant-
ed a variance from required side -yard setback to construct a 2-
story addition to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
53 Hayden Avenue, Boston Properties: determined that a pro-
posed change in signage is a minor modification of an existing
special permit.
75 Concord Avenue, XM Satellite Radio, Inc.: granted a
request for a minor modification of a condition attached to an
existing special permit for a wireless communications facility.
59 Worthen Road, Grace Chapel: granted an extension of vari-
ances granted on 8/10/00.
September
330 Woburn Street, Bohler Engineering for Shell Oil
Company: granted withdrawal without prejudice on that portion
of an August hearing related to proposed signage that was con-
tinued to September .
286 Lincoln Street, Bohler Engineering for Shell Oil Company:
granted withdrawal without prejudice on that portion of an
August hearing related to proposed signage that was continued
to September.
30 Volunteer Way, Sarah Springer and Dominic Pedulla: grant-
ed an extension of a variance granted on 9/14/00.
171 Massachusetts Avenue, Eagle Bank: granted a continuance
of a hearing on an application for a special permit for illumi-
nated signage.
Lot 169, Edna Street, Eleanor McLaughlin: granted an appeal
and overturned a decision by the Zoning Enforcement Officer
who had determined that the lot was not a grandfathered, sepa-
rate buildable lot.
Lot 169, Edna Street, Eleanor McLaughlin: granted withdraw-
al without prejudice of application for a variance from zoning
bylaw requirements related to common ownership and frontage.
51 Peacock Farm Road, Sandra Eaton: granted (with condi-
tions) a special permit to use a portion of a residence for a part -
time psychotherapy practice.
440 Massachusetts Avenue, Heather Sweeney: granted a vari-
ance from required side - street side -yard setback to construct an
addition to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
18 Cooke Road, Paul Hamburger: granted a variance from
required side -yard setback to construct additions (including an
attached 2 -car garage, a porch, and a mudroom) to a single -
family dwelling.
2 Mason Street, Gustav and Hanna Papanek: granted a variance
from required front- and side -yard setbacks to construct a 1-
story addition to a single- family dwelling.
93 Burlington Street, Susan and Gustavo Bottan: granted a
variance from required side -yard setback to construct an addi-
tion to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
93 Burlington Street, Susan and Gustavo Bottan: granted a spe-
cial permit to add second floor living space to a portion of a
nonconforming single- family dwelling with an attached garage.
99 Waltham Street, Lexington Eye Associates: granted (with
conditions) a special permit to replace an existing sign with a
new standing sign.
31 Oxbow Road, Paul Tamaro: granted a variance from
required rear -yard setback to construct a 1 -story addition to a
nonconforming single- family dwelling.
12 Milk Street, Jo Ann Stringer: granted a continuance of
requested hearing on applications for a variance and a special
permit to construct additions to a nonconforming single- family
dwelling.
37 Liberty Avenue, Patrick Costello: granted variances from
required rear- and side - street side -yard setbacks to construct
additions to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
37 Liberty Avenue, Patrick Costello: granted a special permit to
construct second floor additions above nonconforming portions
of a single- family dwelling.
6 Plymouth Road, Richard DiFronzo: granted in part a variance
to construct a driveway with less than the required setback.
433 Marrett Road, Dean Curtin, Trustee for Joseph Bridge
Realty Trust: granted (with conditions) a special permit to allow
the modification of transition -area requirements along the
northwesterly lot line.
9 Old Shade Street, Armen Khachatourian: granted (with con-
ditions) a special permit to erect a temporary storage structure
within the required front -yard setback.
October
171 Massachusetts Avenue, Eagle Bank: granted a special per-
mit to illuminate proposed signage.
83 Winter Street, Thomas and Martha Byrd: granted a variance
from required front- and side -yard setbacks to construct an
addition to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
63 Bridge Street, Debi Dulberg: granted (with conditions) a
special permit to use a portion of a residence for a part -time
psychotherapy practice.
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22 Eliot Road, Steve Resnick: granted a special permit to con-
struct a roof deck above a rebuilt front porch with a noncon-
forming front -yard setback.
271 Marrett Road, Patricia deBonte: denied an appeal and
upheld a decision by the Zoning Enforcement Officer that the
existing dwelling is not a legal 2- family or multi - family
dwelling.
271 Marrett Road, Patricia deBonte: granted a special permit
allowing the conversion of a nonconforming dwelling in the RS
District to one containing two dwelling units.
60 Westview Street, ARE -60 Westview Street, LLC: granted a
variance (with conditions) from maximum allowable site cov-
erage to allow addition of new stairs, ramps, and entrance
canopies to a nonconforming commercial building with less
than the required front -yard setback.
60 Westview Street, ARE -60 Westview Street, LLC: made a
determination that proposed changes to a building and parking
lot are minor modifications of an existing special permit.
29 Hartwell Avenue, ARE -29 Hartwell Avenue, LLC: granted a
variance (with conditions) from maximum allowable site cov-
erage to allow addition of new stairs, ramps, and entrance
canopies to a commercial building.
29 Hartwell Avenue, ARE -29 Hartwell Avenue, LLC: deter-
mined that proposed changes to a building and parking lot are
minor modifications of an existing special permit.
38 Meriam Street, Darla Mendales and Mark Hastings: denied
a variance from required side -yard setback to construct a car-
port attached to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
35 Clarke Street, Margaret Enrich: granted a variance from
required side -yard setback to replace a nonconforming carriage
house with a new accessory structure to be used for both garage
and office space.
35 Clarke Street, Margaret Enrich: granted (with conditions) a
special permit to use a portion of a garage for a part -time psy-
chotherapy practice.
52 Bellflower Street, Ernest A. Carabillo, III: granted a vari-
ance from required side -yard setback to construct an addition to
a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
47 Buckman Drive, Beth Gavrin and Robert Stigberg: granted
a variance from required side -yard setback to reconstruct and
expand an attached 2 -car garage.
112 Laconia Street, Lisa Tanner, Trustee for 112 Laconia Street
Trust: granted an appeal and overturned a decision by the
Zoning Enforcement Officer who determined that the lot was
not a buildable lot.
121 Grove Street, Janet Long: granted a withdrawal without
prejudice of applications for a variance from accessory apart-
ment in accessory structure requirements and a special permit
for an accessory apartment in an accessory structure
443A Massachusetts Avenue, Robin R. Combs: granted a vari-
ance to allow expansion of a nonconforming single- family
dwelling with existing rear- and side -yard setbacks that are less
than 50% of minimum required setbacks.
443A Massachusetts Avenue, Robin R. Combs: granted a spe-
cial permit to construct an addition and expand the second floor
of a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
34 Valley Road, Lauren and David Luter: granted a variance to
allow removal of the corner of a dwelling that extends over
adjacent property lines and then the expansion of a noncon-
forming single- family dwelling that will have less than 50% of
minimum required rear- and side -yard setbacks.
34 Valley Road, Lauren and David Luter: granted a special per-
mit to expand the second floor of a nonconforming single -fam-
ily dwelling.
One Cranberry Hill, Sprint Spectrum LP, d /b /a Sprint PCS:
granted a special permit to construct, operate, and maintain an
unmanned wireless communications facility on an existing
building.
One Cranberry Hill, AT &T: determined (with conditions) that
proposed changes to an existing wireless communications facil-
ity were minor modifications and allowed.
November
27 Eliot Road, Muriel V. Williams and Roger L.C. Williams:
granted a variance from required side -yard setback to relocate a
telephone /utility pole.
12 Milk Street, Jo Ann Stringer: granted a withdrawal without
prejudice of applications (a) for a variance from required front -
and side -yard setbacks to construct a bulkhead and new front
and side entries and (b) for a special permit to add a dormer to
the front of the second floor of a nonconforming single- family
dwelling.
37 Preston Road, Christine Winger: granted a variance from
required front -yard setback to construct an addition to a non-
conforming single- family dwelling.
37 Preston Road, Christine Winger: granted a special permit to
expand the second floor of a nonconforming single- family
dwelling.
135 Massachusetts Avenue, ASMV Corp., d /b /a Bollywood
Cafe: granted a special permit (with conditions) to operate an
India -style take -out and fast -food establishment with seats for
consumption of food on the premises.
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4 Stetson Street, Fred Johnson: granted a variance from
required side -yard setback to construct an addition to a non-
conforming single- family dwelling.
4 Stetson Street, Fred Johnson: granted a special permit to con-
struct additions expanding a nonconforming single- family
dwelling.
905C Massachusetts Avenue, Michael J. Shields: granted a con-
tinuance of requested hearing on application for a variance from
required front- and side -yard setbacks to erect a storage shed.
14 Sylvia Street, Richard Vendetti: granted a variance from 2
1/2-story residential height restriction to construct a full -shed
dormer on the attic area of a 2- family dwelling.
14 Sylvia Street, Richard Vendetti: granted a special permit to
allow the expansion of the attic space of a nonconforming 2-
family dwelling.
14 Morgan Road, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, LLC,
d /b /a Cingular Wireless: granted a special permit (with condi-
tions) to install, operate, and maintain an unmanned wireless
communications facility on a town water tower.
675 Waltham Street, Stone Meadow Golf: granted revision of
an existing special permit to reflect a change in ownership of
the permit holder.
December
121 Grove Street, Janet Long: granted a special permit to con-
struct a new accessory apartment in an accessory structure.
8 Rangeway, Aaron and Cheryl Shabanian: granted (with con-
ditions) a variance from required front- and side -yard setbacks
to construct additions including an attached garage to a non-
conforming single- family dwelling.
28 James Street, John Sullivan: (a) granted a variance from
required driveway setback to extend an existing nonconforming
driveway; (b) denied a variance from required side -yard set-
back to construct an addition to a single- family dwelling.
8 Jackson Court, Mason T. and Susan B. Peltz: granted a vari-
ance from required rear -yard setback to construct an addition to
a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
28 Burlington Street, Christine McLaughlin: granted (with
conditions) a variance from required side -yard setback to con-
struct an addition to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
14 Harbell Street, Carmen Verrier: granted (with conditions) a
variance from required front -yard setback to construct an addi-
tion to a nonconforming single- family dwelling.
14 Harbell Street, Carmen Verrier: granted (with conditions) a
special permit to construct an addition above a nonconforming
portion of a single- family dwelling.
5 Wildwood Road, Donald and Dodd Harter: granted (with con-
ditions) a variance from required front- and side -yard setbacks
to construct a garage to be attached to a single- family dwelling.
10 Stedman Road, Alfred and Pauline Casella, Trustees Casella
Lexington Realty Trust: denied an appeal and upheld a decision
by the Zoning Enforcement Officer who had determined that
this lot is not a grandfathered, nonconforming buildable lot.
905C Massachusetts Avenue, Michael J. Shields: granted a
withdrawal without prejudice of an application for a variance
from required front- and side -yard setbacks to erect a storage
shed.
1628 Massachusetts Avenue, Carey Dion: granted a special
permit for a hanging sign.
675 Lowell Street, HobbyTown USA: granted (with conditions)
a special permit for illuminated signage.
91 Hartwell Avenue, Boston Properties: granted revision of an
existing special permit to install new signage.
4 Maguire Road, Genzyme Biosurgery: granted revision of an
existing special permit to install new signage.
1666 Massachusetts Avenue, David Dyson: granted a continu-
ance of requested hearing on application for renewal of a spe-
cial permit to continue to operate a take -out food business.
22 Dexter Road, Norma and Ken Norland: granted a variance
from required side -yard setback to construct an addition to a
nonconforming single- family dwelling.
748 Waltham Street, Paul J. Rose: granted a withdrawal with-
out prejudice of applications for a special permit to reconstruct
a nonconforming free - standing garage and for a variance from
requirements to be allowed to increase the allowed gross square
footage of the garage.
10 Ward Street, Bruce E. and Linda M. Neale: granted an
appeal and overturned a decision by the Zoning Enforcement
Officer who had determined that the lot was not a separate,
buildable lot.
South End of Farm Road, Daniel Busa, Trustee, Lillian Busa
Realty Trust: granted a withdrawal without prejudice of an
application for a variance from frontage requirements to allow
construction of a single- family dwelling.
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 55
Design Advisory Committee
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 landscape improvements.
APPOINTED by Selectmen
for 1 -year terms: Chair Steven
Hurley, Clerk Elizabeth
Whitman, Karen Bechtel,
Barbara Hulsizer, Carl
Oldenburg, Olga Veronina,
Sarah Harkness, Eva Kasell,
Richard Sperandio and
Associate Members: John
Frey, Walter Pierce, Elizabeth
Clark, David Williams,
Richard Friedson, Terry
Weschler, Bruce Creager;
Selectmen Liaison: Leo
McSweeney; Planning Board
Liaison: John Davies.
Front: Elizabeth Whitman, Betty Eddison, Karen Bechtel, Barbara Hulsizer. Rear: Richard
Sperando, Steven Hurley, Carl Oldenburg, John Davies.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Recommended to Board of Appeals for approval:
• Revision of special permit to change retail use to office use,
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts, 7 Hartwell Avenue
• Signage lighting, Boston Properties, Spring Street
• Ice cream signage, Gingerbread Construction, 10 Woburn
Street
• Antenna installation, 75 Concord Avenue
• Wireless communication facility, Cranberry Hill Building,
Rt. 2A
• Signage for Belmont Savings Bank 24 hour ATM, 384
Waltham Street
• Free - standing signage, Waldorf School, 739 Massachusetts
Avenue
• Projected wall sign, Khushboo Indian Restaurant, 1709 -1727
Massachusetts Avenue
• Wall signage, DeWolfe Building (facing Rt. 2)
• Bench location on Sacred Heart Church Property,
Massachusetts Avenue
• Modification of transition area, 433 Marrett Road
• Signage, Eagle Bank, 171 Massachusetts Avenue
• Special permit, 29 Hartwell Avenue
• Special permit, 60 Westview Street
• Wireless Communications Antenna on Water Tower, 14
Morgan Road
• Wall- mounted signage, Hobby Town USA, 675 Lowell Street
• Free - standing signage, 4 Maguire Road
• Free - standing signage, 91 Hartwell Avenue
Recommended to Board of Appeals for disapproval:
• Exterior paint color schemes, Shell Gas Stations, 286 Lincoln
Street and 330 Woburn Street
• Interior light box sign, Belmont Savings Bank, 153 North
Street
OTHER ACTIONS:
• Emery Park /Depot Square project well underway; to be com-
pleted in Spring 2002
• Met with Battle Green Committee to develop design guide-
lines and recommendations
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Historic Districts Commission
ROLE: To promote the educational, cultural, economic, and
general welfare of the public through the preservation and pro-
tection of historic buildings, places, and districts.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen for overlapping five -year terms
as follows: two from candidates nominated by the Lexington
Historical Society, one from candidates nominated by The
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, one from candidates nominat-
ed by the Trustees of the Cary Memorial Library, and one select-
ed at large by the Selectmen. Chair Joann Gschwendtner,
Commissioners Ian Adamson, Mark DiNapoli, Dan H. Fenn, Jr.,
and Lynn Hopkins; Associate Commissioners: Jeffrey Denzak,
Daniel Griffin, Jr., Eleanor MacQueen, and Elaine Doran.
HEARINGS:
Held 147 hearings: 24 informal, 70 formal, and 53 continued.
Issued 106 Certificates of Appropriateness; 4 Denials; 5
Extensions of time
HIGHLIGHTS:
• During the year a subcommittee worked on an enhanced form
of the guidelines which were approved in December.
• There were several major projects in Lexington Center. The
renovation of 52 Waltham Street began by Windspeed, Inc.
This quality project will enhance the entry to the Center on
Waltham Street. Also in the Center is the new Depot Square
Park, which is under construction and the renovation of the
Lexington Depot by the Lexington Historical Society for its
headquarters with a museum and hall. While the architectural
changes are minimal - a new entry and an improved rear
facade - there will be a new roof and new clapboards and
much - improved landscaping around the building. The expan-
sion of the Cary Memorial Library is also underway. Another
important enhancement to the Center is the approval of the
location for outdoor newspaper boxes and the approval of a
newspaper "condo" for all newspapers sold outside on town
property in Lexington Center.
• The Commission has seen a major upgrade in the quality of
garage doors on houses in the districts in the last few years
and approved several this year, including three on Hancock
Avenue. Also on Hancock Avenue two additions side -by -side
were approved, which include re- modeling a shared driveway.
• Matt Thenen, a custom builder in Lexington, received
approval to start work on a shingle -style house in a district.
Three elevations of the house will be partially visible from
Massachusetts Avenue, making exterior detailing very impor-
tant on each side.
• The Masonic Temple on Bedford Street at the corner of the
Battle Green received permission to re -side and install new
custom shutters at this historic property.
• Several color changes were approved on houses. White is not
necessarily "the color of choice" for new homeowners in our
districts.
• Boston Federal Savings Bank always strives to maintain its
property. This year it received approval to replace the lights at
the rear parking lot with classic Steinberg Lantern fixtures and
fluted poles, also to replace windowsills and have windows
custom -made to replace those in poor condition.
• Several new businesses in Town received approval for signs.
• One house at the beginning of the East Village District, 443A
Massachusetts Avenue, was purchased and is being renovated.
443A was in somewhat distraught condition and the
Commission was very supportive of the plans and procedures
the new owners are following.
• The Church of Our Redeemer has rented space for cell phone
antennae in its steeple and received approval for the eight win-
dows on the upper portion of the steeple to be replaced with
fiberglass and Lexan plexiglass panes for the duration of the
long -term lease. When the lease expires, the original
wood /glass sash will be re- installed.
January
30 Hancock Street — Ranne Warner's request for timber and
stone retaining wall, and extended driveway area in rear of
property was denied. Since work was completed previously
without approval, Commission ordered that the area be restored
to exactly what it looked like previously.
36 Waltham Street — Nathasha Lenzi, representing Carolle
Chic, was denied her request for signage. Commission request-
ed she should consider other alternatives and to supply the
Commission with detailed information.
52 Waltham Street — Matthew Bathon, representing
Windspeed, received approval for three signs (front on post,
rear hanging, and on back door). Continued for change to top
portion of sign and rear door.
1874 Massachusetts Avenue — Cary Library received approval
for several minor modifications.
14 MuZzey Street — Tracy Patterson received approval for three
signs in parking lot and one sign as you enter the parking lot.
40 Hancock Street — Richard Millman received approval for
two oval Marvin windows. Continued for garden structure.
7 Percy Road — Matt Thenen received approval to demolish
existing house and for footprint of new home. Continued for
more detail.
February
1784 Massachusetts Avenue — Chris Venier, representing
Theatre Pharmacy, received approval for a new sign (same col-
ors and size).
1433 Massachusetts Avenue — David Williams received
approval for a bluestone cap on the chimney.
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12 Hancock Avenue — Nicholas Gall presented plans to demol-
ish existing garage and deck and to build new garage under
home with 2 -story addition above with new driveway to be
shared with neighbor.
10 Hancock Avenue — Scott Kyle presented plans to partially
demolish existing detached garage and build a porch /deck and
small room addition with garage below with new driveway to
be shared with neighbor.
905 Massachusetts Avenue — Jack Shay received approval for
lighting at front and side door and porch lighting.
March
1740 Massachusetts Avenue — Jim McCoy, representing Atlas
Travel, received approval for two signs. Signs will be black
background with gold lettering; one on each corner of building.
Commission asked that purple border be removed and windows
kept clear.
1377 Massachusetts Avenue — Carole and Joseph Stavenhagen
received approval for a hip cap roof over existing 9x4 -foot
porch. Materials will match existing porch. Porch will include
trellis on one side and light underneath roof.
1 Bedford Street — Charles French, representing Buchman
Tavern, received approval for a sign to replace existing using
same wording. New sign will be made from high- density ure-
thane SignFoam II and will have panel able to be removed
when open.
52 Waltham Street — Matthew Bathon, representing
Windspeed, received approval for two double -sided signs; one
located in front on existing post and one in rear hanging from
porch. Front sign will have number and street with previously
approved panels screwed on to both sides.
10 and 12 Hancock Avenue — Scott Kyle received approval for
shared driveway design and materials.
7 Percy Road — Matthew Thenen received approval for house
including wood frieze over garage doors and porch and detail
on back.
8 Curve Street — Joe Hunt received approval for two garage
doors (Holmes Doors — The Williamsburg), two additional 6x6
windows on garage, two additional 6x6 windows on existing
porch, and change to porch and stairs on front.
April
33 Hancock Street — Faith Baum received approval of plans for
changes to the rear portion of the house, including the garage
area. The hearing is continued through the construction period.
2 Bloomfield Street — Maria Romano, representing John and
Lynn Woodhouse, received approval for an addition. The hear-
ing is continued through the construction period.
2101 Massachusetts Avenue — Mary Ellen Rodman received
approval for a change in house color to Benjamin Moore 1622
(blue).
9 Meriam Street — Sharon Spaulding received approval for
roofing materials to reroof the Adams Building. Dan Fenn
recused himself from hearing.
40 Hancock Street — Richard Millman received approval for
square pergola, grape arbor, and driveway material.
905 Massachusetts Avenue — Jack Shay received approval for
landscape design and materials.
May
1061 -1063 Massachusetts Avenue — Carl Proper received
approval for replacement storm windows, button soffit, and
ridge vent. Continued for trim color.
703 Massachusetts Avenue — Paul Menz, representing the
Waldorf School, received approval for a sign for the Waldorf
High School that will match existing sign for the Waldorf
School. Also discussed with the Commission putting in some
sidewalks; will return for formal hearing.
1840 Massachusetts Avenue — Nancy Leger and Matthew
Carson received approval for 18 new custom windows to match
existing ones on second floor. Hearing continued on lighting in
back parking lot.
36 Waltham Street — Jennifer Bergh, representing Bonsoir,
received approval for a projecting sign. Sign contingent on
receiving approval from the Board of Appeals.
10 Bedford Street — William Erickson received approval for a
color change.
1994 Massachusetts Avenue — Joyce Roetter received approval
for driveway material.
10 Hancock Avenue — Scott Kyle received approval for sever-
al details on project.
905 Massachusetts Avenue — Jack Shay received approval for
column bases.
June
1 Joseph Road — Robert Morse received approval for shrubbery
along rear of property with thin wire fencing in front of shrub-
bery.
10 Woburn Street — John Gosselin, representing Emack &
Bolio's Ice Cream, received approval for a temporary sign until
Labor Day.
1062 Massachusetts Avenue — Lynne Sullivan received
approval for an addition and new garage.
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1709 Massachusetts Avenue - Tom Fenn, representing
Khushboo, received approved for signage. Mr. Fenn recused
himself from hearing.
1646 Massachusetts Avenue — Sharon Spaulding, representing
Spaulding Management Corporation, received approval to
repaint.
1061 -1063 Massachusetts Avenue — Carl Proper received
approval for shutter and front door color.
12 Hancock Avenue — Nicholas Gall received approval for sev-
eral changes to design.
1840 Massachusetts Avenue — Nancy Leger and Matthew
Carson received approval for four lights in parking lot.
13 Depot Square — Richard Bechtel, representing the
Lexington Historical Society, received approval for the Depot
Building renovations. Mrs. Gschwendtner recused herself from
this hearing.
1994 Massachusetts Avenue — Joyce Roetter received approval
for fencing along driveway.
7 Percy Road — Matt Thenen received approval for a few
changes.
1874 Massachusetts Avenue — Steven Hale, representing Cary
Library, received approval for a temporary construction sign.
10 Bedford Street — William Erickson received approval for
another color change.
July
1 Hunt Road — Mary Speare received approval to paint house
gray, shutters and door black, and trim white.
1844 Massachusetts Avenue - Kathryn Fields, representing
Crafty Yankee, received approval for a new sign to replace
existing one.
10 Bedford Street — William Erickson received approval for
redoing driveway with pavers.
1963 Massacliusetts Avenue — Brian Adley received approval for
fencing along his property line that abuts the church parking lot.
755 Massachusetts Avenue — The request of Reverend Lucinda
Duncan, representing Follen Church, for a flagpole and rain-
bow flag was denied. Dan Fenn recused himself from hearing.
33 Hancock Street — Peter Berube, representing Faith Baum,
received approval for minor changes to renovation project.
1347 Massacliusetts Avenue — Eileen Reynolds received
approval for a wood storm door.
1332 Massacliusetts Avenue — Charles French, representing the
Lexington Historical Society, received approval for re- roofing a
portion of Munroe Tavern. Joann Gschwendtner recused herself
from hearing.
52 Waltham Street — Steve Hurley, representing Windspeed,
received approval for changes to plans for renovation.
August
1575/1625 Massachusetts Avenue — Herb Isenberg, Case LEA
Engineers, representing the Town of Lexington, received
approval for Harvey storm windows for the Town Office
Building and Police Station building.
57 Forest Street — Emmy Suhl presented plans for fencing and
arbor with gate on south side yard. Applicant withdrew appli-
cation by phone call after meeting.
1628 Massachusetts Avenue — Carey Dion received approval
for a projecting sign.
3 Ellen Dana Court — Bruce Newman received approval for a
9x12" shed.
7 Harrington Road — Nancy Earsy, representing First Parish
Memorial Garden, received approval for additions to the gar-
den, including fencing and rock wall.
Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington — John Frey, repre-
senting the East Lexington Community Association, received
approval to place a bench near the Sacred Heart Parish Hall.
Approval is contingent on receiving letter from Sacred Heart
approving location.
16 Belfry Terrace — Omar and Anne Khudari received approval
to repaint front door and shutters.
10 Tavern Lane — David and Leslie Forg received approval to
repaint house.
837 Massachusetts Avenue - Karen Furtuna received approval
to repaint house.
1656 Massacliusetts Avenue — Karen Biow, Muse's Window,
received approval for a sign.
6 Meriam Street — Tim Greene, representing Sprint, received
approval to replace all eight sections of Church of our
Redeemer steeple with Lexan and change three panels from
wood to fiberglass panels in order to install antenna.
1960 Massachusetts Avenue — George and Meg Kimball
received approval to repaint house. Continued for storm win-
dows.
73 Waltham Street — James Butler, Universal Signs, represent-
ing Verizon, received approval for individual letter signage.
2 Bloomfield Street — Maria Romano received approval to
repair brick front entrance and replace front walkway with
brick.
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1347 Massachusetts Avenue — Eileen Reynolds received
approval for re- roofing house.
September
Massachusetts Avenue/Fletcher Street — Steven Hurley,
representing the Design Advisory Committee, received
approval for the placement of two 5 -foot Town teak benches on
a concrete pad.
1386 Massacliusetts Avenue — Bill Gardner, representing
Community of Christ Church, received approval for new word-
ing on existing sign.
870 Massacliusetts Avenue — Laurie -Jean Herlihy received
approval to replace side door with historic old door. Continued
for door hardware.
703 Massacliusetts Avenue — Paul Menz received approval for
existing flagpole that flies American Flag. Application to fly
Waldorf School flag was withdrawn.
32 Hancock Street — William Erickson, representing Ingrid
Pisano, received approval for a skylight. Continued for addi-
tional window changes.
443A Massachusetts Avenue — Greta Aanensen and Robin
Combs received approval for concept of second story addition
in rear, installing bulkhead, replacing a few windows.
Continued for additional details.
43 Hancock Street — James Kehoe, representing Carol and Guy
Page, received approval for a bay window, two windows in rear,
new air conditioning unit, and re- roofing. Continued for addi-
tional information regarding utility pole.
1965 Massachusetts Avenue — Brian Adley received approval
to remove a window and replace with a garage door. Continued
for flagpole.
19 Depot Square - Pushpa Kovina, representing Aalok,
received approval for a temporary sign for 60 days. Continued
for detail on permanent signage.
1139 Massacliusetts Avenue — William Firth, representing
James Feeney, received approval for fencing, driveway, and
landscaping changes.
1853 Massachusetts Avenue — Darla Massad, representing
Candy Castle, did not show up for hearing. Application was
denied.
2 Bloomfield Street — Maria Romano, representing John and
Lynne Woodhouse, received approval for a brick walkway to
replace existing.
52 Waltham Street — Steven Hurley, representing Windspeed,
received approval for changes to steps, driveway, fencing, land-
scaping. Continued for entrance fencing.
October
782 Massacliusetts Avenue — Denis Haskin and Faith Ferguson
received approval to put up additional gutters and downspouts
and reinstall storm door at front entrance.
669 Massacliusetts Avenue — Jing Wang received approval for
a custom wood replacement garage door to match existing.
3 -5 Bedford Street — Scott Armstrong, representing the
Lexington Masonic Temple, received approval to replace clap-
boards to match existing, new shutters, copper gutters and
downspouts. Hearing continued for storm windows.
1787 Massacliusetts Avenue — Mario Piedra received approval
for a sign for the Elegant Owl.
13 Depot Square — Richard Bechtel, representing the Lexington
Historical Society, received approval for fencing, addition of
windows on rear, color of doors. Continued for design of con-
struction fencing.
443A Massachusetts Avenue — Greta Aanensen and Robin
Combs received approval for gutters and downspouts, trim
board size, door, deck materials and design, fencing, vents, and
removal of one chimney.
43 Hancock Street — Carol Page received approval to add tele-
phone pole in trees on property in order to bury all utilities.
6 Oak Street — Howard Bernstein received approval for doors,
lights, and windows.
November
8 Hancock Street — Louis Counts received approval to re -roof
garage with shingles that match house. Hearing continued for
garage door.
1387 Massachusetts Avenue — Douglas McDonald received
approval to turn left bay of 3 -car garage into studio office.
924 Massacliusetts Avenue — David Yates received approval for
a wood shed.
Lexington Center — Newspaper Units — William Hadley, repre-
senting the Town of Lexington, received approval to install two
8 -paper newspaper units back -to -back on Massachusetts
Avenue outside Videosmith.
1575/1625 Massacliusetts Avenue — Peter Chalpin, represent-
ing the Town of Lexington, received approval for Windstrom
storm windows for the Town Hall and Police Station.
19 Depot Square - Pushpa Kovina, representing Aalok,
received approval for one sign.
3 -5 Bedford Street — Scott Armstrong from Custance Bros.
Contractors, representing the Lexington Masonic Temple,
received approval for Stergis storm window replacements.
Page 60 2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Historic Districts Commission continued from previous page
1139 Massachusetts Avenue — James Feeney received
approval to use Brookstone Pavers by Ideal for new driveway
area up to gate.
25 Waltham Street — Deborah Heffernan, representing
DeWolfe, received approval for front and rear signs. Continued
for lighting.
December
37Hancock Street — Henry and Janice Camp received approval
to paint shutters and garage doors green and front door black.
1364 Massachusetts Avenue — David Kinsella, representing
Jerry and Joan Parker, received approval for an addition to the
rear, and window and door changes to the front of the house.
718 Massachusetts Avenue — Robert McNamara, representing
Sacred Heart Parish Center, received approval for a small sec-
ond floor addition.
6 Meriam Street — Chris Giguere, representing Lexington
Playcare Center, received approval for a stone dust trike path in
the existing playground.
8 Hancock Street — Louis Counts received approval to restore
original garage sliding doors and to paint them dark green to
match existing door and shutters.
25 Waltham Street — Deborah Heffernan, representing
DeWolfe, received approval for gooseneck lighting for the front
and rear signs.
45 Waltham Street — Richard Batten, representing Encore
Bank, received approval for a sign.
Community Preservation Act Feasibility Advisory Committee
ROLE: To study whether the Town should adopt the provisions
of the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act and to make
recommendations to the Board of Selectmen concerning possi-
ble Town Meeting action.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair David Rudner, Steve
Coleman (Planning Board), Ronald Colwell, Marshall Derby
(LexHAB), Peter Enrich (Selectmen), Dan Fenn, Marilyn
Fenollosa (Historical Commission), Michelle Hutnik (School
Committee), Joyce Miller (Conservation Commission), and
David Williams.
In 2000, the State enacted the Community Preservation Act
(CPA) authorizing municipalities to establish a Community
Preservation Fund. It would be supported by a property tax sur-
charge and state matching grants and would be spent on open
space, affordable housing and historical preservation. The deci-
sion whether to adopt the CPA rests initially with Town Meeting
and ultimately with a townwide referendum.
Communities adopting the CPA impose a property tax sur-
charge of up to 3% of the existing tax levy. Each community
accepting the CPA must also decide whether to adopt any or all
of three permitted exemptions under the Act, one for low -
income households and low- and moderate - income senior citi-
zens, another for commercial and industrial property, and a
third for the first $100,000 of value of all residential properties.
A pool of state funds matches a portion of the funds raised
locally. Each CPA community establishes a CPA committee
which determines how the CPA revenues will be spent each
year, subject to Town Meeting approval. Of the total funds, at
least 10% each must be expended annually on open space,
affordable housing, and historic preservation, while the remain-
ing 70% can be used on any of these purposes.
The Selectmen recognized that the choice whether to adopt the
CPA raised difficult policy issues for Lexington. On the one
hand, the Act provides an opportunity to generate and dedicate
revenues for several important purposes that haven't received
consistent or extensive town funding. On the other hand, the
Town's property tax burdens are already projected to increase
steadily and substantially over the next decade, and additional
property tax increases will add to the financial stress on some
residents and may compromise the Town's ability to fund other
important functions.
The CPA Feasibility Advisory Committee was established by
the Selectmen to assess these tradeoffs in light of Lexington's
specific vision for its future and its particular fiscal circum-
stances. The Committee is charged to report to the Selectmen in
time for the Board to decide what proposals, if any, to bring
before the 2002 Annual Town Meeting. The Committee
includes representatives of each of the constituencies that
would be eligible for funding under the Act, as well as repre-
sentatives of the major town boards and several citizen repre-
sentatives.
The Committee developed realistic estimates of the potential
funding that adopting the Act would provide for the Town. It
also examined the present status of the Town's efforts in each of
the areas eligible for CPA funding and considered what kinds of
additional efforts might be funded by using CPA revenues.
The Committee also reviewed the experiences of other commu-
nities that have considered adopting the CPA, and attempted
to assess the complex fiscal and political implications that
might flow from adopting (or failing to adopt) the CPA in
Lexington. A final report was being prepared as this Annual
Report went to press.
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 61
Conservation Commission
ROLE: T o
administer
and enforce
the State
Wetlands
Protection
Act (M.G.L.
Ch. 131,
s.40) and the Town Bylaw for Wetlands Protection (Lexington
General Bylaws, Chapter 130); to promote and develop natural
resources, to protect the Town's three watersheds and associated
waterways and wetlands; to acquire open land for passive recre-
ation; to create buffers between neighborhoods 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; man-
aging conservation areas; protecting waterways and wetlands,
and educating the public.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY01
FY00
$ 80,582
Community Develop.
$ 70,811
Budget
Personnel
Full Time
1
1
Part Time
1
1
APPOINTED by the Town Manager with the approval of the
Selectmen for overlapping 3 -year terms: Chair Joyce Miller, Vice -
Chair Philip Hamilton, Lisa Baci, Duke Bitsko, Bebe Fallick,
Angela Frick, and Richard Wolk. Associate Commissioners: Paul
Riffin, Community Gardens; David Williams, Land Acquisition;
Susan Solomon, Tree Bylaw Committee (all former commission-
ers); Kay Tiffany, HATS; Gary Fallick, Reed's Brook Project.
Karen Mullins is Conservation Administrator and Linda Gaudet is
Department Clerk.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Reviewed and acted on 40 Notices of Intent, 8 Abbreviated
Notices of Resource Area Delineation, 19 Requests for
Determinations, 4 Requests for Amendments to Orders of
Conditions, 1 Emergency Certification, 4 Enforcement
Orders /Violation Notices (430 Concord Ave., 1299 Mass Ave.,
30 Fairbanks Rd., 2287 Mass Ave.), 8 Certificates of
Compliance, 6 Extension Permits, and 1 Conservation
Restriction, and performed on -site inspections for all of these
projects and for on -going projects.
• Continued discussion and review of the Town of Arlington's
Reed's Brook project and possible proposed activities in the
Great Meadow, land adjacent to the Munroe Brook.
• Requested an Adjudicatory Hearing to resolve the appeal of
the Winning Farm proposed development off Blueberry Lane.
• Attended extra meetings regarding the Draft Vegetation
Management Plan and Environmental Scope and Planning
Report for Hanscom Field.
• Members represented the Conservation Commission as
Selectmen appointees to the following: the Community
Preservation Act Feasibility Advisory Committee, the
Left to right: Lisa Baci, Joyce Miller, Phil Hamilton, Angela
Frick, Duke Bitsko.
Minuteman Bicycle Advisory Committee, the Metropolitan
Hospital Land Use Task Force, the Tree Bylaw Committee,
the Middlesex County Land Use Task Force, the Planning
Board Comprehensive Planning Committee, and the Hanscom
Field Task Force.
• Managed 27 Conservation Areas with the help of David
Kaufman and other volunteer land stewards, a 3- person crew
during July and August, and the Department of Public Works.
Held three Land Stewardship meetings over the year to pre-
sent topics of interest to land stewards and the general public,
such as forest management techniques, vernal pool certifica-
tion process, and Arlington's Conservation Commission's
recent Great Meadows Report.
• Reviewed more than double the number of projects of last
year, pursuant to State and town wetland laws. Several of
these filings were complex and required the Commission to
hire specialized consultants to review them for accuracy. It is
important to note that increased development, including large
additions and `tear downs,' severely impact the adjacent
brooks and streams. Runoff from roofs, driveways, and fertil-
ized lawns are the major causes of stream pollution as all
drainage is directed to the nearest waterway. To help minimize
development impacts, especially in environmentally sensitive
areas, the Commission encouraged landowners to preserve
their open land by donating or selling it to the Town or by
placing it under a conservation restriction.
Page 62 2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Conservation Land Inventory
Summary 1964 - 2001 Year(s) Voted /Given Acres Total Cost Fed. Reimb. State Reimb. Net Cost to Town
Total Land Acquisition 1299.8 $5,377,786 $335,406 $1, 199,031 $3,843,349
Cataldo Reservation '74'84* 5.4 6,150 6,150
Great Meadow Expansion '74'82 1.9 3,857 3,857
Lillian Road at Munroe Brook '92 1.1 transfer
Orchard Crossing '88'89# 8.5 gift
Whipple Hill '63'66 - 7'74'77 *'94 #'95# 121.0 142,489 47,487 35,020 59,982
Bowman Park Expansion '75 1.2 18,000 9,000 9,000
Daisy Wilson '78 8.0 75,995 37,997 37,998
Dunback Meadow ' 65 -6' 72' 77 -8 -9' 80 -1 *# 170.5 374,147 87,100 87,050 199,997
Liberty Heights '74* 5.5 9,596 4,618 4,978
West Farm '66'76'77'85* 12.8 323,000 12,100 310,900
Brookhaven '89# 3.3 gift
Concord Avenue Area '71'79 #'94# 30.7 102,890 49,534 53,356
Hayden Woods '69'77 -8'81* 78.9 152,598 68,304 38,540 45,754
Juniper Hill '70'72'74# 28.4 120,413 56,872 63,541
Metropolitan State Hospital '73# 6.2 gift
Philbrook Terrace '89# 2.0 gift
Waltham Line '77* 12.0 transfer
Waltham Street Farms '72'76 -7 *# 41.5 300,450 154,225 146,225
Upper Vine Brook '72'75 -6'95* 34.0 121,443 55,803 65,640
Lower Vine Brook /Pinard Woods '68- 9'75'78 - 9'81'85 *# 98.5 339,235 42,069 147,200 149,966
Munroe Brook Pond '85# 3.1 gift
Pheasant Brook Estates I '85'89# 4.6 gift
Pheasant Brook Estates II '90# 29.7 gift
Shaker Glen '73 16.8 85,636 41,143 44,493
Tower Park Expansion '87 2.3 180,000 180,000
Chiesa Farm '76'85 23.1 1,592,500 46,125 1,546,375
Hammer Hill '79 0.9 gift
Parker Meadow '76'79'80 17.7 237,000 60,000 177,000
Willard's Woods Expansion '64'66'67'79 *'95* 103.2 116,786 32,906 17,997 65,883
Woodland Bird Sanctuary '89# 7.2 gift
Burlington Strip '71'77* 8.6 106,097 106,097
Paint Mine '75'77* 35.5 8,811 2,000 6,811
Simonds Brook North '70'76 -7'82# 57.7 291,736 38,526 131,600 121,610
Simonds Brook South '68'70'79 20.7 49,028 19,014 12,006 18,008
Turning Mill Pond '77'78'85# 9.7 5,000 5,000
Turning Mill Road '89# 4.4 gift
Hastings Sanctuary '71 1.7 6,000 6,000
Meagherville /Pine Meadow ' 66' 77 * #' 95 * 90.0 gift /transfer
Meagherville Lots '91#'93#'94# 0.5 gift
Poor Farm '83* 10.7 transfer
Valley Road '82* 3.2 transfer
128 Greenbelt '78* 11.7 transfer
Bates Road '91* 9.3 transfer
Cranberry Hill '77 24.6 73,929 15,201 58,728
Fiske Hill '78'84* 10.2 transfer
Idylwilde '75 9.4 200,000 100,000 100,000
Katandin Woods '77'80'89# 37.5 185,000 85,000 100,000
Tophet Swamp '81* 25.5 transfer
Sutherland Woods '95* 24.9 transfer
Brown Homestead '95* 6.0 trade
Augusta Land '96 8.0 150,000 150,000
Hennessy's Field '99* 10.0 transfer
* All/part town -owned transfer # 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 .01 acre. Boston Edison Company licenses 26.4 acres.
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Page 63
Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS) and
Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC)
ROLE: 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.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen to represent
Lexington: Peter Enrich, Selectman; Tony Galaitsis, Planning
Board; Kay Tiffany, Conservation; and Margaret Coppe.
Chairmanship rotates annually among the four towns. For the
period from July 2001 to June 2002, HATS was chaired by
Concord and HFAC by Bedford.
This year has seen a number of important developments affect-
ing Hanscom Field, and a number of significant efforts intend-
ed to contain and manage these developments by HATS and the
other bodies (both public and voluntary) which monitor and
seek to set reasonable limits on aviation - related activity at
Hanscom.
Perhaps the most visible area of change and controversy has
concerned commercial aviation activity. At the start of the year,
Shuttle America was operating 30 daily take -offs and landings,
to a variety of locations including New York's LaGuardia
Airport. In the spring, financial difficulties forced Shuttle
America into bankruptcy and into a severely reduced flight
schedule, including the termination of the New York flights.
At the same time, several other airlines approached MassPort
about the possibility of starting commercial operations to a
variety of locations. Subsequently, MassPort authorized
Boston -Maine Airways (doing business as PanAm) to com-
mence flights to the Cape and Islands, but delays in FAA autho-
rizations kept such flights from doing so. Midway and USAir
subsequently withdrew their proposals for service, in the wake
of a tumultuous HFAC meeting addressing their plans. But
USAir proceeded this fall to enter into a contractual arrange-
ment under which Shuttle America (which is emerging from
bankruptcy under new ownership) now flies from Hanscom as
a USAir Express carrier, with 24 daily flights to and from
Trenton and Philadelphia. Shuttle America has announced its
intention to resume LaGuardia service in January 2002, which
would bring its daily total to 36 operations.
The federal court appeal brought by the HATS communities,
citizen groups, and other concerned parties to require greater
FAA review of environmental and historic impacts of expand-
ing commercial activity at Hanscom was unsuccessful,
although the Court's opinion raised several possible opportuni-
ties for greater review of subsequent developments.
The federal response to the terror attacks of Sept. 11 had sever-
al significant impacts on Hanscom. The airfield was entirely
shut down for several days, and some operations were curtailed
or restricted for a number of weeks. A range of new security
measures were put in place, including a National Guard pres-
ence at the airfield. In addition, resulting financial pressures on
MassPort led to the delay of several capital projects intended to
improve the aviation infrastructure at Hanscom.
At the same time, the broader changes in aviation post -Sept. 11
have also led to a sharp increase in the level of private jet activ-
ity (corporate planes and charters) at Hanscom. In October, jet
operations were 66% above the prior year, and November
showed an only slightly smaller increase. These increases
accelerate a troubling trend, which had already seen jet activity
at the airfield double over the past five years. Levels of jet
activity are particularly problematic because jets, while a small
percentage of operations at Hanscom, account for the vast pre-
ponderance of the noise.
The efforts of HATS and HFAC during the year have been dom-
inated by two regulatory processes, each of which will have
important implications for future aviation developments at
Hanscom. One, the Vegetation Management Plan (VMP), con-
cerns MassPort's plans to clear trees and other vegetation from
the land beneath and adjoining flight paths. The other, the
Environmental Status and Planning Report (ESPR), is a long -
range planning document intended to provide context for envi-
ronmental review of the impacts of Hanscom's operations.
The VMP process reflects MassPort's plan to substantially alter
the ecosystems of many acres of land adjoining the four ends of
Hanscom's two runways. The goal is to replace vegetation (par-
ticularly trees) which tends to grow into the flight paths with
other forms of vegetation (such as meadows) which would not.
The resulting plan is a major piece of highly disruptive envi-
ronmental engineering, and is subject to an extensive regula-
tory process, much of which will fall within the purviews of the
conservation commissions of Lexington and the other three
affected towns. HATS, along with its Environmental
Subcommittee, has worked closely with the four conservation
commissions, and other interested groups, to slow down
MassPort's process and provide opportunity for meaningful
review of their draconian plans. As a result, tree clearing that
was originally planned for the winter of 2001 -02 has been post-
poned, and extensive public review will continue into the com-
ing year.
The ESPR, formerly known as the Generic Environmental
Impact Report (GEIR), is a document prepared by MassPort
every five years under guidelines set forth by the state's
Executive Office for Environmental Affairs (EOEA). The focus
this year has been the preparation of a "Scope" for the Report,
which specifies the topics to be examined by MassPort and the
parameters for its analysis of environmental impacts from antic-
ipated or potential airport activities. One of HATS' primary
activities has been review and comment on MassPort's propos-
als concerning both the Scope of the ESPR and the timing and
continued on next page
Page 64 2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
HATS and HFAC continued from previous page
process for the preparation of the Report, most of which is
expected to occur in 2002. The final Scope, issued by EOEA in
December, reflected a number of the suggestions put forward by
the communities, although in a number of other important
respects it was not fully responsive to community concerns.
HATS has also taken the preliminary steps for hiring consultants
(with funding provided by MassPort) to assist the towns in
responding to MassPort's work on the ESPR over the coming
year.
The primary community concerns expressed through HATS and
HFAC remain largely unchanged: limiting any expansion of
activities at Hanscom Field because of their deleterious impacts
both upon the historical and environmental treasures surround-
ing Hanscom, for which the towns are custodians, and upon the
quality of life in our towns. We have been greatly assisted in
these efforts by widespread citizen activism, frequently mar-
shaled by two citizen organizations, ShhAIR and Save Our
Heritage, and also by the extraordinary efforts of the HATS
Environmental Subcommittee, which has been ably chaired by
Lexingtonians Julian Bussgang and Richard Canale. With this
invaluable assistance, we will continue to aggressively pursue
all avenues political, legal, and regulatory to contain
expansion at Hanscom and protect the Town's interests.
Fence Viewers
ROLE: To arbitrate and mediate fencing disputes referred by
the Office of Community Development in accordance with
M.G.L. Chapter 49, Sections 1 -21.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: William Simmons and
William Sullivan.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Mediated the following:
• Chain link fence on lot line of legal height that interfered with
the owner's ability to paint house on narrow lot line.
Determined that claimant had no case.
• Neighbor's tree dropping leaves on property. No case for or
against proposed fence as everything appeared legal.
• New fence encroached on claimant's property. Neighbor
agreed to have contractor relocate fence.
• Fence of shoddy construction on lot line. Suggested legal
action.
• Trees on lot line planted by prior owner wished to be cut down
by current occupant so owner could relocate fence. Referred
to Tree Warden.
• Fence possibly encroaching on claimant's land. Surveyor to
investigate. No further calls.
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 circum-
stances; to promote the planting and protection of trees
throughout the Town; to develop rules, regulations, tree
inventory, manuals, and other data as stated in the
Lexington Tree Bylaw for approval and promulgation by
the Selectmen.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair John Frey, Clerk
Susan Solomon, Joanna Griscom, Karen Longeteig, Paul
Mazerall, Nell Walker, James Wood; Selectmen liaison:
Cathy Abbott; Tree Warden David Pinsonneault.
HIGHLIGHTS: After Town Meeting passed Article 34,
the Tree Bylaw, on April 11 and after approval by the
Attorney General with a minor change in late August, the
Tree Bylaw became effective October 1. On May 14
Town Meeting passed Article 14, an appropriation of
$50,000 for the planting of new trees in Town. These arti-
cles were prepared by the ad hoc Tree Committee, which
was dissolved after Town Meeting 2001. On October 15,
the Selectmen appointed seven members to the new Tree
Committee, who voted to reserve an article on the Town
Warrant to request $20,000 for a tree inventory.
Some of the goals and objectives of the Tree Committee
are as follows:
• Complete the Tree Manual as mandated by the Tree
Bylaw for presentation to the Selectmen.
• Create a tree inventory which can be used by the Tree
Warden as a management and planning tool to ensure
the systematic care and perpetuation of our public tree
resources.
• Educate the public and raise awareness about the Tree
Bylaw.
• Publicize advantages of avoiding clear - cutting and
eliminate misinformation.
• Explore tree - funding possibilities.
• Work with the Lexington Field and Garden Club on
future Arbor Day celebrations.
• Maintain Lexington's Tree City USA status.
• Establish a memorial tree program for funding and
planting more trees.
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Page 65
Metropolitan State Task Force (Met State)
ROLE: To work with our counterparts in Belmont, Waltham,
the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), and 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 involvement 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 uses
• 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 land for a golf
course, Lexington will develop the 35 -acre campus site for
housing, and the balance of the tract will remain open under the
stewardship of the MDC.
The four voting members of the Selectmen's Committee Joyce
Miller, Natalie Riffin, David Williams, and Jeanne Krieger have
been supported by former Planning Board member Richard
Canale. Key community participants continue to lend their
expertise to enhance the team's effectiveness: Jacqueline
Davison, Erna Greene, Shirley Frawley, and Robert Pressman.
Planning Director Glenn Garber has contributed considerable
effort to the process, representing the Town on the Tri-
Community working groups and helping the Committee define
its issues and strategies.
Lexington Historical Commission
ROLE: To preserve and protect historically and architecturally
significant buildings and sites in Lexington. To advise the
Building Inspector about issuing demolition permits for signif-
icant buildings; and to support efforts to nominate buildings for
the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the
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.
EXPENDITURES: Petty cash for film and developing, print-
ing costs for the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Maintained the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey, at
present nine volumes, which lists the historically and archi-
tecturally important buildings and areas in Lexington dating
from the earliest period to the 19th and 20th centuries. The
original grant of $30,000 ($18,000 from the Massachusetts
Historical Commission and $12,000 matching funds from the
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Glenn Garber played a significant role in seeking consensus
among the members of the Access Committee, a task force of
professional planners and engineers from the three communi-
ties and two state agencies, to ensure an acceptable design for
the road permitting access to both the development site and
the golf course
• To better understand the opportunities and limitations of
developing the parcel within Lexington, the Task Force met
with representatives of Mass Development and Ed Marchand,
a consultant on housing development.
The goals of the development project remaining to address:
• General Housing: Provide a variety of housing types, with a
primary orientation to senior citizens.
• Affordable Housing: Provide at least 25% of the housing units
as affordable.
• Support Services: Include community services (e.g. medical
care, childcare, art /hobby center, transportation, and conve-
nience store)
• Fiscal Issues: Generate revenue and avoid negative impacts.
• Site Development: Preserve the feeling of openness of the
site, rehabilitate existing buildings, if feasible and employ
architecture detail that reinforces the historic character of the
buildings.
• Development Impact: Ensure that traffic remains within the
normal day -to -day fluctuations of the traffic generated by the
former hospital operations.
Town) was supplemented by an additional $15,000 ($10,000
from the Massachusetts Historical Commission and $5000
match from the Trustees of Public Trusts). The Survey now
includes all areas of the Town and is periodically brought up
to date. It is available at Cary Library and the Town Office
Building and is used by historians, students, homeowners and
businesses, as well as real estate professionals for the added
value of historical properties.
• Prepared a Cumulative Index to facilitate the use of the
Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey.
• 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 sensi-
tive restorations of important buildings. Procedures for mak-
ing presentations at public hearings before the Commission
have been developed and will be made available to applicants.
Guidelines for demolition criteria are being developed.
Page 66 2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Office of Community Development / Building Division
ROLE: To
enforce the
State Building
Code, Uniform
State Plumbing
and Gas Code,
State Mec-
hanical Code,
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY01
FY00
$ 276,351
$ 53,560
$ 268,035
$ 48,021
Personnel
Full Time
4
4
Part Time
3
3
State 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 public use with-
in 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, Zoning Enforcement
Officer, and Sealer of Weights and Measures.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Continued a high level of construction. Permits were issued
for new dwellings at Old Smith Farm and continued at
Lexington Park and Porter Lane, as well as on scattered sites
throughout the Town.
• Construction began at the public secondary schools, Cary
Library, Lexington Christian Academy and Bright Horizons
Day Care Center at 903 Waltham Street.
• Alterations of existing office space for new tenants were at a
very high pace.
• The relatively recent phenomenon involving the demolition of
existing houses and the construction of new larger houses on
scattered sites continues. Permits were issued to demolish 54
existing houses, while 81 permits were issued for the con-
struction of new houses.
Year
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
Bldg.
899
944
1006
1002
961
Plumbing/
Elec. Gas
1018 1043
1099 1308
1408 1205
983 1083
949 975
* Actual construction valuation is higher
Total Permit Activity
Reported Value
of All Construction*
$ 90,268,218
$ 87,759,786
$ 55,836,241
$ 48,459,914
$ 34,357,867
Single -
Family
81
73
64
38
40
Multi -
Family
2
3
0
2
3
Additions/
Alterations
816
868
830
852
766
Explicit Breakdown of 2001 Building Permits
New Units Residential 86 **
New Units Commercial 1
Additions Residential 188
Additions Commercial 7
Miscellaneous 144
**Includes 1 accessory apartment
Repairs /Alterations 308
Stoves 13
Swimming Pools 4
Roofing /Siding 141
Garages /Carports 4
Sheds 5
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Page 67
LexHAB - Lexington Housing
Assistance Board
ROLE: To provide affordable housing for low- and moderate -
income families; to administer the Muzzey Condominium resale
restrictions; and to consult with other town boards on privately
developed residential developments containing affordable units.
LexHAB has 48 dwelling units which are rented under 1 -year
leases: 35 attached units (9 one - bedroom, 23 two - bedroom, and
3 three - bedroom units in four developments) and 13 scattered
site dwelling units (1 two - bedroom, 2 three - bedroom and 7 four -
bedroom single family homes, and a 2- family three - bedroom
duplex). Rental income covers operating expenses and capital
requirements.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen for overlapping 3 -year terms.
Chair Marshall Derby, Nancy Cannalonga, David Eagle, William
Hays, Gerry Howell, Donald Wilson, and Martha Wood. Selectman
liaison is Cathy Abbott; Joan Wall is the office manager.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Received permission, after neighborhood review and input, to
construct a single- family home on Edna Street. This house
will be constructed in 2002 with the help of the Lexington
Rotary Club and the Minuteman Regional High School stu-
dents and staff. As always, all of the funding for construction
will be from LexHAB.
• Purchased two additional one - bedroom units at the Muzzey
Condominium.
Lexington Center Committee
Front: Bigelow Moore, Jerold Michelson, Beverly Kelley,
Rear: Michael O'Connell, Paul Jenkins, Sheila Watson,
Bob Burbidge, Kathy Fields, David Williams.
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen and the business community on
managing change in the Center in order to ensure its long -term
viability, while preserving its historical significance and the
integrity of adjacent neighborhoods.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair David Williams, Robert
Burbridge, Kathryn Fields, Mortin Kahan, Beverly Kelley, Jerry
Michaelson, Bigelow Moore, Sheila Watson, and Jerome Smith.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Advised the Board of Selectmen on several issues including
parking, parking fees, newspaper box regulations, maintenance
of the Center, sidewalk dining, the relocation of Cary Memorial
Library, holiday lighting, and issues related to neighborhoods
bordering the Center.
Lexington Housing Authority
ROLE: To provide decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing for low -
income individuals and families.
ELECTED: Chair Nicholas Santosuosso, Treasurer Nancy Cannalonga,
Assistant Treasurer Leona Martin, and Commissioner Leo McSweeney.
APPOINTED: Executive Director Ann Whitney and, appointed by the
Governor, Vice Chair Sandra Aghababian.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Administered 340 units of affordable housing for elderly, family, and
handicapped persons, and Section 8 Choice and MRVP vouchers.
• Designated as a High Performer, by the Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
• Worked with residents and community to improve living standards for
the poor. Local residents are encouraged to apply for affordable housing.
Front: Leona Martin, Nick Santosuosso, Nancy
Cannalonga. Rear: Sandra Aghababian, Leo
McSweeney, Ann Whitney.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Bicycle Advisory Committee
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen and other Town
boards and departments on issues which concern
bicycling and related forms of human - powered
transportation in Lexington; 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 private automobile.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Jerry
Van Hook, Harvey Bingham, John Frey, Erna
Greene, Marita Hartshorn, and Jim Wichmann.
New appointees (Nov., 2001): Stewart Kennedy,
Mike Tabaczynski, and Sara Iverson. Liaisons:
Leo McSweeney, Selectmen, Angela Frick,
Conservation Commission; Sandra Shaw,
Recreation, and Tony Galiatsis, Planning Board.
Appointed to honorary lifetime membership:
Betty Eddison.
Photo: David S. Tabeling
Front: Sandra Shaw, Angela Frick, Leo McSweeney, Tony Galaitsis Rear: Jerry
Van Hook, Harvey Bingham, Erna Greene, Marita Hartshorn, John Frey, Mike
Tabaczynski, Steve Kennedy.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Rewrote the Charge to the Lexington Bicycle Advisory
Committee (LBAC), increasing the citizen membership from
six to nine, and to create honorary life membership on the
Committee for exceptional individuals, unanimously voting
Betty Eddison for this distinction.
• Organized a Spring bike ride of LBAC members with DPW
and Conservation personnel along the Bikeway to identify and
discuss problem areas. A prioritized list of items for volunteer
(LBAC) and Town (DPW) action was generated and revisited
periodically during the year.
• Developed specific recommendations for DPW mowing prac-
tices and times that would encourage wildflower growth and
discourage invasive plant species along the Minuteman and
other bike paths in Town.
• Conducted clean -up efforts along the Minuteman, Vinebrook,
and Lincoln Field bike paths in May and October with volun-
teer help.
• Debated the possible impact of scooters, both human - powered
and motorized, and of Segway machines on bike paths and side-
walks in Town. Advised the Selectmen that anything motorized,
except those for wheelchairs for mobility- challenged people,
are not permitted on the Minuteman Bikeway and that their use
is discouraged on other bike paths. Use of human - powered
scooters is encouraged except on Center sidewalks.
• Joined a panel discussion in June with Bedford BAC entitled
"Encouraging Youth Bicycling a prescription for fitness
and mobility." Printed a summary of LBAC plans to promote
bicycling and walking to schools.
• Continued the cataloging of sidewalks throughout Town, par-
ticularly near schools, to assess safe walking routes for par-
ents and school children. These results are to be combined
with recommendations on safe bicycle routes to give parents
viable alternatives to the use of private cars at schools.
• Investigated volunteer - supported improvements in Stedman
Road as a walking /bicycling path for safe access to Clarke
Middle School. Reviewed the issue of possible driveway
encroachment on the path with our Planning Board liaison.
• Organized a town bicycle ride on September 16 with
Lexington police participation to highlight safe routes for
cyclists and to discuss safe cycling practices. This and similar
rides will be offered to townspeople in future years.
• Constructed a one - quarter -mile walking path for access to
Bridge School in October. This project required following
Conservation guidelines in the construction of two board-
walks and two bridges over wetland areas. Thirty volunteers
in addition to LBAC people helped in this project.
• Organized a committee and held meetings to formally begin
assisting other towns and Statewide organizations on issues of
regional planning and promotion of bicycling and other
human - powered modes of transport.
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 69
SOCIAL SERVICES
Expenditures
COA Payroll
COA Expenses
Youth Services
Developmentally Disabled
Veterans' Payroll
Veterans' Expenses
FY01
FY00
$ 135,539
$ 175,485
$ 73,998
$ 14,302
$ 26,479
$ 21,359
$ 135,853
$ 153,666
$ 71,929
$ 13,987
$ 26,467
$ 10,855
Personnel
Full Time
6
6
Part Time
4
4
ROLE: To serve Lexington individuals and their families by
working with the community to identify needs and then to plan,
monitor, and facilitate programs to address them. Collaborating
with all town departments, community groups, governmental
agencies and the schools, the Social Service Department coor-
dinates programs and services and works to inform, empower,
and assist the citizens of Lexington.
The Social Service Department is located in the Senior Center
at 1475 Massachusetts Avenue in the Muzzey Condominium
building. As the majority of the services the department pro-
vides are to seniors, the location is advantageous for both the
users of the Senior Center and for the department. The building
is totally accessible for persons with disabilities.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Director Heather
Hartshorn Sweeney, August, 2000.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Senior Health Monitor program served 110 seniors in their
homes offering blood pressure checks and assistance with
medication.
• 149 people attended health screenings.
• Adult Social Day Care, located at 20 Mill Street in Lincoln,
provided support for 90 individuals and respite for their fam-
ilies. The fee - for - service program allows individuals to partic-
ipate in meaningful activities. This program provides intellec-
tual stimulation, social interaction opportunities, and physical
conditioning to assist impaired elders in maintaining indepen-
dent living skills.
• 19 eligible homeowners participated in the Property Tax Work
Off program, giving over 1577 hours of service to school and
town departments.
• Provided case management for 180 Lexington individuals.
• Continued to review the programs of two town - funded social
agencies, Wayside RePlace and the Central Middlesex
Association for Retarded Children.
• In cooperation with Minuteman Senior Services, provided
16,482 Meals on Wheels and 5383 Congregate Meals.
• Managed the Senior Center programs and operations. The
Senior Center's goal is to create a challenging environment in
which Lexington Seniors can both benefit from and contribute
to the joys and satisfaction of lifelong learning. Professionals
and volunteers lead groups organized around finance, health,
physical fitness, fine and applied arts, poetry, government,
current events, dance, music, travel, day trips, computers,
film, history, Eastern and Western spirituality, games, and,
perhaps most importantly, enjoying the company and support
of their friends and neighbors.
• Provided a wide range of daytime classes in partnership with
Lexington Community Education.
• Conducted outreach collaborative projects with the Chinese -
speaking community of Lexington, funded by a competitive
grant awarded by the Massachusetts Office of Elder Affairs.
Events included a Chinese New Year Celebration, movies,
culture - sharing lunches, maj jong, and English as a Second
Language classes.
• Mailed 47,000 newsletters, all collated by volunteers.
• Recommended 16 families for assistance to the Trustees of
Public Trusts and spent $4758 in response to emergency needs
for food, rent, utility bills, and other living expenses.
• The Fund for Lexington paid $14,344 to seven families for
household necessities, dental care, a high school debating
scholarship, rent arrears, and living expenses sustained during
periods of temporary unemployment. In the case of one fami-
ly experiencing unemployment, the First Baptist Church con-
tributed an additional $2000.
• Volunteers managed many of the day -to -day aspects of the
department including the Friend -to- Friend program, the
Senior Center Library and receptionists, and the Fix -It Shop.
Interns from a variety of local social work schools managed
cases. These efforts are estimated to be worth $205,415.
• Provided staff for the Council on Aging, the Human Service
Committee, the Fair Housing and Human Relations
Committee, the Enablement Committee, and LexFest as well
as the Town's No Place for Hate Campaign.
• Evelyn Nurre received the Minuteman cane award for out-
standing dedication and service to Lexington.
Veterans' Services
Three veterans and two veterans' widows received finan-
cial assistance for daily living expenses and /or health
insurance amounting to $21,359. An additional $521 was
spent on flags for veterans' graves. The Mass.
Department of Veterans' Services reimburses the Town at
the rate of 75 %. Expenditures were made through
Veterans' Clerk Stephen Baran and were approved by
Veterans' Agent John Ryan.
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Social Sery ices continued from previous page
Council on Aging
ROLE: To make policy to support and advocate for seniors
with regard to their changing social, educational, and health -
related needs. The COA represents the Town's interests in pro-
viding services to meet the needs of seniors in conjunction with
the Massachusetts Department of Elder Affairs and the Federal
Administration on Aging.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Jacqueline
Davison, Phyllis Rand, Anne Kriebel, Donald Graham, Carol
Murphy, Jane Trudeau, Marian Cohen, Ron Colwell, Don
Chisholm, Megan Davis Collins, and Dan Fenn. The COA
wishes to thank departing members Marilyn Campbell and Leo
McSweeney.
Front: Carol Murphy, Megan David Collins, Don Chisolrn, Jane
Trudeau. Back: Leo McSweeney, Don Graham, Marian Cohen,
Heather Hartshorn Sweeney.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• The COA Siting Committee, Jacqueline Davison, Don
Graham, Don Chisholm, Tom Ryan, Lauren MacNeil, Phyllis
Rand and Marion Cohen with Selectman liaisons Leo
McSweeney and Cathy Abbott, continued the work of the
Selectman's Siting Committee. Further examination of the
DPW site on Bedford Street and the Walgreen's site also on
Bedford Street was conducted.
• The Education Committee developed programming for the
Senior Center, the Women's and Post -Grad for a Day
Conferences.
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Human Services Committee
ROLE: To identify human service needs and recommend
policy and allocation of resources. The committee provides an
avenue for citizens to make their programs and priorities pub-
lic. It also analyzes funding requests.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Co- Chairs Barbara
Ciampa and Helen Cravis; Robert Dentler, Ph.D.; Rosalyn
Gittleman; Steven Kelly; Khalil Khatri, M.D.; Mary Rommell;
Dr. Russell Schutt; Christine Yedica, and Robin Zucker.
Selectmen liaison Cathy Abbott. Staffed by Human Services
Coordinator Stephen Baran.
Front: Khalil Khatri, Steve Kelly, Steve Baran. Rear: Rosalyn
Gittleman, Russell Schutt, Cathy Abbott, Robin Zucker, Bob
Dentler.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Committee liaisons reporting back to the committee concern-
ing social service programs in the community included
Barbara Ciampa, preschool /Early Childhood Education;
Helen Cravis, schools, youth service; Rosalyn Gittleman,
Support Committee for Battered Women; Dr. Khalil Khatri,
Health PAC; and Christine Yedica, Council on Aging
• Met with the Fair Housing and Human Relations Committee
to identify mutual concerns and endorsed a regional afford-
able housing conference initiated in part by members of that
committee.
• Made preparations to conduct a town -wide, confidential sur-
vey of mental health providers in order to ascertain the
efficacy of services.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 71
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Enablement Committee
ROLE: To serve as an advisory committee to the Town's Social
Services Coordinator regarding the needs of the physically
challenged. The Committee provides suggestions and makes
recommendations regarding the implementation of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) within the Town, par-
ticularly with regard to accessibility of town facilities. All
members have a strong interest in the needs of the physically
challenged.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Jennifer Aliber, Barbara
Barrows, Charles Burt Cole, Sue Cusack, Robert Harris, Jill
Manning, Daniel Murphy, ADA Coordinator: Stephen Baran,
staff.
Volunteers who assisted in the work of the committee included
John and Pat Gardiner, Mary Leonardo, and Martin Quinlan.
Pam Varrin served as liaison from the Recreation Committee.
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Front: Robert Harris, Sue Cusack. Rear: Barbara Barrows,
Jennifer Aliber, Steve Baran, Charles Cole.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Previously a subcommittee of the Human Services
Committee, achieved formal standing in 2001 as a committee
appointed by the Town Manager.
• A local hardware store owner cooperated in making his park-
ing area accessible.
• Asphalt access ramps were installed at a large insurance com-
pany.
• Signage was installed to make users of the Town Office
Building aware that there was access at the rear entrance.
• With the cooperation of the Lexington Minuteman, helped to
educate citizens about the needs of people with disabilities.
• Chair Robert Harris made suggestions regarding design issues
pertinent to people with disabilities to architects of Depot
Square as well as the library staff, the high school, and
Diamond and Clarke middle schools. A
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Fair Housing and Human
Relations Committee
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Co- Chairs: Margaret
Cole and Thomas Montanari, Florence Baturin, Harriet Cohen,
Jeffrey Collins, Michelle Ekanem, Kenneth Elmore, Beverly
Goodridge, Jean Hibino, Jedediah Snyder, Pat Taylor, and
Chang -Sheng Ting. Selectman liaison Catherine Abbott and Fair
Housing and Human Relations Director Stephen Baran, staff.
Front: Tom Montanari, Steve Baran, Cathy Abbott, Jean Hibino.
Rear: Margaret Cole, Chang - Sheng Ting, Jeff Collins, Harriet
Cohen, Kenneth Elmore.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Prioritized the study of how to increase housing affordability
in Lexington. Florence Baturin and Tom Montanari repre-
sented the Committee on the planning and implementation of
a conference for Creating Affordable Housing in our
Communities held in March. Committee members met with
Glen Garber, Planning Director, regarding the Town's invest-
ment in affordable housing in relation, particularly, to
MetState, Katandin Woods, and Community Preservation Act
developments.
• Studied the Community Preservation Act. Speakers making
presentations on this subject included Ron Cordes of the
Bedford Housing Partnership and Gene Klerkin of the
Massachusetts Investment Trust Corporation and Bedford
Housing Partnership
• Extended sympathy and support to a family the Police
Department identified as a victim of a hate incident. Also
wrote to the Lexington Minuteman protesting an attack on an
American Indian at the Battle Green, and the lack of civility
in discussions of the creche issue as well as the school educa-
tional project on behalf of Lesbian and Gay people.
• Met jointly with the Human Services Committee to create
more complete communication and understanding between the
two committees. The Committee was represented on the 40B
project committee and No Place for Hate Committee, and sent
observers to the Community Preservation Act Committee.
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Lexington Youth Commission
ROLE: To provide and promote community service opportuni-
ties for high school students.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Nancy Barter,
advisors Beverly Kelley, and Douglas Lucente.
APPOINTED by the LYC Chairman: Youth Advisors 2001-
2002 President Jenna Busa, Co -Vice Presidents T.J. Porter,
and Kristen Ritchie, Secretary Lauren Olmsted, Treasurer Bob
Litchfield; Student Coordinators Andrew Benson, Julie Fentin,
Jim LaMarca, Tori Tassone; Publicity Adam Chamberlain.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Cared for the LYC island by planting flowering shrubs and
bulbs twice a year.
• Raised over $1500 for the September 11th Fund.
• Served Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners at the Council on
Aging.
• Participated in the Patriots' Day Parade.
• Visited two elementary schools in February for storytelling.
• Went Christmas caroling at the senior villages.
• Visited the Cotting School in the Spring.
• Ran a car wash at the Fire Department to fundraise for
program expenses.
Front: Lisa Mirabella, Johanna Burbodge, Mike Fentin, Andrew Benson, Katie Boudreau, Kristen Ritchie, Tori Tassone,
Jenna Busa, Chairman Nancy Barter, Adult Advisor Doug Lucente. Rear: James Wrigley, Erin Wagner, Lauren Olmstead,
Bob Litchfield.
Left to right: Beverly Kelley, Alexis Weiss, Jackie Schnare, Adam Chamberlain, Jim Larnarca, Julie
Fentin, Allison Nestle -Pact, Lauren Perry, Dawn McKenna, Mike Hill.
Photo courtesy of The Lexington Youth Commission
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 73
CULTURE AND LEISURE
Cary Memorial Library
ROLE: To pro-
vide materials,
resources, and
services that
promote life-
long learning
and cultural
enrichment,
enhance public
school curricu-
la, promote read-
ing as central to
literacy, initiate a dynamic program of reading for preschoolers,
and provide electronic access to information.
Expenditures
FY01
FY00
Payroll
$1,172,695
$1,096,323
Expenses
$ 247,764
$ 257,878
Personnel
Full Time
27
29
Part Time
26
31
Circulation
390,921*
698,117
Attendance
340,391*
602,463
* Main library closed 71 days for relocation to Cary Hall.
The library's governing body, established by the will of Maria
Hastings Cary, is the Board of Library Trustees consisting of
the Town's settled ministers (principal clergy of each congrega-
tion in Town), Selectmen, and School Committee.
The Executive Committee is elected by the Trustees: Chair Rev.
Dr. Peter Meek, Vice Chair Rev. Jed Snyder, Cathy Abbott,
Scott Burson, and Jeanne Krieger. Betty Eddison resigned in
March after serving on the Board of Trustees for eight years.
The Executive Committee in turn appoints the Advisory
Committee: Chair Stephen Krensky, Sara Chase, Edwin Cox,
Jacqueline Davison, Audrey Friend, Ione Garing, Isabel
Jankelson, Marilyn Mairson, Theodore Mairson, and Walter
Pierce. The Trustees and Advisory Committee members were
saddened by the death of Ann Wallace of the Advisory
Committee. Ann had served on the Advisory Committee and
other library committees for many years.
APPOINTED by the Board of Library Trustees: Carol
Mahoney, Director since 1995.
Library Building Project
As was expected when the main library reopened at Cary Hall
on Monday January 22, people were waiting at the doorstep.
The delay in opening the library was due to the scope of con-
struction at Cary Hall and the difficulties that the general con-
tractor encountered in renovating the 1926 building. During the
11 weeks that the library was closed, the staff prepared the col-
lections and furnishings for the movers. The William B. Meyer
Company was awarded the contract to move the library. The
actual move was a major undertaking and the movers tackled
each delay and task with timely and well - executed plans.
In January, the Permanent Building Committee continued to
review the construction documents as prepared by the architect.
With the completion of the construction documents, the library
project went out to bid at the end of March with bids due back
for the file sub -bids May 7 and the General Contractors on May
14. After the bids were opened, it was apparent that additional
funding was needed for the project to continue. In May, the
Town Meeting approved additional funds for the project. The
Town's share of the cost was increased to $7,000,000 with State
aid of $3,011,541, Trustees $1,000,000 and private fundraising
of $4,000,000 for a cost of $15,000,000.
In June, the Town signed a contract with Alexandra Construction
of Newton to renovate the library. A groundbreaking ceremony
was held on June 28 and the first phase of the construction began.
Demolition of the building took place through the summer and
into early fall. Foundation walls and supports were poured in
November and the steel was delivered to the site in December.
Completion date is scheduled for Spring, 2003.
Technology
The most ambitious and exciting development this year was the
implementation of a Windows 2000 network LAN. This has
greatly enhanced efficiency by allowing the library staff to cen-
tralize file and print management while at the same time offer-
ing reliable file security and efficient delivery of anti -virus soft-
ware updates to both the Main Library and the East Lexington
Branch. The server, purchased in August, was configured over
the next four months and library staff members were introduced
to the server environment during a library staff workshop
December 7. A number of commonly used library forms, such
as mileage reimbursement, purchase orders, fax cover sheets,
and purchase receipt forms as well as the Town purchase requi-
sition form were digitized and mounted on the server offering
easy access for all library staff.
The Cary Memorial website, www.carylibrary.org, mounted a
year ago has proven to be an invaluable method for keeping the
public informed during this time of transition. The number of
visits continues to grow, the busiest time being 2 -4 p.m., and
the most popular pages being the Children's Room main page
and the Renovation main page. Reports on construction,
accompanied by pictures and drawings, are updated on a regu-
lar basis. Members of the library web team are to be credited for
an excellent interactive presentation of the landscape plan.
Other interactive features offered on the website are the New
Titles pages for children, adults, and young adults that link
users directly to the Minuteman Library Network catalog, and
the purchase recommendation form available on both the chil-
dren's and the adult pages.
Adult Services
Only the most recent titles in the adult collection were moved to
Cary Hall while the rest of the collection was put into storage
until the library reopens in 2003. These titles represented about
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Cary Memorial Library continued from previous page
20% of the total adult circulating library collection; however cir-
culation at Cary Hall has averaged 63% of the circulation at Cary
Memorial Library. Reference questions were also approximately
60% of total reference questions at Cary Memorial Library. The
reduction in circulation and in reference questions has allowed
the staff to focus its attention on more specific areas of the col-
lection and readers' advisory services. A number of informative
annotated brochures have been produced by various staff mem-
bers to highlight various parts of the collection for library
patrons: a description of the library's classic foreign film collec-
tion, a list of great poetry on tape, Japanese films available at
Cary Library, fantastic fiction, and graphic novels. The Technical
Services Department has taken advantage of this time to reorga-
nize, reclassify, and catalogue materials in the Lexington
Collection, and they are working in conjunction with the staff of
the Minuteman Library Network to take advantage of a state
grant that increases access to unique materials at local libraries
through inclusion in the database of the network.
The staff has also taken advantage of the move to offer to its
patrons introductory collections in two new formats: DVDs
(Digital Video Discs), and graphic novels, both of which,
according to initial circulation figures, have proven to be
extremely popular.
Despite the library's reduced quarters, reference and adult ser-
vices staff continue to select and process books in order to
ensure that the breadth and depth of the adult collection remains
intact. In this era of limited print runs, it is imperative that a
library orders a title the moment it is offered as books are often
out of print within a year or two of publication.
Reference Services
The bulk of the reference collection was moved to Cary Hall;
however, the staff had to ensure an arrangement that would offer
efficient and easy access for both patrons and staff in its new loca-
tion. It took a little time for patrons to realize that the Reference
Department was functioning to full capacity, but within a few
months of the move, patron consultation with the reference staff
was at 60% of its pre -move levels, and in the last month this fig-
ure has climbed to 80 %. Though some of the print collection is in
storage, access to electronic resources has increased. The library
went to an all -PC environment when it moved to Cary Hall and
increased the number of Internet terminals available for public use
to one Internet Express and one sign -up terminal. Public use of the
Internet terminals has remained at its previously high levels. In
order to make the Internet accessible to a broader section of the
public, one Internet terminal was fitted with a large type key-
board, a trackball mouse, and a 19 -inch monitor. Upon its move
to Cary Hall, the Reference Department initiated word processing
for the public by devoting one terminal to this function an addi-
tion to library services that is very popular with the public. The
Reference staff continues to offer classes for those who would like
to learn the basics of searching both the Internet and the
Minuteman Library Network Catalog.
Children's Services
Children's programs at both the Main Library at Cary Hall and the
East Lexington Branch library have continued to serve increasing
numbers of patrons since the reopening of the Main Library at
Cary Hall in January. For the first ten months, the children's room
circulation averaged 56.2% of the total circulation of Cary Library
at Cary Hall, reflecting the fact that almost the entire children's
collection was moved intact to Cary Hall while much of the adult
collection was put into storage. Circulation for the children's
room is at 70% of what it was before the move to temporary quar-
ters and the number of reference questions answered is 82% of the
number answered prior to relocation.
Despite reduced quarters and lack of space for programs, the
Children's Room staff offered 192 programs that were attended
by 6630 patrons. This includes 1298 participants in the summer
reading program, "First of All. ..READ !" Head of Children's
Services, Ruth Lynn, and Children's Librarian Melissa Butka
visited 136 classes at all six public Lexington elementary
schools to promote the program which resulted in families read-
ing a total of 29,060 hours.
To celebrate the American Library Association's National
Library Card Sign -Up Month, the library hosted an essay con-
test. Essays explaining "Why I Love My Library Card." were
submitted by 54 children. Winners were selected from each age
category, and the three winners were presented with gift certifi-
cates to Sundial Books.
In September, Kim Balentine, who replaced Melissa Butka, ini-
tiated a new semi - monthly drop -in craft program, "Afternoon
Artists," for children in grades 1 and up which was held at the
East Lexington Branch Library.
Also in September, staff from the Children's Room assisted the
Cary Memorial Library Foundation, Inc. in its enormously suc-
cessful celebration of Maria Hastings Cary's 200th birthday on
the lawn in front of Cary Hall.
East Lexington Branch Library
The Branch assumed a critical role for the last few months in
2000 and the first month of 2001 when it served as the library
for Lexington while the Main Library was moving into its tem-
porary quarters in Cary Hall. All reserves, interlibrary loans,
and reference questions were handled at the East Lexington
Branch during that period, and library hours were expanded to
four nights a week. When the Main Library reopened at Cary
Hall, circulation at the Branch stayed at nearly double its previ-
ous circulation. Some services, such as children's programming
remain at the East Lexington Branch Library until the Main
Library moves back to its new quarters, and all staff from the
Main Library rotate regularly down to the East Lexington
Branch in order to accommodate the increased usage by fami-
lies and students. Two new Internet terminals were added as
well as a color printer.
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Cary Memorial Library continued from previous page
Personnel Highlights and Changes
A major change that has been highly beneficial to the library
staff and has increased the library's ability to attract highly
qualified personnel was the signing of a contract with the Cary
Memorial Library Staff Association, Local 4928, MLSA, MFT,
AFT, AFL -CIO. This 2 -year contract, approved by the staff in
October of 2000, was retroactive to July 1, 1999. A new con-
tract was signed July, 2001 and it runs for three years expiring
June 30, 2004. This year, all of the library job descriptions were
revised along with the performance appraisal form.
• Jean William's joined the Reference Department having
worked previously for the Cambridge Public Library.
• Kimmerle Balentine took the place of Children's Librarian
Melissa Butka who left to become a full -time mother.
• Aislinn Lewis joined the staff of Cary Memorial Library as a
library technician in the Children's Room; she replaces
Deanna Briggs who went to Lincoln Labs to gain archival
experience while pursuing her library degree at Simmons.
• Ziping Wu, Public Services Librarian, left to become
Reference /Cataloguing Librarian at Bentley College.
• Library Technician Linda Sullivan continues to pursue her
Masters of Science in Library and Information Science
through the University of Illinois' distance education pro-
gram. Library Technician Robin Brenner joins her this year.
• Karen Kristin and Bette Aschaffenburg have joined the staff as
part -time Library Technicians.
• Carolyn Beckwith was recognized for her 20 years of service
to the Town.
• Louise Clark and Janice Franca were recognized for their 15
years of service to the Town.
Trustees Budget
Income
Trustee Dividends /$4000 interest per month $ 48,000.00
Fines, Fees 41,671.27
Copy Service 1,101.26
Lost Material 4,160.36
Miscellaneous /Unspecified Contributions 9,820.69
Total Income $ 104,753.58
Expenses
Library Equipment $ 2,627.96
Library Supplies (2,521.78)
Professional Development /Training /Recruitment8,200.41
Trustee Expenses 400.00
Library Materials 46,110.12
Children's Department 2,942.53
Total Expenses $ 57,759.24
Library Benefactors
Mona Anderson
Beal
Book Purchase
Laura M. Brigham
Leroy & Geneva Brown
Maria Hastings Cary
Alice Butler Cary
Edith J. Childs
Pearl Toback Feld
Ann E. Ferry
Goodwin Musical
The Rev. Harold T. Handley
Lewis L. Hoyt
Nelson W. Jenny
Diane Lund
James and Pauline McDevitt
Sue Medeiros
Emma Ostrom Nichols
Pauline Burbank Peirce
Jane Phinney
Sarah Elizabeth Raymond
Kurt Reizes
Caira Robins
Beryl M. Safford
George W. Sarano
Warren Sherburne
Abbie C. Smith
James Stuart Smith
Gerald Sussman
War Parents Book Memorial
Wellington Library
Subtotal
Campaign for the New Century
Ethan Bogen
Evelyn & Samuel Borshay
Francis Bradley
William F. Buckley
Chang Chih & Yenshew Lynn Chao
Chinese Heritage
Cox Family Gift
Robert T. Davison
John C. Eddison
Frederick Cowing Frick
Manfred Friedman
Albert Gallatin Friend
Olive Russell Frost
Robert Wendell Hannam
Harriet B. Hathaway
Robert C. Hilton
Larry & Sophia Ho
Indian /American Fund
Kelley Family
Margaret F. Kinley
Rae Cecilia Kipp
Krensky Family Fund
Robert LaMantia
Oscar & Stella Liu
John N. Pierce
Science & Technology Fund
Sinai Family
Stanley Hill American Legion Post 38
Edward C. Stone
Wilson /Furey /F. Schofield
Winsten Fund
William T. Wu
Subtotal
Total
$ 2,000
$ 1,000
$ 1,000
$ 3,100
$ 2,000
$ 400
$ 2,958
$ 300,810
$ 666
$ 3,370
$ 1,100
$ 1,938
$ 1,000
$ 2,000
$ 4,515
$ 6,000
$ 949
$ 1,000
$ 1,000
$ 300
$ 2,528
$ 1,623
$ 300
$ 1,484
$ 300
$ 4,020
$ 1,000
$ 11,072
$ 1,654
$ 1,800
$ 1,100
$ 363,987
$ 6,325
$ 3,000
$ 1,652
$ 5,125
$ 1,500
$ 3,200
$ 5,072
$ 3,191
$ 6,625
$ 5,947
$ 5,325
$ 3,000
$ 5,000
$ 2,700
$ 1,500
$ 1,035
$ 3,500
$ 16,975
$ 2,500
$ 2,565
$ 8,630
$ 3,250
$ 1,925
$ 1,500
$ 2,283
$ 4,836
$ 3,000
$ 2,500
$ 4,840
$ 2,860
$ 1,835
$ 2,725
$ 125,921
$ 489,908
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Recreation Department and Committee
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses*
FY01
FY00
$ 413,972
$ 739,953
$ 387,303
$ 707,998
Personnel
Full Time
Seasonal/Part Time
5
200
5
200
* Expenses include all Recreation expenditures (including Pine Meadows
Golf Course) financed by the Recreation Enterprise Fund through user fees.
ROLE: To plan and administer public playgrounds and recre-
ational facilities in the Town and to expand and promote
recreation, leisure activities, play, sports, physical fitness and
education.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Sandra Shaw, Vice
Chair Pamela Varrin, Don Chisholm, Rick DeAngelis and
Richard Neumeier. Director: Karen Simmons since 1996,
Superintendent of Public Grounds: David Pinsonneault.
HIGHLIGHTS:
The Recreation Department has offered a wide variety of recre-
ational opportunities for
individuals of all ages and
abilities. Recreation pro-
gram attendance was over
116,000 this past year. In
addition, over 44,000
rounds of golf were played
at Pine Meadows.
The athletic playing fields
continue to be in great
demand by youth and adult
leagues, which include soc-
cer, lacrosse, baseball, soft-
ball, volleyball, football,
field hockey, and ultimate
frisbee. The growth in adult
and youth leagues has creat-
ed a greater demand on ath-
letic fields than available
space. More than 30 differ-
ent organizations (including
schools) requested seasonal Neumeier, Sheila Butts, David Pinsonneault.
field permits for their teams,
with over 42,000 reservation hours granted.
The Athletic Field Improvements Project, voted under Article
31 of the 1999 Town Meeting, is nearly complete. New football
field bleachers and press box have been erected; the Clarke
Middle School soccer field has been rebuilt with a drainage sys-
tem; three new Clarke tennis courts have been rebuilt with a
north /south orientation; the center tennis courts are being com-
pletely rebuilt with an expected Spring completion date; the
center track was re- coated with a 1/2" Plexitrac Accelerator sur-
face; a long jump was added; and new fencing and back -stop
improvements are being completed at the High School, Clarke,
and Diamond. New irrigation systems were added to the High
School, Clarke, and Diamond athletic fields. This project is
being reimbursed 59% by the State.
The Center Playground structure, which was built and funded
by a citizens' group in the late 1980s, has been reviewed to
determine its current status, especially regarding the wood con-
dition and certain safety issues. The wood of the current
Leathers structure needs constant maintenance and for this rea-
son is not recommended in new playgrounds. Recreation rec-
ognizes that, within a few years, the equipment will need to be
removed and new structures installed, and will seek to deter-
mine if community funding support still exists for this popular
and heavily used playground. A new structure will also permit
better accessibility features to be added. A separate structure for
2- to 5 -year olds will be considered for an adjacent area.
Summer programs consistently provide varied recreational
opportunities for all Lexington children at a reasonable price.
However, staffing shortages have become an annual challenge
Front: Don Chisolm, Sandra Shaw, Pamela
Varrin, Karen Simmons. Rear: Rick DeAngelis, Dick
because salaries in other summer jobs are typically more attrac-
tive. Increasing program costs necessitated the various fee
increases for Recreation Programs voted by the Committee.
Pine Meadows, which is managed by New England Golf under
a management contract with the Town, has continued to
improve and to attract a loyal user -base. A recent customer sur-
vey showed very strong approval rates on various course issues,
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
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Recreation Department and Committee continued from previous page
such as maintenance, service, playability, tee -time policies and
pricing. Recreation recognizes the importance of keeping Pine
Meadows in top condition, as it is our main revenue source for
funding capital improvements through the Recreation
Enterprise Fund. The 2001 Town Meeting approved Phase I to
rebuild and widen the deteriorating roadway into Pine
Meadows. This year, approval will be sought to use the
Enterprise Fund for Phase II, which will renovate the inade-
quate parking lot, and build and relocate a new golf course
maintenance building.
The Lexington Citizens' Skateboard /In -line Park Committee,
supported by the Recreation Committee, has been frustrated in
its efforts to raise adequate funds to construct their planned
facility. Only preliminary steps have been taken on the land set
Cary Lecture Series Committee
ROLE: To provide a variety of free,
educational, and entertaining events
open to all citizens of Lexington in
accordance with the wills of the Cary
sisters.
APPOINTED by the Moderator:
Chair Arthur Katz, Barbara Palant,
Joseph Brain; associate member
Nancy Shepherd.
HIGHLIGHTS: With the traditional
home in Cary Hall unavailable and the
High School under renovation, the
Museum of Our National Heritage and
Hancock Church generously made
their facilities available. Both sites
and the High School will continue to
be used until Cary Hall is once again a
meeting place.
aside by the Town at the Center Complex. The Committee
began its planning work four years ago, but has experienced
turnover and little continuity in its group because of students
graduating and leaving Town. Recreation has agreed to extend
its deadline until Spring 2002, contingent on a renewed fund-
raising effort by the current group.
Neighborhood playground maintenance and improvements are
ongoing responsibilities of the Recreation Department. This
year's annual request is for $30,000 to upgrade the playground
at Justin Park, located off Eldred Street in a heavily populated
area, with no other neighborhood facilities available.
Recreation plans for upgrading other playgrounds in Town over
the next few years will include Valleyfield, Kineen's, and
Franklin. A
Joe Brain, Barbara Palant, Nancy Shepard, Arthur Katz.
• January saw "stars" as Senior
Scientist Andrea Dupree of the
Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics took 400 resi-
dents on a tour of the universe, with stunning photographs of
the planets, and a report on the new tools astronomers are
using to probe the outer limits of the universe.
• March featured the music of Lexington native Greg Dayton
and his wife Gemma, who, with their Boston -based band Free
Spirit, provided a sold -out audience with a combination of
folk and rock music, much of their own creation.
• September brought Janna Baty, who went from performing in
Lexington High School musicals to become an international
opera star. The Museum auditorium was too small for the
crowd that showed up and called for encore after encore.
• November marked the appearance of Deborah Prothrow- Stith,
professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and first
woman Commissioner of Public Health in Massachusetts,
whose discussion of the causes of youth violence was judged
"one of the best programs Cary has done."
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Town Celebrations Committee
Expenditures
FY01
FY00
Expenses
$17,477
$17,316
ROLE: To plan and carry out proper observances 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, Vice Chair Suzanne Barry,
Secretary Karen Smith, Mary Gillespie, Cecil Jones, Sondra
Lucente, Henry Murphy, Charles Price, Jr., Subcommittee:
Sally Fisher, Paul Jenkins, Julie Miller, Perry Pollins, Honorary
Members: C. Jean Coates, Raymond Flynn, Marion Snow,
Selectmen Liaison: Dawn McKenna.
Patriots' Day, Monday, April 16, 2001
Members of the Senior Class at Lexington High School led the
youth parade. Suzanne Barry, Vice Chair of the Celebrations
Committee, served as Master of Ceremonies for the ceremonies
on the Battle Green following the parade. Bryan Wilkerson,
Pastor of Grace Chapel in Lexington, gave the invocation and
benediction. Lexington High School Student Nathan Gilbert sang
the National Anthem. The following awards were presented:
• Timothy Chanoux received the Cecil K. Harris award from the
Lexington Minute Men Company
• Richard Michelson received the William P. Fitzgerald award
from the Town Celebrations Committee.
• Jacqueline Ou and Alyssa Rosenberg were presented with the
Youth Recognition Award.
• Evelyn Nurre received the Minuteman Cane Award.
• Peter Kelley was presented the 2001 White Tricorne Hat by
Lions Club Vice - President Bill Carlson.
Chief Marshal John Ott, Director of the Museum of Our National
Heritage led the Afternoon Parade. Chief of Staff Alice "Micky"
Hinkle and aides Andrea Cleghorn and Andrew McAleer
assisted him. Serving as the Spirit of `76 in both parades were:
Carolyn Chyu, Fife; Steven Chriacosta, Drummer and Patrick
Healey, Flag Bearer. The 2001 afternoon parade theme was "The
Story of America Begins." The float winners were:
• Commercial:
1st - Charles River Sail & Power Squadron
2nd - Mahoney's Garden Center
3rd - Wilson Farm
• Civic:
1st - Lexington Historical Society
2nd - US Sub Vets WWII
3rd - Anthony Pasquale -USS Bunker Hill
• Youth:
1st - Bowman School
2nd - LBH Pop Warner Football
3rd - Dance Inn
• Honorable Mention-Hayden Synchronized Skating Team
The Town Celebrations Committee is grateful to the Lexington
Chamber of Commerce and the local businesses and organiza-
tions that contribute toward making the parade a success.
Memorial Day - Monday, May 28, 2001
Chief Marshal William G. Hooper, US Navy, WWII, led the
morning parade. He was assisted by aides from VFW Post #3007 -
Lexington: Thomas Driscoll, US Army WWII; Ed Fitzgerald, US
Navy, WWII; Dave Hamblen, US Army,
WWII; Aurio Pierro, US Army WWII; William
Simmons, US Army Air Corps, WWII.
,p Members of the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts
placed wreaths at the war memorials and in the
three town cemeteries. A delegation from the
Lexington Police Department placed a wreath
Front: Perry Pollins, Bob Tracey, Julie Miller, Cecil Jones. Rear: Mary Gillespie,
Charlie Price, Henry Murphy, Dawn McKenna, Suzie Barry, Karen Smith, Sondra
Lucente, Paul Jenkins, Sally Fisher:
at the Police Memorial in front of the Police
Station. At the ceremonies on the Battle Green,
Chaplain Jerry Mueller of Hanscom Air Force
Base gave the invocation and benediction.
Nathan Gilbert, a Lexington High School stu-
dent, sang the National Anthem. Colonel HB
McCarrahar, Vice Commander of the 66th Air
Base Wing at Hanscom Air Force Base gave the
address of the day.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 79
Town Celebrations Committee continued from previous page
Veterans Day - Monday, November 12, 2001
William B. Simmons, US Army Air Corps, WWII served as
Chief Marshal. He was assisted by aides from VFW Post
#3007 - Lexington: Thomas Driscoll, US Army, WWII; Ed
Fitzgerald, US Navy, WWII; Dave Hamblen, US Army, WWII;
William Hooper, US Navy, WWII; Aurio J. Pierro, US Army,
WWII; Perry Pollins, US Marine Corps, WWII; Frank Samuel,
US Army /Air Force, WWII. Aurio Pierro, Commander of VFW
Post #3007 led the Pledge of Allegiance. Scoutmaster Mark
Callahan of Boy Scout Troop 160 sang the National Anthem.
Rev. F. James Burbank of Saint Brigid Parish of Lexington
Tourism Advisory Committee
ROLE: To enhance and
promote tourism within
the Town of Lexington.
The Committee works
with appropriate agencies
to ensure a cohesive
tourism experience. The
Committee's goal is to
improve the quality of the
Lexington visitor experi-
ence for both the visitors
and for the Town.
APPOINTED by the
Board of Selectmen: Dick
Canale, Joel Berman, Betty
Bohn, Kerry Brandin,
Edmund Grant, Arthur
Katz, James Kemler, Peter
Lee, John Ott, Marcy
Quill, Lou Sideris, S.
Lawrence Whipple. Joseph
Marino, Economic Develop-
ment Officer, and Dawn
McKenna, Selectman
Liaison.
offered the invocation and benediction. Members of the Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts assisted with wreath laying at the
Korean /Vietnam War Monument at Cary Hall, the VFW
Memorial and The Soldier's Monument near the Visitor's
Center, the Revolutionary War Monument and the POW /MIA
Memorial on the Battle Green. Jeanne Krieger, Chair of the
Board of Selectmen, read the Greetings from the State.
Brigadier General Robert Latiff, Vice Commander of the
Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, gave
the address of the day.
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upgrade the Town web
page to provide tourist
information; design and
install new outdoor
Left to
Brandin, Dick Canale, Betty Bohn, Arthur Katz,
Joel Berman, Joseph Marino.
right: Lou Sideris, Dawn
McKenna,
HIGHLIGHTS:
Presented an interim report to the Board of Selectmen in
October that proposed two recommendations for immediate
action, five short -term recommendations, and four long -term
recommendations:
• For Immediate Action: appoint a permanent Tourism
Committee; and establish a line item in the FY03 Economic
Development budget to support tourism.
• Short -term objectives: upgrade the Visitors Center; provide
financial support for the Battle Green Guides program;
Edmund
Grant, Kerry
Marcy Quill, Peter Lee,
exhibit panels and direc-
tional signs; and create
shuttle bus opportunities
to connect the major his-
toric sites.
• Long -Term Objectives:
make available clear
maps and brochures
describing the Town's
historic sites / retailing /
eating establishments;
redesign the entrance to
the visitor information
booth (on Route 128
North) and make capital
improvements to the
facility; explore the pos-
sibility of becoming a
part of the Greater Boston
Visitor and Convention
Bureau; and find a permanent solution for tour bus parking.
On November 19, the Board of Selectmen approved the items
requiring immediate action and appointed a permanent com-
mittee. The Board also supported a number of the short -term
recommendations. The Committee is now moving forward
with requests for funding to:
• upgrade the Visitors Center
• examine and improve the system of directional signs in Town
• establish a shuttle bus to connect the major historic sites
• upgrade the town web page to provide tourist information
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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 sub-
sidize attendance by students in Lexington schools at a wide -
range of regional arts events; and to raise funds from private
sources to promote, in a variety of ways, the arts in Lexington.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Alan Adolph, Fredi Blume,
Margaret Bradley, DeeDee Connor, Becky Sue Epstein, Kathy
Jacob, Marion Kilson, Constance Kokubo, and John Tarrh.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• $7640 was allocated by MCC to the Council for the 2000-
2001 granting period. Because of the 6 -month delay in pass-
ing the State budget, the awards deadline was revised to
January 2002, precluding a description in this report of spe-
cific recipient projects and amounts, including the student
PASS grants.
Battle Green Guides
ROLE: To provide a welcoming presence and historic back-
ground to our community by a small group of volunteer guides.
This is accomplished by accompanying interested tourists in a
guided tour of the Lexington Battle Green and Old Burial
Ground.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Director of Guides S.
Lawrence Whipple. Guides licensed by the Selectmen: Peter
Krensky, Mohammad Dhanani, Betsy O'Neill, Rachel Asquith,
Arthur Katz, Herbert Wasserman, Jacqueline Davison, Marie
Walton, and William Mix; Guide Emeritus Neil Cronin.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• During the course of the season, which extends from April to
the end of October, experienced an increase in the number of
school groups coming from outside of Massachusetts. These
included students from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio,
Oklahoma, California, and as far away as France.
• Had requests for tours from private institutions including
Peabody Essex Museum in Salem and Sotheby's Auction
Gallery in New York.
• Guides are not paid but accept gratuities and volunteer as indi-
vidual time allows. A more efficient and orderly method
would be to institute a program whereby guides are compen-
sated on an hourly basis by the Town, thus establishing a pre-
dictable schedule.
• The Council, using its privately raised Patron Fund, undertook
a focused initiative to support and expand the involvement in
the arts of the Town's senior citizens. Through a 2 -year col-
laboration with the Lexington Council on Aging (COA) and
the Senior Center, the Council has promoted and subsidized "a
variety of art forms in lectures, demonstrations, and perfor-
mances by artists and teachers" (as reported in the Lexington
Minuteman). In addition to events targeted specifically to
Seniors ( e.g., stained glass and its architectural uses, Chinese
brush painting, medical art, folk singer performances, and an
analysis of the classical operatic oeuvre) arts programs are
planned which also involve middle- and high- school students.
• This year's Ellalou Dimmock Fund Prize, established in 1996
in memory of the distinguished singer, voice teacher, and
longtime resident to honor an outstanding vocalist at the High
School, was awarded to Olivia Verdugo.
Front: Peter Krensky, S. Lawrence Whipple, Muhammed
Dhanani. Rear: Arthur Katz, Marie Walton, Neil Cronin, Betsy
O'Neill, Jacqueline Davison, Bill Mix.
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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 stipulat-
ed by the Selectmen, to represent the
Town in negotiations and during con-
tractual /license relationships with
providers of those services; when
stipulated by the Selectmen, to over-
see any network 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 services; 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 Selectmen: Chair Jane Gharibian (adminis-
trative operations), Stephen Ellis (network management), David
Becker (technology), Connie Rawson (schools, town & library),
Robert Warshawer (business & subscriber net), David
Buczkowski (legal and regulations), David Kanter (regulations,
wireless applications & consumer issues), Raul Marques- Pascal
(Access Corporation interests), Jennifer Taub (strategy and legal),
Michael Greene (business and negotiation strategy), and Edward
Vail III (operations and business), Miriam Boucher (information
technology), William Kofoed ( internet and technology) and
newly- appointed Michael Morrissey (Access operations).
Selectmen Liaison: Jeanne Krieger. Advisor: Caleb Warner (gen-
eral history and area community /religious access liaison).
Photo by David S. Tabeling
Front: Jane Gharibian, Jennifer Taub, Miriam
Boucher. Rear: Robert Warshawer, Stephen Ellis,
David Kanter, David Becker.
HIGHLIGHTS
Competitive cable services have been created as intended with
the arrival of RCN /BecoCom, LLC (d.b.a. RCN) as a second
carrier for the Town. The Town approved a 1 -year license
renewal with AT &T Corporation (d.b.a. AT &T) and our longer -
term license renewal process is continuing with the current
license expiring in 2002. Negotiation team members were
Jennifer Taub, David Becker, Michael Greene, William Kofoed,
and Robert Warshawer.
Cable TV provides six types of service not offered by local com-
mercial TV broadcasters: a) redistribution of local broadcasts to
produce higher quality images, b) wider spectrum of entertain-
ment programs, c) access to programs produced by citizens, reli-
gious organizations, and other town groups, d) professional pro-
duction ( "local origination ") of programs of local interest, e)
communication between Town and citizen and f) digital and
video communication between various town functions
schools, libraries, town offices, etc. Improvements in this
"Institutional Net" which interconnects all town facilities pro-
duce significant cost savings to the Town.
In the future, cable can provide addi-
tional safety, communication, and
utilitarian services, since 60 -65% of
the Town's residences and over 500
locations within the Town buildings
are already "hard- wired" to the sys-
tem. AT &T and RCN each will have
an Emergency Alert System with
locally generated messages originat-
ing through the Fire Department. A
planned automatic meter - reading
process for town utilities has not
been implemented at this time.
Restructuring of rates and program
tiering are a continuing problem for
subscribers and the Committee.
Some types of subscriber complaints
have dropped off as explanations of
changes have been issued. Formal complaints have been filed,
and will continue to be filed, with the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and the Federal Communications Commission on
issues the Committee feels need to be clarified or corrected.
Member attendance at meetings of various communications -
related organizations and State and Federal hearings enables the
Committee to remain involved and to register opinions on issues
affecting the Town and its subscribers. Committee vigilance on
the complaint issues and activism on regulatory issues has meant
that Lexington is advised on proposed changes and revisions
which allows our input on issues that affect subscribers and the
Town. Lexington continues to be cited for its activist role in
these areas.
Coverage of local events continues, with the assistance of the
staff and management of the local AT &T studio and the cable -
cast of tapes by RCN, but there remains a severe shortage of res-
ident volunteers to help with cameras and production. RCN will
join AT &T in coverage, sharing responsibilities, which should
ensure that events are cablecast. With the two carriers in Town,
the Committee is gathering information and focusing on the pos-
sibility of forming a non - profit Access Corporation for
Lexington, possibly in cooperation with a neighboring town.
There is still deep concern over whether there is an adequate
level of interest in Access production by town residents.
Wireless applications and proposals are a continuing responsi-
bility of the Committee. Every application is reviewed and rec-
ommendations are sent to the appropriate town boards and offi-
cials. New proposals are brought to the Committee by wireless
vendors for consideration. The Committee is compiling a com-
prehensive listing of all wireless installations in the Town.
Page 82 2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Lexington Sister Cities
Lexington - Dolores Hidalgo
Sister City Committee
ROLE: To continue cultural exchanges between Lexington res-
idents and the town of Dolores Hidalgo in Mexico which began
in 1966. These cities were linked because each has the distinc-
tion of being the birthplace of their country's independence.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chair Ellie Noz, Gloria Holland,
Esther Lewis, Marion Snow, Toni McCarthy, Bill Noz, Alma
MacDonald, Mike MacDonald and Eva Gil.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• In July, a delegation from Dolores Hidalgo arrived in
Lexington for the 4th of July festivities. Guests stayed with
host families, visited historic sites in Boston, Concord, and
Lexington; and enjoyed an excursion to Rockport and a back-
yard barbecue.
• The trip scheduled for the 16th of September Independence
Day celebration was canceled because of the September 11
tragedy. Numerous emails and phone calls were received from
the people of Dolores expressing their disappointment, sad-
ness, and concern for everyone in their brother country, the
United States of North America.
• Provided funds for the treatment of children severely disfig-
ured by cleft palate at a clinic named "Cara Feliz" or "Happy
Face." There have been several successful primary operations,
together with follow -up speech therapy.
Lexington sister city members treat their Mexican guests to din-
ner at the historic Colonial Inn in Concord. Left to right: Eva
Gil, Sonya Krikorian, Alma McDonald, Ellie Noz, Leo Feldman,
George Krikorian, Bill Noz, Susan Krikorian.
Lexington Antony Sister City Association ( LASCA)
ROLE: To promote good will, friendship, and cultural
exchange between the people of Lexington and Antony, France.
Antony is a suburb of Paris, a commuter town of 57,000 peo-
ple, just eight miles south of the Eiffel Tower. Its history as a
farming community dates back to the 9th century, when its
name was first recorded in written documents. It is one of the
36 communities constituting the administrative district known
as "departement des Hauts de Sein." More can be learned at the
website www.ville - antony.fr
A volunteer committee, Co- chairs are Shirley Frawley and
William Frawley; Treasurer Cerise Jalelian.
HIGHLIGHTS:
On September 13, M. Patrick Devedjian, the Mayor of Antony,
sent the following message of condolence to the citizens and
town officials of Lexington:
"Learning of the terrorist attacks that have afflicted the United
States of America has brought great sorrow to our city and to me
personally. In these terrible times, we wish to express our full
friendship and solidarity. In particular, our thoughts are with
those who were injured and with the families of the victims."
"We want to assure you of our support and our sympathy."
Also during that week, individual citizens of Antony, who have
participated in sister city exchanges, sent email messages of
support and solidarity to their friends here. As one person put it:
"It is America that has been hurt, but it's our way of life and our
values, too. So we are with you." The ties that we have forged
in times of joy comfort us in times of sorrow.
After the last two years of large -scale exchange, this year was
one of simple person -to- person visits. Four Lexington families
enjoyed the hospitality of our sister city friends. In particular,
guests were received by Marie - Louise Marlet, Deputy Mayor,
and three frequent visitors to Lexington, Verena Gonin, Annie
LeFloch, and Alain LeFloch.
Our friends in Antony are pleased to meet visitors from
Lexington and to show them around their city or to serve as
helpmates in seeing Paris and its environs. Those expecting to
be in or near Paris may contact LASCA to arrange a visit to
Antony.
Contact Information: LASCA, P.O. Box 231, Lexington, 02420
or lasca @knowledge- discovery.com.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 83
Lexington Sister Cities: Waspam Sister City Committee continued from previous page
Lexington — Waspam Sister City Committee
ROLE: To foster interaction, promote friendship and mutual
cultural understanding between the residents of Lexington and
the residents of the municipality of Waspam, Nicaragua.
Through the generous donations of Lexington residents, the
Lexington - Waspam Sister City Committee supports education-
al projects in the municipality of Waspam.
MEMBERS: Bob Bond, Matt Foti, Richard Games, Walter
Leutz, Ellen McDonald, Jackie Ward.
In January of 1995, the LWSCC started a tuition project in the
Mayangna town of Awastingni in the municipality of Waspam
in the Northern Autonomous Atlantic Region (RAAN) of
Nicaragua. The Mayangnas are an indigenous people in the
RAAN.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Provided tuition support for 14 young people from Awastingni
to attend secondary school, technical and education courses,
and universities in Bilwi (formerly Puerto Cabezas, the pri-
mary city in the RAAN on the Atlantic coast.)
• On a very sad note, Ken Hale, one of our founding members,
passed away this fall. As a linguist, Ken worked with the
indigenous people of the Americas, including educational pro-
jects in Eastern Nicaragua. It was through Ken's leadership
that our group began supporting educational projects. Ken's
first -hand experiences with the Awastingni people ensured
that our contributions were being leveraged to the maximum
extent possible.
• As we mourned Ken's loss, we were fortunate to meet Elena
Benedicto, a close and trusted colleague of Ken's. Like Ken,
Elena has coupled a career in studying the languages of the
indigenous people of Eastern Nicaragua with a proactive
stance of "giving back." She established the Mayangna Girls
Project five years ago. This is very similar to our Awastingni
education project. Her project provides tuition, room, and
board to indigenous girls from Mayangna communities so that
they can complete secondary school in the town of Rosita.
There are now 12 young girls in her regular program and 3
young women in a pilot program for young mothers. Although
this is the first year that we have contributed funds to her pro-
ject, we are hopeful that we can support this important work
for many years to come. Through her annual visits, Elena will
provide the kind of personal contact that ensures that the
Lexington - Waspam Sister City Committee's efforts will con-
tinue to have positive and lasting impacts.
Lexington — Russia Sister City Association
Board of Directors: Honorary Chair Dan Fenn, President Ed
Shapiro, Directors Tish Callanan and Galina Pekurovskaya. In
December, Lexington - Russia Sister City Association became
a non - profit Massachusetts corporation; an application for
recognition of exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS
code was filed.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Working on two Russian fronts proved productive. Although
little progress was made with LEGACE's sister city, Gatchina,
a major accomplishment was the successful shipment of 165
used computers to PALACE's sister city, Pavlovsk, to be used
in their public schools, hospitals, kindergartens, and commu-
nity committees. The computers were donated by St.
Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL; shipping and handling
across the Atlantic was done by a US- Russian shipping com-
pany Ro -Ro Carriers, Inc., Clinton, NJ - St. Petersburg,
Russia; trucking was paid for by the UPS Foundation of
Orlando, FL; stevedoring and a shipping container were
donated by The Stevedores Inc., New Orleans, LA. Valeriy
Zibarev, the Pavlovsk Municipal Chairman, and his team had
to commit hundreds of hours of work to have this humanitar-
ian gift certified by the Kremlin, cleared by the customs, and
delivered to the people of Pavlovsk. Computer installations
were finished and a training process has ensued. Natalya
Batova, Director of the Russian Cultural Center, Washington,
DC, provided invaluable assistance throughout the entire
operation. After the computers were released to the town, a
man in charge of the custom house in St. Petersburg said, "I
never believed you could succeed. Several times in the past,
people tried and gave up. You did something impossible!"
• The local TV Communities Connections series hosted by Mr.
Hartley Pleshaw produced three episodes. One of them fea-
tured Dr. Vladimir Boxer of Harvard University's Kennedy
School of Government. In Russia, Dr. Boxer co- managed the
second election of Mr. Boris El'tsyn to the Russian presidency.
The retrospect of the events he presented was unique, capti-
vating, and unforgettable.
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FINANCES
Appropriation Committee
ROLE: To advise the Town and Town Meeting on all fiscal
matters.
APPOINTED by the Moderator for overlapping 3 -year terms:
Chair Paul Hamburger, Vice Chair Ronald Pawliczek, Deborah
Brown, Karen Dooks, Richard Eurich, Alan Levine, Eric
Michelson, Alex Nedzel, and Sheldon Spector.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Supported the following requests at the
2001 Annual Town Meeting:
• Art. 4. Operating budget. The article includes fees from the
PAYT program that are in excess of an offsetting tax reduc-
tion. The committee persuaded the Selectmen to reduce their
originally planned PAYT surplus amount of $380,000 to the
$213,000 included in the article. The committee also strongly
urged the Selectmen and Town Meeting to trim an additional
$213,000 from planned expenditures so as to make PAYT rev-
enue neutral. This would have highlighted the environmental
and cost saving benefits of PAYT rather than the specter of a
de facto new tax not approved by voters.
• Art. 5. Supplemental appropriation of $665,198 to shore up
the Health /Dental Trust Fund. Combined with $542,100
already transferred from the school budget, the infusion
amounts to $1,207,298. (See the discussion below.)
• Art. 8. Capital projects and equipment of $3,460,673. The
committee urged Town Meeting to fund a $50,000 playground
improvement out of the sizable Recreation Enterprise Fund
balance or else defer it to a less - challenging year. Although it
was not adopted, the committee's proposal led to a discussion
of the purpose and appropriate uses of the Recreation
Enterprise Fund. The committee plans to gain further clarity
on the Fund's role in the coming year.
• Art. 10. Water Mains for $325,000. This expenditure is for
Phase 19 of a 21 -phase program to clean and re -line the
Town's water mains.
• Art. 11. Water Distribution Improvement for $420,000. This
expenditure will fund the rework of water distribution from a
16 -inch main on Woburn Street to ensure that the main can be
closed successfully in the event of a major break.
• Art. 12. School Technology Program for $800,000. This
funds the schools' acquisition of computer equipment and
software.
• Art. 13. School Capital Project for $100,000. This money will
contribute to the previously planned acquisition of four previ-
ously utilized modular classrooms.
• Art. 15. Cary Memorial Library Bond Authorizations. Town
Meeting was informed that the magnitude of the library recon-
Front: Rick Eurich, Paul Hamburger; Alan Levine, John Ryan.
Rear: Ron Pawliczek, Sheldon Spector, Karen Dooks, Deborah
Brown, Eric Michelson, Alex Nedzel.
struction project had been significantly underestimated. To
fund the substantial corresponding cost overruns in the Library
reconstruction project, this article authorizes the expenditure of
all possible funds made available in a 1996 Town Meeting
vote, in addition to $1,700,000 in new borrowing.
• Art. 16. Rescind $383,420 of unused borrowing authority for
past projects that were completed without needing to make
use of all available borrowing authority.
• Art. 25. Sale of land to Abutter. Sale is with the provision that
it cannot be developed or combined with Abutter's other
adjoining property to qualify for subdivision.
• Art. 27. Fund Post - Retirement Health Insurance. Contingent
on the passage of corresponding legislation at the State level,
this article will enable the Town to fund its liability exposure
for the health care costs of its retired employees, much as pen-
sions are now handled.
• Art. 28. Accept Sections of MGL Chapter 59. This two -part
article simplifies the funding of the Tax Work -Off Program for
property tax relief through volunteer services from the
Council on Aging. It also permits a CPI adjustment on the sur-
viving /elderly property tax exemption.
• Art. 32. Amend General Bylaws - Contracts so as to exempt
projects under $25,000 from the "advertised sealed -bid"
process. The previous threshold amount was $10,000.
• Art. 36. Use of Funds to Reduce the Tax Rate. The committee
proposed that the Town return $213,000 to taxpayers from
Free Cash to make the PAYT program revenue neutral. While
it is important to conserve funds in anticipation of next year's
tight budget, the committee believes that it is even more
important to maintain credibility with our taxpayers. This pro-
posal was not adopted.
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 85
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Appropriations Committee continued from previous page
Opposed the following requests:
• Art. 14. Tree Planting and Maintenance for $50,000. Trees do
not constitute a capital item, and should not be funded out of
moneys allocated to capital projects. This item should have
been part of the DPW line items in the operating budget, but
was not included therein. The article was defeated but later
passed upon reconsideration.
• Art. 26. Retirement Board proposal to accept Sections 90A,
B, and C of Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws.
The committee opposes acceptance because it is not equitable
for all retirees, and because the Town is under no obligation to
increase pensions beyond the levels originally promised. The
article was indefinitely postponed.
Other actions:
• Worked with the Town to improve the planning process for
health care costs. After working with Town staff and the
Town's health care finance consultant to understand the struc-
ture and timing of Lexington's health care finance and associ-
ated processes, the committee determined that the unforeseen
$1.2M overrun in health care expenditures was due to the con-
fluence of three factors: (1) health care costs across the nation
were rising 20% annually; (2) strong pressure to close a siz-
able gap in the 2001 budget; an originally planned $1.2 mil-
lion figure to cover health care cost growth was cut to
$500,000; (3) the budget approved by Town Meeting in 2000
was based on interim status reports from September 1999. The
decisions taken did not include any cost - growth data from late
1999 and early 2000.
Generally, the Town can have little or no control over the first
two factors - industry cost - growth and the need to balance
tight budgets. Rather, the opportunity to reduce the likelihood
of future surprises lies in improving the process to ensure that
more recent status report information is available to planners
during the pre -Town Meeting budget cycle. The committee
will remain in regular contact with the Town's benefits staff
and consultant to assist with an improved process.
• The committee continued to play its role of supporting the
Town's long -range financial planning processes by projecting
free cash, expenses, and revenues through FY 2005, as well as
by reviewing the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon
Capital Finance Advisory Committee. This work is a good
step toward the goal of achieving and maintaining a healthy
balance among operating expenses, capital projects, and
affordable tax rates. Further steps in this direction are in order.
• The committee met a number of times with the Capital
Expenditures Committee and other town boards and officials.
The committee expresses its continued gratitude to
Comptroller and Finance Director John Ryan for his valuable
counsel and service as Secretary.
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; 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 Town Meeting.
APPOINTED by the Moderator to overlapping 3 -year terms:
Chair Tom Griffiths, Vice Chair Shirley Stolz, Clerk Charles
Hornig (FY01), Co -Clerk Narain Bhatia (FY02), and Co -Clerk
George Burnell (FY02).
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Major School Construction: The Town has finished major
renovation projects at the Clarke and Diamond Middle
Schools. It has made substantial progress on the renovation of
the High School.
• Streets: Using money coming, in part, from the operating
override voted in 2000, the Town has made significant strides
in the resurfacing of heavily used streets.
• Capital Stewardship Planning for the Future: Expected
near -term major capital outlays include rebuilding /renovating
elementary schools, repairing woefully deteriorated streets,
and acquiring open land. At a later date, the Town anticipates
providing larger facilities for a new Senior Center and
addressing inadequacies in the DPW facility. The Town must
also address its drainage system to prevent flooding.
Seated: Narian Bhatia, Shirley Stolz. Standing: Tom
Griffiths, George Burnell.
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Title
Town Building Envelope Program
Town Building Envelope Program
Public Works Equipment
Public Works Equipment
Public Works Equipment
Public Works Equipment
Fire Vehicle Rescue
Fire Vehicle Rescue
Pine Meadows Improvements
Landfill Closure
Morgan Road Water Tank Rehabilitation
Street Related Improvements
Street Related Improvements
Street Related Improvements
Playground and Recreation Facilities Improvements
Financial Software Upgrade
Water Mains
Water Distribution Improvement
School Technology Program
School Capital Project
Cary Memorial Library Bond Authorizations
Amount
$123,050
$566,950
$196,623
$40,000
$40,000
$108,050
$36,000
$123,050
$230,000
$100,000
$420,000
$450,000
$500,000
$50,000
$50,000
$425,000
$325,000
$420,000
$800,000
$100,000
$1,700,000
Fund Source
Tax Levy
Tax Levy (BAN *)
Tax Levy
Water Enterprise
Sewer Enterprise
Tax Levy (BAN *)
Tax Levy
Stabilization Fund
Recreation Enterprise
Tax Levy
Water Enterprise (Bond)
Chapter 90
Tax Levy
Tax Levy (BAN *)
Tax Levy
Tax Levy (BAN *)
Water Enterprise
Water Enterprise (Bond)
Tax Levy (BAN *)
Tax Levy (BAN *)
Tax Levy (Bond)
* BAN - Bond Anticipation Notes
Revenue Officer
ROLE: To perform the duties of Treasurer and Collector as
outlined in Massachusetts General Laws,
Treasurer,
responsible
for the receipt
and disburse-
ment 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.
Chapter
41. As
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY01
FY00
$208,565
$ 44,082
$ 204,230
$ 44,349
Personnel
Full Time
6
6
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Arthur Flavin Jr. since 1997.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Real Estate taxes totaled $65,666,927 including collection of
prior -year taxes. Outstanding accounts were either put in pay-
ment plans or subjected to tax title and the associated foreclo-
sure process.
• Personal Property tax collection totaled $2,317,893.
• Motor Vehicle Excise bills totaled $3,921,089. 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 $13,391,783. Delinquent
amounts were liened to Real Estate taxes and subsequently
collected through the real estate tax collection process.
• Investment income for all Town accounts was $1,885,019 of
which $1,233,616 was credited to the General Fund. All
investments are made according to Massachusetts General
Laws. Considerations when investing the Town's money are
safety, liquidity, and yield, in that order.
• The Town renewed $1,700,000 in short -term notes in
February for School Design and Engineering plans voted at
the 4/9/97 Town Meeting; $550,000 for School Technology
voted by the Town on 4/27/98 and $20,000,000 pursuant to
Chapter 44, Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws as
amended, and votes of the Town dated 11/9/98 and 12/9/98 for
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2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 87
Revenue Officer continued from previous page
the purpose of funding additions and renovations to the High
School and two middle schools. This amount is outside the
limitations of Proposition 2 -1/2.
• $29,895,000 in new short -term notes was also issued in
February consisting of $24,000,000 pursuant to Chapter 44,
Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws as amended, and
votes of the Town dated 11/9/98 and 12/7/98 for the purpose
of funding additions and renovations to the High School and
two middle schools. This amount is outside the limitations of
Proposition 2 -1/2 and included:
— $1,215,000 for the purpose of remodeling Cary Library pur-
suant to Chapter 44, Section 7(22) of the Massachusetts
General Laws, as amended and a vote of the Town on 5/13/96;
— $1,200,000 for the purpose of constructing school athletic
fields pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(25) of the
Massachusetts General Laws, as amended and a vote of the
Town on 4/12/99 (this amount is outside the limitations of
Proposition 2 -1/2);
— $1,150,000 for the purpose of school repair, remodeling,
and equipment pursuant to Chapter 44, Sections 7(3a) and
7(21) of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended and
a vote of the Town on 4/3/00;
— $800,000 for the purpose of funding school technology pur-
suant to Chapter 44, Section 7(28) of the Massachusetts
General Laws, as amended and a vote of the Town on 4/3/00;
— $450,000 for the purpose of remodeling town buildings pur-
suant to Chapter 44, Section 7(73a) of the Massachusetts
General Laws, as amended and a vote of the Town on 3/29/00;
— $300,000 for the purpose of improvements to the Town's
sewage collection system pursuant to Chapter 44, Section
7(1) of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended and a
vote of the Town on April 15, 1998 ,
— $280,000 for the purpose of water main improvements pur-
suant to Chapter 44, Section 8(4) of the Massachusetts
General Laws, as amended and a vote of the Town on 3/29/00;
— $200,000 for the purpose of funding portable classrooms pur-
suant to Chapter 44, Section 7(9) of the Massachusetts
General Laws, as amended and a vote of the Town on 3/23/98;
— $150,000 for the purpose of installing fiber optic equipment
in town buildings pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(28) of
the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended and a vote of
the Town on 3/29/00;
— $100,000 for the purpose of sewer improvements pursuant
to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of the Massachusetts General
Laws, as amended and a vote of the Town on 3/15/99;
— $50,000 for the purpose of funding equipment for DPW pur-
suant to Chapter 44, Section 7(9) of the Massachusetts
General Laws, as amended and a vote of the Town on 3/29/00.
• A $975,0000 State Aid Anticipation note was issued for 12
months in February. Once appropriate State funds are
received, these anticipation notes will be retired.
Board of Assessors
ROLE: To
fairly and
equitably
assess the
value of
real and
personal
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY01
FY00
$199,259
$ 26,990
$ 192,3 82
$ 13,047
Personnel
Full Time
5
5
property in
Lexington. In support of this valuation process, an extensive
database is updated and maintained regularly.
APPOINTED by Town Manager: Chair William Jackson,
Robert Foster, and Sarah Robinson. Town Assessor: Joseph
Nugent, Jr.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Fiscal year 2002 was a recertification year for the Assessor's
office. The Department of Revenue's Division of Local
Services certified values in excess of $5 billion, ranking
Lexington 11th of the 351 communities in the Commonwealth.
• Residential values continued to increase during calendar 2000
by 12 %. Commercial, Industrial and Personal Property (CIP)
values increased approximately 12% as well.
• Growth remained constant for FY02 with increases in resi-
dential and personal property. However, commercial growth
declined for the second consecutive year. FY03 is expected to
see further reductions in growth.
Assessment for Fiscal Year
Property Class
2002
No. of Parcels
Assessed Value
Single Family
8,845
$4,225,339,000
Condominiums
789
248,098,000
Two - Family
187
74,311,000
Three- Family
14
6,500,000
Multi -Unit
14
74,676,000
Land
584
28,567,000
Misc. Residential
62
40,487,000
Commercial
388
653,790,000
Industrial
42
128,684,000
Agriculture (61A)
3
87,000
Recreation (61B)
8
5,166, 000
Mixed Use Residential /Commercial
22
14,204,000
Personal Property /Utilities
909
118,232,550
Total
11,867
$5,618,141,550
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Board of Assessors continued from previous page
Tax Levy and Tax Rates: Fiscal Year 2002
Class
Residential
Open Space
Commercial
Industrial
Personal
TOTAL
Levy %
73.7106%
0.0000%
19.1695%
3.7106%
3.4093%
100.0000%
Valuation
$4,706,431,500
0
$664,793,500
$128,684,000
$118,232,550
$5,618,141,550
Tax Rate
$11.28
0.00
$20.77
$20.77
$20.77
Tax Levy $
$53,088,547.32
0.00
$13,807,761.00
$2,672,766.68
$2,455,690.06
$72,024,765.06
Fiscal Year 2002 Recapitulation
AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
Appropriations $ 108,311,679.00
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 $ 1,790,228.00
State and county cherry sheet charges $ 830,058.00
Allowance for abatements and exemptions $ 852,346.64
Total amount to be raised $ 111,784,311.64
$ 0.00
0.00
0.00
6,359.00
1,405,996.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
377,873.00
0.00
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND OTHER REVENUE SOURCES
Estimated receipts - State
Cherry sheet estimated receipts $10,466,658.00
Cherry sheet overestimates 0.00
Total $ 10,466,658.00
Estimated receipts - Local
Local receipts not allocated 10,721,572.58
Offset receipts 0.00
Enterprise funds 16,191,579.00
Total $ 26,913,151.58
Revenue sources appropriated for particular purposes
Free cash 500,000.00
Other available funds 687,814.00
Total $ 1,187,814.00
Other revenue sources appropriated specifically to reduce the tax rate
Free cash - appropriated on or before June 30, 2001 $ 1,191,923.00
Free cash - appropriated on or after July 1, 2001 0.00
Municipal light source 0.00
Teachers' pay deferral 0.00
Other source 0.00
Total $ 1,191,923.00
Total estimated receipts and other revenue sources $ 39,759,546.58
SUMMARY OF TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE RAISED AND TOTAL RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES
Total amount to be raised $ 111,784,311.64
Total estimated receipts and other revenue sources $39,759,546.58
Total real and personal property tax levy (see Tax Levy table above) $72,024,765.06
Total receipts from all sources $ 111,784,311.64
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
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Comptroller
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: John Ryan, since 1986.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Began converting the financial software system to the recently acquired MUNIS
financial system
• Successfully retained the Town's Aaa credit rating when issuing bond anticipation
notes amounting to $52,145,000 for the secondary school project.
• Continued preparation for implementing GASB 34 (Governmental Accounting
Standards Board), which will be implemented with the Town's FY03 financial state-
ments.
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY01
FY00
$ 314,680
$106,402
$ 302,800
$ 91,245
Personnel
Full Time
6
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Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations -June 30, 2001
NOTE: The figures below are rounded to the closest dollar.
Account
Budget
Transfer
Expended
Carry
Forward
Total
Expended
Balance
2002
Budget
Selectmen
Personal Services
$ 57,894
$ 2,814
$ 60,708
$ 0
$ 60,708
$ 0
$ 62,383
Expenses
75,633
(1,867)
44,503
0
44,503
29,263
73,766
Town Manager
Personal Services
285,062
21,757
306,819
0
306,819
0
307,285
Expenses
48,246
(32,246)
13,135
1,254
14,389
1,611
16,000
Police & Fire Medical
53,965
0
53,965
0
53,965
0
0
Salary Adjustments
231,562
(231,562)
0
0
0
0
402,667
Municipal Services
169,484
(7,578)
140,718
18,608
159,326
2,580
167,300
Appropriation Committee
Expenses
1,000
0
340
0
340
660
1,000
Reserve Fund
Expenses
150,000
(60,000)
0
0
0
90,000
150,000
Finance
Personal Services
697,509
24,995
722,504
0
722,504
0
725,509
Expenses
253,041
(59,891)
171,634
5,842
177,476
15,674
203,900
Law
Legal Fees
225,000
60,000
284,998
0
284,998
2
225,000
Web Development
43,700
0
32,313
10,785
43,098
602
43,700
Management Information Sys
Personal Services
146,424
(3,416)
143,008
143,008
0
148,424
Other Expenses
161,097
(9,002)
142,380
9,139
151,519
576
154,020
Town Clerk
Personal Services
144,772
8,909
153,681
0
153,681
0
154,112
Expenses
16,846
(9,668)
6,945
0
6,945
233
6,700
Election P.S.
54,900
(7,965)
46,935
0
46,935
0
19,610
Election Exp.
28,000
(500)
21,985
112
22,097
5,403
16,600
Registration
Personal Services
1,825
0
1,825
0
1,825
0
1,825
Expenses
20,375
(128)
13,010
6,025
19,035
1,212
20,750
Records Management
Other Expenses
9,050
0
8,000
0
8,000
1,050
12,500
Conservation Commission
Personal Services
69,047
11,535
80,582
0
80,582
0
75,301
Expenses
8,250
(8,250)
0
0
0
0
0
Planning Board
Personal Services
144,069
4,391
148,460
0
148,460
0
179,043
Expenses
66,033
(8,913)
11,413
40,919
52,332
4,788
58,200
Board of Appeals
Personal Services
27,144
1,235
28,379
0
28,379
0
28,935
Expenses
2,200
(2,200)
0
0
0
0
0
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Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations June 30, 2001 continued from previous page
Account
Budget
Transfer
Expended
Carry
Forward
Total
Expended
Balance
2002
Budget
Economic Development
Personal Services
$ 54,235
$ 1,683
$ 55,918
$ 0
$ 55,918
$ 0
$ 55,918
Expenses
16,189
(5,409)
8,362
0
8,362
2,418
10,780
Public Works
Personal Services
2,920,133
216,987
3,300,117
0
3,300,117
(162,997)
2,793,580
Expenses
4,557,420
(407,174)
3,813,859
551,262
4,365,121
(214,875)
3,760,437
Town Reports
Expenses
6,000
0
6,000
0
6,000
0
6,000
Police
Personal Services
3,309,677
(32,157)
3,277,520
0
3,277,520
0
3,303,594
Expenses
590,798
(240,656)
335,167
10,569
345,736
4,406
362,963
Fire
Personal Services
3,203,480
1,832
3,205,313
0
3,205,313
(1)
3,228,076
Expenses
611,463
(300,093)
283,666
20,871
304,537
6,833
343,747
Dispatch
Personal Services
353,118
5,169
358,287
0
358,287
0
352,240
Expenses
47,619
(22,514)
25,067
17
25,084
21
25,779
Building & Zoning Officer
Personal Services
246,580
33,788
280,368
0
280,368
0
276,351
Expenses
75,564
(26,812)
41,538
4,380
45,918
2,834
53,560
Dog Officer
Personal Services
31,428
3,559
34,987
0
34,987
0
34,987
Expenses
2,046
(2,046)
0
0
0
0
0
School
Pers. Svcs. & Exp.
52,939,850
(3,417,800)
48,811,159
710,737
49,521,896
154
57,994,812
Vocational
811,455
0
811,455
0
811,455
0
787,116
Board of Health
Personal Services
125,448
14,185
139,633
0
139,633
0
137,668
Expenses
4,814
(4,814)
0
0
0
0
0
Council on Aging
Personal Services
137,216
(1,677)
135,539
0
135,539
0
144,495
Expenses
200,137
(21,670)
158,022
17,463
175,485
2,982
176,555
Human Services
Youth Services
74,087
0
73,998
0
73,998
89
74,087
Veterans P.S.
25,961
518
26,479
0
26,479
0
28,113
Veterans Exp.
28,073
(5,282)
22,498
0
22,498
293
22,791
Develop. Disabled
14,407
0
14,302
0
14,302
105
14,839
LEXPRESS
Personal Services
47,260
8,340
33,253
0
33,253
22,347
0
Expenses
218,579
(179)
212,510
0
212,510
5,890
0
Chair Car Services
15,895
(8,340)
7,445
0
7,445
110
0
Misc. Boards & Comm.
8,755
0
5,818
1,075
6,893
1,8621
0
Library
Personal Services
1,139,442
33,253
1,172,695
0
1,172,695
0
1,344,097
Expenses
356,854
(96,334)
245,141
2,623
247,764
12,756
258,583
Historical Commission
Personal Services
8,948
0
8,948
0
8,948
0
9,672
Public Celebration
Expenses
18,000
0
17,477
0
17,477
523
25,000
Debt Service
Principal
3,250,000
0
3,250,000
0
3,250,000
0
3,105,000
Interest
1,489,204
0
1,489,204
0
1,489,204
0
2,114,266
Interest Short Term
175,000
0
88,630
0
88,630
86,370
329,500
Interest Short Term(exempt)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Retirement
Contributory
3,398,681
(727,154)
2,671,527
0
2,671,527
0
2,635,674
Noncontributory
152,182
(26,026)
117,150
0
117,150
9,006
123,000
Unemployment
Expenses
32,200
0
28,280
3,900
32,180
20
32,200
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Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations June 30, 2001 continued from previous page
Account
Budget
Transfer
Expended
Carry
Forward
Total
Expended
Balance
2002
Budget
Insurance
Personal Services
$ 82,625
$ (42,057)
$ 37,553
$ 0
$ 37,553
$ 3,015
$ 23,071
Expenses
994,816
81,971
1,029,515
33,345
1,062,860
13,927
4,011,081
Total General Fund
$84,967,767
$(5,294,459)
$78,272,640
$1,448,926
$79,721,566
$ (48,258)
$ 91,254,162
GENERAL FUND PRIOR YEAR
Selectman
$ 0
$ 5,600
$ 5,522
$ 0
$ 5,522
$ 78
$ 0
Police & Fire Medical
0
6,464
6,435
0
6,435
29
0
Municipal Services
0
1,695
1,695
0
1,695
0
0
Finance
0
17,108
5,674
0
5,674
11,434
0
Law Department
0
25,000
25,000
0
25,000
0
0
Human Resources
0
48
0
0
0
48
0
Management Information Sys
0
12,791
7,583
0
7,583
5,208
0
Registration
0
391
0
0
0
391
0
Planning Board
0
21,898
21,898
0
21,898
0
0
Public Works
0
172,728
155,610
0
155,610
17,118
0
Police Department
0
4,035
1,950
0
1,950
2,085
0
Fire Department
0
47,076
36,062
0
36,062
11,014
0
Art 26E of 99 Fire Ladder T
0
44,579
44,178
0
44,178
401
0
Building & Zoning Officer
0
6,034
6,027
0
6,027
7
0
Public Schools
0
270,279
200,728
0
200,728
69,551
0
Youth Services
0
9,029
9,029
0
9,029
0
0
Council on Aging
0
14,261
11,333
0
11,333
2,928
0
General & Technical Service
0
9,530
6,507
0
6,507
3,023
0
Debt 0 Sch Overide 98
0
50,625
50,625
0
50,625
0
0
Unemployment Insurance
0
6,048
6,048
0
6,048
0
0
Insurance
0
43,232
42,462
0
42,462
770
0
Total Prior Year(s)
$ 0
$ 768,451
$ 644,366
$ 0
$ 644,366
$ 124,085
$ 0
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Sewer
Personal Services
$ 213,909
$ 0
$ 190,713
$ 0
$ 190,713
$ 23,196
$ 237,725
Expenses
6,188,410
18,235
5,608,795
35,918
5,644,714
561,931
6,048,796
Debt Service
1,621,528
0
1,621,528
0
1,621,528
0
1,577,824
Art 13 of 96
0
103,542
103,542
0
103,542
0
0
Art 9 of 97
0
321,455
127,640
0
127,640
193,815
0
Art 10 of 97
0
16,700
11,514
5,178
16,692
8
0
Art 9 of 98
0
559,501
107,001
7,253
114,253
445,247
0
Art 10 of 98
0
1,838,012
186,487
84,532
271,019
1,566,993
0
Art 27 of 99
0
300,000
0
0
0
300,000
0
Art 26D of 99
0
57,127
17,883
0
17,883
39,244
0
Total Sewer Fund
$8,023,847
$3,214,572
$ 7,975,104
$ 132,881
$ 8,107,984
$3,130,434
$ 7,864,345
Water
Personal Services
495,657
0
474,725
0
474,725
20,932
519,632
Expenses
3,829,460
(40,242)
3,661,514
24,518
3,686,031
103,187
4,400,188
Debt Service
82,136
0
82,136
0
82,136
0
113,136
Art 8 of 97
0
24,799
24,799
0
24,799
0
0
Art 12 of 97
0
181,432
175,211
0
175,211
6,220
0
Art 8 of 98
0
30,411
30,411
0
30,411
0
0
Art 28 of 99
0
314,898
81,028
233,870
314,898
0
0
Art 8F of 00
0
280,000
40,407
4,593
45,000
235,000
0
Art 8G of 00
0
100,000
100,000
0
100,000
0
0
Art 10 of 00
0
400,000
296,480
36,951
333,431
66,569
0
Total Water Fund
$4,407,253
$1,291,298
$ 4,966,711
$ 299,932
$ 5,266,643
$ 431,908
$ 5,032,956
Recreation Fund
Personal Services
$ 464,219
$ (10,691)
$ 413,972
$ 0
$ 413,972
$ 39,556
$ 479,379
Expenses
718,992
47,526
681,556
58,398
739,953
26,564
726,751
Art 19 of 92
0
3,402
3,402
0
3,402
1
0
Art 20 of 96
0
33,056
13,133
0
13,133
19,924
0
Art 19 of 97
0
2,225
2,224
0
2,224
0
0
Art 30 of 99
0
158,959
0
0
0
158,959
0
Art 29 of 99
0
166,545
160,032
2,500
162,532
4,013
0
Art 8I of 00
0
30,000
13,237
0
13,237
16,763
0
Art 11 of 00
0
100,000
90,944
0
90,944
9,056
0
Art 12 of 00
0
25,000
12,118
0
12,118
12,882
0
Total Recreation Fund
$1,183,211
$ 556,021
$ 1,390,617
$ 60,898
$ 1,451,515
$ 287,717
$ 1,206,130
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Page 93
General
Fund
Special
Revenue
Capital
Projects
Enterprise
Funds
Treasurer
Trusts
Long Term
Debt
Total
ASSETS
Cash and Investments:
Cash
$ 11,117,018
$ 4,558,092
$15,895,020
$ 7,175,789
$ 1,948,531
$ 0
$ 40,694,450
Temporary Investments
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other Investments
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
$ 11,117,018
$ 4,558,092
$15,895,020
$ 7,175,789
$ 1,948,531
$ 0
$ 40,694,450
Property Taxes Receivable:
Fiscal 2002
$ (36,904)
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ (36,904)
Current Year's Levy
690,073
0
0
0
0
0
690,073
Prior Year's & Deferred
477,217
0
0
0
0
0
477,217
Total
$ 1,130,386
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 1,130,386
Other Receivables & Tax Titles:
Motor Vehicle Excise
$ 407,208
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 407,208
User Charges & Liens
0
0
0
1,714,543
0
0
1,714,543
Special Assessment - Current
1,329
0
0
0
0
0
1,329
Special Assessment -Long Term
139,314
0
0
0
0
0
139,314
Departmentals
186,415
0
0
0
0
0
186,415
Tax Titles
321,124
0
0
0
0
0
321,124
Due from Other Governments
0
0
0
622,230
0
0
622,230
Other
0
0
0
0
1,184, 844
0
1,184, 844
Prepaid Expenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
$ 1,055,390
$ 0
$ 0
$ 2,336,773
$ 1,184,844
$ 0
$ 4,577,007
Property and Equipment - Net
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$44,173,742
$ 0
$ 0
$ 44,173,742
Amount to be Provided For:
Repayment of Long Term Obligations
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
Retirement of Bonds
0
0
0
0
0
10,065,000
10,065,000
Repayment of G.A.N.'s & B.A.N.'s
0
975,000
51,465,000
0
0
0
52,440,000
Total
$ 0
$ 975,000
$51,465,000
$ 0
$ 0
$10,065,000
$ 62,505,000
TOTAL ASSETS
$13,302,794
$ 5,533,092
$67,360,020
$ 53,686,304
$ 3,133,375
$10,065,000
$153,080,585
LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCES
Liabilities:
Warrants Payable
$ 1,153,232
$ 341,595
$ 1,871,824
$ 344,092
$ 2,833
$ 0
$ 3,713,576
Accrued Payroll
375,841
5,275
0
20,213
1,227
0
402,556
Reserved for Abatements
1,403,835
0
0
0
0
0
1,403,835
Deferred Revenues
781,941
0
0
0
0
0
781,941
Deposits for other Liabilities
201,787
0
0
0
1,253,694
0
1,455,481
Bond and Grant Anticipation
0
975,000
51,465,000
680,000
0
0
53,120,000
Bonds Payable
0
0
0
4,087,173
0
10,065,000
14,152,173
Total Liabilities
$ 3,916,636
$1,321,870
$ 53,336,824
$ 5,131,478
$ 1,257,754
$ 10,065,000
$ 75,029,562
Fund Balances:
Contributed Capital
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 29,582,980
$ 0
$ 0
$ 29,582,980
Retained Earnings
0
0
0
16,490,905
0
0
16,490,905
Retained Earnings Appropriated
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fund Balances:
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unreserved
6,965,606
2,638,747
0
0
1,875,621
0
11,479,974
Reserved for Expenditures
1,314,973
0
(17,074,965)
1,987,230
0
0
(13,772,762)
Reserved for Encumbrances
1,448,927
1,572,475
31,098,161
493,711
0
0
34,613,274
Reserve for Future Year Tax Levy
36,904
0
0
0
0
0
36,904
Over /Under Assessments
3,980
0
0
0
0
0
3,980
Reserve for Abatements/Exemptions
(6,359)
0
0
0
0
0
(6,359)
Appropriation Deficit
(377,873)
0
0
0
0
0
(377,873)
Total Fund Balances
$ 9,386,158
$ 4,211,222
$14,023,196
$ 48,554,826
$ 1,875,621
$ 0
$ 78,051,023
TOTAL LIABILITIES &
FUND BALANCES
$13,302,794
$ 5,533,092
$67,360,020
$ 53,686,304
$ 3,133,375
$10,065,000
$153,080,585
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General
Governmental
Special
Revenue
FUND TYPES
Capital
Projects
Fiduciary
Expendable
Trust /Agency
Combined Totals
Memorandum Only
2001
REVENUE:
Property Taxes
$ 68,321,209
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 68,321,209
Intergovernmental
8,527,068
3,713,671
0
7,816
12,248,555
Motor Vehicle & Other Excise Tax
4,469,273
0
0
0
4,469,273
Departmental Fees & Charges
1,835,339
4,524,468
0
3,609,104
9,968,911
Investment Income
1,478,177
603,942
0
124,841
2,206,960
Special Assessments
33,556
0
0
0
33,556
Payments in Lieu of Tax
1,112,218
0
0
0
1,112,218
Penalties & Interest
263,039
0
0
0
263,039
Licenses & Permits
1,388,984
0
0
0
1,388,984
Fines & Forfeits
262,834
0
0
0
262,834
Total Revenues
5 87,691,697
5 8,842,081
5 0
$ 3,741,761
$ 100,275,539
EXPENDITURES:
Education
$ 49,622,612
$ 4,609,954
$ 32,496,439
$ 919,777
$ 87,648,782
Public Works
5,889,895
718,616
946,147
0
7,554,658
Public Safety
8,028,966
1,772,682
0
7,594
9,809,242
Pension
2,788,677
0
0
0
2,788,677
General Government
3,269,048
432,930
150,000
4,477
3,856,455
Culture & Recreation
2,125,817
196,499
1,476,778
8,122
3,807,216
State & County Assessments
879,099
0
0
0
879,099
Health & Human Services
570,471
375,208
0
9,894,400
10,840,079
Debt Service
4,827,830
0
0
0
4,827,830
Insurance
1,149,315
0
0
0
1,149,315
Total Expenditures
5 79,151,730
$ 8,105,889
5 35,069,364
510,834,370
$ 133,161,353
OTHER FINANCING
SOURCES (USES):
Continued Appropriations
$ (644,366)
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ (644,366)
Proceeds of BANS /GANS/Refundings
0
975,000
$ 51,465,000
0
52,440,000
Repayment of BANS /GANS/Refundings
0
(1,105,000)
(22,250,000)
0
(23,355,000)
Transfer from Reserve for Abatements
0
0
0
0
0
Transfer from other Funds
(7,061,182)
(528,090)
0
0
(7,589,272)
Transfer to other Funds
1,765,114
601,369
374,829
7,313,948
10,055,260
Total Other (Uses)
$ (5,940,434)
$ (56,721)
$ 29,589,829
$ 7,313,948
5 30,906,622
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
Over Expenditures
$ 2,599,533
$ 679,471
$ (5,479,535)
$ 221,339
$ (1,979,192)
Fund Balance, Beg. of Year
5 6,786,622
5 3,531,748
5 19,502,731
5 1,654,284
5 31,475,385
Fund Balance, End of Year
$ 9,386,155
$ 4,211,219
$ 14,023,196
$ 1,875,623
$ 29,496,193
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Balance
July 1, 2000
Transfers/
Adjustments
Encumbrances
Expenditures
Revenues
Balance
June 30, 2001
School Lunch
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 1,235,331
$ 1,235,331
$ 0
School Lunch Total
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 1,235,331
$ 1,235,331
$ 0
Highway
MA 36985
$ 13,304
$ 3,673
$ 0
$ 15,971
$ 0
$ 1,006
MA 37344
357,981
131,730
133,653
350,261
0
5,797
Art 8H of 00 Street Improv
0
601,369
525,558
22,468
0
53,342
MA 37698
0
238,491
218,491
0
0
20,000
MA 38053
0
238,491
232,708
5,783
0
0
MA 38454
0
483,215
381,607
0
0
101,607
Highway Total
$ 371,285
$ 1,696,969
$ 1,492,018
$ 394,483
$ 0
$ 181,752
Other Special Revenue
South Lexington Traffic Imp. Fund
$ 15,333
$ 168,941
$ 5,985
$ 170,552
$ 0
$ 7,736
Hanscom /Massport Litigation
3,590
0
0
27,014
38,640
15,216
Selectmen Gift - Sch Project
0
0
0
0
0
0
Recreation Gift Account
6,082
0
0
0
45,343
51,425
H.A.T.S.
2,127
0
0
585
0
1,542
Year 2000 Celebration
0
0
0
0
0
0
Selectmen Gift - Verizon
90,369
0
4,390
2,000
34,436
118,415
Lexington Center Benches
19,503
0
0
10,571
8,370
17,302
Massport Intern Grant
(819)
0
0
9,261
10,080
0
Bikeway
2,153
0
0
79
630
2,704
Eddison Beautification Gift
10,000
0
0
0
0
10,000
Arch CO -Water Tower Gift
47,934
12,078
812
97,647
55,746
17,297
Nextel Communications
18,540
3,948
10,788
31,160
50,832
31,372
Cable Maintenance Account
47,963
0
0
5,330
0
42,633
Selectmen Gift - World Com
2,034
0
0
2,034
0
0
Flexible Spending
32,264
0
0
3,384
9,606
38,486
School Project Earnings
486,288
0
0
0
603,942
1,090,230
Sprint Communications
101,383
0
271
56,013
66,990
112,089
N.O.I. Fees /Local Share
9,854
0
0
5,828
2,739
6,765
Hardy Pond Brook
17,740
0
0
0
0
17,740
Hayden Woods Area - Conserv. Gift
0
0
0
0
0
0
Orphan Lot Retainer Fee
0
0
0
1,500
1,500
0
Peer to Peer Technical Assist 6/30
0
0
0
493
493
0
Cops Sch Based Partnership 4/01
6,986
24,186
0
53,606
22,435
0
Off Duty Detail - Police
(126,355)
0
0
1,427,907
1,486,927
(67,335)
Community Policing - FY 99
0
0
0
0
0
0
Police Dept Gift Fund
2,286
0
0
896
1,364
2,755
Firearms Record Keeping Fund
0
0
0
1,263
1,263
0
Cops Schl Based Partnership '99 7/01
1,851
22,604
11,700
94,486
81,410
(321)
Community Policing Grant 12/00
21,155
1,400
75
22,033
0
447
Community Policing '01
0
0
1,856
30,100
40,000
8,045
Cops More '98 3/01
(6,249)
35,495
0
38,231
8,984
0
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Balance
July 1, 2000
Transfers/
Adjustments
Encumbrances
Expenditures
Revenues
Balance
June 30, 2001
Other Special Revenue (continued)
Watch Your Car 9/99
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
Violence Against Women 9/00
(14,091)
14,604
0
15,004
14,491
0
Off Duty Detail - Fire
0
0
0
0
0
0
Child Passenger Safety '01
0
0
0
1,790
1,480
(310)
2000 Violence Against Women 9/01
0
0
6,414
16,586
11,500
(11,500)
Off Duty Detail Fire
0
0
0
17,335
19,852
2,518
Fire Dept. Gifts
1,054
0
0
1,217
1,265
1,102
S.A.F.E. FY 00
0
0
0
0
0
0
S.A.F.E. FY 99
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fire Safety Equipment Prog '01
0
0
0
44,542
44,542
0
Fire Fighter Exam
3,144
0
0
3,144
0
0
S.A.F.E. FY01
0
0
0
4,542
4,542
0
DPW Revolving
38,598
11,855
11,436
73,331
56,039
21,725
Sale of Cemetary Lots
138,488
0
0
100,000
55,418
93,906
DPW Recycling /Composting Bins
1,188
0
0
1,960
2,091
1,319
Off Duty Custodian
5,363
0
0
0
0
5,363
NESWC Recycling Assistance
16,875
0
0
49,869
41,845
8,851
Household Hazardous Waste (St)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Minuteman Hazardous Products
764
16,273
22,930
98,562
123,690
19,235
Off Duty Detail - DPW
7,971
0
0
60,580
52,873
264
Selectmens Tree Gift Account
3,926
1,200
0
1,500
900
4,526
Utility Imp.- Bedford/Harrington St.
170,000
0
3,800
72,513
25,542
119,229
Title V - Septic Repair/Loan Proceeds
0
0
0
0
0
0
Receipt Res - MWPAT Loan Repaymts
2,064
0
0
0
2,189
4,253
COA- Social Day Care - Revolving
79,432
0
0
129,303
146,548
96,676
COA Transportation Grant - 00
0
0
0
7,000
7,000
0
C.O.A. Gift Fund
13,131
0
0
4,897
2,373
10,607
C.O.A. Incentive Grant FY01
0
0
0
3,780
3,780
0
DEA Formula Grant
0
0
0
32,995
32,995
0
COA Incentive Award - '00
0
0
0
4,672
4,672
0
Lexpress Fare /Passes
31,304
1,823
0
98,667
78,020
12,480
MBTA Grant
0
0
0
80,000
80,000
0
LEXPRESS - Gift
12,689
971
0
12,650
0
1,010
Lexington Transit Guide
5,929
0
0
5,915
0
14
Hartwell Ave. Traffic Mgmt. Assoc.
10,000
0
0
0
0
10,000
Alternative Transp. Serv. Gift
0
0
0
0
0
0
Library Development Officer
66
0
0
56,063
59,376
3,380
State Aid to Libraries
73,687
0
0
122,437
48,843
93
Title V Septic Mgmt. Grant
0
0
0
0
0
0
Art 37 of 99 Cultural Survey
0
0
0
0
0
0
HDC Survey Matching Grant - Reimb
0
0
0
18,000
18,000
0
Insurance Reimbursment < 20K
4,684
0
0
14,162
18,341
8,863
Other Special Revenue Total
$1,418,278
$ 315,378
$ 80,457
$ 3,244,988
$ 3,529,936
$ 1,938,147
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Balance
July 1, 2000
Transfers/
Adjustments
Encumbrances
Expenditures
Revenues
Balance
June 30, 2001
Parking Meter /Lots
$ 158,489
$ 0
$ 0
$ 389,224
$ 332,597
$ 101,862
Parking Meter Total
$ 158,489
$ 0
$ 0
$ 389,224
$ 332,597
$ 101,862
School Special Revenue
Off Duty Custodian
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 25,438
$ 25,438
$ 0
Bowman Library
8,324
0
0
6,173
0
2,151
Thoreau & His Friends Grant
0
0
0
0
0
0
Misc Gifts
0
0
0
0
52,978
52,978
Harrington School Gift
138
0
0
0
0
138
Sumner Richards Memorial - Revolv.
0
0
0
0
0
0
Adult Education - Revolving
300,639
0
0
212,554
285,012
373,097
Bridge School Gift
12,553
0
0
10,448
0
2,105
Elementary Gift
18,868
0
0
1,358
500
18,010
School Gift
2,333
0
0
4,814
7,005
4,524
Diamond School gift
5,000
0
0
0
0
5,000
Driver Ed - Revolving
34,915
0
0
64,649
62,108
32,374
Lost Books - Revolving
64
0
0
125
2,354
2,293
Athletics - Revolving
462
0
0
36,096
35,634
0
Drama Foundation - Revolving
22,705
0
0
0
0
22,705
Sped 94 -142 Alloc 8/00
38,506
0
0
38,506
0
0
Early Childhood- SPED 8/00
47,376
(35,940)
0
12,380
944
0
Title VI - 8/00
30,133
0
0
30,133
0
0
Teacher Training Math & Sci 8/00
7,473
0
0
7,473
0
0
Emergency Immigrant Act 8/00
1,518
0
0
1,518
0
0
Safe & Drug Free Schools 8/00
695
0
0
695
0
0
SPED Frameworks 8/00
13,743
0
0
13,743
0
0
Class Size Reduction 8/00
6,292
0
0
6,292
0
0
Emergency Immig Act Engl Lang 8/00
219
0
0
219
0
0
Technology Literacy Challenge 8/00
10,422
0
0
10,422
0
0
Goals 2000 Beg Teach Induct Prog 8/00
6,782
0
0
6,782
0
0
Goals 2000 Redesign Preservice Ed 8/00
10,576
0
0
10,576
0
0
Title I 8/00
(10,033)
0
0
11,166
21,199
0
GA.A.D. - Law Enforcement Ed 9/00
(8,000)
0
0
0
8,000
0
Safe Schools - Gay/Lesbian FY 00
161
0
0
161
0
0
IEP Training 8/00
5,800
0
0
5,800
0
0
Enhanced School Health Grant FY 00
1,518
0
0
1,518
0
0
Metrowest MA Library System
0
0
0
500
500
0
CHNA 15 Mini Grant 01
61
0
0
61
0
0
Federal Special Ed Entitlement 8/01
0
0
0
566,326
641,119
74,793
Team Nutrition Training
0
0
0
0
0
0
Early Childhood Education 8/01
0
35,940
0
39,675
61,677
57,942
SPED - Professional Dev & Train 8/01
0
0
0
8,304
2 8, 92 9
2 0, 62 5
Title VI 8/01
0
0
0
9,733
15,621
5,888
Teacher Train Math & Science 8/01
0
0
0
15,526
17,625
2,099
Title I 8/01
0
0
0
88,807
106,871
18,064
Safe & Drug Free Schools 8/01
0
0
0
21,461
25,380
3,919
Smoking Cessation FY01
0
0
0
124,102
124,102
0
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July 1, 2000
Transfers/
Adjustments
Encumbrances
Expenditures
Revenues
Balance
June 30, 2001
School Special Revenue (continued)
Class Size Reduction 8/01
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 37,900
$ 46,070
$ 8,170
Emergency Immigrant 8/01
0
0
0
35,375
37,017
1,642
METCO FY 01
0
0
0
1,345,352
1,345,352
0
Gifted & Talented '01
0
0
0
8,000
8,000
0
Advanced Placement FY 01
0
0
0
10,500
10,500
0
School Breakfast Demonstration FY 01
0
0
0
12,800
12, 800
0
Team Nutrition Training 8/01
0
0
0
4,400
4,400
0
Tech Challenge - Assistive Tech 8/01
0
0
0
18,972
22, 500
3,528
Educator Quality 8/01
0
0
0
2,700
32,000
29,300
Tech Challenge - Tech Mentor 8/01
0
0
0
19,579
20 000
421
Emergency Immig Engl LangAcq 8/01
0
0
0
23,254
25,000
1,746
Technology Challenge - Adoption 8/01
0
0
0
25,238
22,425
(2,813)
Technology Challenge Ves
0
0
0
11,668
22,500
10,832
Integrating Character Education
0
0
0
10,000
10,000
0
Enhanced School Health Grant FY 01
0
0
0
192,444
192,444
0
Library Sery & Technology Grant 8/01
0
0
0
2,743
5,000
2,257
Early Literacy FY 01
0
0
0
26,420
26,420
0
Redesign of Preservice Education 8/01
0
0
0
1,250
10, 000
8, 7 5 0
Anti -Bias Grant 8/01
0
0
0
1,388
5,000
3,612
Safe Schools Gay Lesbian 01
0
0
0
2,100
2,100
0
MS Transition Prog 01
0
0
0
8,000
8,000
0
Molecular Markers Integr w/ Wisconsin
0
0
0
0
28 866
2 8, 8 6 6
Academic Support 8/01
0
0
0
2,000
2,870
870
Transition Plan Full Day Kindergar 8/01
0
0
0
0
5,000
5,000
Fiske Sch. Gift Account
6,326
0
0
1,270
1,130
6,186
C.A.S. IT. (Italian Culture) Grant
0
0
0
15,000
15,000
0
Vivian Bums Fiske Memorial Fund
0
0
0
0
3 , 921
3,921
Athletic Gift Account
4,216
0
0
3,243
5,327
6,300
Hastings Gift Account
4,500
0
0
2,495
0
2,005
School Special Revenue Total
$ 584,288
$ 0
$ 0
$ 3,217,626
$ 3,452,636
$ 819,298
Lexington Education Foundation
$ 54,527
$ 0
$ 0
$ 178,192
$ 123,665
$ 0
L.E.F. Total
$ 54,527
$ 0
$ 0
$ 178,192
$ 123,665
$ 0
SPECIAL REVENUE
FUND TOTAL
$2,586,867
$ 2,012,347
$ 1,572,476
$ 8,659,845
$ 8,674,166
$ 3,041,059
Note: The figures above are rounded to the closest dollar.
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Debt Service Summary
Note: The figures above are rounded to the closest dollar.
Lexington Retirement Board
ROLE: To oversee, guide, monitor, and enforce the Massachusetts
Pension Laws governing the Town's retirement system; to invest
the system's assets prudently for the purpose of providing the ben-
efits guaranteed to the public employees qualifying under the plan.
MEMBERSHIP: Chair Robert Cunha and Arthur Washburn, both
elected by the members of the Retirement System; Michael
McNabb appointed by the Selectmen and Alan Fields appointed by
the Retirement Board for a 3 -year term ending in the year 2003.
Chief Financial Officer John Ryan is the ex- officio member.
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 %. The
Board granted a 3% cost of living increase this year.
• Saw the retirement of 22 town employees; the withdrawal of
36 members from the system; the transfer of 23 members to
another system; and 103 new members. The Board welcomes
the new members and wishes the new retirees many happy
years in their retirement.
• Wellington Trust Company manages the Intermediate Bond
Portfolio and the International Equity Portfolio. A Fidelity
Institutional Retirement Services Company manages eight of
our equity funds and State Street Bank and Trust Company
handles our Institutional Custodian Banking.
• As fiduciaries, the Board carefully established an asset allocation
policy for the portfolio using a mixture of stocks, bonds, interna-
tional funds, and cash equivalents. The Board reviews the asset
allocation policy annually and makes adjustments accordingly.
• An annual independent third -party audit was performed to
protect the system. Recommendations have been reviewed
and implemented.
• The Board carefully reviewed actuarial assumptions and fund-
ing schedule. Actuarial assumptions and methods are
designed to produce stable program costs. The funding sched-
ule is submitted each year to the Public Employee Retirement
Commission for their approval. While it is important that
future taxpayers are not expected to bear a greater burden than
the current taxpayers, it is equally important that current tax-
payers are not asked to build a legacy for future taxpayers.
Contributory Retirement System 12/31/01
12/31/01 12/31/00
Cash & Equivalents
Fixed Income Securities:
Intermediate Bonds
Total Fixed Income
Equities
Contrafund
Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Fund
Growth & Income Fund
Magellan Fund
Real Estate Fund
Wellington International
Fidelity Mid Cap Fund
Value Fund
Total Equities
Total Assets
$ 98,675 $ 94,799
$ 28,376,529 $ 25,994,620
$28,376,529 $25,994,620
$ 8,078,559
9,400,767
16,218,370
3,058,022
1,640,231
2,800,058
3,080,320
2,118,280
2,279,181
$ 47,033,557
$ 75,508,761
$ 9,240,129
9,897,458
8,263,200
4,951,601
0
4,015,193
3,735,465
0
0
$ 51,743,277
$77,832,696
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
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FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
TOTAL
Tax Levy Supported Debt:
Dispatch Center
$ 191,760
$ 183,920
$ 176,000
$ 168,000
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 719,680
Library
262,460
253,185
121,410
117,135
112,770
108,270
103,770
99,225
94,635
0
1,272,860
Conservation 1986
94,445
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
94,445
Augusta Land Acquisition
19,058
18,465
17,862
17,247
16,617
15,975
15,327
0
0
0
120,551
Building Envelope
72,200
69,825
67,450
65,075
62,650
60,150
57,650
55,125
52,575
0
562,700
Schools
2,871,142
1,952,538
1,505,350
906,527
43,3172
401,160
198,495
165,375
157,725
0
8,591,484
Subtotal
$ 3,511,065
$2,477,933
$1,888,072
$1,273,984
$ 625,209
$ 585,555
$375,242
$ 319,725
$ 304,935
$ 0
$ 11,361,720
Enterprise Fund Debt:
Water
$ 97,532
$ 97,532
$ 15,396
$ 15,396
$ 15,396
$ 15,396
$ 15,396
$ 15,396
$ 15,396
$ 15,396
$ 318,232
Sewer
1,092,161
971,685
518,842
183,788
171,951
165,168
207,283
119,988
89,378
0
3,520,244
SWPAT
435,663
217,831
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
653,494
Subtotal
$1,625,356
$1,287,048
$ 534,238
$ 199,184
$ 187,347
$ 180,564
$222,679
$135,384
$104,774
$ 15,396
$ 4,491,970
Totals
$ 5,136,421
$3,764,981
$2,422,310
$1,473,168
$ 812,556
$ 766,119
$ 597,921
$ 455,109
$ 409,709
$ 15,396
$15,853,690
Note: The figures above are rounded to the closest dollar.
Lexington Retirement Board
ROLE: To oversee, guide, monitor, and enforce the Massachusetts
Pension Laws governing the Town's retirement system; to invest
the system's assets prudently for the purpose of providing the ben-
efits guaranteed to the public employees qualifying under the plan.
MEMBERSHIP: Chair Robert Cunha and Arthur Washburn, both
elected by the members of the Retirement System; Michael
McNabb appointed by the Selectmen and Alan Fields appointed by
the Retirement Board for a 3 -year term ending in the year 2003.
Chief Financial Officer John Ryan is the ex- officio member.
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 %. The
Board granted a 3% cost of living increase this year.
• Saw the retirement of 22 town employees; the withdrawal of
36 members from the system; the transfer of 23 members to
another system; and 103 new members. The Board welcomes
the new members and wishes the new retirees many happy
years in their retirement.
• Wellington Trust Company manages the Intermediate Bond
Portfolio and the International Equity Portfolio. A Fidelity
Institutional Retirement Services Company manages eight of
our equity funds and State Street Bank and Trust Company
handles our Institutional Custodian Banking.
• As fiduciaries, the Board carefully established an asset allocation
policy for the portfolio using a mixture of stocks, bonds, interna-
tional funds, and cash equivalents. The Board reviews the asset
allocation policy annually and makes adjustments accordingly.
• An annual independent third -party audit was performed to
protect the system. Recommendations have been reviewed
and implemented.
• The Board carefully reviewed actuarial assumptions and fund-
ing schedule. Actuarial assumptions and methods are
designed to produce stable program costs. The funding sched-
ule is submitted each year to the Public Employee Retirement
Commission for their approval. While it is important that
future taxpayers are not expected to bear a greater burden than
the current taxpayers, it is equally important that current tax-
payers are not asked to build a legacy for future taxpayers.
Contributory Retirement System 12/31/01
12/31/01 12/31/00
Cash & Equivalents
Fixed Income Securities:
Intermediate Bonds
Total Fixed Income
Equities
Contrafund
Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Fund
Growth & Income Fund
Magellan Fund
Real Estate Fund
Wellington International
Fidelity Mid Cap Fund
Value Fund
Total Equities
Total Assets
$ 98,675 $ 94,799
$ 28,376,529 $ 25,994,620
$28,376,529 $25,994,620
$ 8,078,559
9,400,767
16,218,370
3,058,022
1,640,231
2,800,058
3,080,320
2,118,280
2,279,181
$ 47,033,557
$ 75,508,761
$ 9,240,129
9,897,458
8,263,200
4,951,601
0
4,015,193
3,735,465
0
0
$ 51,743,277
$77,832,696
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Page 99
LEGAL & TRUSTS
Trustees of Public Trusts
ROLE: To administer, invest, and disburse funds of 90 trusts
and moneys bequeathed or donated to the Town for specific
public purposes.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Alan Fields, Thomas
Taylor and David Williams.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• The total market value of the 90 trusts as of 6/30/01 was
$6,128,726.
• Distributed a total of $196,334 to the following specific areas
of need:
All Purpose $ 14,825
Beautification $ 49,627
Human Services $ 2,500
Scholarship $ 38,305
Recognition $ 59,573
Perpetual Care $ 31,504
• Established 5 additional Trusts:
- Millennium Arts Fund
- LHS Class of 1938 Scholarship Fund
- LHS Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund
- Steven Teitelbaum Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Jacqueline Toye Hoiriis 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. It is a way to honor the past and energize
the future. A recent national study on philanthropy showed that
community foundations which raise and distribute money local-
ly saw the biggest gain in donations. 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. Establishing a fund in the Trust is a
simple and quick procedure. The Trustees have the flexibility to
accept a wide variety of assets and can accommodate a donor's
financial and estate planning objectives while taking care of all
the necessary paperwork at no cost.
The Trustees of Public Trusts exist not only to make giving easy
and economical but also to encourage giving locally. Charitable
giving is not just for the wealthy; the Trustees' purpose is to
encourage all of us to give and to assist us in our giving.
A brief description of each trust and a financial statement fol-
low. "Principal Balance " refers to the original gift and addi-
tions plus realized capital gains. `Income Balance " refers to
unspent interest and dividends. Disbursements is the money dis-
bursed in fiscal 2001.
2000 -2001
ALL - PURPOSE FUNDS
Fund for Lexington Established 1995, the income to be used
in three areas: assisting those in need, beautification, and pro-
viding seed money for innovative ideas and projects. Donations
can be earmarked for any of the three areas.
Disbursements $ 11,500
Principal balance $ 9,787
Income balance $ 26,768
Genesis Community Fund Established 1998, three - quarters
of the income will be used for scholarships and human services.
Disbursements $ 1,795
Principal balance $ 26,661
Income balance $ 431
Fund for Lexington
ROLE: To distriute funds to assist Lexington residents in
need, support beautification projects, and seed innovative
programs.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Jeanne Krieger,
Rev. Arnold Colletti, Dawn McKenna, Leo McSweeney,
David Walsh, Alan Fields, and Human Services
Coordinator Stephen Baran.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Received generous support from 399 residents to the
FY01 Campaign resulting in more than $29,000 to be dis-
tributed back to the community.
• Distributed funds to assist neighbors in need, including
purchasing of a mattress for a resident with severe mus-
cular pain, payment to overcome gap due to temporary
unemployment, periodontal work, and debating scholar-
ship. Also continued beautification support to Lexington
Center and East Lexington for flowering barrels and
helped a singing group overcome a budget shortfall due to
loss of State aid.
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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 $ 1,530
Principal balance $ 34,662
Income balance $ 45,542
BEAUTIFICATION FUNDS
B 0 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.
Principal balance $ 36,613
Income balance $ 1,264
Geneva M. Brown Fund Established 1947, the income is to
be used for improving and beautifying the common and triangu-
lar parcel of land in front of the Masonic Temple.
Principal balance $ 6,615
Income balance $ 12,217
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 preserve the character
of the Chiesa Farm conservation area.
Principal balance $ 8,134
Income balance $ 185
Colonial Cemetery Fund The income provides for repairs
and upkeep at the cemetery.
Disbursements $ 1,300
Principal balance $ 2,934
Income balance $ 1,695
Dunback Meadow Conservation Fund Established 2000,
three - quarters of the net income may be used to help preserve
the character of the Dunback Meadow conservation area.
Principal balance $ 5,380
Income balance $ 515
Jack Eddison Blossom Fund Established 1993, three -quar-
ters of the annual net income to be used to help preserve the
character and green spaces of Lexington and its Bikeway,
through maintenance, new projects, and the planting of flowers
and trees.
Disbursements $ 4,365
Principal balance $ 50,051
Income balance $ 6,453
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 borders lying
between sidewalks or footpaths and the driveways on public
streets; and in otherwise beautifying the public streets, ways,
and places in Town, preference to be given to objects in order
stated.
Principal balance $ 7,264
Income balance $ 333
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 $ 733
Income balance $ 440
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 $ 6,300
Income balance $ 3,970
Gordon /Souza Juniper Hill Fund Established 1993, three -
quarters of the annual net income shall be used to help preserve
the character of Juniper Hill Conservation Land; such income
may be spent for plantings, signs, maintenance projects, and
land acquisition.
Principal balance $ 24,837
Income balance $ 1,565
Disbursements $ 1,190
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 conservation land; such
income may be used for plantings, signs, maintenance projects
and land acquisitions.
Principal balance $ 14,955
Income $ 604
Hayes Fountain Fund Established 1895, the income is to be
used for the perpetual care of the fountain and grounds immedi-
ately around it.
Principal balance $ 2,078
Income balance $ 1,408
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 $ 42,248
Principal balance $ 1,303,807
Income balance $ 15,236
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Trustees of Public Trusts continued from previous page
Teresa and Roberta Lee Fitness Nature Path Established
1990, the income, and, if necessary, the principal, are to be used
by the Lexington Recreation Committee through the Lincoln
Park Committee for the work of grading, planting, beautifying,
and maintaining the Teresa and Roberta Lee Fitness Nature Path.
Disbursements $ 449
Principal balance $ 59,965
Income balance $ 2,476
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 $ 8,097
Income balance $ 1,681
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, pro-
motion, and management of its properties.
Principal balance $ 20,446
Income balance $ 2,190
Everet M. Mulliken Fund Established 1948, the income is to
be used under the supervision of the proper town authorities, for
the care of Hastings Park.
Principal balance $ 11,860
Income balance $ 18,174
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 $ 899
Income balance $ 1,179
George O. Smith Fund Established 1903, the income is to be
expended by the Field and Garden Club in setting out and keep-
ing in order shade and ornamental trees and shrubs on the streets
and highways in Lexington, or the beautifying of unsightly
places on the highways.
Disbursement $ 75
Principal balance $ 2,960
Income balance $ 136
George W. Taylor Flag Fund Established 1931, the income is
to be used for the care, preservation, and replacement 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 $ 3,067
Income balance $ 2,395
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.
Principal balance $ 9,989
Income balance $ 3,211
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 $ 12,440
Income balance $ 4,963
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 $ 30,926
Income balance $ 56,491
Willards Woods Conservation Fund Established 2000,
three - quarters of the income may be used for plantings, signage,
maintenance projects, and land acquisition costs for the Willards
Woods conservation area.
Principal balance $ 5,165
Income balance $ 346
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 $ 9,095
Income balance $ 1,314
Leroy S. Brown Fund Established 1940, the income is to be
used towards defraying the expense of an appropriate and digni-
fied celebration of the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington.
Principal balance $ 9,664
Income balance $ 2,258
HUMAN SERVICES FUNDS
Beals Fund Established 1891, the income is to be expended
for the benefit of worthy, indigent, American -born men and
women over 60 years of age.
Principal balance $ 3,340
Income balance $ 3,581
Bridge Charitable Fund Established 1880, the income is to
be annually distributed among the deserving poor of Lexington
without distinction of sex or religion.
Principal balance $ 41,256
Income balance $ 7,201
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Trustees of Public Trusts continued from previous page
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 $213,897
Income balance $ 35,651
Jonas Gammell Trust Established 1873, the income is to be
used by the Board of Public Welfare and by two women appoint-
ed annually for the purpose by the Selectmen in purchasing such
luxuries or delicacies for the town poor, wherever located, as are
not usually furnished them, and shall tend to promote their
health and comfort.
Principal balance $ 772
Income balance $ 577
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 $ 25,831
Income balance $ 1,740
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 $ 3,069
Income balance $ 2,501
Harriet R. Gilmore Fund Established 1892, the income is to
be used for the benefit of poor people in Lexington.
Principal balance $ 1,044
Income balance $ 1,766
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.
Disbursements $ 2,500
Principal balance $ 10,562
Income balance $ 1,053
RECOGNITION FUNDS
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 fac-
ulty, who demonstrates promising vocal ability and /or promotes
vocal musical performance in the community.
Disbursements $ 500
Principal balance $ 6,262
Income balance $ 141
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 $ 11,064
Income balance $ 668
Charles E. Ferguson Youth Recognition Award Fund
Established 1997, to fund monetary awards to the LHS students
receiving the Lexington Youth Award at each Patriots' Day cel-
ebration. 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.
Disbursements $ 500
Principal balance $ 13,759
Income balance $ 378
Paul Foley Leadership Fund Established 1990, this award is
made periodically to a member of the administration, faculty,
staff, or a volunteer in the Lexington Public School System to
recognize and reward his /her outstanding leadership in facilitat-
ing a team approach to meeting the educational needs of stu-
dents, individually or as a group.
Principal balance $ 3,764
Income balance $ 378
Lexington Education Foundation Established 1989, to pro-
mote sound, innovative approaches to enhance excellence in
education by funding projects in areas of creative program
development, innovative materials, and instructional resources.
Disbursements $ 57,908
Principal balance $ 7,274
Income balance $182,956
Legacy Fund Established 2000, to endow the Lexington
Education Foundation.
Principal balance $ 2,931
Income balance $ 27,113
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 $ 6,569
Income balance $ 100
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 experience and explore
career options within local government.
Principal balance $ 90,766
Income balance $ 10,798
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Trustees of Public Trusts continued from previous page
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 class-
room, or has aided others in the system to effectively utilize
computer technology.
Disbursements $ 166
Principal balance $ 8,079
Income balance $ 334
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Sangwook Ahn Memorial Scholarship Fund Established
1998, three - quarters of the annual net income to be awarded to
a Lexington High School senior whose life encompasses a joy-
ful display of zest, a respect for all, a striving for excellence, and
service towards others.
Disbursements $ 500
Principal balance $ 18,079
Income balance $ 222
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 held a respon-
sible position on a sports team (other than a player) for at least
two years.
Disbursements $ 200
Principal balance $ 5,732
Income balance $ 87
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 influence, have
shown the highest qualities of leadership, conduct, and charac-
ter and who possess, in the largest measure, the good will of the
student body.
Disbursements $ 320
Principal balance $ 6,966
Income balance $ 106
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 $ 2,000
Principal balance $ 51,575
Income balance $ 705
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.
Principal balance $ 1,550
Income balance $ 24
Bette 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 creatively participates in
community public service, and has demonstrated a respect for
all points of view.
Disbursement $ 800
Principal balance $ 18,056
Income balance $ 331
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 graduat-
ed from Bridge School, who has financial need, loves family,
and is involved in community and school activities.
Disbursements $ 200
Principal balance $ 5,620
Income balance $ 85
Nan and Ray Culler Scholarship Fund Established 1998,
three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to grad-
uating senior(s) who are residents of Lexington, and who have
participated in community public service, including volunteer
activities in town.
Disbursements $ 255
Principal balance $ 17,095
Income balance $ 255
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 gradu-
ating senior who either volunteered in the Student Library or
made extensive use of the Student Library.
Disbursements $ 500
Principal balance $ 18,875
Income balance $ 208
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 $ 150
Principal balance $ 6,143
Income balance $ 99
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Trustees of Public Trusts continued from previous page
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 graduat-
ing senior who participated in Lexington Little League or Girls'
Softball.
Disbursements $ 250
Principal balance $ 10,047
Income balance $ 156
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 ath-
letic abilities and is recognized as a good person.
Disbursements $ 300
Principal balance $ 10,532
Income balance $ 126
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 $ 450
Principal balance $ 5,266
Income balance $ 137
Mary P. Grace Scholarship Fund Established 1998, three -
quarters of the annual net income is to fund scholarships.
Disbursements $ 450
Principal balance $ 12,442
Income balance $ 201
Harrington Memorial Fund To be used by the school com-
mittee of Lexington for scholarships for needy children.
Disbursements $ 1,840
Principal balance $ 61,057
Income balance $ 955
Heritage Scholarship Fund Established 1999, three - quarters
of the annual net income is to be awarded to a Lexington High
School graduate(s) who is a resident of Lexington, has demon-
strated financial need, has done his or her work conscientiously
while not necessarily being in the top ten percent of the class.
Disbursements $ 535
Principal balance $ 26,631
Income balance $ 413
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 resident of Lexington, has been
a member of the Haydenette Precision Skating Team, and has
been accepted at a college or university.
Principal balance $ 4,936
Income balance $ 8
Richard Isenberg Scholarship Fund Established 1986,
three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded annual-
ly to a member of the junior or senior class of Lexington High
School who has demonstrated excellence in sports writing.
Disbursements $ 500
Principal balance $ 15,727
Income balance $ 215
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.
Principal balance $ 6,338
Income balance $ 99
LHS Class of 1953 Established 2000. Beginning in 2003
three - quarters of the annual net income shall be awarded to a
student who has demonstrated financial need, and worked con-
scientiously and to the best of his or her ability without neces-
sarily achieving a high level of academic standing.
Principal balance $ 10,572
Income balance $ 161
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 schol-
arships to graduates of Lexington High School.
Disbursements $ 275
Principal balance $ 7,548
Income balance $ 120
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 $ 500
Principal balance $ 13,264
Income balance $ 537
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Trustees of Public Trusts continued from previous page
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 $ 500
Principal balance $ 17,346
Income balance $ 755
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 college or
college, who need financial assistance, and who have made a
commitment to pursue a career in medicine or science.
Disbursements $ 5,000
Principal balance $223,355
Income balance $ 9,096
Lexington PTA Council Scholarship Fund Established
2000, to give financial awards to deserving Lexington students
to be applied to the cost of their post- secondary undergraduate
education.
Disbursements $ 12,600
Principal balance $ 97,304
Income balance $ 38,354
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 $ 4,976
Income balance $ 76
Lexington Police Scholarship Fund Established 2000, three -
quarters of the income to fund need -based scholarship(s) to a
graduate(s) of Lexington High School, preferably those plan-
ning to enter the field of law enforcement.
Principal balance $ 4,976
Income balance $ 76
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 $ 17,623
Income balance $ 419
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 demonstrated aspects
of Carolyn's character, i.e. good sportsmanship, inspired com-
petition, spirit and fun. Nominations must be made by a team-
mate or coach.
Disbursements $ 1,000
Principal balance $ 36,204
Income balance $ 552
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 university.
Disbursements $ 1,000
Principal balance $ 24,840
Income balance $ 373
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 creative-
ly served their school and community.
Disbursements $ 800
Principal balance $ 51,195
Income balance $ 800
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 seriousness
of purpose, a clear sense of responsibility, coupled with humili-
ty and respect for others.
Disbursements $ 530
Principal balance $ 14,725
Income balance $ 238
Elsa W. Regestein Award Fund Established 1933 by Marcia
Dane, the income to be used for awards to a member 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 commendation for carrying on at the same
time, either in or out of school, a worthwhile activity or employ-
ment which has not been given other recognition. No scholarship
will be awarded until the principal balance reaches $5,000.
Principal balance $ 2,718
Income balance $ 41
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Morton L. Salter Scholarship Fund Established 2000, three -
quarters of the income shall fund need -based scholarships.
Disbursements $ 5,000
Principal balance $ 10,326
Income balance $ 224
Dorothea Schmidt -Penta Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established 1980, three - quarters of the income to be awarded to
a Lexington High School senior planning to enter the field of
health service.
Principal balance $ 5,085
Income balance $ 77
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 $ 1,850
Principal balance $ 71,349
Income balance $ 1,123
Foster Sherburne and Tenney Sherburne Fund Established
1956, the net income from said fund is to be awarded annually
to assist in the education of deserving young men or women liv-
ing in Lexington.
Disbursements $ 1,550
Principal balance $ 33,320
Income balance $ 532
Mary Sorenson Memorial Fund Established 1969, three -
quarters of the annual net income to be awarded to graduating
seniors in need of financial assistance.
Disbursements $ 200
Principal balance $ 6,340
Income balance $ 147
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 necessarily achieving high acad-
emic standing.
Principal balance $ 4,975
Income balance $ 76
Ellen A. Stone Fund Established 1890, the accrued interest 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 $ 250
Principal balance $ 6,741
Income balance $ 119
Steven Teitelbaum Memorial Scholarship Fund Established
2000, three - quarters of the annual net income to be awarded to
a male senior, graduating from LHS, planning to attend a two -
or four- year college or university, and planning 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.
Principal balance $ 5,100
Income balance $ 0
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 $ 625
Principal balance $ 13,286
Income balance $ 212
S. Lawrence Whipple History Fund 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.
Disbursements $ 500
Principal balance $ 9,930
Income balance $ 746
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 physi-
cian, who has demonstrated consistent academic improvement,
possesses aspects of Sevag's easy -going personality, is dedicat-
ed to family, friends, and community, evidences a desire to see
others happy, and shows pride in an ethnic heritage.
Disbursements $ 250
Principal balance $ 6,512
Income balance $ 80
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 107
Town Counsel
APPOINTED by the
Selectmen: William
L. Lahey of Palmer &
Expenditures
FY01
FY00
Legal Fees
$284,998
$250,000
Dodge was appointed in December upon the retirement of
Norman P. Cohen.
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, 2001 to December
31, 2001. The report is divided into the several sections
required by the By -Laws.
All actions by or against the Town which
were pending January 1, 2001.
1. Richard Hamilton, et al vs. Joyce A. Miller, et als, Land
Court No. 122701. Appeal from an order of conditions
issued by the Conservation Commission.
2. Elena Massimilla vs. Zoning Board of Appeals, et als, Land
Court No. 123 -774. Appeal from a decision of the Board of
Appeals upholding the denial of a building permit.
3. Town of Lexington vs. Briggs Associates, Inc., et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 90 -3507. Action for damages
arising from the continued leaking of the high school field
house roof.
4. John J. Brennan, Jr., Trustee of The Brennan Family Trust
vs. Francis W. K. Smith, Land Court No. 219233. Appeal
from a decision of the Board of Appeals denying a setback
variance.
5. Lorenzo Q. Scott vs. Lexington Police Department,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 96 -3052, remanded to
Concord District Court No. 9747RM013. Action to recover
property taken by police during an investigation.
6. Crystal Cordell, PPA vs. Lexington, Middlesex Superior
Court No. 97 -6297. Claim for damages allegedly caused by
the negligent supervision of the plaintiff in a school gym
class.
7. Alan Altman vs. William J. Kelly, et als, United States
District Court No. 98- 10301. Suit alleging civil rights vio-
lations and the commission of various common law torts
stemming from the arrest of plaintiff at a political rally.
8. The Sheldon Corp. vs. The Lexington Conservation
Commission et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 98- 04836.
Appeal from a denial by the Conservation Commission of
an order of conditions to permit the development of a par-
cel of land.
9. Lexington Conservation Commission vs. Kavlakian Family
Trust et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 99 -862. Suit to
enforce the Wetland Protection Act and By -Law.
10. Trustees of Muzzey High Condominium Trust vs. Town of
Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 99 -5682. Suit to
enforce terms of the condominium master deed allegedly
being violated by the operation of the Senior Center.
11. Loral Infrared Imaging Systems.... and 1 additional plain-
tiff vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No.
254293 -00... Petitions for abatement of 1999 real estate
taxes.
12. Town of Lexington vs. Sheldon Corp., Land Court No.
121918. Petition to foreclose tax lien.
13. Town of Lexington vs. Barthelo, Land Court No. 121934.
Petition to foreclose tax lien.
14. Jerome & Ruth Berg, et als vs. Town of Lexington et als,
Land Court No. 264514. Appeal from a decision of the
Planning Board approving a subdivision.
15. Charles E. Shannon vs. Richard J. White, Town Manager,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 00 -3484. Complaint for
injunctive and declaratory relief arising out of the denial of
Plaintiff's request for reinstatement to the position of patrol-
man in the police department.
16. Lorraine Fournier, et als vs. Dr. Patricia Ruane, et als,
United States District Court No. 00CV 12104. Complaint
alleging civil rights violations and requesting injunctive
relief against holding a program entitled "Respecting
Differences" in which the school department was listed as a
co- sponsor.
17. Lawrence G. Trebino, Trustee vs. Planning Board, et als,
Land Court No. 266945. Appeal from a decision of the
Planning Board disapproving a subdivision.
18. Knights of Columbus, Council #94 and Michael J.
O'Sullivan vs. Town of Lexington, et als, United States
District No. 00CV 12360. Complaint challenging a regula-
tion of the Board of Selectmen relating to unattended struc-
tures on the Battle Green.
19. Loren Wood vs. Board of Appeals, et als, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 00 -5559. Appeal from a zoning enforce-
ment order concerning a deck.
20. Jennifer A. Rolfsema vs. Town of Lexington, et al, Concord
District Court No. 0047 SC 1092. Action for damages
allegedly sustained by plaintiff in 1988 as a result of a fall
into a pit on school property.
21. Danvers Land Assoc. - Pacific Partners.... and 5 additional
plaintiffs vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board Nos.
258176, 290546.... Petitions for abatement of 2000 real
estate taxes.
Page 108 2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Town Counsel continued from previous page
All actions brought by or against the Town
during 2001.
1. Site, Inc. vs. Town of Lexington, et als, Middlesex Superior
Court No. 00 -5809. Action alleging breach of contract by
the general contractor for the high school project.
2. Ranne P. Warner vs. Lexington Historic District
Commission, Middlesex Superior Court No. 01 -0397.
Appeal from a decision of the Historic Districts
Commission denying a certificate of appropriateness.
3. KaBloom, Ltd. vs. Lexington Historic District Commission,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 01 -0170. Appeal from a
decision of the Historic Districts Commission denying a
certificate of appropriateness.
4. Steven M. Raskind, et als vs. Town of Lexington et als,
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.
5. Winning Estates, LLC vs. Town of Lexington Conservation
Commission. Department of Environmental Protection
adjudicatory appeal and Superior Court lawsuit. Town's
appeal of superseding order of conditions issued by DEP
and Applicant's appeal to Superior Court from orders of
conditions issued by the Conservation Commission.
6. Sodexho Marriott Management, Inc. vs. Lexington Public
Schools, et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 01-1191F.
Contract dispute alleging failure to pay for services ren-
dered.
7. The Commissioner of Veterans' Services et al vs. Richard J.
White, et al, Suffolk Superior Court No. 01- 1414C. Action
alleging failure of the Town to comply with statute govern-
ing appointment of Veterans' agent.
8. Peter C. J. Kelley, et als vs. Town of Lexington et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 2001 -0261. Action challeng-
ing the Town's Pay -As- You -Throw program.
9. Mary Sinek vs. Town of Lexington, et al, Concord District
Court No. 0147 SC 0599. Action alleging personal injuries
sustained as a result of Town's failure to provide an ade-
quate number of recycling containers.
10. Lawrence G. Trebino, Trustee Trinda Realty Trust vs. the
Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Lexington, et als,
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.
11. Safety Insurance Company vs. Town of Lexington, Suffolk
Superior Court No. 01- 4481A. Action to recover payments
made to insured allegedly arising out of the negligent oper-
ation of a motor vehicle.
12. Robert W. Adams, et als vs. Zoning Board of Appeals of the
Town of Lexington et als, Land Court Case No. 276627.
Appeal of Zoning Board of Appeals decision granting vari-
ance.
13. Battle Road Capital Trust - Loral Infrared Imaging
Systems.... and 17 additional plaintiffs vs. Town of
Lexington - Appellate Tax Board, Docket No. 261790,
261638.... Petitions for abatement of 2001 real estate taxes.
14. Lexington Conservation Commission vs. Kavlakian Family
Trust, et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 01 -4553.
Town's action to compel removal of a construction trailer
that does not have a permit.
15. Town of Lexington vs. Sheldon Corporation, Land Court
No. 121918. Petition to foreclose tax lien.
All actions settled or disposed of during 2001.
1. Crystall Cordell, PPA vs. City of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 97 -6297. Claim for damages allegedly
caused by the negligent supervision of the plaintiff school
gym class. Case dismissed.
2. Lorraine Fournier et als vs. Dr. Patricia Ruane et als, United
States District Court No. 00CV 12104. Complaint alleging
civil rights violations and requesting injunctive relief
against holding a program entitled "Respecting
Differences" in which the School Department was listed as
a co- sponsor. Case dismissed.
3. Richard Hamilton et al vs. Joyce A. Miller et als, Land
Court No. 122701. Appeal from an order of conditions
issued by the Conservation Commission. Case dismissed.
4. Hayden Medical Center LLC et als... and 3 additional
plaintiffs vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board Nos.
257993, 290132.... Petitions for abatement for 2000 real
estate taxes. Cases settled.
5. Elena Massimilla vs. Zoning Board of Appeals et als, Land
Court No. 123 -774. Appeal from a decision of the Board of
Appeals upholding the denial of a building permit. Case dis-
missed.
6. Town of Lexington vs. Barthelo, Land Court No. 121934.
Petition to foreclose tax lien. Judgment for Town.
7. Town of Lexington vs. Briggs Associates, Inc. et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 90 -3774. Suit for damages
allegedly sustained from a collision with a town vehicle.
Case dismissed.
8. Loren Wood vs. Board of Appeals et als, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 00 -5559. Appeal from a zoning
enforcement order concerning a deck. Case dismissed.
2001 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 109
Lexington 2001 Factual Summary
Settled 1642, incorporated as Town of Lexington 1713
Population: 2001 Census-30,542
Latitude: 42.26N
Longitude: 71.13W
Area of town in acres 10,650.42
Area of town in square miles 16.64
Extreme length in miles 5.80
Extreme width in miles 4.85
Highest elevation, feet above m s 1 374
Lowest elevation, feet above m s I . 110
Town -owned conservation land, acres 1299.8
Accepted public streets, miles 126.77
Unaccepted public street, miles 12.12
Condominium and private drives 4.75
State highways 18.98
Trunk sewers 34.09
Street sewers 123.98
Water mains 157.02
Assessed Valuation (Fiscal Year 2002)
Residential $4,706,431 500
Commercial $664,793,500
Industrial $128,684,000
Personal Property $118,232,550
Total Town $5,618,141,550
Tax Rate per $1000 (Fiscal Year 2002)
Residential /Open Space $ 11.28
Commercial /Industrial $ 20.77
Personal Property $ 20.77
Average Single Family Home Valuation $ 478,000
Average Single Family Tax Bill $ 5,392
Typical Annual ResidentalWater /Sewer Bill $ 804
Town Credit Rating (Moody's): Aaa
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Antony Sister City Association 83
Appeals 49-55
Appropriation Committee 85
Arts Council 81
Assessors 88-89
B
Battle Green Guides 81
Bicycle Advisory Committee 69
BOA 49-55
Board of Appeals 49-55
Board of Assessors 88-89
Board of Health 27-28
Board of Registrars 11
Board of Selectmen 4-6
Building Division/Office of
Community Development 67
Capital Expenditures Committee 86
Cary Lecture Series 78
Cary Memorial Library 74-76
Celebrations Committee 79
Cemetery Division 34
Center Committee 68
Clerk 11
COA 71
Combined Balance Sheet 93
Communications Advisory Committee . 82
Community Development 67
Comptroller 90
Comptroller, Schedule
of Appropriations 90-92
Conservation Commission 62-63
Conservation Land Inventory 63
Council on Aging 71
Council for the Arts 81
CPA 61
Community Preservation Act
Feasibility Committee 61
D
DAC 56
Debt Service Summary 99
Department of Public Works 29-36
Design Advisory Committee 56
Dolores Hidalgo Sister City Committee. 83
DPW 29-36
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Economic Development Office 9
Elected Officials 13
Elections 12
Enablement Committee 72
Engineering Division 30
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Factual Summary 110
Fair Housing and Human
Relations Committee 72
Fence Viewers 65
Fire Department 25-26
Forestry Division 34
Fund for Lexington 100
G
Gatchina Communities Exchange 84
H
Hanscom Area Town Committee 64
Hanscom Field
Advisory Commission 64
HATS 64
UDC 57-61
Health Department 27-28
HFAC 64
Highway Division 31
Historic Districts Commission 57-61
Historical Commission 66
Housing Authority 68
Human Services Committee 71
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LASCA 83
LEGACE 84
LexHAB 68
Lexington 2001 Factual Summary 110
Lexington 2020 Vision 6
Lexington Center Committee
Lexington Community Education
Lexington Council for the Arts
Lexington Historical Commission
Lexington Housing Assistance Board
Lexington Housing Authority
Lexington Public Schools
Lexington Retirement Board
Lexington Scholarship and
Education Fund 40
Lexington School Committee 38
Lexington Sister Cities 83-84
Lexington Youth Commission 73
Lexington-Antony Sister
City Association 83
Lexington-Dolores Hidalgo
Sister City Committee 83
Lexington Russia Sister
City Committee 84
Lexington-Waspam Sister
City Committee 84
LEXPRESS 35
Lighting Options Committee 30
LYC 73
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Management Information Systems 10
MAPC 48
Met State 66
Metropolitan Area Planning Council . . . 48
Metropolitan State Task Force 66
Minuteman Regional High School 46
MIS 10
Moderator 13
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Office of Community Development 67
Operating Expenses 2001/2000 3
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Parking Operation 34
Parks Division 33
PBC 37
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Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Permanent Building Committee 37
Personnel Advisory Board 10
Planning Board 47
Police Department 22-24
Police Manual Committee 23
Public Building Maintenance 31
Public Grounds 33-34
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Recreation Department/Committee 77
Registrars 11
Retirement Board 99
Revenue Officer 87
Revenue Sources 2001/2000 2
Revenues/Expenditures/Fund Balances . . 94
Road Machinery Division 32
Schedule of Appropriations 90-92
School Committee 38
School Expenditures 43-45
Selectmen 4-6
Senior Center Siting Committee 37
Sister Cities 83-84
Snow Removal Operations 31
Social Service Department 70
Solid Waste Action Team 32
Solid Waste Management 32
Special Revenue 95-98
Street Lighting 30
Superintendent of Schools 40-42
SWAT 32
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TMMA 17
Tourism Advisory Committee 80
Town Celebrations Committee 79-80
Town Clerk/Board of Registrars 11
Town Counsel 108-109
Town Election 12
Town Manager 7-9
Town Meeting Members 14-16
Town Meeting Members Association. . . . 17
Town Meeting 18-21
Townwide Technology
Steering Committee 39
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee 24
Transportation Advisory Committee 35
Transportation Services 35
Treasurer 87
Tree Committee 65
Tree Division (Forestry) 34
Trustees of Public Trust 100-107
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Veterans' Services 70
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Waspam Sister City 84
Waste Management 32
Water/Sewer Divisions 36
Youth Commission 73
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