HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-01-07-EC-minTown of Lexington
C on Disability
Minutes for 7 January
Victoria Buckley (Chair), Michael Novack (Town of Lexington), Richard Landau, Sue
Len Morse Fortier, Charles Cole, Michael Martignetti Bill Kennedy (Selectman
,bsent; Jenifer Aliber, Dan Perez the Dp
,ha meeting began officially with a review of the minutes fromoved as cor rected.
3, 2003 meeting.
>ome minor corrections were made and the minutes were app
snow removal from its sidewalk. Michael N Edison and Town . which the
no S f AR Substation —the building at the corner of Grant and Mass. Ave. found as
snow Remo al that
had a history on an a eenent between (then) Boston
NSTAR was relying up gr
Town agreed to remove snow from the sidewalk. Reportedly, the NSTAR snow rem
but alos with
equ ipment was unable to deal with the brick pavers. Several folks noted that the Town plows the
sidewalks but poorly. Usuall, i merchants supplement what the town does,
varying success and quality. As conversation ntefied around the issue of snow removal from
estions included calling attention to specific examples;
sidewalks o raise this issue formally. Sugg and the general level of care given to pedestrian paths, Len agreed to draft a letter o
the Town t
piling snow in the handicapped space at Fleet Bank. Reportedly a new contractor will improve
this. , side
Conversation turned to
the rear of Fleet Bankt roadway seems t attract ssocoftlaws and create
driveway that access
this? How do we
safety hazards for pedestrians. Who owns find out rotocols for a "dry"
Cusak proposes that we follow the Town p
e which could be livelier. Sue mentioned a
Commission Web Site: Sue
page - "Just the facts," — with a link to our own pag
apparently had a grant to create this resource
national website that links to Massachusetts Resources — this is reportedly an e xtraordinary we
site. ANational organization (www.nichcy.org) pP y (IT) Coordinator
compilation. Connie Rawson — Lexington's Information Technology
reportedly controls all aspects of the Town website.
Bill Kennedy reported that the Selectmen approved our letter to go out to all Town Committees
and Commissions regarding sensitivity to issues related to disability.
Meeting adjourned with the next meeting to be help Wednesday 4 February 2004.
Respectfully Submitted by Len Morse- Fortier