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Sustainable Lexington Committee
Minutes of Meeting of July 26, 2011
A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held on July 26, 2011 at
Town Hall. A quorum of four was present.
Members Present: Mark Sandeen, Chair
Risk Abrams, Ken Moraff, Todd Rhodes
Members Absent: None
Other Attendees: None
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm.
Minutes from the June 27, 2011 meeting were approved.
Mr. Rhodes presented the results of research into the question "What plans are in place to
ensure that Lexington residents have access to potable water if there is a disruption in
supply from MWRA`? '. The presentation was titled Water Resources Dol.ppt.
Recommended next steps included:
• Contact MWRA to identify what backup plans are in place to address a long -term
disruption.
• Identify whether other towns have developed plans to deal with long -term
disruptions and identify typical capacity of potable water storage maintained by
other MWRA towns.
• Request a meeting with MWRA to discuss plans to deal with long -term
disruptions. Invitees could include DPW staff, Selectmen, representatives from
surrounding towns.
Mr. Moraff discussed the status of efforts to identify opportunities to implement Green
Infrastructure technologies to improve stormwater management. He has not yet been able
to set up meetings with the Planning Board or Conservation Commission. Mr. Moraff did
meet with John Livesey and learned that the Town hired a consultant to review
stormwater and stream management in the Charles River Watershed to identify priority
improvement projects. The full consultant's report is available at the DPW and Mr.
Moraff and Mr. Rhodes plan to meet at the DPW to review the results.
Mr. Sandeen reported that the MOU with NextStep Living (NSL) has been signed and the
manager assigned to work with Lexington will begin work in August 2011. NSL is
working to set up a website for Lexington and plans to launch the program with a
meeting in Lexington in September. The committee discussed several potential locations
for the meeting.
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The committee reviewed a flyer prepared by NSL intended for general awareness
communication about the home audit program. The committee members offered
recommendations to improve the flyer.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Todd Rhodes, Scribe
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