Globe Northwest this morning has a lead article about a suburban school district meeting to influence the state to increase state aid to cities and towns with...
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Helen Cohen
helencohen@...
Feb 2, 2006 5:44 pm
Dear Sam, Thank you for your inquiry. We are definitely interested in supporting increased aid, but unfortunately none of us was available to go to the meeting...
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Ruth Thomas
rthomas@...
Feb 2, 2006 6:03 pm
The proposal is at: http://finance1.doe.mass.edu/chapter70/chapter_07p.html Ruth S. Thomas...
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Lorraine Fournier
lfournier24@...
Feb 2, 2006 8:29 pm
Helen and Sam Governors Proposal In the Northwest section of the Globe today Lexington was mentioned. All suburbs northwest of Boston will receive an increase...
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Helen Cohen
helencohen@...
Feb 2, 2006 11:49 pm
Thank you, Lorraine. I did see that figure but I'm not completely confident that the formula is understood. It certainly would be great to get a 7% increase. ...
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Lynne Pease
lpease@...
Feb 3, 2006 8:02 pm
SELECTMEN'S MEETING February 6, 2006 Selectmen's Meeting Room 7:00 p.m. AGENDA 7:00 p.m. Representatives Kaufman and Stanley 7:30 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS (10...
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Eph
ephweiss
Feb 3, 2006 8:37 pm
To Town Meeting Members: This year we see several contested race as well as a ballot question. Candidates, campaign organizers and residents, as well as Town...
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Miriam Sousa
msousa@...
Feb 3, 2006 9:24 pm
Please find attached and in the body of this email below the agenda for the upcoming School Committee Meeting on Tuesday, February 7, 2006. Miriam Sousa ...
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Vicki Blier
vickibma
Feb 3, 2006 9:55 pm
We are hearing from various sources that the elder villages and public housing in Lexington are falling into disrepair. I have been told that the State owns...
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Jed Snyder
jedsnyder@...
Feb 3, 2006 10:39 pm
Additionally can anyone verify that CPA funds, if passed, could or should or would be spent on housing that does not belong to the town. The article in the...
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marthacwood
marthacwood@...
Feb 3, 2006 10:54 pm
LexHAB, which is owned by Lexington, owns scattered site housing throughout the town, but it does not have any role in the elder housing. That is under the...
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GEORGE BURNELL
gaburnell@...
Feb 4, 2006 12:49 am
Start with Bob Bicknell who is Chair of the Housing Partnership George ... From: "Vicki Blier" <vb@...> To: <lex-tmma@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday,...
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Ruth Thomas
rthomas@...
Feb 4, 2006 5:15 pm
Vicki asks some good questions. I thought I'd look at the webpages for the LHA, but can't find them on the town website. The search box yield for "housing...
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David L. Kaufman
davidlawrenc...
Feb 5, 2006 1:51 am
... http://www.lexingtonhousingauthority.org/ Not that it is very helpful -- ______________________________________________ David L. Kaufman 152 Burlington...
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sfrymer@...
Feb 5, 2006 5:03 am
... IT'S LIKELY IN MGL C. 90... ... Steve Frymer Member Traffic Safety Advisory Comm....
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John Rossi
johnrossi@...
Feb 5, 2006 6:57 am
Insofar as we have a campaign and upcoming election which includes four candidates for two school committee seats, plus two candidates for one selectman seat,...
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John Bartenstein
jcblex
Feb 5, 2006 5:31 pm
For some reason, John Rossi's message about the sign by-law came through the TMMA list to me as a blank email, but someone else forwarded me the text and asked...
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John Rossi
johnrossi@...
Feb 5, 2006 6:51 pm
I trust the proponents of the CPA or the backers of George or Peter's campaigns or any of the School Committee candidates would not all agree that their...
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Lorraine Fournier
lfournier24@...
Feb 5, 2006 8:51 pm
John I don't understand your change with the sign by-laws. The Town Meeting vote was unanimous. That would have to mean that you agreed with the by-laws that ...
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Rod Cole
rodec@...
Feb 5, 2006 10:19 pm
I suspect the point was along the lines that one person talking can convey a message. Eight people talking at once simply creates babble, no matter the content...
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John Rossi
johnrossi@...
Feb 6, 2006 12:12 am
Hi Lorraine. The current by-law was certainly a step in the right direction as compared with the previous law. In my opinion, many by-laws such as this one are...
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John Bartenstein
jcblex
Feb 6, 2006 10:01 am
For some reason, John Rossi's message about the sign by-law came through the TMMA list to me as a blank email (see below), but someone else forwarded me the...
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fred+rosenberg
Feb 6, 2006 1:40 pm
This morning, on my short walk to work, I saw one home with three (seperate) signs, and two homes with signs within 10 feet of the road. If we are going to be...
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Gloria Bloom
gjbloom@...
Feb 6, 2006 2:09 pm
The next meeting of the executive committee is this Wednesday, February 8 at 7:00 pm in room G-15, Town Office Building. The main order of business is getting...
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Ruth Thomas
rthomas@...
Feb 6, 2006 2:59 pm
A single lawn with both election and commercial signs can have how many signs total? Ruth S. Thomas...
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John Bartenstein
jcblex
Feb 6, 2006 4:43 pm
Ruth and all, A concise summary of the major provisions of the sign by-law, as amended in 2003, can be found at: ...
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John Rosenberg
john_rosenberg@...
Feb 6, 2006 5:09 pm
The clarification, which is welcome, would seem to point to the serious problem with our current bylaw, welcome though it was. In the major townwide races, I...
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Hank Manz
hank_manz
Feb 6, 2006 5:56 pm
I am not taking a position on the current debate about the limitation on the number of signs imposed by the sign bylaw, but there is a possible civics lesson...
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John Rosenberg
john_rosenberg@...
Feb 6, 2006 6:37 pm
The usual wisdom, Hank, and from a source we have come to rely on for such wisdom. Whether it can be granted us, in this town, at this time, I do not know. I...
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Ruth Thomas
rthomas@...
Feb 6, 2006 6:49 pm
I agree with John R. The by-law needs amending to remove the specified number for "event" aka "election"; signs. These signs are up for 4-6 weeks so long-term...
