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Five Things You Need to Know Today: May 3

Selectmen to discuss Town Meeting articles, artists, meetings and more today in Lexington.

1. Wright Farm, Inn at Hastings Park: The Board of Selectmen is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. this evening at Cary Hall, and its agenda includes discussions of the Wright Farm Letter of Intent and the Inn at Hastings Park covenant/Memorandum of Understanding. 2. "Artists at Work: Four Lexington Artists Talk about Their Work": At 7 p.m. this evening at Cary Memorial Library, four Lexington artists -- Judith Cooper, Lynne D. Klemmer, Emily Passman and Karen Watson -- will bring the audience behind the scenes of the creative process and find out how art is actually created. 3. Record-keeping for Special Needs Families: Special needs families in need of help getting organized may want to check out Let's Get Organized: Record-keeping for …

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With Planning Board Support, Inn at Hastings Park Heads to BOS

The Board of Selectmen's consideration of a Memorandum of Understanding this Thursday could be the last step before Town Meeting takes up a proposal to redevelop the Dana Home as a hotel and restaurant.

Monday night was a step in the right direction for Trisha Perez Keneally, the Lexington resident looking to redevelop the Dana Home as an upscale hotel and restaurant concept known as The Inn at Hastings Park. By at 3 to 1 vote with one board member not present for the vote, Kennealy’s concept earned a measure of support from the Planning Board, which recommended approval of a Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan, conditioned upon the execution of an acceptable Memorandum of Understanding with the Board of Selectmen. To read the Planning Board’s full report, check out the PDF posted to your right. The MOU is on the the Board of Selectmen’s agenda for tomorrow evening, a meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Cary Hall. “We’re very pleased…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 30

Another Inn at Hastings Park meeting, fuel assistance, a Rotary meeting and more today in Lexington.

1. Inn at Hastings Park/Dana Home at the Planning Board: The Planning Board is due to discuss Article 34, a request to rezone two parcels on Mass Ave to allow for the redevelopment of the Dana Home and an adjacent property as the Inn at Hastings Park, a hotel and restaurant that would operate in the residential zone. The meeting's scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office Building. 2. Last Day for Fuel Assistance for Lexington Residents: A state-funded program that helps with the cost of heating the home, will be accepting applications until April 30. For income guidelines, click here. If you are interested in applying for Fuel Assistance, or want more information about the program, please call the Town of Lexington Human Services …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 25

No Town Meeting, but news about Town Meeting and more today in Lexington.

1. Dana Home/Inn at Hastings Park at Planning Board: The Planning Board is meting at 6 p.m. this evening at the Town Office Building and its agenda includes Article 34.  2. BOS to Discuss Wright Farm, Inn at Hastings Park: The Board of Selectmen is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. at the Town Office Buiding and its agenda includes a temporary bicycle parking pilot program, a Wright Farm discussion and considering an Inn at Hastings Park memorandum of understanding. 3. Free ACT Test: There's a free ACT practice test being offered at 5:30 p.m. today at Lexington High School. Bring a calculator, a few number 2 pencils and a snack!  Sign up at www.kaptest.com with event code AKKA9200. 4. Get Patched In: Did you know you can receive daily headlines …

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Town Meeting Wraps Up -- Until May 9

Monday night had Town Meeting rolling along. Below is a rundown of articles and actions from the seventh night of Lexington's annual Town Meeting.

  Annual Town Meeting worked through most of its remaining business on Monday, April 23,  before adjourning until Wednesday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. when high interest articles dealing with Wright Farm and the Dana Home hit the floor.  Here's a look at Monday night's action at Cary Hall: Article 4 - Appropriate FY2013 Operating Budget (amendment) Motion: Line item 2210 (payment on funded debt) reconsidered that $4,367,186 be changed to $4,767,186. Vote: Passed unanimously. What it means: $400,000 more will be appropriated into the FY2013 operating budget for payment on funded debt to “ease the taxpayer's debt burden” according to the selectmen. Article 5: Appropriate FY2013 Enterprise Fund Budgets Motion: To approve both the Water and Sewer …

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Planning Board Closes Hearing, Continues Dana Home Deliberations

With an April 30 date certain at Town Meeting and questions still unanswered, deadlines loom for proponents of the project to deliver final amendments to Article 34 and for the Planning Board to make its recommendation.

  The Planning Board last night closed its public hearing on Article 34 and moved a step closer to a recommendation on the controversial proposal to rezone a pair of parcels on Mass Ave and redevelop of the Dana Home as a hotel and restaurant in a residential neighborhood. Annual Town Meeting is currently slated to take up Article 34 on Monday, April 30, and the proponents have until seven days prior to submit an amendment incorporating feedback from the Planning Board, the public and town staff. The Planning Board has committed to presenting a report and recommendation to Town Meeting prior to a vote on Article 34, and Chairman Richard Canale said last night that his board should settle on a recommendation no later than next Wednesday, …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 18

A Dana Home public hearing, an open house, high school sports and more today in Lexington.

1. Dana Home Back at the Planning Board: A recommendation could come tonight on a zoning article asking annual Town Meeting to approve re-zoning of two Mass Ave parcels to allow for the redevelopment of the Dana Home and an adjacent property as a hotel and restaurant. The Planning Board will reconvene its continued public hearing on the proposal at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Cary Hall. 2. Early Childhood Center Open House: Knowledge Beginnings, an early childhood learning center on Marrett Road in Lexington, is hosting an open house from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. 3. Today in High School Sports: Quite a bit of sports action today for the student athletes from Lexington High, including varsity and junior varsity baseball and softball action at 10 a.…

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Dana Home Recommendation Delayed

The Planning Board heard from all sides regarding Article 34 and whether to re-zone 2013 and 2027 Mass. Ave. at Thursday night's meeting. Their ultimate decision was to continue the hearing until the board's April 18 meeting.

The Planning Board held a public hearing Thursday night to weigh whether it would support Town Meeting Article 34, which seeks the rezoning of 2013 and 2027 Mass. Ave. to allow for commercial redevelopment, specifically, to allow Trisha Perez Kennealy's proposal on an inn/restaurant to be considered. After nearly four hours of hearing from Kennealy and her team of developers from AB Holdings LLC and listening to residents speak for or against the article, the Planning Board decided to continue the public hearing until their next meeting, on April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Cary Hall. The board wasn't comfortable making a decision about the Dana Home proposal on April 12 despite the wealth of information received, saying that it simply needed more …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 12

Dana Home at the Planning Board, programs, a wine-tasting and more today in Lexington.

1. Dana Home Hearing Continues: The Planning Board is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Cary Hall and its agenda includes continuing its public hearing on a proposal to rezone 2013 and 2027 Massachusetts Ave in order to redevelop the Dana Home and an adjacent property as a hotel and restaurant called The Inn at Hastings Park. For a complete list of public meetings today, click here. 2. Cary Memorial Library Presents "Getting It All Done!": Do you feel disorganized? Wish there was more time in your day as you struggle to keep up with the demands of everyday life? Then this program might be for you. At 7:30 p.m. tonight at Cary Library, Linda King will teach systems and strategies for meeting goals, getting organized, and tackling …

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A Status Update on Annual Town Meeting

A look at what's happened so far and what's still ahead for Lexington's 2012 annual Town Meeting.

With four nights down and at least as many to go, annual Town Meeting has put the operating budget to bed, approved funding for a new Estabrook School in a April 2 special Town Meeting, and voted to allow residential uses within the Lexington Center Business District. But there is still much business ahead, including a citizen’s petition seeking a school bus subsidy and a controversial zoning amendment to allow redevelopment of the Dana Home and an adjacent property as a hotel and restaurant. On Wednesday, April 4, Town Meeting approved a more than $150 million operating budget for fiscal 2013, as well as the first three CPA projects, leaving another nine Community Preservation Committee requests for the start of the next session, on …

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