Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Office Building 6:00 p.m. 6:00 Larry Smith on Articles 53 through 60 Positions on Warrant Articles: ...
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Edith Sandy
esandy@...
Mar 1, 2008 2:25 pm
Hi everyone, As you probably know, the TMMA precinct meetings and Annual Meeting will be held in Cary Hall this year, primarily so that we can better ...
... Hi David, In my opinion, I do not think your suggestion is belated. One of my many concerns about the way that the full-day kindergarten (FDK for short...
To fellow Town Meeting Members... Regarding Commercial Zoning... An unusual number of zoning articles are proposed this year, most relaxing our zoning bylaws...
In a message dated 3/1/2008 11:57:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, steve@... writes: Can someone help me with a count of how many operating farms we have ...
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Maryann McCall-Taylor
mmccall@...
Mar 1, 2008 7:00 pm
<<03.05.08.doc>> AGENDA Lexington Planning Board Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building 6:00 p.m. <<ole1.bmp>> Town Meeting ...
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Lori Kaufman
lkaufman@...
Mar 1, 2008 7:00 pm
PRELIMINARY AGENDA Lexington Planning Board Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building 6:00 p.m. <<ole0.bmp>> Town Meeting 6:00...
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galacey@...
Mar 1, 2008 8:03 pm
Further to what has been written: I am in total agreement that we are rushing to a "solution" because of fear losing a grant!!! I was astonished when I...
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Edith Sandy
esandy@...
Mar 1, 2008 9:19 pm
I would like to add my voice to those of Jerry Lacey and JJ Krawczyk urging the School Committee not to institute all-day kindergarten at this time. If we...
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Marge Daggett
mmdaggett@...
Mar 1, 2008 10:23 pm
As I read the Supplemental Budget of the School Dept., the combined cost of 2 new kindergarten teachers with benefits and the required hiring of 9.6 FTE...
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Reid Zurlo
ReidZurlo@...
Mar 1, 2008 10:51 pm
I couldn't agree with your comments more Edie, Gerry and JJ. This is not the way we should be doing business in Lexington. We should NOT be in a rush to...
Hello, Although Town Meeting cannot tell the LPS administration / School Committee how to spend their budget, are we allowed at Town Meeting to introduce a...
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ajfriedl@...
Mar 2, 2008 1:15 am
Larry, Though we'd have to fly it by Marge, I'm not so sure a non-binding resolution is "within the scope of the article". While Town Meeting cannot tell the...
Although I am no longer affected personally by the kindergarten situation(except as a taxpayer) I will venture to enter the debate with a thought. I remember...
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Frank Sandy
fsandy@...
Mar 2, 2008 3:15 am
Andy, The warrant for Article 4, the operating budget, concludes with the standard phrase "or act in any other manner in relation thereto". It is my...
In response to my query about Mark Moore I've been informed, offline, that he died sometime last year. I do not remember hearing or reading about that. I ...
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Thomas V. Griffiths
tomg@...
Mar 2, 2008 7:21 pm
Dear Colleagues: The several recent TMMA emails concerning Full-Day Kindergarten (FDK) raise several issues. In that context, I'd appreciate it if you would...
As with our favorite American author, it appears that the report of Mark Moore's demise has been exaggerated! Received yet another message, offline, ...
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Thomas V. Griffiths
tomg@...
Mar 2, 2008 8:42 pm
Dear Olga & Colleagues, Paul Ash and Carol Pilarski have spoken with the extended day programs. For fear of missing some nuance, I hate to characterize ...
JJ, There is no plan being proposed or considered that is for "mandatory" full-day kindergarten. I expect that parents who are interested in half-day will...
... Thanks Tom. This isn't clear from the handouts (SC meeting 2/25), and it's still not clear to me, so can you explain "Option 4" which calls for 19 FDK...
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Helen Cohen
helencohen@...
Mar 2, 2008 10:04 pm
As a member of the School Committee, I have appreciated the range of opinions we have received on the subject of full-day kindergarten. The School...
... One of the points in my earlier email (echoed by at least one other) was that it could end up costing us other programs down the road if we try to get...
In a message dated 3/2/2008 3:28:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, vb@... writes: But to be fair, I have to ask you to hold back on the stuff that doesn't ...
Tom, Thanks for clarification. I presume that LPS has assurances from the Extended Day programs that they will run a 12:15-3 PM kindergarten program for those...
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Dawn McKenna
dawnforlexington@...
Mar 2, 2008 10:43 pm
Dear Helen: Thank you for this information. Per the footnote #2 regarding at risk children, am I reading it correctly that legally slots can only be held for...
Tom - Thanks for sharing your views on this important issue. Let me start by saying I have no dog in this fight, but it will not surprise you to get my...
We have to have sufficient funding for 100% full-day assuming that that's what parents sign up for. However, we may very well have fewer than 19 full-day...
