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Voluntary Water Restriction in Effect July 29-October 4
To ensure all water customers in Lexington have sufficient water volume during the high-demand months, we are requesting users to  avoid outdoor water use between the hours of 5:30 AM and 8:30 AM.

This is our third consecutive year with a voluntary water restriction, which has helped us maintain adequate water volumes for the community. This year's voluntary restriction was approved by the Board of Selectmen at their meeting on July 22.

Registration Open for 2019 Citizens' Academy
Interested in learning about the inner workings of your local government? Register for the 2019 Citizens' Academy! Participants will learn how the Town budgets its money, how evidence is handled at the police station, who builds the conservation trails in town, and more.

This year's Citizens Academy begins September 5 and will meet every Thursday for 10 weeks from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM.

The academy is free, and will change how you see town government!

For registration info and the schedule of topics, visit our website.
Real Estate, Property Tax Bills Due August 1
The Tax Collector's Office has mailed all 1st quarter FY 2020 Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Bills.

The due date of the bill is August 1, 2019.

If you have not received your tax bill, please contact the Tax Collector's Office at 781-698-4600 or email taxoffice@lexingtonma.gov . 

Tax bills can be paid online, by mail, in person, or placed in our dropoff bin. For more information on these payment options, visit our website.
New Affordable Housing Opportunities in Lexington
Three new affordable housing opportunities are available in Lexington on Jefferson Drive at Liberty Ridge.

Two of the three units have a local preference option, which is open to:

  • Current Lexington residents
  • Families with children enrolled in the Lexington Public Schools;
  • Lexington municipal employees; or
  • People employed by businesses located in the Town of Lexington, including with a bona fide offer of employment.  

Please note: These homes are in Lexington, but the Sudbury Housing Trust is administering the housing lottery.

FUJIFILM Locates Headquarters on Hartwell Avenue
FUJIFILM Medical Systems and FUJIFILM New Development recently opened their new headquarters at 81 Hartwell Avenue. The companies collectively employ close to 900 employees in North America.

FUJIFILM employees, Town officials, and Board members from the Chamber of Commerce welcomed the companies earlier this month at a ribbon cutting ceremony.

“We are proud to welcome FUJIFILM to Lexington’s Hartwell Avenue corridor,” said Town Manager James Malloy. “When companies like FUJIFILM , who are involved in groundbreaking innovation and have international name recognition, see the benefits of locating in Lexington, that helps us attract similar businesses to town.”
Deadline for Isaac Harris Cary Scholarship Application is Thursday, August 15
The Isaac Harris Cary Educational Fund is accepting college scholarship applications for the 2019-2020 academic year until August 15, 2019.

The Scholarship Program grants educational scholarships to students of New England birth or parentage who are deemed both needing and worthy of assistance. Once awarded, the Cary Educational Fund Scholarship Committee tries to provide each student with funds for up to four years (eight semesters) of college. Unless a student’s circumstances have significantly changed, there is no re-application needed in subsequent years. Typically, the Fund awards more than $60,000 in scholarships annually.

Please email Jeanne Krieger, Chair
Cary Scholarship Committee at  kriegerjk44@gmail.com to request an application form.

Temporary Closure of East Lexington Portion of Minuteman Bikeway Set for Early August
The Engineering Division has scheduled repair and paving operations for the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway between Seasons Four and Fottler Avenue in the coming weeks. We anticipate this work to begin in early August, but the work is weather dependent, which could shift the schedule back.

Additional details will be posted here as soon as they are available, and they will also be sent out via our  Town News & Alerts email list.

To accommodate detoured bikeway traffic, we are striping new bike lanes along Massachusetts Avenue between the Arlington town line and the Pleasant Street intersection over the next few weeks.

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