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Summit Meeting — January 18, 2012 4. Potential Loss of $80,000 in MBTA Lexpress Grant —The FYI budget assumes the continuation of an MBTA grant for Lexpress. We won't know the final decision of the MBTA until we are in to Town Meeting. The Town needs to make a decision about whether we should assume that we will lose that grant. Budget Take Aways • Overall, Town/School Services are maintained with some modest enhancements • Health Insurance Budget will be Revised /Reduced over the next few weeks • Further discussion by Board of Selectmen necessary on seven capital projects • School Department considering some fee and service changes Next Steps • Respond to questions • Address outstanding budget issues • Board of Selectmen to vote recommended budget on February 27, 2012 • Release budget to financial committees, Town Meeting Members on March 2, 2012 Hear Comments from Capital Expenditures Committee Regarding Proposed Capital Budget The Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) is in general agreement with the items in the White Book; however, Mr. Lamb noted a few outstanding items that the committee still has some issue with. The CEC took a negative position on the Central Business District (CBD) Streetscape - Engineering project, the Visitor Center Renovations and Expansion project, and the LexHAB Set -Aside for Housing Acquisition this year. The CEC is looking to the Board of Selectmen for leadership on a purpose for the White House building in order to support the stabilization project. The CEC recommends deferral on the Cary Memorial Building upgrades to another fiscal year. They took no position and will await further briefing on the Battle Green Area Master Plan and Offsite Street Improvements Related to Estabrook School. The Committee would like to see the East Lexington Fire Station Physical fitness project accelerated to FY13 from FY16. The CEC also supports the Greeley Village Accessible Housing Project. The Committee strongly supports the Town Wide Facilities Master Plan and urges the Selectmen to do the same. Review Draft List of Annual Town Meeting Articles Mr. Cohen presented a draft of the 2012 Annual Town Warrant Table of Contents and answered questions from the group.