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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT TO THE NOVEMBER 2012 STM The Town has determined that there is a need for additional road improvements in the Estabrook School neighborhood that are not covered under the Town's cost - sharing agreement with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). Article 5 contains a request to appropriate funds from Free Cash for this work. The designs and the cost estimates for the MSBA- supported project to construct a new Estabrook Elementary School have been revised and a supplemental appropriation is requested under Article 6. It is not expected that the MSBA, which has capped its contribution to the project, will reimburse any part of the cost overrun. The appropriation would be funded by excluded debt under the previously approved debt exclusion. Although no action is being proposed at this Special Town Meeting, the Committee notes that the Town is currently considering an opportunity to purchase approximately ten acres of land and three buildings at 33 Marrett Road, next to the Museum of Our National Heritage. The property is currently owned by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. The necessary research into the property is ongoing, and we expect that a recommendation whether to purchase the property and, if so, how it might be used, will be made in the coming months. The long - neglected White House next to the Police Station on Massachusetts Avenue is in the middle of a much needed exterior renovation that will enhance the view of the Town for visitors and tourists. PLEASE NOTE: This Committee has nine members. Due to an extended illness, one member of the Committee has been unable to attend meetings in person and could not participate in voting. Therefore, the vote tallies published herein represent the positions of eight members and there is no implied abstention from any vote.