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12/04/13 Minutes With respect to the preparation of the FY2015 budget, Mr. Addelsonreported the following: The Town Manager will be presenting his budget to the Board of Selectmen in early January. There will be a General Fund component for Phase 2 of the Community Center project. Pavement projects are being adequately funded, althoughsome roads need reconstruction, not just repaving. It is anticipated that costs associated with Cary Memorial Building or Visitor Center renovations that are not CPA-eligible will be covered by within-levy debt. The general Stabilization Fund has not beenfunded for several years so it is a smaller percent of the total budget;however, funds have gone into otherstabilizationfunds, thus maintaining an adequateaggregate. Ms. McKenna reportedthat the Selectmen recently expressed support for upgrading theVisitor Center. At the same time, Selectman Peter Kelley commented thatthe Town shouldbuild a new police station and fire station before the Visitors’ Center isrenovated.Ms. McKenna notedthat tourism is a growth industry in Massachusetts,and taxesfor food and accommodationsplus the multiplier effectprovide revenue for the Town; if the Town supports tourism, this can help pay for projects such as a new police station or fire station. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55p.m. A list of documentsand other exhibits used at the meeting is set forth below. Respectfully submitted, Sara Arnold Approved January 23, 2014 Exhibits 1.Meeting Agenda posted by GlennParker, Chair 2.MEMO: Report to the November 2013 Special Town Meeting Corrigenda, prepared by Glenn Parker, December 2, 2013 3