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AC–2015ATM PPROPRIATIONOMMITTEE With the passing of Ms. Wright in January, the Board of Selectmen and Conservation Commission recommended to the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) that the Town exercise its right to purchase the property. The funding source would be the CPA Undesignated Reserve. The Selectmen propose to turn the house over to the Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB) to create an affordable housing unit, and for the barn and the remaining portion of the land to be used for conservation purposes. There is another $95,000 re- quested for ancillary costs including a land manage- ment plan, survey, deed restriction, legal, and other closing costs, and the remaining $3,000 will be used to maintain and secure building(s) while the property is unoccupied. If the property is not acquired within the Town’s 180-day option period, the Town could lose the opportunity to secure the property for affordable housing and conservation purposes. The Committee recommends approval of this request (8-0). FundsFundingCommittee Article 10: Appropriate for RequestedSourceRecommendation Recreation Capital Projects Approve (8-0) $68,000Rec. EF “This request is to purchase a Toro Grounds Master 4500D mower to replace the existing 2007 Toro Grounds Master. The life expectancy of golf course mowers average 7 years. New emission regulations increased the cost of the mower by over $10,000 from the FY2014 capital plan. The 4500D is approxi- mately 9 feet wide and has five floating decks. It will be used almost daily in maintaining the rough at Pine Meadows that covers approximately fifteen acres of turf .” \[Brown Book, Page XI-24\] The Committee recommends approval of this request (8-0). FundsFundingCommittee Article 11: Appropriate for Municipal RequestedSourceRecommendation Capital Projects and Equipment Approve(8-0) $15,539,150See below exc.11(k) (2-5-1) Financial details of the request are summarized below. For a discussion of the items in this request, please see the Report of the Capital Expenditures Committee. FundsCommittee Project DescriptionFunding Source RequestedRecommendation (a)Center Streetscape Improvements and $2,700,000GF (Debt)Approve (8-0) Easements –Phase1 26