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310. APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE DATE: November 21, 1977 TIME: 7:30 P.M. —' PLACE: Town Office Bldg. Room 111 PRESENT: Donald B. White , Chairman, George Silverman, Vice Chairman, Richard M. Perry, Secretary, Edward E. Furash, John Blaisdell John Campbell, Martin Gilman I . APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT Upon motions duly made and seconded, the Appropriation Committee budget report, prepared by Richard M. Perry, Secretary Ex-officio, was approved by the Committee. SO VOTED II . BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING At 8: 00 P.M. the Appropriation Committee joined by the Board of Selectmen, Capital Expenditures Committee, Recreation, Conservation and Department of Public Works met to discuss the following budget requests: 1. Recreation a. Town Pool Complex - $40,000-50,000 for specific designs. b. Bike Paths - State funding is available through the Department of Transportation according to Committee member Alice Hinkle . The purpose here is to encourage use of bicycles vs automobiles. Request: $85,000 - if town funds one-quarter ($21,000) , three-quarters will be state funded. There is so far only a verbal commitment re this , however, a written commitment is hoped for prior to Town Meeting. Town Manager Hutchinson expressed his opposition to verbal commitments. Edward Furash stated that just because the state might fund such a program the Town does not have to support it. Chairman White re- quested from the Recreation Committee the following: costs for land acquisition and maintenance costs. c. Tennis Court Lights - Request: $15,000 - construction of courts at Diamond has been deferred. There would be $3,000 from Article 42 of 1974 Town Meeting to reduce cost to $12,000. d. Upgrading of Fields and Playgrounds - the recreation committee hopes that the Town Meeting will vote $10, 000 for the above under Article IV. e. User Fees - last year - $20,000 -- this year - $35,000.