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Reimbursement - State h7.s must delivered a check for $39,550 to the Town
<br /> for Swenson property, ; this is 50,0 of cost after federal reimuiursement.
<br /> Total cost of Swenson land (conservation part) $158,000
<br /> Federal reimbursement -79,100
<br /> State reiujursement -39,550
<br /> Net cost to Town $ 39,650
<br /> Torn also received 41500 of the $3,000 paid for the original Hamilton
<br /> land, abutting Willards :foods.
<br /> Applications for reimbursement are in for :lest Farm, Church land,
<br /> .:ose;,Ai land, New Amsterdam and Pihl land.
<br /> Selectmen's land Articles
<br /> Money is requested for 1:ewell property, 12 C1- rke St. (about $48,000)
<br /> under Article 57.
<br /> Article 63 - Lloyd land, off Fremont St. , ..ear Cedar St. and Constitution
<br /> Rd. 14A in parcel. $60,000 asked, Selectmen offer $50,00o. No
<br /> explanation yet for this purchase.
<br /> Liscussion of Conservation land requests
<br /> Committee would urge Selectmen to complete purchase of We. Amsterdam
<br /> land before T.M. if possible, suggest offering check for $35,000.
<br /> Article 75 - Conservation Fund. Suggest $5,000 in March. If tarn
<br /> votes for most of land purchases proposed, shoring desire to continue
<br /> acquisition of Conservation land, and if Commission needs more money
<br /> in June, then appro';ricte the otaer $5,000. Special T.M. June 8.
<br /> Article 76 - Iiaailton land - generally favor this purchase
<br /> Article 77 - Pihl land - discuosion but no vote yet.
<br /> Article 78 - itibock - aiiximo€xpsrakssss discussion out no vote yet.
<br /> The a ove three pieces of land ,rere all considered desirable parcels.
<br /> Commitee will consider all land purchases when more information is
<br /> available on all land proposals and total money requested.
<br /> Article 79 - Far side of 123 - Committee considered this least desirable
<br /> of those presented.
<br /> Article 5 - ,Salaries of Tax Collector, Clerk and Treasurer.
<br /> Cl;.�h-areas. now requesting 411,500/yr, up from $9,000 last year.
<br /> Cca mit i,ee wishes to set Mar. McDonough' s salary at $10,000. ,;uestion
<br /> -x.ietiier Clerk-Treasurer combination is about to ,e split, whether Tax
<br /> Collector is going to retire.
<br /> Article 9 - Reserve Fund - 1963 was $55,00; , 1967 - re ,uest $75,009
<br /> Article 17 - Selectmen suggest raising $750,000 from bond issue for trunk
<br /> sewers for three years. This would give flexibility so that they can put
<br /> sewer in wherever a developer is about to build. Some members would
<br /> favor if approval of other boards .in town (e.g. Planning Board and
<br /> "pr_ropriation Committee) were required before Selectmen could use
<br /> money. Some would aprove a lesser amount.
<br /> Next meeting - Saturday, Feb. 11, 9:30 a.m.
<br /> Respectfully submitted,
<br /> •Ruth F. Souza, Secretary
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