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Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, Monday, May 8, 1967, 7:30 p.m. Present: Frank Parrish, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; M. Bretscher; E. Furash; G. Kolovson; R. Perry, Comptroller; L. Lehner; R. Souza. Warrant for June Town Meeting A preliminary list of Articles was received from the Selectmen. These were discussed if information was available. 2. Buckman Tavern Repairs - about $20,000 to be requested. 3. Comptroller's Article proposing establishment of a Municipal Data Processing Center and accepting the appropriate chapter of Massachusetts Acts. No money requested. Mr. Perry proposes this as the first step in organizing the Town's Data Processing Equipment (now owned or to be purchased in the future) in a central place under his control. 4. :Civil Defense Expenses - 33,500 to be requested by Selectmen. Al Grey brought an answer from Mr. Burrell to our tetter requesting a breakdown of costs for 1966 and 1967 of operating the warning system. There was no answer to the last question: how he is attempting to live within the March appropriation. Mr. Grey stated that the Selectmen will answer that if anyone does. He suggested that the:.Appropriation Committee has no right to ask this question. Mr. Burrell's memo estimates that $2376 will be needed to operate the warning system for the rest of 1967. Having spent • $2540 of his $5000 budget by the end of April, he has just enough money for the warning system if he curtails all other expenditures. There is no indication that he is planning to do so. 5. Conservation Commission Expenses - additional amount to be requested will be discussed with the Commission May 22. 6. Cemetery Department, Personal Services - $1,086 requested in order to work full time instead of the present 2/3 time. This was requested in March and refused. 7. Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Committee - $3,000 requested. Committee was authorized by Art. 82 of March Town Meeting, at which time no funds were requested. 8. Permanent Building Committee - $300 requested. This committee was established by Art. 73 of March Town Meeting. Appropriation Committee voted to recommend appropriation of $300. 9. Study of Bedford St. , Hartwell Ave. and Wood St. - $26,000 Same as Article 36, March Town Meeting. 10. Installation of sewer main from existing pumping station to Hamilton Road. Authorized in 1965; additional money needed. Amount to be requested is unknown. Bedford Sewer Project - amount unknown 11. Construction of 500 ft. of Mass. Ave. - $14,000 to be requested. Money has already been appropriated by Town assuming state aid. State will not reimburse because of tree. 12. Hydrological land use study of Great Meadows - $10,000 may be requested. This may not be legally possible. Town may not be allowed to spend money studying land which Arlington owns. 13. Emerson Road from Adams St. 410 feet westerly - $30,000 requested. Same as Article 57, March Town Meeting 14 - 25 Zoning Articles, Planning Board Articles 26. Anticipation of Revenue - no explanation available