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() 1 Meeting of Appropriation Committee, May 20, 1968, continued Committee Recommendations Art. 2 $11,000 for Asst. Town Engineer and Jr. Eng. for inspection. tax levy Art. 5 Ch. 90 $60,000 tax levy Art. 8 Sewers $62,000 E & D Art. 12 Memorial $500 ^—I Art. 13 C.D. Unfavorable Action 'J Art. 15 Cemetery Unfavorable Action Art. 16 Conservation. Discussed; no decision School Committee Chairman, Logan Clarke and Superintendent Fobert discussed Article 14. Mr. McInnes and Mr. McSweeney are working on this. School Buses discussed. Logan informed us that a new 3—year contract had just been signed with the present carrier, the sole bidder. This contract will cost $35,000 more per year than the former contract. He suggests that the Appropriation Committee study the problem of school transportation and recommend, within the next three years, whether the Town should buy buses or continue to let contracts for busing. Mr. McInnes has considerable information on present costs and requirements. Planning Board came to request funds for advertising from the Reserve Fund. Chairman Natalie itiffin stated that the Planning Board, in a letter to the Selectmen Dec. 11, 1967, informed them of their intention to recodify the zoning laws and asked that the Selectmen allow money in their budget for printing these in the warrant. The Planning Board had intended to give notice of the required hearing in the Minute Man, referring to the text published in the Tarrant and on file with the Town Clerk. They did not feel it was necessary to publish the whole text twice in the newspaper. However, Mr. Legro decided that it was preferable and perhaps necessary to print the text. Therefore they did so at a cost of $689.50 each time. The bill to date is $$1,379100. If Town Meeting passes the Article, this will have to be printed twice more, for an additional $1,379. Don Grant requested that the bills be paid now (to obtain the discount), and that the Planning Board write the Selectmen requesting a transfer from Reserve Fund for whatever part of this sum they cannot spare from their expense budget. Next Meeting Monday, May 27, 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Ruth F. Souza, secretary