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The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P.M., on Monday, October Z}., 1971, in the office of the Comptroller, Estabrook Hall, Lexington. Present were Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T. Bernier, J. Harper Blaisdell, Howard L. Levingston and Donald B. White. The Chairman informed the Committee of letters received. A Mr. Jo- seph Gibson requested that student observers be admitted to our meetings-since all meetings are open to the public, the Chairman will advise Mr. Gibson that they will be most welcome when we have moved to the new Town Office Building. A. second letter from the Mystic Valley Health Association advised that their budget for 1972 will be increased and that they would like to have a representative I-1 from our Committee attend a meeting on October 12. Members Leving- stun and Blaisdell will attend. U Meeting was held at 8:35 P.M. with the Capital Expenditures Commit- tee. Present were Chairman Kingston and Members Cogan, Daly, Silver- man and Whitman. Discussion was held as to C .E. ' s plans for 1972 and also their long- range plans for possibly the next 5 years . Chairman Furash explained that Appropriations looks to Capital Expenditures for the basic philosophy behind the capital structure of the Town. C .F. should be concerned with establishing a long range plan with fixed amounts in certain areas . He stated that there is a general mood to rethink the style of operating. He requested, when possible, a set of ground rules from C .F. for sewers, land acquisitions, roads, etc . C . E. Member . Cogan stated that his Committee looked to land acquisi- tion as the critical project to preserve the character of the Town . The Capital Expenditures Committee retired from the meeting at 9:45 P .M. The next meeting night is scheduled for 7:30 P.M., October 18, 1971. The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth M. Flynn 7-1/11--.) Secretary