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March 21,2016Special Town Meeting#3(2016-3),cont...
<br /> to meet this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board
<br /> Selectmen,is authorized to borrow$4,105,000 under M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section
<br /> 7(3A),or any other enabling authority;and
<br /> b)That the Town appropriate$58,092,200 to pay costs of additions,
<br /> remodeling,reconstructing and making extraordinary repairs to the Jonas Clarke
<br /> and William Diamond Middle Schools,located at 17 Stedman Road and 99
<br /> Hancock Street,respectively,including the payment of costs of architectural
<br /> and engineering services,original equipment and landscaping,paving and other
<br /> site improvements incidental or directly related to such additions,remodeling,
<br /> reconstruction or repair;that to meet this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the
<br /> approval of the Board Selectmen,is authorized to borrow$58,092,200 under
<br /> M.G.L.Chapter 44, Section 7(3A),or any other enabling authority,provided
<br /> that no sums shall be borrowed or expended pursuant to this vote unless the
<br /> Town shall have voted to exclude the amounts needed to repay any borrowing
<br /> pursuant to this vote from the limitations on the property tax levy imposed by
<br /> Chapter 59, Section 21C of the General Laws(otherwise known as Proposition
<br /> 2'/2).
<br /> 7:58 p.m. Mr.Hurley introduced the School Committee's Report and thanked all involved.
<br /> He asked to have Mr.Patrick Goddard,Director of Facilities,recognized to present the School
<br /> Committee's Report under Article 2.
<br /> 8:01 p.m. Mr.Goddard presented the School Committee's Report,discussing value
<br /> engineering,peer review,existing conditions,proposed site plans and designs,and scheduling.
<br /> 8:15 p.m. Selectman Joseph Pato moved to receive the Town Manager's Report on
<br /> Article 2.Unanimously Adopted.
<br /> 8:15 p.m. The Moderator recognized Mr. Carl Valente,Town Manager,who presented a
<br /> funding plan for the appropriation under Article 2,outlining taxpayer impacts and proposed
<br /> mitigation through the use of the capital stabilization fund.
<br /> 8:26 p.m. Mr.Hurley reported unanimous support of the School Committee.
<br /> 8:26 p.m. Selectman Suzanne Barry made a brief statement and reported unanimous support
<br /> of the Board.
<br /> 8:27 p.m. Jill Hai,Chair,Capital Expenditures Committee,made a brief statement of
<br /> support and reported unanimous support of the Committee for both sections of the motion.
<br /> 8:28 p.m. Glenn Parker,Chair,Appropriation Committee,reported unanimous support of
<br /> the Committee,stating the Committee was pleased to see the use of the capital stabilization fund
<br /> to mitigate the impact on taxpayers.
<br /> 8:28 p.m. The Moderator declared Article 2 open for debate.
<br /> 8:29 p.m. Dawn McKenna,Pct. 6,questioned access issues regarding the Diamond Middle
<br /> School.Mr.Hurley responded.Ms.McKenna also questioned the opportunity for future public
<br /> input.Mr.Goddard responded.
<br /> 8:34 p.m. Steve Heinrich,Pct.3,posed questions on"value engineering"with specific
<br /> interest in HVAC systems.Mr.Goddard responded,and answered questions related to the larger
<br /> issue of energy savings.
<br /> 8:41 p.m. Elaine Ashton,Pct. 1,questioned other options for cost savings in the"out years"
<br /> after 2020.Mr.Goddard noted that possible options included examining team size and adjusting
<br /> class schedules.
<br /> 8:42 p.m. Margaret Counts-Klebe,Pct. 6,asked if a financial impact statement had been
<br /> prepared for the option of renovating the middle schools.Mr.Valente,Town Manager,replied in
<br /> the negative.
<br /> 8:47 p.m. Nicola Rinaldi, 19 Garfield Street,and a parent of a child in the Hastings School,
<br /> urged support.
<br /> 8:50 p.m. Members questioned the elements of the project that had been cut to achieve costs
<br /> savings.Mr.Goddard responded.
<br /> 8:51 p.m. Mr.Weiss,Pct.5,stated support for special education programing.Members also
<br /> discussed Lexington High School and plans for its renovation/reconstruction.
<br /> 9:04 p.m. David Kanter,Pct. 7,moved the question.Motion Adopted.
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