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34 M.V. Excise Tax Bills Library Parking Spaces Bicentennial Committee Selectmen's Meeting January 22, 1973 Chairman Kenney read a letter from the Tax Collector expressing concern that motor vehicle excise tax bills have been arriving very late from the Registry of Motor Vehicles. After discussion, the Board agreed to inform•Governor Sargent of the late receipt of the motor vehicle excise tax bills and to urge him to use whatever means at his disposal to assist the Registry of Motor Vehicles in putting out the bills in a more timely and efficient manner. Chairman Kenney read a letter from the Permanent Building Com- mittee regarding the parking plan for the Cary Memorial Library, and s6gge§fIrig that the Trustees of the Library be involved in planning for the allocation of use of the parking area. The entire area now blocked out as the library site must be available to the contractor during the construction period. Upon motion dilly made and seconded, it was voted to concur with the arrangements for setting up a parking lot for the Cary Memorial Library as outlined by the Permanent Building Committee. It is under- stood that the Contractor will be using the Library parking space during construction but not other muncipal parking spaces. Representative Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. and Kingston Howard, Chairman of the Lexington Bicentennial Committee, met with the Board. Mr. Howard: We would request the appropriation of $50,000.„ In March of 1972, we had a projected program of events and also a budget of $100,000. Based upon this documentation, the 1972 Town Meeting voted an appropriation of $10,000 towards the required $100,000. If our request for $50,000 is approved, that will.give us $60,000 towards the $100,000. There is strong feeling in our committee that $100,000 may be rather substantially understated but there is a possibility that federal subsid.esmay be available to us; we are pursuing all sources of funding at state and federal levels. Eighteen months from now, we might have the opportunity in 1974 to have an appropriation of the net balance necessary. We decided to request $50,000 in March of 1973 and we would have an adequate fix on what the subsidies would be. Our primary purpose tonight is to ask approval of our request for an Article and the appropriation of $50,000. Chairman Kenney: As you know, we have inserted an Article and the Board has supported $50,000. Mr. Howard: We have prepared a progress report for the Board and it will be available for the Appropriation Committee and Town Meeting Members. We have been provided with a list of military units, recommended for invitation on Patriots=Gay, by the coordinating com- mittee of Hanscom Field. This list has been reviewed by the Town Celebrations Committee and has been accepted in every respect. Concord has already acted on that list and every unit on that list has been extended an invitation by Concord's Board of Selectmen. Our question