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(Annual Town Meeting - April 5, 1982.) <br /> Article 4. I nspection Department <br /> (Cont.) <br /> #4450 Personal Services $ 92,751 <br /> 4500 Expenses 3,085 <br /> 8:38 P.M. <br /> Director of Public Works Offi <br /> 4900 D.P.W. Collective_Bargaining Unit - Personal Services 1,261,508 <br /> (Of which $30,000 is to be transferred from the <br /> Westview Perpetual Care Fund and $11,000 from <br /> Westview Sale of Lots Fund) <br /> 4950 Public Works Management and Staff Personal Services 363,056 <br /> 5000 Expenses 12,320 <br /> 8:39 P.M. <br /> Engineering Depart <br /> 5100 Personal Services 210,699 <br /> 5150 Expenses 6,300 <br /> 8:39 P.M. <br /> Town Buildings Maintenance <br /> 5200 Personal Services 73,770 <br /> 5250 Expenses 269,700 <br /> 8:39 P.M. <br /> Highway and Traffic Division <br /> 5400 Expenses 212,650 <br /> (Divided (Of which $20,000 is to be transferred from the <br /> from Art. Parking Meter Fund.) <br /> 4. See 8:39 P.M. <br /> Pgs. 86, 89 <br /> & 145, <br /> 146.) Road Machinery <br /> 5450 Expenses 219,475 <br /> 8:39 P.M. <br /> Snow Remova <br /> 5500 Expenses (See below and next page) 128,325 <br /> 8 :40 P.M. <br /> Ephraim Weiss raised concern over the snow removal budget. <br /> He stated that after driveways are cleared, the plows invariably <br /> return to widen the street, which he felt was not necessary, and <br /> the driveways are filled in. He suggested that front end loaders <br /> open up the end of each driveway. Mr. Busa responded that it was <br /> necessary to widen the streets to open up the drains to prevent <br /> flooding and that with over 9,000 dwellings in Lexington, the use <br /> of front end loaders to open up each driveway would add approxi- <br /> mately $62,000. to the snow removal budget. 8:45 P.M. <br /> Ephraim Weiss moved that Item 5500 be increased by $60,000. <br /> 8:50 P.M. <br /> Mr. Weiss explained that his amendment would cost each family <br /> approximately $10. per year to have the end of their driveway <br /> opened up. Mr. Busa stated that the Board of Selectmen unanimously <br /> opposed this amendment. 8:53 P.M. <br /> James M. McLaughlin moved the previous question which was <br /> declared adopted by voice vote. 8:55 P.M. <br /> Motion to amend, as offered by Mr. Weiss, declared lost by <br /> voice vote. 8:55 P.M. <br /> (See next page for Snow Removal budget as adopted) <br />