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Mr. Michelson of the Appropriation Committee pointed out that the CPC had never considered a proposal like the Leary purchase, and expressed his belief that it was best to “come at it with as much information as possible”. He felt a more flexible proposal had a greater likelihood of passage at Town Meeting. He also pointed out that some individuals have said the best way to preserve the original Leary house would be to sell it. Ms. Fenollosa responded to this comment, noting that the sale of the house would preclude any affordable housing on the land. Ms. Manz added that she felt the CPC had flexibility on this issue, since the Local Initiative Project (LIP) process would allow the renovation of the house as well as the construction of new units. Discussion then turned to the issue of the $720,000 previously designated for the affordable housing lot. Mr. Cohen questioned where the figure of $600,000 had come from at the public hearing, and asked if it was a defensible number. Mr. Adler responded here, and said he felt the initial figure of $720,000 was “overpaying” and that $600,000 was more reasonable. 2.Votes on Projects - The Committee conducted formal votes on the projects that had been modified or finalized after the December hearing. The Committee voted to accept the following changes. a.LexHAB – increase to $845,000 (8-0) b.Stone Building – reduction in funding request to $180,000 (8-0) c.Center Playfields – reduction to $70,000 (8-0) d.Leary Acquisition – formal vote on project and $600,000 figure for affordable housing lot (8-0) e. Cary Vault – vote to accept withdrawal of project (8-0) 3.Article 12 – There was a very brief discussion of Articles 11 and 12, and it was noted that the CPC’s Article 11(m) will be discussed under Article 12. The meeting was adjourned at 3:50 pm. Respectfully submitted, Nathalie Rice Administrative Assistant Community Preservation Committee 2