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2.Pine Meadows Golf Course – Drainage Improvements Ms. Simmons explained the drainage situation at ninth green at the golf course, and used an aerial photo to highlight the existing problems. She explained that there would be two phases to the project. The first phase would involve the following: (1) dredging the stream from the upper pond to the lower pond, and dredging Kiln Brook to the Rt. 95 right-of-way, (2) removing beaver dams, (3) repairing a control dam, and (4) installing a stnd, large box culvert. The second phase would involve; (1) rehabilitating the 1 and 2 stth holes, (2) rehabilitating the 1 and 8 holes, and (3) removing and resetting sprinklers. Mr. Kanter asked how old the quotes were that were used for the CPC submittal, and questioned whether they might be lower by the time the job is bid. Mr. Adler asked if the golf course would be shut down while the work progressed, to which Ms. Simmons replied that it would not. She noted that the use of the golf course has increased recently, and that in the past year, the rounds were up by an annual count of 2,000. Ms. Weiss asked if the Enterprise fund had been considered for this project, to which Ms. Simmons replied that the monies in the fund were called for, some of which were being used for debt service reduction. 3. Athletic Fields Mr. Pinsonneault opened the discussion by describing two projects which had been recently completed. These included renovations to the Bowman Field and the Bridge School Field. (These were not CPC funded projects, however.) He explained that he was now before the Committee to request $100,000 in funding for drainage work on the Town’s athletic fields. (An additional $100,000 is being sought from the tax levy.) The proposed project would include drainage renovations to the areas between the varsity baseball field, and the main varsity softball field, where significant degradation has occurred. He said that the work on the fields was the follow-up to recommendations in the field renovation report funded by the CPC in ’07. Members concurred that the work was badly needed and commented on the damage done by the Carnival this year. Mr. McSweeney asked if the $100,000 request would be enough, to which Mr. Pinsonneault replied that the engineers had estimated that the work would cost $100,000 and he felt the report was very well done. Mr. McSweeney also had questions about turf field replacement on adjacent fields, that was not part of the present project. Mr. Pinsonneault updated the Committee on the status of the turf fields, and noted that the “carpets” would need replacing before 2014, when the warrantees run out. The Committee noted that Kevin Batt had reviewed the request for work on the athletic fields, and had counseled them that it was an eligible project. Mr. Pinsonneault also updated the Committee on the Burial Grounds project funded by the CPC. He said a conservator had been hired, and there is a plan in place to do the work. He said table monuments had been repaired as part of Phase I work, and that in Phase II, the Munroe Cemetery and the Burial Ground work would be completed. The 2