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e i SELECTMEN'S MEETING April 4, 1990 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Wednesday, April 4, 1990, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, at 7 :00 p.m. Chairman Eddison, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Dailey, Mrs. Smith, Mr. McSweeney; Ms. Radway, Asst. to the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive clerk, were present. Mr. White, Town Manager, joined the meeting later. ARTICLE REVIEW ARTICLE 31. It was noted that the final amount requested by the School Committee for projects listed under Article 31 appears to be $1,252,000. The matter of bonding of some of the expenditures was discussed. It was agreed that reroofing proposals totalling $768,000 could be seen as capital requests but that proposals for replacing lockers, repairing equipment and painting buildings should be considered as operational expenses. and should be covered in the operating budget. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to support the reroofing of the Fiske, Estabrook, Hastings and the Senior High Schools and that authority to bond these expenditures be requested. ARTICLE 23 THROUGH 32 It was agreed that the 28, 29 30 31 32. Support approved by a 3 - 2 majority voting in the negative. Mr. accomplished without an over Board will support Articles 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, of Article 29, old Res. Weed Control, was of the Board with Mr. Dailey and Mr. McSweeney Dailey added that if that project could be ride, he would support it. ART T rr.R ii In view of the Town's financial condition, it was agreed that this year would not be an appropriate one in which to fund a traffic study at Five Forks, as proposed under Article 33. CONSERVATION PLANNING ARTICLES The Board saw no problem with Articles 35 through 39: Conservation and Planning Board proposals. ARTICLE 40,TMMA The Board will make no recommendation on the proposal of the TMMA for changes in procedures at Town Meeting, but expressed preference for a time limit less that 30 minutes for debates on subsidiary motions. ARTICLES 41 THROUGH 46 No opposition to Articles 41 through 44 was expressed. Regarding Article 45, Unpaid Ambulance Bills /Liens of Property, Indefinite Postponement will be moved. It was agreed to support Article 46, Quarterly Tax Bills. MR> Marshall again requested statistics on the percentage of payments from escrow accounts and directly from homeowners. Mr. McSweeney noted that there would be some opposition to the proposal because of loss of interest income. It was suggested that exploration be made as to whether the State Statute would allow for semi- annual payments by the elderly.