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�x Selectmen's Meeting - 3 - ,.pril. 5 1982 Mr. Crain stated that he felt that there should be are orderly pro - cedure to ensure that people who have the time, commitment and interest should be on the committee so that the Board could have the benefit of aL well conceived and thought out reaction. He felt that a hearing before this committee would be more productive than if just conducted before the Board. He pointed out that this had been the procedure with the rehab- ilit of closed schools. Mr. Busa stated that he wanted to make it very clear that this was not to reconsider any previous vote. He felt that the people's concerns should be heard and then appoint a committee to address them. He stated that he felt that of a committee was first appointed, it would look as if the Board was "trying to pass the buck and let someone else hear the complaints. Mr. Polite stated that he saw no departure from the procedure in that there had been a meeting to solicit neighborhood input and vote on the bi ep .th concept. He felt that this debate was limited -due to a busy agenda and town elections and that questions had been asked that had not received full answers. He stated that because of this, he felt that it had not been a full hearing and another opportunity should be given to the people to be heard. Mr. Crain d iagreed with lair. Politi and felt that the amount of tim available gage "full opportunity for ventilation" and that election evening had nothing to do with it, He felt that holding another hearing would do no more than escalate ventilation and preferred to follow past procedures. Mr. Crain proposed an amendment to Mr. Sacco' s motion that a committee be formed to continue the analysis of the impact of the biepath. Mrs. attire seconded the emotion and it was voted 3- Mr, Sacco and Mr. Politi voting in the negative, that a committee of seven be formed to study the im- pact of the biepath concept. Upon motion duly made and seconded., it was voted 4 -1, Mr. Politi voting in the negative, that a committee of seven be formed., including two members of the Board of Selectmen to be a liaison committee, the first order of business to be the conducting of a public hearing; interface with public administrators and report to the Board of-Selectmen. The Capital Expenditures Committee and Appropriation Committee met Cap. Exp. with the Board to discuss the differences in budget items to be presented to. To Meeting. ppropria- ir. Ba.rnert stated that they were in agreement with the Selectmen tion Corms. with the exception of the Traffic Study and Road Machinery items. Mr. Dailey stated that the dif ferences' were in the area of the Water Study and that they had eliminated one vehicle in the equipment area in the amount of $18,000. Other items discussed were the Barking Implem- entation and the placement of the $70,000 for the track the Board had agreed not to fund, Mai. Crain informed the Board that he had met with two people, one of mystic whom had spent a great deal of time with Mystic V alley as liaison, and he valley stated that he came away from the meeting feeling that the Town now had the