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ARTICLE 25 APPROPRIATE THE FY2007 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE OPERATING BUDGET To see if the Town will vote to hear and act on the report of the Community Preservation Committee on the FY2007 Community Preservation budget and, pursuant to the recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee, to appropnate from the Community Preservation Fund, or to reserve amounts in the Community Preservation Fund for future appropriations, for the administrative expenses of the Community Preservation Committee for FY2007, for the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space—including land for recreational use, for the acquisition, preservation rehabilitation and restoration of histonc resources, and for the creation, preservation and support of community housing; or act in any other manner in relation thereto (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED unknown at press time DESCRIPTION The Community Preservation property tax surcharge, if approved by the voters,will raise over$2,300,000 in FY2007,which is expected to be matched, in whole or in part,by the State in FY2008 By law, a minimum of ten percent of Community Preservation funds must be used or reserved in each of three categories open space(excluding land for recreational use), histonc resources and affordable housing. ARTICLE 26 APPROPRIATE FOR OUTDOOR SOUND SYSTEM(Citizens' Petition) To see if the Town will vote to appropnate sums of money for(a) sound engineering consulting services to evaluate the Town's existing sound equipment and to make recommendations for additional sound equipment for outdoor events in Lexington, and to hire a person to operate such equipment on a per event basis, and(b)the purchase of new and/or supplementary sound equipment; and to determine whether such appropriations shall be met by the tax levy, or by transfer from available funds, including any revolving or special funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto (Inserted by Dawn McKenna and nine or more registered voters) FUNDS REQUESTED unknown at press time DESCRIPTION Significant public and private time and money is spent each year to celebrate the town's heritage on Patriot's Day and to honor our veterans throughout the year There have been complaints from attendees that they cannot hear the presentations during the parade or on the Battle Green. This article would allow the town to hire a sound engineer to evaluate the existing equipment. Based on the recommendations, this article would allow the town to purchase supplementary equipment. In addition, the DPW currently lacks the sound mixing expertise to properly operate the equipment. This article would fund a professional sound mixer to set up and operate the equipment several times a year, as needed. 19