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Selectmen's Meeting January 28, 1984 - 3 Norton Streets. Vote on . the laying out of Norton Street will be taken at the January 3 meeting of the Board. Parkin Improvements -- The Board. expressed agreement with the Town Manager's recommendation that the $ 22,000 request be supported. Regarding fencing for the track, Mr. Sacco expressed concern about the high cost estimated for the proposed project and about increase in costs for the track over the original projection. - He did not support the expenditure which, he felt, should have been dealt with at the time of the original pro- posal for track construction. Discussion continued on protection of the Town's investment in the track with respect to damage to its surface if not fenced. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 3 - 1, with Mr. Sacco voting in the negative, to support the Manager's recommended funding of $25, for fencing of the track. The Town Manager voiced his request that the Board carry his recommenda- tion for $ 200 , 000 appropriation for the Town Computer System, which he noted could be recommended downward at a later time. He advised delay in d ec is io n on the Library's $150, boo request f or automated circulation sys tern . funding and f eft that alternate services might serve and might be less expensive. He deemed it more to upgrade other town data processing systems. He is awaiting responses to requests for proposal and suggestions for alternate systems f or the Library in the ' f inal report of the Data Processing Committe8 . Mr. Politi recommended putting this item on hold pending receipt of the above inf o rma t ion . Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to postpose decision on Town Computer System funding, pending report of the Data Processing Committee and on responses to the Library Trustees on request for proposals. Funding of the ramp for the handicapped at Cary Hall, $ requested and favorably recommended by the Town Manager, will be supported by the Board. Consensus was reached in support of the request for repair of tennis courts at Clarke Jr. High School in the amount of $7,500 and on Refurbishing of the Adams School Playfield in the amount of $15,000. Regarding lighting of athletic field and request for $100, for that project, the Board was in agreement with the Town Manager's recommendation for 0 funding. Mr . Hutchinson gave his recommendation that the request of the School Committee for $82,000, now included in the Committee's operating budget re- quest, should be presented as a capital request. He asked the Board's. view on whether efforts should be made to persuade the School Committee to make that change or if the Board of Selectmen should exercise its option to do so. It was agreed that the Manager will contact Chairman Clough of the School Committee and Superintendent of Schools Pierson to request this pro - �,,■�, cedure, but that the Board will keep open its optionto implement the change pending response by the School Committee.