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moi Mrs. Rosenblum distributed a 7 -page questionnaires prepared by the Youth Sy tud Committee with the involvement of the School Committee, which she hoped could be made available to all students. She asked for the endorsement of the need for the study and for suggestions for sources of funding. Although genera a reement with the concept of the Committee's efforts was exp ressed b Board members, it was felt that input from other agencies P Y such as the Human Services Committee and Youth Commission and contact with parents was necessary before final decision could be made. It was also suggested that the length of the questionnaire might discourage response by many. Mrs. Smith noted the availability of professionals who could design short easier to answer questionnaires and urged the Committee to consider this procedure. In answer to questions about response from the School Administration, M rs. Rosenblum said that there had been only informal contact but that the school officials would not be administering or processing the q uestionnaires. She felt that the project would be an important Human Services effort and would want the Human Services Committee to have custody of all data when collected. Mr. Eddison acknowleded the Board's support of the concept presented but said more evidence of coordination with the other agencies previously mentioned was wanted. He invited the Committee to return to the Board when mow this has been accomplished. CLEAN WATER ACTION PROJECT Ms. Ratcliffe and Mr. Hubley of the Clean Water Action Pro were � present to r e q uest the Board's support of a Resolution on plans to supplement the water sup plies distributed by the mass. Water Resources Authority { MWRA } . The resolution would oppo5e the diversion of the Hill #rs Merr�mack • r Sudbury or Connecticut Rivers into the HLC water system and would f leaks water conservation m�easures better watershed recommend the repair o : managment and local watershed protection meat uses as ways to increase the IBC water supply. he Board was that more Mr. Eddison stated that he felt the sense of t • on exactly what is being information was needed Y proposed than was provi at that time. He and the other members strongly suppo rted industrial and residential conservation of water but were unwilling to sign the resolution without further study, . With reference to saving of money by implementing leak detection pros , procedures, he questioned why all towns have not taken such stepse res onded that some towns have done so but that in some Hr. Hubley P • - inhibited that process= Efforts have been made oases, the initial oust has h the Le i sl ature and the MWRA to assist with funding. . He gave throng g reports of successful efforts of industries at conservation: Hr. Marshall felt it made sense to encourage conservati and further vor of si ning the study of the non-diversion issue but was not i n f a g resolution in its present f