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61-330 Selectmen's Meeting - March 8, 1999 FY2000 Budget John Ryan presented a chronology of the budget process which started in September. At present there still remains a $135,000 gap between anticipated revenue and appropriation requests. Mr. Levine speaking as an individual and Town Meeting Member, not as a representative of the Appropriation Committee expressed concern about ways things are being funded through the Enterprise Funds. He mentioned one of the items that is not funded in Water and Sewer Enterprise funds is rent. Some of the building maintenance is in these funds; however, they do not include depreciation of the facility, which is in need of serious repair work. He also feels that the Recreation Committee is proposing a new field at Harrington School at considerable expense when one of the problems is that the maintenance of the fields is underfunded. Mr. Enrich indicated the Board will be working toward presenting Town Meeting with a balanced budget and hopes to take a vote on the budget next week. The Board will be addressing remaining questions within the next week. Liaison Assignments Mr. Enrich indicated that Jeanne Krieger had expressed a willingness to be the Selectmen's representative to HATS. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to designate Jeanne Krieger as the Lexington Selectmen's Representative to HATS. Dawn McKenna reported that she planned on attending the next MAGIC meeting scheduled in Lexington. Mr. Enrich asked Board members to be thinking further about liaison assignments. Minutes Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes of the meeting of February 8, 1999. Selectmen Liaison Reports Mrs. Eddison reported on a meeting last Saturday of a group convened by Representative Marzilli concerning the Minuteman VoTech School Committee representation and budget assessments. The next meeting will be on Saturday, March 20 at Estabrook Hall.