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was not simply a maintenance project. Ms. Rice also updated the Committee on the Battle Green Master Plan, stating that the final project request of $25,000 had been received, and that the project application was now considered complete. Mr. Kanter suggested that it would still be useful to see a more complete cost breakdown for the project. Ms. Rice also gave an update on the Cary Hall Venue Study, stating that the project cost is now $60,000. It had been listed at $30,000 due to confusion over the addition of a lift for the Bird Room, and the subsequent withdrawal of the lift. There was no progress to report on the Goldinger or Cotton Farm land acquisition projects. 4.Assignment of Committee Members for Various Upcoming Meetings and Town Meeting– Ms. Weiss asked for volunteers for the New Town th Meeting Members meeting on March 13, and the TMM Bus Tour on March th 14. Mr. Adler agreed to help with the first commitment, and Ms. Manz, Mr. Adler, Mr. Cohen and Ms. Fenollosa volunteered for the second. Ms. Weiss also informed the Committee that the Information Session may be either thth March 10 or March 17. Members of the Committee were asked to keep both dates open. Members also volunteered to speak at Town Meeting and were assigned to various projects of their interest. There are presently twenty projects under consideration by the CPC. Ms. Weiss will speak to the Administrative budget item, and to the debt service for the Busa land acquisition. 5.Discussion of Projects with Non-Unanimous Support– Ms. Weiss stated that she wanted members to have an opportunity to discuss those projects which were not unanimously supported by the Committee. The first project was the Town Offices Building project for 1.9 million. Members agreed that rehabilitations to bring the building up to ADA standards and the correction of code violations were necessary, but felt that the re-arrangement of office space did not seem critical. Ms. Fenollosa made the point that in the present economy the project appeared to be an extravagance the Town could not afford. Mr. Cohen pointed out that the economy was favorable for bonding and for obtaining lower construction costs. Ms. Weiss added that there were upcoming projects in FY12 and FY13 which were of higher priority than the Town Office building. She named the Police Station and Fire Station as projects which would require significant rehabilitation at significant cost. Mr. Kanter noted that it would be useful to ask Mr. Goddard, Director of Facilities, to begin prioritizing projects that come before the CPC. The LexHAB project also received some discussion, with members voicing concerns about how few units were being preserved per dollar requested. Ms. Fenollosa pointed out that for $380,000, CPA funds were being proposed for use at Greeley Village to benefit 100 families, while the LexHAB’s project of 2