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not responded. Of the eleven who had not responded, one person was in a nursing home, and one was in Florida. The Committee discussed the project, noting that there did not seem to be a “ground swell” of interest. This made CPC approval somewhat tentative, since the project includes significant administrative challenges, and would necessitate adding $20,000 to the project cost to cover the legal work associated with drafting and recording notes for the unit owners. Mr. Adler suggested that the owners seek Selectmen approval to add the cost of the windows to the final sale price of individual units – something which would not be allowed under the present deed restriction. Mr. Cohen added that members of the Condominium had approached the Selectmen several weeks ago with such a proposal, and that there was some receptivity to the idea. There was a lengthy discussion of the proposal, and of the pros and cons of CPC support for the project as it was currently structured. Ms. Manz called for a straw vote from members to assess their support of the present project as a no-interest loan to the 34 Condominium Association members who would need to replace their windows. The straw vote was (7-2) in favor of continuing to support the project as it was presently submitted. 4.Warrant Article to Reduce CPC Surcharge from 3% to 1% - The Committee discussed Article 17, which would give voters the opportunity to reduce the CPC surcharge from 3% to 1%. Ms. Manz asked for a vote on the Article, (0-9), which indicated unanimous CPC opposition to the article. Ms. Manz asked members to consider asking fellow Town Meeting members to speak in support of the 3% surcharge. It appears that both Article 8 (the CPA article) and Article 17 may come up for discussion on the same night, April th 6. 5. Updates - Ms. Manz stated that she is planning to make an Article 2 report to Town Meeting, which is an annual update on the Committee’s work and will include the Committee’s position on Article 17. In subsequently presenting the CPC warrant article, Article 8, she plans to briefly describe this year’s CPC projects, then recognize individual proponents to present their projects in more detail. . The Committee discussed the upcoming First Friday presentation by the th League of Women Voters on March 4 at 9:30 am., which will focus on the CPC projects for FY 12. Ms. Manz requested that individual members be present to respond to questions in their “areas of interest”. There was strong member response, with many of the CPC members offering to attend. Ms. Manz said the League presentation would be a good “dry run” for the TMMA th presentation scheduled for March 16. 2