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Selectmen’s Meeting
<br />December 1, 2011
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<br />A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. in
<br />the Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Chairman Manz, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen,
<br />Mr. Burnell and Ms. Mauger; Mr. Valente, Town Manager and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were
<br />present.
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<br />FY2013 Budget Presentations
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<br /> Public Works
<br />Mr. Hadley presented the Public Works FY2013 Budget Requests: Level Service Requests:
<br />DPW Administration $523,097; Town Engineering $583,813; Street Lighting $275,774;
<br />Highway $1,162,184; Road Machinery $636,992; Snow Removal $1,091,534; Parks Division
<br />$930,459; Forestry $294,153; Cemetery $311,747; Refuse Collection $776,919; Recycling
<br />$1,483,414; and Refuse Disposal $637,000. Total Level Service Budget: $8,807,087.
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<br />Program Improvement Requests: Forestry – 2 Seasonal Positions $10,560; Parks – Laser
<br />Grading/Ballfield Maintenance Program $10,000; Highway - Regulatory Signs/Guard Rail Study
<br />$58,000; Road - W-5 Mechanic $38,896; Snow - Center Snow Removal Cleanup $67,000; and
<br />Compost – Saturday Sale of Compost Product $3,000. Total Program Improvement Requests:
<br />$187,456.
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<br />Department Goals include: Finalize the American Public Works Association Accreditation
<br />process; support implementation of GIS; explore long-term alternative disposal options for
<br />refuse disposal and collection; work with the Energy Committee to improve energy efficiency
<br />and savings; and continue the regular tree planting program.
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<br />Capital: Mass. Avenue – 3 intersection improvements $212,500; tow-way radio narrow band
<br />upgrade $50,000; street improvements $1,798,374; sanitary sewer system investigation and
<br />improvements $1,200,000; water distribution system improvements $900,000; dam repair
<br />$260,000; Battle Green Master Plan $161,845; town wide culvert replacement $390,000;
<br />equipment replacement $595,000; storm drainage improvements and NPDES compliance
<br />$500,000; Hastings Park irrigation $70,000; hydrant replacement program $50,000;
<br />comprehensive watershed storm water management $165,000; town-wide signalization
<br />improvements $125,000; pump station upgrades $100,000; CBD sidewalks $240,000; sidewalk
<br />improvement $300,000; Concord Avenue sidewalks $250,000; and street acceptance $275,000.
<br />Total Capital $7,642,719.
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<br />The Selectmen requested additional discussion on intersection and street improvements prior to
<br />when have to approve for town meeting.
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<br /> Water Enterprise
<br />Mr. Hadley presented the FY2013 Water Enterprise Budget Requests: Water Operations
<br />$1,024,556; MWRA $5,512,091; Indirects $665,848. Total Water Enterprise Budget
<br />$7,202,495.
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