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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE MEETING <br /> WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 <br /> COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,7:30 PM <br /> Present: P Lapointe, P Hamburger, A Levine,R Borghesani, S Coit,I Mroczkowski, <br /> R Pawliczek, C Abbott,R Colwell, J Ryan <br /> • MOTION: Approve minutes of January 22, 1998,Unanimous <br /> • AC need to take a position on articles by February 26th <br /> • Positions need to be taken on: <br /> ArticleA4 Capital Article <br /> School Project(s) <br /> Free Cash <br /> Articles that appear to have a payback need to analyzed <br /> Streets ( $ 555,000), I&I($3,000,000)leak detection,DPW Building and landfill <br /> Recycling costs: NESWC tipping fees. Potential shut down due to local concerns over <br /> environmental issues. <br /> • General discussion of Article 42, Guidelines for Financing Capital Expenditures. <br /> Linking of Stabilization Fund and"free cash". Not much support for the Stabilization <br /> Fund <br /> • C Abbott discussed the findings of the PILOT Committee(3 for and 3 against). <br /> Those opposed were not Town Meeting members while those supporting PILOT's <br /> were Town Meeting members. What is the split between residential and commercial <br /> costs for the PILOT's? Tax break is not significant. PILOT'S do not benefit <br /> taxpayers due to the charges not being deductible. <br /> • P Lapointe discussed the school projects. Project must be reimbursable. Committee <br /> made up of PBC, CEC,AC,BOS, SC and those opposing the project. Affordability <br /> not yet defined. Secondary schools should be done first. <br /> • A Levine suggested that perhaps a part of the school project be places on an override <br /> vote with the remainder being paid from the tax levy. <br /> Ac2.4.98 <br />