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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE MEETING <br /> MONDAY,MARCH 16, 1998 <br /> COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,7:30 PM <br /> Present: P Lapointe, R Borghesani, C Abbott,R Colwell,A Levine,P Hamburger, <br /> I Mrcozkowski, S Coit,R Pawliczek, J Ryan <br /> Also Present: G Woodbury, W Hadley, Carbonneau <br /> • General discussion of Article 10, Sewer System Rehab Program. Is $ 3,000,000 per <br /> year too aggressive? What is the payback period? Is the PILOT payment plus sewer <br /> debt too costly for the average ratepayer? <br /> • Currently spending$ 1,500,000 of the MWRA bill for flow. Estimate that up to 70% <br /> of flow is inflow. <br /> • MWRA estimates that we can save up to 64% of flow charges. Metcalf&Eddy <br /> estimate is close to 25% <br /> • 244 million more gallons leave the Town than enter through the water system <br /> • Will one or two years of the program give us a good sense of the magnitude of <br /> savings? Yes <br /> • In order to document savings,meters will have to be installed in order to benchmark <br /> flow. <br /> • Rate impact should be relatively small. Average customer uses 9600 cu. ft.per year. <br /> A debt payment of$ 300,000 would cost$ 16 per year. PILOT program at$ 250,000 <br /> would cost the average ratepayer$ 15 per year. <br /> • AC recessed to attend the BOS meeting for more budget discussion and CEC's <br /> discussion of Article 42, Guidelines to Financing Capital Expenditures. <br /> • AC returned to regular meeting in Room 105. <br /> • General discussions of warrant articles. <br /> • P Lapointe will draft AC Report for the Special Town Meeting and send the memo <br /> regarding when the AC will issue its report to BOS (Enrich) and SC(Peltz) <br /> Ac3.16.98 <br />