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265 <br /> APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE <br /> DATE: February 7, 1977 <br /> TIME: 7:30 P.M. <br /> PLACE: Town Office Building, Room G-15 <br /> PRESENT: Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Harry Hall, Vice Chairman- <br /> Gen. Gov't. , John Blaisdell, Secretary, John Campbell, <br /> Howard Levingston, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller, Ex- <br /> Officio <br /> c17. <br /> I . SCHOOLS <br /> a. Re meeting held at Clarke Jr. High on February 5, 1977, <br /> Chairman Furash stated he felt it was unwise for him to <br /> speak - the audience was hysterical. <br /> b. From this moment on there will be no opinion of the <br /> Appropriation Committee until we have something in print. <br /> c. Chairman Furash stated that he felt the question of <br /> closing the schools waswhere do you start? It's their <br /> decision to make. <br /> d. Declining school enrollment demands a reduction in the <br /> budget. We want tax reliefs We are educating fewer <br /> students - get the cost down: What we have come up with <br /> is not satisfactory. We have been after them for five <br /> years to cut down and reduce the budget -- as long as it <br /> does not harm the quality of education. <br /> II . RECREATION <br /> a. Tell them how much money then can have. <br /> b. Martin Gilman stated that he feels that this matter should <br /> be put before the Town Manager. <br /> c. Reasons we should go for the new pool: <br /> 1. We are being nickeled and dimed on the present pool. <br /> 2. The cost can be bonded over a period of years. <br /> d. At this point in time , the Appropriation Committee cannot <br /> see its way clear to support any plan except the pool (over <br /> 6-7 years) . <br /> e. Chairman Furash stated that he would like the Board of <br /> Selectmen present its approval to the Town Manager. We cannot <br /> at this time endorse the sequence of events on the chart <br /> except for #1 - Pool. Despite the fiscal crunch we could go <br /> along here because of the bonding. <br /> f. We would suggest that the recreation committee discuss with <br /> the Town Manager ways in which the DPW could help. <br /> g. Tennis Courts - if self-supported could chage the picture. <br /> E. Furash has requested a user-fee report. <br /> h. Playfields - existing personnel could do some work here. <br />