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':'K <br /> Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, Dec. 5, 1966, 7:30 p.m. <br /> Present: Frank Parrish, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; R. Gary; D. Grant; <br /> A. Kenney; G. Kolovson; D. Noyes; R. Perry, Comptroller; <br /> R. Souza; L. Zehner <br /> Reserve Fund Request - Hisooric District Commission requests $430, of <br /> which $290 is needed for operating expenses and 4140 for printing and <br /> distributing a brochure of the 1966 Act amending boundaries of the <br /> Historic Districts and its regulation. <br /> Voted to transfer $430 from Reserve Fund to #2450 <br /> School Budget Information Meeting. Fra.Lk Parrish reported that budget <br /> increase was $831,918, a 13.4% increase. Of t-is 4636,800 was for <br /> personal services. <br /> One item was removed from regular budget and will be asked for under <br /> a special Article, i.e. resurfacing of the area back of High School. <br /> Appropriation Committee Budget - Committee will request $3,200. <br /> Conservation Commission - Les York and Francis Smith met with us. <br /> Reimbursement of $79,100 was received from federal government today. <br /> Long range land purchase program <br /> Conservation Commission concurs with Planning Board's recommendation <br /> that Torn undertake i=.i,mediate, large-scale land buying, tapering off <br /> after about 5 years. They believe, however, teat it might cost more <br /> than the $1.5 million mentioned by the Planning Board. This is a <br /> minimum figure, based on a cost per acre estimated by Planning Board. <br /> Planning Board proposes extension of green belt; they looked at the lots <br /> available and estimated cost (sometimes of easements rather than <br /> outright purchases). Of the about 4,000 acres still open, apt,roximtiltely <br /> 1/4 is involved in this acquisition plan. They included no land the <br /> other side of Route 128, none on the Belmont-Waltham side of Rte. 2; <br /> these might be added to the program by the Conservation Commission. <br /> Conservation Commission is not going to be ready to present any specific <br /> proposals in March, or probably in 1967. <br /> March 1967 - Probably Whi,,ple Hill will be proposed again. <br /> Land for which money his already been appropriated <br /> New Amsterdam land - option expired in mid-July, could not be exercised <br /> because state and federal papers had not been returned (no reimbursement <br /> if exercised before approved). Owners would give exl_ension only if we <br /> agreed to pay interest from expiration of option to the time papers are <br /> passed, if option is exercised. Cost would be about $800. They expected <br /> to take it from Conservation Fund. Option has not been exercised because <br /> Town Counsel asked whether inerest was adding to the price, questioned <br /> legality of this. Selectmen voted not to exercise. <br /> West Property - Commitment to build a fence was included in option. <br /> Conservation Commission assumed PWD would build it, did not estimate <br /> any cost. They were advised to includes requests for any such additional <br /> funds needed in the original appropriation requests in future. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> r <br /> Ruth F. Souza, secretary <br />