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<br /> The Appropriation Committee held a meeting , at 7:30 P.M. , on Wed-
<br /> nesday, February 2, 1972, in the basement meeting room, Town Office
<br /> Building, Lexington. Present were Edward F. Furash, Chairman,
<br /> Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary,
<br /> Arthur T. Bernier, Levi G. Burnell, Howard L. Levingston, H. Bigelow
<br /> Moore, Donald B. White and Richard M. Perry, Comptroller. -
<br /> Meeting with Appropriations were Capital Expenditure Committee mem-
<br /> bers, R. Kingston, Chairman, L. Whitman, G. Silverman; PBC members,
<br /> 0. Brown and R. Whitman; Library Trustees F. Bailey, Chairman and
<br /> I . Mabee; Library Advisory member S . Stolz and Library Director,
<br /> R. Hilton and S . Nicole, Assistant Director.
<br /> to Library Chairman Bailey outlined their proposal for a central library
<br /> 1-4 addition and renovation. The 13;000 sq. ft. of addition would cost
<br /> • approximately $1,600,000. This with renovations of the present
<br /> facility should be adequate into the 1980's .
<br /> In request of the Appropriations Committee, a sampling of user' s
<br /> was presented. Of 1500 households from streets lettered A to C
<br /> 37/4 (551 people) borrowed-approximately 2/3rds of the families are
<br /> using the Library.
<br /> In discussion of a comparison of costs between the Library building
<br /> and the Town Office Building, it was stated that under Fees,
<br /> $66,300. (TOB) and $139,000. (Lib) , the latter figure was perhaps
<br /> too high; and that under Clerk-of-Works, $21 ,000. (Lib) was high.
<br /> During TOB construction, it was explained, the Clerk-of-Works was
<br /> -- an employe of the Town DPW.
<br /> Chairman Bailey stated that, if the Article in Town meeting is
<br /> approved, the Library could be completed by 1974 .
<br /> Otis Brown, of the PBC, presented a statement proposing a completely
<br /> new Library building, at a new location. The same square footage
<br /> in a new building would cost approximately 01,600,000., the same
<br /> amount projected for the present library and addition.
<br /> Chairman Furash thanked the Committees present and said that the
<br /> material presented at this time to his Committee, was improved and
<br /> more cohesive . He, also, stated to Mr. Brown that the Committee
<br /> would review his proposal .
<br /> The meeting was concluded at 9:20 P.M.
<br /> Executive session was moved, to meet with Library Trustee Chairman,
<br /> Bailey, Library Advisor Stolz and Library Directors Hilton and Nicole.
<br /> Chairman Furash reported to them that their Library expense budget of
<br /> $83,114. was too high. He requested that they review this and submit
<br /> a new budget reflecting only a 5cg increase in controllables . Areas of
<br /> control were discussed.
<br /> With respect to Library Personal Service requests, Director Hilton
<br /> listed as Personnel priorities, the following:
<br /> 1. Senior Page-Reference Dept. $1,550.
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