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Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee April 14, 2008 Place and time: Cary Hall, Legion Room 6:30 PM Members present: Deborah Brown (Vice Chair), Richard Eurich, Mike Kennealy, Susan McLeish, Eric Michelson, John Bartenstein, Rob Addelson (ex-officio) Also present: Jim Wood The meeting was called to order at 6:38 PM. Sidewalks. 1.The Committee discussed funding for Phase 3 of the sidewalk project, the warrant article to be voted upon at Town Meeting this evening. Concern was expressed regarding the expense of the entire sidewalk project for Phase 1 (completed last fall) and Phase 2 (approved at Town Meeting last spring and scheduled to commence in the summer of 2008). At the time of the earlier votes, it was believed that there would be an opportunity to review the project after the completion of Phase 1, and it was the sense of the Committee that that review process is not yet complete. We do not yet understand the Disability Commission’s opinion regarding Phase 3 and are not prepared to go forward without their support. We would also like to see more data in terms of the maintenance cost. As Phase 2 has not yet commenced, the Committee will recommend to Town Meeting that an evaluation, including an updated report from the disability commission and review of another winter of maintenance costs be done after Phase 2 is complete and that the proposed expenditure for Phase 3 be reconsidered at that time. It was noted that the Capital Expenditures Committee did not approve the Article for funding Phase 3. The committee voted 7-1 to recommend that the Article be disapproved this year. The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan McLeish Approved October 22, 2008 - 1 -