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t s: a Y C SELECTMEN'S MEETING y May 4, 1987 A regular meetit" of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, May 4, 1987, in the Selectmen's Meeting Rohm, Town Office Building, at 7:00 p.m. Chairman Eddison, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Dailey, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Ms. Adler, Asst. to the Town Manager: Mfrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. TOWN MEETING AGENDA The Chairman outlined the order of activities proposed for that evening's session of Town Meeting and listed transparencies to be shown. There were no objections to the plan. TRANSFER FROM RESERVE FUND Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve transf from the Reserve Fund to following accounts To: Acct. - #01-061-102-5307 Board of Appeals $ 500.00 Acct. #103 -103 Fire Department 69,900000 Acct. #01-115-5270 Out-of-State Travel $ 500.00 DRAINAGE AT MUZZEY �.. Mr. Hutchinson requested authorization for Lei: HAB to release funds for payment to Tocci for extra drainage work at the Muzzey High Condo, explaining that this procedure had been previously agreed upon. -Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Lexington Housing Assistance Board to release funds in the amount of $3,124.21 for payment to Tocci for extra drainage work at the Muzzey High Condo, PLAYING FIELD MUZZEY A request from the Muzzey High Condo Association for Town maintenance of the playing field, owned by the Town, which abuts the facility and that the Association be released from that responsibility. Mrs. Daudet, LexHAB member, explained that condo fees could be kept down under this arrangement. Mrs. Marshall, Chairman of the Recreation Committee, noted that the field can he assigned with parking restrictions. Upon motion duly Made and seconded, it was voted to resume Town responsibility for maintenance of the playing field at the Muzzey High Condominium, APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS SCHOOL SYSTEM Mr, Hutchinson explained the need of the School Department for additional funds in the amount of $70,000, due to increased tuition payments for special needs pupils. He proposed that $50,000. of the funds he requested from f ree cash under Article 6, rather than depleting the $83,000 left in the Reserve Fund, upon which there are other demands. The remaining $20,000 could he handled by the Reserve Fund and would leave a small balance for unexpected emergencies. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to request funding in the amount of $50,000, to cover unanticipated costs of the School Department relative to tuition for special needs pupils.