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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-09-13-CEC-min MEETING DATE 9/13/2001 Meeting was held at the high school jointly with Appropriations and the Selectman. All CEC members were present. Meeting start: 8.40 PM 1. Discussion on school options. Presentation by school committee members with two options -- one to go to the voters in fall with two new schools and one swing space and other to go to the voters in spring with two new schools and two swing spaces. No decisions. CEC unanimously presented their point of view that the schools should go to voters in the fall. 2. Discussions on Conservation -- they are not ready now but will be ready in spring. 3. Discussion on Roads -- Dave Carboneau(?) of DPW presented20 miles, $7 million, 4 year program. They are ready for fall. CEC unanimously presented their view that roads were promised to the town and the project is ready and recommended that it should go forward to the voters in fall. Voted: "The Capital Expenditures Committee supports a Fall debt exclusion to build a new Harrington school and a new Fiske school." (5-0 and announced at the joint meeting) This vote assumed a single swing space, the old Harrington School. Voted: "The Capital Expenditures Committee supports a Fall debt exclusion for the $7M DPW street program." (5-0 and announced at the joint meeting) This vote endorsed bringing the streets to the voters in the Fall even if no other capital projects were brought to the voters at that time. 4. Jean said in response to a question from Robin that the time line for override decisions was 9/24 or 10/1 meetings of the selectmen. 5. Rick White presented budget schedule a. Town Meeting March 25 b. Formal Collaborative Budget Feb 25 c. B.O.S and School Committee agreement Feb 14 d. Budget Draft Jan 14 Charles asked and was answered in the affirmative that the Jan 14 shall include the capital budget. Selectmen voted unanimously for the Feb 25 as official budget date. Selectmen voted unanimously for Summit Meeting on Sept 19. 6. The CEC then moved to cafeteria. a. Discussion summit strategy -- major items other than schools and roads might be Senior Center at 201 Bedford along with DPW admin. Building, cash capital policy change and small ticket items. b. Shirley to pursue Kathy about progress on Senior Center issues. c. Tom to ask for Summit Agenda d. CEC unanimously voted to hold meetings on every Wednesday starting in October through Nov. e. Tentative schedule of various departments to be called is: Wednesday, October 24, 7:30pm, DPW -- to be posted Wednesday, October 31, 7:30pm, COA -- to be posted Wednesday, November 7, 7:30pm, Recreation -- to be posted Wednesday, November 14, 7:30pm, Schools -- to be posted Wednesday, November 28, 7:30pm, Library, Conservation and Fire -- to be posted 11.10 PM -- Meeting adjourned Respectfully submitted, Narain Bhatia Indus International email: bhatia@cheerful.com Tel: 781-863-0893 (USA) Ps Tom: My notes showed Fire was along with library and conservations since recreation always took long time. So I have made the change.