HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-12-16-AC-MIN.pdf APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE MEETING
THURSDAY,DECEMBER 16, 1999
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, 7:30 P.M.
Present: P Hamburger,R Pawliczek, A Nedzel, D Brown, E Michelson, S Spector,A
Levine, J Ryan
Absent: C Welch
Also Present: C Hornig
• General discussion of the cash Capital Policy proposal developed by staff(see
11/19/99 handout)
• Allocation of 5% of non enterprise revenues for debt service and cash capital
expenditures
• CEC will submit a five year capital program to the Town meeting
• Discussed the addition of$500,000 to the override vote for roads
• P Hamburger discussed what has taken place with the Elementary School Task Force.
Consensus seems to call for repairing the elementary schools over time,perhaps two
at a time.
• Landfill study to be done by 2002
• Street study done(reconstruction estimated to be$ 17.5 million and will require a
debt exclusion),repaving costs at$ 5 million(a one time cost) with an annual need of
between $600,000 and $700,000 for maintenance
• DPW facility study (2003), estimated cost to be$ 12 million at the landfill or$ 2 to
$3 million at 201 Bedford Street
• Fire facility, $ 2 million
• Senior Center Study $ 500,000; estimated construction at$ 5 million
• P Hamburger discussed the gang of 8 meeting. Sense from SC members was that
those not attending the gang of 8 meetings were not involved enough
• Scheduled Meetings: 1/12/00 @ 4:30, 1/24/00 @ 4:30, 1/25/00 @ 7:30, 2/15/00 @
4:30
• Discussed possible by-law amendment
• Discussed school maintenance
• Minutes to be approved at the next meeting
• A Levine made a clear and concise explanation of the tax classification issue. Need to
look at"indirect expenses"more closely.
• D Brown distributed community comparisons and discussed briefly.
• Discussion of PILOTS
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