HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-03-19-AC-MIN.pdf APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002-LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 6:00 PM
Present:
P Hamburger, A Levine, R Pawliczek, S Spector, K Dooks, R Eurich, E Michelson, A
Nedzel, J Ryan
• General discussion of the Special Town Meeting assignments
• D Brown will be responsible for the Street Repaving
• Conservation land purchase will be IP
• A Levine will be responsible for the Lincoln Park Field Renovations. The
Recreation Committee has indicated that they will contribute $50,000 per year
towards the debt service. AC wants the contribution to be $100,00 per year or
approximately 45% (equal to non-school usage).
• MOTION: Recreation Committee to contribute $50,000 per year. Failed 8 to 1.
• MOTION: Recreation Committee to contribute $75,000 per year. Failed 6 to 3.
• MOTION: Recreation Committee to contribute $100,000 per year passed 7 to 2.
• General discussion of the capital costs at the Diamond Middle School. A Levine
stated that he thought that the AC and others could contribute to the drafting of
the RFP for the study at the High School.
• MOTION: support both requests at the Diamond and High School. Unanimous.
• General discussion of the elementary school project.
• General discussion of Article 4. AC agrees that only$30,000 be put up as seed
money for the trolley system this year. Need to limit Town's liability. Unanimous
opposition to the $20,000 request for trees. PAYT suggestion that there be 52 free
bags had no support.
• General discussion of Article 28. Should this be an AC Article? Unanimous
opinion that this be an AC Article and unanimous support of the article.
• General discussion of the unbundled debt exclusion vote. AC will defer to BOS.
• Meeting scheduled for March 21, 2002 is cancelled.
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