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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
DATE: March 5, 1973
TIME: 7:30 P.M.
PLACE: Town Office Building, Room 111
PRESENT: Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice
Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T.
Bernier, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi Burnell, Howard L.
Levingston, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller, Donald B. White
I . CONSERVATION COMMISSION: Messrs. Kassler, Chairman, Smith,
Freedman, & Williams and Jere Frick, Sue Solamon, Laura Nichols
Late last summer, after a meeting of all departments involved
with the Hatch Act, it was decided that the Conservation
Commission would indeed have a big job with the Hatch Act
work, stated Dr. Kassler. As of this moment we have received
little or no help. Members of my Commission, including myself,
have been receiving threatening letters and calls and we do not
feel that we have to be subjected to this kind of treatment.
It is our feeling that we should have some aualified engineering
help at this particular time . Dave Hughes is presently looking
at land when requested , however, he in turn must clear the
prospective land with one of our Commission and this requires
a lot of time on our part.
Legal help is no problem at the moment; we are very fortunate
to have Norman Cohen as our C oursel. However, our backlog of
administrative work is getting way out of hand, Dr. Kassler said.
We have , to date received no word from the Town Manager in regards
to this situation.
Dr. Kassler had the following suggestions which would alleviate
the situation:
a. The engineering department hire a full time
engineer who could also be a part-time
Conservation engineer (approx. $10,000) .
This received very favorable reaction from
Engineering Department.
b. Perhaps have a Town Inspector from Engineering
Department just off sick leave , and who knows
various land sites do some of the necessary
land inspection.
Upon motions duly made and seconded, EXECUTIVE SESSION was voted
at 8 :15 P.M.
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II . BI-CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE - Kinston Howard, Chairman, Richard
Michelson, Frederic James, Tony Mancini, Alan Adams, Steve Politi
Chairman Kinston Howard stated that his budget of $50,000 remained
the same and he asked just what it was that the Appropriation
Committee did not go along with. Chairman Furash stated he
wondered if the Committee knew exactly what the citizens of
the town expected in the way of a celebration and that the
program does not have a comprehensive management to it. The
Chairman also stated that he felt the Bi-Centennial Committee
was expecting a programatic decision here and this would not
be possible , as we can only take the program provided and make
our own evaluation. We cannot put a program in motion which
the Town Meeting has not voted for.
Lincoln Cole , Jr. , stated that he felt the program was building
every week and that outsiders were coming with very valued
suggestions and that this was not just a one-day affairs
It was mentioned by Chairman Howard that there was a very good
possibility of a major corporation in Lexington providing the
Committee with full time secretarial help as their contribution
to the Bi-Centennial and also that Federal Funds may be in
order.
Chairman Furash suggested that we meet with the Bi-Centennial
Committee again prior to Town. Meeting.
III . Board of Selectmen: A. Kenney, Chairman, N. Riffin, A. Busa
S. Brown, Town Manager O'Connell, Town Counsel, N. Cohen
The following items were discussed:
a. Recreation - cut $9,000
Elimination of Planning Estabrook Program
and Munroe Tot Program.
Approved at $93,000.
b. Insurance - still in disagreement.
c . Re-classification of DPW - This program was
again reviewed briefly by Town Manager O'Connell.
This being such a complex program, it is not
Possible to decide on such short notice . Further
discussion necessary.
IV. BONDING
A short session was held with Town Counsel Cohen to discuss
the best ways in which to bond:
1. Sewers - change to Sanitary Sewers
$50,000
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2. Chairman Furash asked Mr. Cohen to draft
up the best procedures that the Committee
could follow and also to prepare the motions .
Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
The next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 10, 1973
at 9:00 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth M. Flynn/mo'b