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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
DATE: March 15, 1976
TIME: 7 :30 P.M.
PLACE: Town Office Bldg. Room 111
PRESENT: Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Donald B. White , Vice-Chairman,
Schools, J. H. Blaisdell, Secretary, Mitzi Kutchin,
Patricia Hagedorn, Peter Hall, John Campbell, Richard M.
Perry, Ex-officio
I . RESERVE FUND TRANSFERS
Balance : $88,431.88
1. Transfer amount of $800.00 to Account 2470 Recreation.
2. Transfer amount. of $1400 to Account 3550 Animal control:
due to added expenses during 1976 - electricity, gas,
telephone , water bill and interior equipment.
3. Transfer amount of $2,670 to account 1750 Municipal
Property - Workmen's Comp.
4. Transfer amount of $2250 to account 1125 - police , fire ,
medical services.
5. Transfer amount of $44,000 to account 1700 group insurance.
Upon motions duly made and seconded,
it was SO VOTED to transfer the above
amounts from the Reserve Fund.
II . WETLAIVDS
Present: Mr. Zabin
Dr. Michael Alexander •
a) Planning Board voted 4 to 1 to support all Planning Board
Articles except Article 97.
b) Mr. Zabin stated his Board was not at all pleased with the
Appropriation Committee report on Wetlands and felt that
their decision would greatly influence Town Meeting.
c) Chairman Furash stated:
1. he felt it most important to find out if the
town does favor Wetland Zoning.
2. whether or not the study will be carried out at the
right price? cost involved?
3. whether information would be sufficient to protect
the town.
4. Mr. Zabin stated that this is no longer an extraordinary
situation.
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III . QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS WITH SELECTMEN
a) under Article IV - $1700 only difference.
b) pensions - who should get them?
c ) Article 32 - flagpole
1. paid for out of bicentennial?
2. gift to the town?
3. will bids soon be firm?
4. should see bids on or before Article comes up.
d) Conservation - Selectmen to caucus after each article .
IV . SCHOOLS
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Chairman Furash stated the following points:
a) ask the School Committee to put base budget of
$14,490.33 in Article IV and anything else in
Article V.
b) or 15 mil in Article V.
c ) or move to send budget back and go for special Town Meeting.
d) Chairman Furash would like to meet with School Committee
as soon as possible. Mr. White to arrange.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
Next meeting is scheduled for March 22, 1976 at Carey Hall.
Respectfully submitted,
/. H. Blaisdell/mo'b
Secretary