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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
DATE: November 21, 1977
TIME: 7:30 P.M. —'
PLACE: Town Office Bldg. Room 111
PRESENT: Donald B. White , Chairman, George Silverman, Vice Chairman,
Richard M. Perry, Secretary, Edward E. Furash, John Blaisdell
John Campbell, Martin Gilman
I . APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT
Upon motions duly made and seconded, the
Appropriation Committee budget report,
prepared by Richard M. Perry, Secretary
Ex-officio, was approved by the Committee.
SO VOTED
II . BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
At 8: 00 P.M. the Appropriation Committee joined by the Board of
Selectmen, Capital Expenditures Committee, Recreation, Conservation
and Department of Public Works met to discuss the following budget
requests:
1. Recreation
a. Town Pool Complex - $40,000-50,000 for specific designs.
b. Bike Paths - State funding is available through the
Department of Transportation according to Committee
member Alice Hinkle . The purpose here is to encourage
use of bicycles vs automobiles. Request: $85,000 -
if town funds one-quarter ($21,000) , three-quarters will
be state funded. There is so far only a verbal commitment
re this , however, a written commitment is hoped for prior
to Town Meeting. Town Manager Hutchinson expressed his
opposition to verbal commitments. Edward Furash stated
that just because the state might fund such a program the
Town does not have to support it. Chairman White re-
quested from the Recreation Committee the following: costs
for land acquisition and maintenance costs.
c. Tennis Court Lights - Request: $15,000 - construction of
courts at Diamond has been deferred. There would be $3,000
from Article 42 of 1974 Town Meeting to reduce cost to
$12,000.
d. Upgrading of Fields and Playgrounds - the recreation committee
hopes that the Town Meeting will vote $10, 000 for the above
under Article IV.
e. User Fees - last year - $20,000 -- this year - $35,000.
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2. Conservation
a. Anticipated requests of $300,000 in capital expenditures.
b. Conservation Fund to remain the same.
c. 5200,000 will be for acquisition of high priority land.
d. 550,000-100,000 to be spent on purchase of marginal
wetland.
e. $745,000 remains in bond issue.
3. D.P.W.
a. Most areas remaining to be sewered are health problems.
b. Town Manager Hutchinson stated he felt approval of the
sewer bond issue would be in the best interests of
financial planning.
c. Mr. Martin reviewed the three categories into which
non-sewered streets have now been placed.
d. Mr. Furash suggested that the cost of piping should
be taken up with the Attorney General's office.
Town Manager Hutchinson agreed with this.
e. Mr. Martin reviewed drains, sidewalks and curb
construction.
f. DPW road machinery is recommended at $130,000. $15,000
is requested for a feasibility study for an addition
to the DPW barn. This building is very old plus being
a fire hazard. There is not enough room to house all
equipment.
g. $130,000 for continued development of Westview Cemetery.
h. Phase 2 of inflo-infiltration study is estimated at
$250,000 -90% reimbursement in federal funds expected.
i. John Campbell asked the Board of Selectmen just what
the Town policy was re town sewering. Selectman Bailey
stated that there was a committee that should have
reported back on this and he would look into it.
j. Chairman White requested a written report re inflo-
infiltration.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 28, 1977 at 7 :30 P.M.
in Estabrook Hall. This meeting will be with the Board of Selectmen
and State Legislators.
Respectfully submitted,
fl
Richard M. Perry/mo'6
Secretary