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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
DATE: December 19, 1977
TIME: 7:30 P.M.
PLACE: Town Office Building - Room 111
PRESENT: Donald White, Chairman, George Silverman, Vice Chairman,
�-; Richard M. Perry, Secretary, John Blaisdell, John
"7.-1 Campbell, Mitzi Kutchin
I . DEPARTMENT CF PUBLIC WORKS
Director of Public Works, John McSweeney met with the
Appropriation Committee and the following points were made :
1. John Campbell asked Mr. McSweeney just what the town
policy was re town sewers? Mr. McSweeney stated that
the report being done had not come in yet and that he
would report back re this.
2. A great deal of what is sewered in the town is dictated
by the Board of Health.
3. Chairman White asked if the town has a legal obligation
to sewer every house?
4. Of the $400,000 - $200,000 has to go to complete projects
previously started. We are only talking about a new
200;000 here:
5. Storm Drains - $40,000 to $35,000.
6. Sanitary Landfill - Mr. McSweeney stated that for the first
time they had had a very productive meeting - a workable
plan is to be worked up.
7. John Blaisdell stated his great disapproval re the garbage
pickup.
8. Collection of recycleables - current return is $11,000 -
A long way from breaking even - only 6% participation since
November.
9. Town vehicles - has there been a policy established here?
10. It was suggested to the Chairman that the following questions
be asked of the Board of Selectmen:
1. Policy on sewers?
2. Policy on town vehicles?
3. Policy on streets?
4. D.P.W. equipment
31 a.
II . SCHOOL CLOSING (Parker)
Vice Chairman Silverman stated that he was not ready to
vote re the closing of the above school. This will be
discussed and voted on at a future meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 10:15 P.M.
Next meeting will be upon notice .
Respectfully submitted,
Richard M. Perry/WI-11)
Secretary