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Meeting of the Appropria tion Committee, Monday, Feb. 19, 1968, 7:30 p.m.
Present: D. Grant, Acting Chairman; J. Blaisdell; E. Furash; R. Gary;
G. Kolovson; R. Perry, Comptroller; R. Souza; L. Zehner
Additional operating budgets discussed and recommendations agreed upon.
Meeting with Selectmen
Information on land articles requested - notavailable.
#1000 - Exec. Secretary got no step raise last year (received addl.
pay for acting as Supt. of Public Works, however), did very well this
year. Therefore double jump is to be requested.
Lincoln St. dump area - a minimum of $100,000 will be needed. There will
be a committee meeting with the landscape architect, Feb 26.
e--� Art. 74 - Sewer Mains - $325,000 . Selectmen anticipate 85% reimbursement
Town Counsel = Selectmen suggest that they may wish to have a Legal Dept.
They have found one willing to come on a part-time basis. For Town
counsel, secty. , and office and expenses they wish to appropriate at a rate of
$30,000 per year. From April 1, the total to be requested is $25,500.
Annual cost they believe will be $30,000.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth F. Souza, secretary
Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 1968, 7:30 p.m.
Present: F. Parrish, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; E. Furash; R. Gary; D. Grant;
R. Perry, Comptroller; R. Souza
Articles as stated plus Art. 4 as tentatively recommended, plus estimated
state and county figures would amount to a $9 increase in tax rate,
assuming $600,000 is transferred from E & D.
Articles amount to $2,200,000
Capital Expenditures Committee estimates $1,400,000 - this would
make the tax increase $5
Police Rica Budget Discussed
Cadets (Art. 39) recommend only 2 cadets this year and an appropriation
of $5800
School Articles - Logan Clarke and Rudolph Fobert came to discuss these.
Art. 13 - $125,000 for Junior High School plans - top priority of their items.
Art. 30 - $�500 for parking lot - less importaht than JHS, but they would
like this parking space very much.
Construction Program
Anticipated that new junior high school will cost about $4 million
including equipment (Large increase in cost of mechanical equipment and
relatively small no. of people who will bid on this kind of job accounts
for most of the price increase)
Construction will allow them to put the ninth grade in the Junior High
Schools, to reduce Muazey by 100 and discontinue Muzzey after 1976, they
hope. Munroe would be discontinued in 1972, Hancock in 1973.
Operating Articles discussed
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Committee will recommend $46,50014 for #4150 (no snowblower)
#89,000 for #5100 (no addl. engnrs.)
18,525 for #5350 (no fencing)
Total budget to be recommended is $1,361,875 for Art. 4, exclusive of
school items.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth F. Souza, secretary
Meeting, March 4, 1968
Present: D. Grant, Acting Chairman; J. Blaisdell; E. Furash; R. Gary;
G. Kolovson; R. Perry; R. Souza; L. Zehner
Net with Capital Expenditures Committee - Hugh Chapin, Chairman; Van
Boughton; Jack Mithhell; M. Rawls
Lincoln St. site discussed - CEC does not disagree with estimates
of cost but will recommend deferment of project until an adequate
engineering survey has been done to show that the land has settled;
up to $15,000 would be recommended for such a survey.
High School Parking Lot - disapproved until a comprehensive plan for
the whole area around Worthen Rd. is available.
Article 56 - Lloyd land - Owner wants $84,000 for an area 2 acres
smaller than he was willing to sell for $65,000 last year. Recommend
57,500
Art. 61 $23,500 requested
Art. 68 $14,000 requested CEC recommends for 1969. Unfavorable this year.
Sewers - Not in favor of refilling Selectmen's fund. Committees agreed
in their understanding that this had been a one-year appropriation,
allowing Selectmen flexibility, ; they had anticipated it would be
refilled annually from the usual budget allowed frpxxxxx for sewers,
not be a yearly addition to that budget.
CEC approved Great Meadow land purchase; otherwise committees were in
agreement on capital items.
Planning Board Items - discussed with Mrs. Riffin, Chairman of Ping. Bd.
Art. 56 - Planning Bd. agrees on $57,500 recommendation
Arts. 59, 60, and 61 to be postponed.
Art. 62 - Hartwell Ave. triangle - Ping. Bd. would like to add to cemetery
and landscape to form a buffer between industry and cemetery and widening
of Hartwell Ave. - Bedford St.
Art. 68 $14,000 Planning Board favors
Art. 69 - Utica St. $50,000, Vinebrook $15,000 - Planning Board total
recommended is $65,000 (appraised figure?) to be taken by eminent domain;
Appropriation Ctee. figure approved is $110,000. Conservation Commission
does not have appraisal, but base estimate on $4000/A; have no option,
but owner will sell for that.
Apt. 90 - Planning Bd. recommends against this, too.
Lincoln St. Planning Bd. does go along with 4 step development, starting
this year. Schools need 3 to 4 playing fields. Stage 1 - 12A $150,000,
Stage 2 - 5 A $78,000, Stage 3 - 91 A $100,000, Stage 4 - 5 A $70,000;
Total cost for development of 312 Acres is $398,000.
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