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The Appropriations Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P.M., on Monday,
November 2, 1970, in the office of the Comptroller, Estabrook Hall,
Lexington. Present were Edward F. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell,
Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T. Bernier, J. H.
Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, H. Bigelow Moore, Richard M. Perry, Comp-
troller and Donald B. White, and Howard G. Levingston.
Chairman Furash stated that letters will be sent to Planning Board and
to the Library Trustees relative to Appropriation' s recommendation to
all Boards that there be a "belt tightening" on all expenses in their
1971 budgets.
The Appropriations budget will be about the same as for 1970, but
Chairman Furash expressed the hope that $100. could be cut somewhere .
Meeting was held at 8:00 P.M. with the Capital Expenditures Committee .
L) Present were Carl Blake, Chairman, Van T. Boughton, John Cogan, Robert
LJ Kingston and Lee Whitman.
Discussion was held as to Appropriations philosophy of spending for
1971. If Town Meeting continues to add $5. to the tax rate, 1971
could bring a rate of $69 . A 665. could be attained if departments
"hold the line", find $800,000. is cut from the over-all budgets. To
reduce the tax rate 51,500,000. will have to be cut. Chairman Furash
expressed the hope that between $5,000. and $6,000.ce,A be cut from
the Capital Expenditure' s budget. Th= Capital Expenditure' s Com-
mittee retired at 9:20 P.M.
RESERVE FUND transfers were discussed, but it was decided to wait
on the Visiting Nurse request until a meeting with them could be held.
The next meeting night is scheduled for Monday, November 16, 1970.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary
The Appropriations Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P.M., on Monday,
November 16, 1970, in the office of the Comptroller, Estabrook Hall,
Lexington. Present, were Edward E . Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell,
Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T. Bernier, J. H.
Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller, H. Bigelow
Moore and Donald B. White.
Meeting was held at 7:30 P.M. with members of the School Committee .
Present were Robert Farwell, Chairman, Elizabeth Clark, Richard Eaton,
John Maguire, Vernon Page and Superintendent of Schools R. Fobert .
Chairman Furash discussed the Appropriations Committee' s philosophy
— for budgets for 1971. He expressed the need for a moratorium on
spending in view of the current financial picture and unemployment.