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The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P.M., on Monday,
February 8, 1971, in the office of the Comptroller, Lstabrook 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, Howard L. Levingston, H. Bigelow Moore,
Richard M. Perry, Comptroller, and Donald B. White .
Member Bernier reported on his meeting with the Library Trustees.
Upon motions duly made and seconded, it was VOTED that the Committee
hold firm that all Departments keep to their 1970 budgets and that
no new personnel be added unless they can be absorbed in to the 1970
Personal Service budget amounts.
`"pith respect to the Library study it was agreed that the $5500. re-
quested for this could come out of their State Aid or, if they wished,
have it Town voted.
Meeting was held at 8:30 P.M. with Members and Associate Members of
the Conservation Commission. Chairman Brown of the Commission ex-
plained their Warrant Articles, as follows:
Art. #60 - Conservation fund - gg5,000. - amount requested is needed
Art. #61 - Tittlebaum land - Concord Avenue - @15 acres - S68,000.
Art. #62 - Ballou land - Concord Avenue - @ 10 acres - $32,000.
Art . #63 - Cooke land - Mass . Avenue - @ 72,000. sq. ft. - 0,000.
All figures include fees for appraisals .
In response to an inquiry as to the Commission' s position on the pur-
chase of the Ashley-Steeves property near the proposed Worthen Road,
for general use and conservation, Chairman Brown answered that this
was in the hands of the Selectmen. Chairman Furash explained that a
majority of Appropriations was opposed to any land purchases in 1971.
The Conservation Commission retired et 9:30 P.M.
Members Mitchell and White reported on their discussions with members
of the School Committee . They felt that 0100,000. could easily be re-
duced from the base, that 10 more in personnel could be cut and that
salary expenses could be taken, with increases, out of the cut budget.
The 114, increase of last year for teachers would not be even considered
as allowable for this year.
It was agreed that approximately $140,000. should be cut from the total
budgets submitted for this year.
The nea, meeting night is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 1971.
The meeting was adjourned et 11:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Elizabeth M. Flynn
Secretary