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The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday,
June I, 1971, in the office of the ComptrollerEstabrook Hall,
Lexington. _ Present were Edward E . Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell,
Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, J. Harper Blaisdell,
Levi G. Burnell, Howard L. Levingston, H. Bigelow Moore and Donald B.
White.
The Chairman read to the Committee a letter received from Leland H.
Emery] a former Assessor, which praised the Committee' s Annual Report.
Meeting was held at 7:45 P.M. with Lee Whitman, of Turning Mill Road,
with respect to Article 10, a buffer strip on the Burlington line,
He spoke about the attitudes of the State, DPW and neighborhood on
LD the acquisition of the land.
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U Meeting was held at 8:15 P.M. with Thomas Taylor of the PBC . Dis-
cussion was held on Article #8 - Bowman School roof construction. He
stated that the Committee responsible for the problem is the SSBC,
since the school hasp not as yet been accepted by the Town. He read a
Report from a Consulting and Testing firm that reported that the roof
had delaminated, entirely, due to lack of adhesion of layers and that
the roof should be removed and a new one installed. In their opinion •
that fault lies with the roofing company. Town Cozens ,l has the prob-
lem and Chairman Furash will speak with Counsel Legro about future
litigation. It is estimated that $116,000. will be the cost of the
repairs .
Members Blaisdell and Bernier will inspect the roof situation at the
-- Bowman School. Members Blaisdell and Mitchell will consult with
Mr. Mac Innis, of the School Department, and view the fire damage at
the High School, funds for which are requested under Article #9.
All will report their findings to the Committee at the next meeting.
Meeting was held at 9:10 P.M. with Representative Lincoln P. Cole, Jr.
Discussion was held on Article #10. He felt that the Legislature
could possibly pass the House Bill, now under their consideration,
and that it would be to the best interest of the Town to purchase the
buffer strip at the _Special Town Meeting.
Meeting was held at 9:30 P.M. with Messrs. Giroux and Matheson, owners
of the Central Block, and their Attorney, Blair Perry. Discussion
was held on Articles #2, #3 and #4. They explained their plansfor
the property. They do not wish to sell the land to the Town, they are
opposed to a 25 foot taking at the front and will only accept the
original land swap and 15 foot taking for the building front line .
Meeting was held at 10:20 P.M. , with the Selectmen, in the Bird Room.
All Articles for the Special Town Meeting were reviewed.
The reconvened meeting of the Appropriation Committee, was adjourned
at 11:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitt d,t
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Elizabeth M. Flynn f
Secretary