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The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P .M., on Tuesday,
Q4-,otQber 26, 1971, in Room 111, Town Office Building, Lexington.
Present were Edward F. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice
Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T. Bernier, J. Har-
per Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, Howard L. Levingston, H. Bigelow
Moore and Richard M. Perry, Comptroller.
The Chairman advised the members of an invitation from the Library
Trustees to attend their meeting on Wednesday, October 27, 1971, at
8:00 P.M., in the Lexington Room at the Library. Vice Chairman
Mitchell will attend. At the Trustees meeting, 3 proposals for
Library expansion will be discussed. They are as follows:
1. 25,000 sq. ft. of new construction and complete renovation
of the present library -- cost-approximately 2,270,000.
U 2 . 23,000 sq. ft. of new construction and limited renovation
of the present library -- cost-approximately $1,745,000.
3. 13,000 sq. ft. of new construction and minimum renovation
of the present library -- cost-approximately 41,338,000.
air conditioning would be an additional $40,000.
Discussion was held with respect to the Mystic Valley Mental Health
requests . Town Manager O'Connell will discuss with the Board of
Selectmen Lexington's position regarding this budget.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED that our Committee
contact the Board of Health on this matter.
Representative Lincoln P. Cole, Jr., who had joined the meeting,
suggested that the MVMH should pressure the State for increases .
Comptroller' Perry advised that Town Manager O'Connell has sent the
budget sheets to all Town departments, and that they are due to be
returned by November 5, 1971.
The Comptroller will prepare the Appropriation Committee's budget
and present it at the next meeting.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED that the Secretary
be instructed to send a wire to Governor Francis E. Sargent, in the
name of the Appropriation Committee to the effect that "we urge
that you veto Senate Bill S909" .
Discussion was held with respect to the Committee' s philosophy for
1972. It was agreed that economic conditions are still not good
and that this should be the year for the setting of priorities in
Town budgets .
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth M. Flynn
Secretary