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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-01-17-AC-MIN.pdf 4i N' Minutes of meeting held on January 10, 1972 - page 2 The Chairman presented the Pro Forma, prepared by Comptroller Perry. The increase in requests by General Articles, the School budget and General Government is about $1,546,647, as of this date. This would project a tax rate of between $68. and $69 .80. The next meeting night is scheduled on Monday, January 17, 1972, to meet with the Capital Expenditures Committee. The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 P.M. Respectfully subtted, Elizabethes4,,g_e_z4 M. Flynn Secretary The Appropriation-Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P.M., on Monday, January 17, 1972, in Room 111, Town Office Building, 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. B. Moore, Donald B. White and Richard M. Perry Comptroller. S . Byrnes, a town meeting member, Mrs. Sanderson, a citizen and Mrs. Feakes of the League of Women Voters observed the meeting. With reference to a letter received from Kingston Howard, Chairman of the Bicentennial Committee, the Chairman will invite the Com- mittee to meet with us to discuss their fund raising plans for 1975. Chairman Furash proposed the following schedule: 1. January 24th, January 31st, February 7th, regular Monday meetings 2. February 12th, Saturday meeting 3. February 14th, a Monday, and February 16th, a Wednes- day, regular meetings, as necessary L . Report to printers by February 18th. 5. March 6th, Elections 6. March 20th, first session of Town Meeting Minutes of meeting held on January 17, 1972 - page 2 The Chairman, also, advised the Committee that the Mass . Associa- tion of Finance Comittee' s dinner will be held on February 2, 1972, at The Diplomat in Saugus. Members interested in attending, should inform R. Perry. At 8:35 P.M., members J. Cogan, L. Whitman, 4. Daily and G. Silver- man of the Capital Expenditures Committee joined the meeting. Discussion was held with respect to the Capital Budget. C . E' s recommendations are as follows: RECREATION: $24,000. general 20,000. Lincoln St. development FIRE : $70,500. $57,000.-pumping engine 7,500.-over-all plans for Dept. and station 6,000.-emergency generator CONSERVATION: 200,000. this includes all land acquis . LIBRARY: 28,000. detailed preliminary plans for expansion and addition DPW: 950,000. $650,000. - sewers 28,000. - water mains and Calgon vaults 36,000. - drains 10,000. - street design 59,000. - Chapter 90 5,000. - curbs 75,000. - sidewalks 85,000. - equipment street construction not included C . E. sees about $1,292,000. , non bonded, with about $186,000. reimbursable . Rep. Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. joined the meeting briefly. Upon motion duly made and seconded, Executive Session, was VOTED at 10:10 P.M. Board of Selectmen Chairman R. Cataldo and members A. Kenney and A . Busa joined the meeting. The Capital Budget was discussed briefly. Chairman Cataldo advised that they will review the Personal Service budgets this week and the General Articles, of which there are 102. Minutes of meeting held on January 17, 1972 - page 3 Copies of the Articles will be mailed to the Appropriation Com- mitee during this week. The next meeting night is scheduled on Monday, January 2L1 , 1972, at 7:30 P.M. Meeting will be held with the Board of Selectmen, at 8:00 P.m. The meeting was adjourned at 10:3; P.M. Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth M. Flynn Secretary C'3 E-r