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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-02-07-AC-MIN.pdf >'4A. 5 The Appropriation Committee held a meeting, at 7:30 P.M., on Mon- day, February 7, 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. Bigelow Moore, Donald B. White and Richard M. Perry, Comptroller., The meeting wasadjourned at 7:55 P .M., to the Legion Room, Cary Memorial Hall, to meet, in Executive session, with the following: a) Conservation Commission members, H. Kassler, Chairman, J. Frick, S . Brown, N. Cohen, N . Earsy, S . Solomon, C . Nichols, M. Friedman, M. Rawls, E . Greene and P. Mazerall. ,.� b) Capital Expenditures Committee members, R. Kingston, Chair- G man, L. Whitman, W. Dailey and G. Silverman V Chairman Kessler explained the Conservation requests for 1972, by priority, as follows: 1. brook protection - Vinebrook - 75'taking and 1001easement (Arts 60 & 61) @ 340,000. Munroe -751 easement given (Maloney) C .taldo, Pappas and Christian High not resolved. Approxi- mately 15 acres could be $10,000. 2 . Ashley-Steeves etc . 18-20 acres - (? $950000. (Arts . 58 & 59) 50%, perhaps reimbursable 3 . Porter-Waymint - 14A-Porter, lA-Wavmint (Art. 55) $75,000.($5,000. per A) op. of value per A $2,000. 4 . Hill-Meek - Art. 53 - 10A @ $30,000. - agreement 5. Hamilton-Baldwin - Art. 57 - 3 .85A @ W.9,500. - in negotia- tion - no op. of value 6. Pinard - Art. 56 - 4A connector strip -$14,000. The Conservation Commission will report back to Appropriations by Saturday, February 12th, with firmer sums for these Articles and a figure for Article #63 - additional approp. to Conserv. fund. The Appropriation Committee adjourned to the Selectmen ' s Room, at 9:40 P.M. Selectmen Chairman Cataldo reviewed each expense bud- get that reflected a reduction. The total reductions amounted to approximately $30,000. Chairman Furash thanked the Board for their cooperation in attempting to retain a 5% increase in controllables . The Appropriation Committee adjourned to the Planning Board Office at 10:10 P.M. Present were Planning Board members L. Brown, Chair- man, E. Lund, T . Costello, E. Clarke and A. Zaleski Ping. Director Discussion was held on Article #82 - the Planning Board's request 426 Minutes of meeting held on February 7, 1972 - page 2 for $8,500. for a study of soil and drainage. Acct. #1090, the Planning Board' s request for $1,500. to retain professional services, was also discussed.- Chairman Furash expressed the feeling that the 81,500. request was redundant to the $8,500. asked in. the Article . Executive session was moved, at 10;50 P.M. Chairman Brown expressed her Board' s priority as protection of wetlands by zoning. Their priorities, except for brook protection, and those of the Conserva- tion Commission are not completely in agreement . The Appropriation Committee retired from the Planning Board at 11:05 P.M. The next meeting night is scheduled at 7:30 P.M., on Monday, February 14, 1972. The next meeting day is scheduled at 8:30 A.M. , on Saturday, F€bruary 12, 1972 . The meeting was adjourned at 11: 15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth M. Flyn Secretary