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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTown Hall Bldg. Comm. 4/71 - 2/72A .+p' r R"CL V V eA1�� TOWN CUERK 1 FEBRUARY 3RD PUBLIC MEETING On Thursday evening, February 3rd, the Town Hall/Police Station Building Committee had a public hearing for the ; townspeople in the high school auditorium at 8 P.M. Also present were the architects selected by the Committee Mr. Doug Trees and Earl Flansburgh and Marc Feldman from REDE." W,; , �'; ` �T6Ay baponigro, Chairman, introduced the Committee, the ..architects and REDE to the townspeople and brought the megi to date as to what the Committee had accomplished and the 'a, reasons for 'their decisions. Bob Saquet also added the ' ,Committees's views for their selection of the South Common' ; . site.ji , ltoug Trees and Earl Flansburgh explained the plan with >slides of the proposed building. , `THe floor was then- open to a discussion and the following. comment& were noted: , r " Mrs. Booth: %Made reference to ,parking facilities for the library and accessibility to• UnionStreet Jeff Roach: Commented to old common and "clash" of new building ''and importance of tradit in area Jack Crotty`:Referred to old town hall and dragging IY of feet which necessitated thebuildi4 's , ofnew,One. Also inquired as to exis Town Hall foundation. , , ,, . Bob.,DeLong: as to separate buildings`. for to „ ,'Inquired, hall `andpolice station s, 06car Linder; Asked breakdown of 'figures on Police Station cost and Tows Hall, cost Jim Willa:' Congratulated Commiittee for work and � , , traditional new design 11' +' Mfis. �otlnxs: Asked if, ietanguIer size building woull 1 fit on aama site ° ,; ., 1 JI L peopl ws, , e '11 ted I et. Louis Garland: Said state took part of old`Norht` and now will take part oi,South Co Al Bacchiochi: Asked if funds would take care of`+ South Common; sidewalks,'trees,-eti Dr. DePrieio: Called plan a monstrosity and expoui on what a common means to a,town.; c,'Sand y`f.evine: Commented on common use and how corm is presntly.rused by "hippies" and l array, of broken bottles. Mr. Phillips: Inquired on packing space and if tho ample space for cars and still_ more Miss Marcussen: Said Committee did not have feel 1 using the Commons Mr, Jamison: Aked what type of hea, material under and if all town employees were consul and if sewer lines were on Union<;Strc 1 JI L peopl ws, , e '11 ted I et. AiWill f t1" 1 1 f 1' MINUTES - JANUARY $Ls,tMEETING .AMr. Bob Duttons, Civil ,Defense Director in town and Colonel bevli from Civil Defense were present and advised the Comm- ' that>Civil Defense will take care of 50% of the cost involved. 'He also advised the Committee that Civil Defense ?will give technical advice to the Committee in its attempt itin,constreting', but such attempts would have to be made I r before any contract was, signed by the architect. Col. Devlin explained that funds are available by the federal; government ,for towns and cities in E,O.C.(Emergency Operations center). � Mr.°Buttons explained that aeletter of intent would be „ needed by the Board of Selectman to start proceedings. ban Miller'an8 Doug Trees were present at the meeting. Doug presented'a new modified plan of the Town Hall with r; A different roof line aker much discussion and resentment iiy 'the,�townspeople to the contemporary design.` 'The Committee affirmed the Feb'. 3rd hearing for thepublic in high school auditorium at 8 P. M. Due to local public ,,;,reaction, the Committee will present a revised and more , ; , t,tradtional Milan. Ij a Arn I I x 6 t CFi" ILD ECE rT +,I1 N C��E�R71 TOWN t I t ry , v II o I Ah rla p ,r f S e � + x � y I , � A t I , r , MINUTES - JANUARY 24 MEETING with Doug Trees,Marc Feldman, representatives The Committee met Joan Secher. Doug explained from the Press and Selectwoman a the design and site selection to the press and released a model plan to them for publication.' 1 discussed the public hearing for the townspeople 1 The Committee held February 3rd in the high school. which would be Tony"rwj11 contact Mr. 'Buttons. of Civil Defense, to attend i ! , next meeting on Jaunary to discuss the availability o our funds; 'in Civil Defense area. -the adjourned and will meet next Monday eveitlg, The meeting was III'' Jaqu �y a 31st. ' ! I aI I I t r' iii , i it 1 n�\" I Ail— I i rr n M. ! , s r I 1 I � i I r, !i 1 I r 9n ,>r, • Er . , S 1' II 1 if J , 1 1 ; I [ I I 1 Vf. ! i I 1 ij Ifi MINUTES - JANUARY 17th MEETING 1 ry At the weekly meetingi,'Doug ;'frees and Marc,Feldman were Wroeent and Doug presented final plans for the `lawn Hall/ Police Station building on the South Common site. Tony ''reported that a grade level was taken on Union Street. a, Ik tentative meeting with all, department heads and Police personnel was suggested to explain the plans,; Tony will present the plans to the town employees for a', reaction and feedback ana,Al Turinese to the Police department. Vii{ The meeting was adjourned and will meet nett Monday evening, i il ! 2 r t 1 1 ! .n� � ((ffes�•. � t ! TOWN CLt`ZK < fi 1 ti F i d , i 1 I i �1 MINUTES OF MEETING - JANUARY 3, 1972 Doug Trees presented to the Committee a model plan of the proposed town hall. which included town hall and police facilities on the South Common site. The Committee reviewed the plan and accepted it. Also, present at the meeting were Dan Miller and Marc Feldman. Mr. Trees agreed to have new specific plans available by the next meeting, Monday evening, January 10th. On January 17th mendations will on January 24th hearing will be people. the Committee will didauss what the recom- be and will make them public in three weeks to the press. About a week later, a public arranged to present the same to the towns - The meeting was adjourned and will hold its next meeting, Monday, January 17th. LNIRE rr P=MIc MINUTES- NOVEMBER 29 MEETING The Building Committee met and discussed the availability of acquiring the "piggy bank" site as a possibility for the new town hall. Tony reported his contact with the bank and that if the Committee was interested in the site, they would'be willing to talk price but admitted it probabaly would not be possible until^the present merger with another bank had taken place. Al Turinese reported the followin assessm&nt figures on the bank site: Land value: $11,050 Building value 12,475 Lot size: 182 (frontage) x 375 Total 68,550 sq. ft. The Committee agreed after discussion on the South Common site as the location for the Town Hall and sent letters to Doug Trees of ERFA and Dan Miller of REDE advising them of the decision. Meeting was adjourned and will meet next Monday evening with Doug and Dan Miller at the Town Hall. MINUTES - NOVEMBER 22 NtEETING On November 22, members of the Town Hall/Police Station w Committee met ith the Planning Board, Doug Trees and Dan Miller, Marc Feldman and Katie Ahern of REDS. Because of various growth factors evident in the town, REDE presented various thoughts involved in the planning which would be included under Title VII. Miss Ahern discussed community development from the early stages of our country's development to its present day progress. Marc Feldman explained the requirements for towns involved under the program of Title VII. Marc also presented slides of town growth of such towns as Columbia, N.D. Burlington, Mass. and Framington. After the preliminary meeting with the Planning The Building Comrni.ttee met at the Town Hall and f coo eration between REDS and ERFA. Board, discussed a program o p Tony will contact Stuart McBride of Manufacturers Bank as to the availability of the bank site and will report to the Committee. The time schedule was disscussed and it was agreed that REDE will programming by Dec. 6th and report to the complete its Committee. Chief D"Afi1e will be present at the next meeting and will review his thoughts on the planning of the Police Station. The meeting was adjourned and will meet next Monday evening, November 29th. CEIV�% T®WR► CLERK r; MINUTES - NOVEMBER 15th MEETING Marc Feldman from Research and Design Institute reported on his recent trip to WashingtonA' His findings included meetings with various departments which he presented to the Committee in booklet form. He also met with Mr. Ed. Rice, Margaret Heckler's chief assistance to incorporate any help that may be available. Marc also reported on further discussions with town em- ployees in which he felt was good cooperation. He stated that the group in general favored open planning. Doug presented another floor plan to the Committee featuring a triangular type building. Howard Yarme, architect present from RUDE, went over the preliminary that Doug had presented at the last meeting and discussed the potential drawbacks to the plan. The meeting was adjourned and will meet with the Planning Board and REDE on November 22 to discuss the possibility of Title VII in Mansfield. I MINUTES - NOVEMBER 2, 1971 Mr. Doug Trees of Earl Flansburg & Associates and Mr. Marc Feldman of REDE were present at the meeting with C..:the Building committee. Mr. Trees presented a proposed plan for the working area for the employees in the Town Hall. (56 x 120 were the dimensions and included 6720 sq. ft.)The police facilities planned are to be approximately one half the size of about 3700 sq. ft. The possibility of installing a drive-in window for paying of bills was discussed. The next phase of the plan is to present the proposed floor plan to the various departments involved and include various opinions and reactions to the plan. Mr. Feldman reported that he would be 'heaving early in'the A.M. for a meeting with Margaret Heckler in Washington and had other meetings planned with various committees, mainly disnnssing what kind of funding is available for the police facilities. In regards to the Town Hall, he planned meetings with other various committees to familiarize the approaches other towns are taking in this similar type situation. The meeting was adjourned and will meet on November 15th at the regular time in the 'rown'Hall office. A meeting with the Planning Board re Article VII will be held on November 22. Wi lVED TOWN CLERK 3 I 4' 'k MINUTES - OCTO BER S, 1971 MEETING Mr. Grady, Town Counsel, was present at the meeting and reviewed the deed where the former Town Hall was and announced that the present South Common could be used, if need, for a new Town Hall.. The deed included the terms that the land could be used "for training, burying grounds and for other public use". Mr. Miller. from Research and Design Institute was present and suggested an October 18th meeting prior to the October 21st meeting to line up the format and explain the grant and what the New England Regional. Commission is. He also advised the Committee that the grant involved would have to be ratified by the Department of Commerce. Mr. Miller also stated that he proposed a meeting with HUD for any monies under Title Seven which involved urban renewal on October 13th. A preliminary press release will, be arranged for the October 16th meeting and a more detailed release for the October 20th meeting. A letter will be sent to all standing committees and department heads informing them of the October 21st meeting with the Citizens Advisory Board. The meeting was adjourned and will hold its next meeting at the Town Hall office on October 18th. TOWN CLERK �].,V11J.LS %hTLNQ SEPTL,lW 1�3, 1911 Mr. Ban Miller of Kesearch and Lesi3nsLiLuie was EyreSeni l t: (. he.. OwCLIU3 and :.all rflicad Lhe .onwa L.i Le O': Lhe progress oi: the New England tegio11al dommissioa .in. Lb ir $15,000 ,1,Un L. to aid n LUC. SLucly O: LhL. LOW1 0 1 Co"Skiold. QC New England Aegi_ona' Coma ssion it vompy isec oL < hl si;c ,overrmrs A Lhe New iSnAl LACI St:aWS Who report LO LhG Commission. [1i.ssion. 1`lfLy per GeCI.L: o:i: the 'uad A supported by the Weral goVnrCllC1E:111 and Lite remainial %;i_tty per coat by LLL 3L aLeS &VOKU6. 14-x' iYlillor St,. estod Ltl.�t a .. ' i; F: :Ji YFdC1,'n with the . _ mcet:ilr„ 1L1."MUS Qvi..SOrY l:C..Ylilll!� Me OCA. Ocf-Ohe.r 21 ro preSeuL iso lAUa i he uspE ::Cs J nvolved A AL DE dD.0 the New )!,)than Regional i UMUS iuu im L UC [IC_velopn( }`AL. K me !own Hall. . Mr. Ailler also requc8t,ed all col esponileuce Cr C'we'.e'n the Uc,1uIa7...L1 ue aim We &OVCa1V euL O.;M 1ES we Ave COCA' a toCi he The [nF.t{ Lia; was ad)m61 um ano the :^Xi. )lm'Pting z.6 spt t.entatiVely REECEEiVOO 00\00\111- UAW CLORK MINU`1'L:S - All 01S- 1 1_971 The Committee met with the Board of Selectmen and Doug frees and discussed Lhe possibility Of a separate room in the proposed new t..OwCI. ball just_ Ior Lhe use of the SelecLmetz. Present l:rORI Lite Bc)ar(I oi' Selectmen, addi.Lion, Lo Tony, Was Peter Saunders and Ile voices] his opinion as not being in favor of a separate facility or tl e Selectmen. The. L;(XmTtiLLee agreed also i.o Ll e same ecisiofl. i:he possibility of acqui).iiq, tl,e "p. t by bank" site which is t.h.e drive-in branch of the 14anuiacturers NaEiozaal 1anlc of Grisi_ol Gbtitnty was su •ester' as 2. c, possible site in addition Lo tl.e olc.' town hall site. L. leLier will. be sent to Mr. Stuart ,Mc:Bridc, Presidc+tit:, as 1-o Lhe utu;:e acquisition of Elie site as a;:t adr?i.t.Lon. "seas ai.so Subgesled LhaL ibay zor..ta.cL i:he i'own Couisei to See the possib i t.ai y o.1 acquit ijl,..i a pp i_Lioi.i. of f_iie Ciout:,'A Conw.zon i1 neec,eci in the possible site of the I::own hall wiLh the closint; o:i Uri.iou StreeL. Tony will presenL Li1:i_s at Lhe czes t=men's zrzeet zn.; We uitesd:y ni_,oL Lo see what l.el,alil.ieS may be invoived ana iepor_L Lciis back to i�tr. 'frees. A motion was made by Al 1'urines(-, aril seconded by BOIL) Saquet tlaL L:ai.l lc. 1'lansi�u ;h .:x Associates be reirnbur'sed for $1,00t) WE the 1irsL phase of the preliminary planning. The meetint; was adjourned atid wilL meee. on. ijonday everting, September 13, 1971. MINUTES a Apaga1 11, Liw 71 The Committee met with the School Committee and Mr. Avery and discussed the possibility of the Paine School as a possible site for the Police Station.. Mr. Trees gave his preliminary finding regarding the buildW3 and it was agreed to eliminate the Paine School as a possibility to) - the 'Police Station because of the intensity of problems involved. The School Committee also gave their opinion against the Town Hall sire being next Uo the Wbinson. School on Fast Street. Doti;: Trees went over the square foottage that would be required V the new town hall o1f_ices wi h the Commii. tee. The Committee signed the contract with Earl R. Flansburgh A Associated for the preliminary planning for the new loan Hall/Police Station. It was suggested that the Board o1 Selecwen be present at the next meeting Lo discuss the progress of the Committee and the architect. The meetinC was adjourned and will meet next Tuesday, August 31. KINUTES - AUGUST 1� 971 Vout Trees, from Earl R. Flansburgh V Associates, presented the contract to the Committee and it was agreed that the Committee will discuss same with the Town Counsel and sign the contract, if approved, at the next meeting scheduled at Monday, Au8ust 23rd. Mr. Trees reviewed his findings after working with io=, personnel for the day. Mr. Trees SutqesLcd contacting Congresswoman Heckler toy a federal grant which President Nixon had just approved for aV in the construction W the police station. Gerry Abbott wilL send a letuer to Congresswoman Heckler ruquOs&n,,,, Same. In coaivacLioa With Civil Defense, Mr. Trees Sug,SLed developing a preliminary plan and have Civil Delense. Pursue the cost_ involved throuJ Civil Defense administrator, Mr. Button. it was suggested that Lire GotamiLLCC approach Mr. Vose, owner OL the Present huildiwn, Wr We purchase price of the building and !cases WV01YOO and Would he LWMWaLe same it !own offered to purchase same. Tony will coaucL Mr. Vose. Tony will WacacC the School building Committee and Mr. Lyman Avery to discuss the possibility of school facilities incor- poraLeJ fa IS Cire Town Rall at the aeX, meeLin,, The meeting was adjourned and will meet next Monday, August 23ro. MINUTES -AUGUST 9 1971 Two representatives from Earl R. Flansbar$ and Associates, Pout Trees and Linda Morowitz, were present at the meeting and discussed the preliminary planning involved. They requested iniormation on existino sited while the first phase of prograWing was being done. The question of iacorporating the Super OLCLIdelil, 01: SCIIO01'S office in with the town offices was brought up and it Was decid& that the Committee should decide and also On Mr. Trees will discuss the probability with the WperinLeUdent Mr. Avery. Ar. Trees agreed to have the contract ready by LKS Thursday when be will meet with Chad Maurer to meet the VarioUS department heads in the Lcwq hall. Tentatively, the Committee Will, meet August 13th at. 8 P.M. to sign, the contract after beQ3 approved by Mr. Grady, the Town Counsel. The meeting was adjourned and will meet August 18th at the Town aall. MINUTES - AUGUST 2, 1971 MEETING The Committee voted unanimously to appoint the architectural firm of Earl Nlansbur.gh and Associated for the planning of the Town/Hall and Police Station. It was also agreed to have REDE work with Flansburgh in an attempt to obtain federal funding if available. A letter was sent to Mr. Miller at. the Institute so he could present it to the proper authorities for the funding. Representatives from both will be present at the next meeting. Tony will contact Mr. Grady, Town Counsel, to attend the next meeting to discuss the contects of the contract. j} MINUTES - MEETING OF JULY 26, 1971 Three associates from Earl Flansburg were present at the meeting and offered the Committee a procedure which included programming, preliminary investigations and preliminary de- velopment for the construction of the new Town Hall. Bob Saquet'will _contact REDE to also have them a final presentation at' the next meeting. MINUTES - JULY 29 MEETING Mr. Dan Miller of REDS offered a second presentation to the Committee. Mr. Miller will attempt to obtain federal funding if selected in the construction of the Town Hall. MINUTES OF MEETING - JULY 19, 1971 The Committee compared the various architects they had interviewed and dismissed the firms of Eco-tec-ture, Mosher, Rosak and Waring, Bernard Soap and McMillan- Stanius Associated and Providence Parners}nip from their choices. Bob Saquet will contact Earl Flansburg to make a final presentation on July 26th. 1. ............__ ............. ........................... f MINUTES -- JULY 9.2 MEETING \R\1 The Committee interviewed the architectural'ifirms of McMullin Staniunas Associates from Wellesley, Mass. and 'The Providence Partnership of Providence. Both firms agreed to submit preliminary proposals to the Committee for the construction of the TownHall/Poli.ce Station. Committee agreed to end interviews with architects and begin evaluation of the selection of one architect for the assignment. A progress report was submitted by Bob Saquet and will be given to the press for publication. The meeting was adjourned and will meet next Monday evening at 7:30 at the Town Hall Office. 1 MINUTES - JULY U, 1971 a The Committee interviewed the architectural firm of Earl R. Flansburgh and Associates, Inc. They agreed to send a preliminary proposal for the new Town Hall. Chad: Maurer submitted to the Committee a sheet for site evaluation criteria and partial listing of town owned land to be considered. The Committee adjourned and will meet next Monday evening at the Town Hall office. 1 MINUTES - JUNE 28, 1971 MEETING y The Committee interviewa9the architectural firm of Kozar, Mosher & Waring. They agreed to submit a preliminary proposal to the Committee on the building of the,Town Hall. Representatives from Bernard Soap Associates, Inc., space planners, were also interviewed. Bos Saquet will prepare a news release to be presented to the Mansfield News and Attleboro Sun regarding the Committees recommendation to the Board of Selectman regarding the use of the present site of the old Town Hall.. i MINUTES._TUNL' 21 z 1971 MEETING Y Two representatives from Charles A. Maguire & Associates' were present at the last meeting. Mr. Pelkey and Mr. Galli made their presentation to the Committee and agreed to submit a preliminary proposal for town facilities. The Committee discussed existing sites as possibilities for the Town and/or Police Station and decided to investigate them. more thoroughly. Tony will ask Chad Maurer to draw up town -owned properties and evaluation sheet for the next meeting. 'For the June 28th meeting, Tony will contact Design Associates :in North Attleboro for an interview. The meeting was adjourned and the Committee will have its next meeting on June 28th at the Town Hall. office. MINUTES - JUNE 14_ 1971 MEETING The Committee inspected the foundation, vaults and remains of the former Town Hall. From their observations, they agreed on the following: 1, tn Because of the elevation of the or walk'down. there would be a mandatory walk-up There would be no street -level. access without expensive reconstruction of the foundation. 2. Size and shape of foundation limit the efficient " and economic use of the space. 3.Available parking facilitiesrare awkard 4. Because of the size of. the £oared We°cannotn, itlin- mandatory two-story building vestigate the economy of a one -stork building. 5, The size of the site denies future expansion. remove from consideration Robert SaqueG made a motion that we the existing foundation as a possible site for new town facilities. The motion was seconded by Al Tu rinese and unanimously voted by the Committee, A letter addressed to Mr. Paul Zecher, Chairman'of the Board of Selectmaninformit the Wednesday , ng the Board of the Committee's decision t on the matter was presented by Tony Caponigro a j g of the Selectman. night meetin Representatives from the architectural firm, Eco-tecture were present at the meeting and showed slides of projects they, had 'completed. They agreed to draft a preliminary proposal and submit to the Committee. firm of Charles A. Maguire & Associates Tony will contact the for an interview at the next meeting. The meeting was adjourned and agreed to meet the following j F own Hall office. Tuesday evening at the T B I� ii , MINUTES - JUNE _J MEETING_Nvi�� On June /, the Committee met at the Town Hall office. Tony read letters from State Representative, John Ames acknowledging our letter to him regarding possible assistance in our planning. Mr. Ames suggested contacting Mr. McDonald Barr for aid in the construction of the Police Station. A letter ,will be sent to Chief of Police, Lawrence D"Afile suggesting that he contact Mr. Barr and then reporting to the Committee of his findings. A letter of acknowledgement was also read from Margaret Heckler, The Committee made a request for the Town Planner to come up with town -owned properties to see what would be available for consideration of the town hall; Mr. Maurer attended a portion of the meeting and suggested that the Committ'eeLnot committ themselves to/Research and Design Institute until several approaches were considered. A meeting at 10 A.M., Thursday morning with two members of Research and Design Institute will be set up with any Committee member that can attend. Tony will contact Mr. John Crow of Eco-Tecture International, Inc. architects, to attend our next meeting„ Monday evening at 8 P.M. to make their presentation for the Committee to consider. It was 4greed that the Committee will inspect the present Town Hall site at /:20 P.M., Monday evening, prior to the meeting to decide whether the present premises should be considered and what their decision is. Meeting was adjourned and the next meet'ing will be:. -Monday, June 14th at the Town Hall office. MEETING AT RESEARCH AND DESIGN INSTITUTE -_JUNE 1 `I On Tuesday, June first, the Town Hall Building Committee and the Town Manager, Mr. Rolf; the Town Planner, Mr. Maurer; and the Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Avery met at the office of Research Design Institute in Providence to discuss the preliminary plans for the future town hall and,police station. Mr. Beckman, Executive Director, showed slides of building and projects completed by the Institute and other modes of their ways of planning and building. Mr. Dan Miller, Director of Administration, also presided and made tentative arrangements on coming to Mansfield to view the town and possible sites considered. MINUTES - MAY 24. 1971 The Committee discussed the agenda to be brought up for presentation at the June lst meeting with Research and Design Institute in Providence. The goals for the Town Hall and/or Police Station included 1. Space Needs - 2- Site Evaluation,- 3 - Budget Estimates and 4- Preliminary Plans. This format along with a departmental breakdown of the town was sent with a letter to Mr. Daniel Miller, Director of Administration of the Institute. Meeting was adjourned and Committee agreed to meet at 8:15 A.M. Tuesday morning at Town Hall offte along with other Town officials for the meeting. i' 3 { MINUTES_ MAy _ 1.0� 1971.. Mr. Chad Maurer attended the last meeting and presented a proposed design procedure for the town office and �ol�}ce This included the various/EO be department facilities. taken and the timing involved. He also submitted an estimate of space needs for a municipal office building based on a ure of 30,000. The Committee was projected population fig most.appreciative of Mr. Maurer's efforts in preparing this program. Bob Saquet suggested the use of a questibnnaire to be inserted in the electric light bills as to the opinion of the towns f the Town Hall and police Station and. people in the location o also their reason for their selection. It was agreed that the Committee will meet with Research Institute of Design for an initial meeting. Three alternative dates, May 251 26 and June 1 were selected and Bob Saquet will contact the Institute for arrangements. Upon selection of a date, Tony will notify the town officials and extend the invitation to attend the meeting. The meeting was adjourned and will meet next. Monday evening at the Town Hall office. j I A letter written by Daniel Miller., Director of Administration of Research and Design Institute, was read by Bob Siaquet. Committee agreed that they should be given consideration in the planning, design and construction of the Town Hall at a future date. Cliff Turner suggested that we inquire further as to what aid in avialable in building the Police Station. This wai d definitely alter remaining cost figure for the building of the Town Hall. Letters from three other architects interested in the . building of the Town Hall offices were received and will be acknowledged when stationery for the Town Hall Building Committee is ready. Mr. Chad Maurer will be asked to be present at the next meeting to review plans again with the Committee. The meeting was adjourned and Committee will meet next Monday evening at 7:30 at the Town Hall office. MINUTES--- APRIL 26 MEETING A brief meeting prior to the Town Meeting was held Monday evening at 7:30 in the Faculty Room at the High School. Mr. Chad Maurer, Town Planner, was present,and went :over tentative plans with the Committee. He suggested that we consider what the needs would be in planning a future Town Hall for a population of 30,000. Mr. Saquet reported on his meeting with Research and Design Institute in Providence. He suggested an an initial meeting with them which would involve a half day at a cost of $175 and include the Committee plus any town officials. The meeting was adjourned and Committee will meet next Monday evening at 7 P.M. before Town Meeting. i on April 19th, the Town Hall Building - Hall office for their weekly meeting. Mr. Rolf Campn Town Maanger, was present and asked the Committee's views on p resent site.° He estimated that $75,000 could be saved by using the p site. This would include the cost of the foundation, two sets of ults which are now in the building. He pointed steps and three va out that the first floor level must be maintained,if existing Town Town Hall, Mr. Camp stated that the Hall is used. In building new state requirement would be installing an elevator if more than one floor is erected. The Committee agreed to have Town Manager proceed with demolition of the burned building to the first floor. Mr. Camp left correspondence and other data received from other architects on the construction of a new building. r tuse of space Mr..3daquet recommended the CCommitttenfor Town Hall use. He planners to allocate the spaceproperly and Design Institute in Providence, suggested contacting Research rganization. t the committee's R. I., a non-profit research oieneral suggestion, Mr. rice, etc. beforecentire t the ?ncommittee plans to meet information re p with them. It was suggested that letters be written to Senator John Quinlan, Representative John Ames and Congresswoman Margaret Heckler to inquire if state and federal funds would be available to assist in the building. Mr. Saquet.also suggested that the Committee investigates other Town Halls in the area that have been recently was recommended to be drawn up and each committeeucmember approachlist two toans and fill out such check list. Mr. Caponigro suggested talking with department heads for public' relations and informations as to what their needs in the new building would be. He will speak to Mr. Chad Maurer, Town Planner, to attend our next meeting for his views on the present situation. Mr. Dave Clemmy, Selectman, stopped by briefly. He suggested that the Committee check the Stabilization Fund for any money available. The possibility of the Pai�3e School to be used as the Police Station was discussed. It was pointed that the school site might be more cial site rather than as a municipal valuable if utilized as a commer location. A ittee was introduced in three parts: ��gram for the Comm I, Space Needs A. For Town offices N _ „_1 1_,. Crn t- Inn