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Minutes of
November 13, 1997
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Present: William Antoine of the Municipal Building Committee; Bernard Dolan and Kenneth
Torman of the Planning Board; Walter Wilk and Gerald St. Hilaire of the Finance Committee;
Richard Boucher, Acting Town Manager; and Shaun Burke, Director of Planning and
Development.
Mr. Dolan asked Mr. Boucher to explain how CIP requests will be presented. Mr. Boucher
explained that the money for Ash property will be borrowed temporarily until the bond issue is
ready, and Witch Pond Well will be a bond issue.
Mr. Wilk noted that the well site development will be $875,000. and that the Finance
Committee supports $950,000. from free cash.
Mr. Antoine stated he is concerned about $875,000. not being enough, if the bid is not locked
- in. He suggested that an additional 20% be added to the amount. Mr. Boucher said the costs
are estimates and that the actual bid may come in higher. Mr. Wilk stated that he doesn't
want to provide too much of a cushion at the onset and, if the cost is more than $875,000, the
cost overrun is going to be quantified. A discussion of municipal project bidding followed.
Mr. Boucher questioned why, if we can bond the Ash property in part, do we want to use
$950,000 of free cash when the $950,000 could be used elsewhere. Mr. Wilk replied that the
Finance Committee recommendation is that $950,000 be taken from free cash. Mr. Boucher
noted that the Board of Selectmen has not taken a position on the article and won't until the
night of town meeting.
Mr. Wilk recommended that the Water Department iron and manganese program be put off
until the Spring Town Meeting, pending resolution of the system study. He also reported that
the Finance Committee supports $25,000 being put in the ambulance replacement account at
the Special Town Meeting.
Mr. Wilk asked that a memo go out to staff requesting that CIP requests be in by January 9,
1998, for review at the next CIP meeting on January 15, 1998. He also asked that
Department Heads be asked to prepare their requests for an additional five years beyond the
FY99 requests and that they provide a status report on the projects which were funded last
year.
Minutes of November 13, 1997
Dr. Torman - Discussed establishing policy.
Mr. St. Hilaire - part of request should be an update of previous projects.
Mr. Wilk - discussion with Board of Selectmen will be about amount to put into CIP. He will
recommend approximately $1 million and meet with the Board of Selectmen prior to the next
UP meeting in January, 1998.
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Date of Approval
Next Meeting: January 15, 1998 @ 6:00 p.m.
N imrtes of November 13, 1997