3/26/1986 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Finance Committee March 26 , 1986 Page . The article for roof repair for town Hall was spit at $30 , 000 . The company that received the bid to give the specs and cost has not yet completed the work . Ernie felt that $30 , 000 would be plenty of money for the job . The Finance Committee was in agreement with the article for $7 , 500 for trim painting of the Police station and garage , Fire station and smokehouse , and the senior Citizen ' s Centex and small building . The article for money for the expansion of the existing _ cemetery . was agreed to by the Finance Committee and the figure set at $ , o . Thomas Fudala , "Town Planner , joined the Finance Committee - to discuss proposed conservation land acquisition articles and the article requesting an Assistant Town Planner . Fudala noted that the town is working in conjunction with the State Division of Fisheries and Wildlife on the acquisition of conservation land . They ' h-ave expressed their interest in three parcels of land . Fudala .felt that it might be appropriate to amend the article to provide for purchase of the properties by the town "unless they -are acquired within one year by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts mor some ether entity for conservation purposes . " Appraisals for the properties are underway and should be in around - mid-April . He expressed his hope that firm numbers or option agreements could be reached before the town meeting . Total acreage involved is 59 . 5 and the cost estimate is $1 , 0407000 . It is estimated that half of this will be paid by self-help grants . Fudala , showed the Finance Committee where the parcels of land were on a map and said he would make another map available to thea. He noted that a lot of things were still up in the air but that he would keep the Finance Committee up to date on all issues regarding the lana acquisition articles . The article for an Assistant Town Planner , would be a two year contract . It is hoped that at the end of two years things in town will have settled down a little bit and the services of an Assistant Town Planner not required . If this proves not to be the case , the article will have to go back to Town Meeting . The salary for the first year is set at $22 , 000 . The Finance Committee was in agreement that an Assistant Town Planner is needed . The Shellfish Commission joined the Finance Committee to discuss thein FY87 budget . Vern Thomas stated that he had received all the inventory from the previous Commission and there was nothing of value .