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13 Special Town 'Uleet4ng Aug 4/71 J an estimate to do the worl-, for $12, 845 .00. There are many types o f .i,e-ams > is it for hardball_? Softball? I understand 'r4ashPee has a very ery fine ladies ' softball team® The Little League - will they stay at the school? We would like to know their plans . What about its availability as an all around recreation center? i understand there is an act of Legislature to acquire land for these purposes . Mrs . Carrie Saunders (member of Park & spec® Comm. ) According to our architect, this will be a regulation baseball diamond. It can serve all . The dimensions are the same (as a regulation field)® The $7 ,000 is asked in addition to the $5800. 00 appropriated in 167 ® The reason is because labor and materials have more than doubled. It has taken all this time to complete plans and get things going. As for who is to use the field. . . . . the ladies on the softball t6a'h, the only active team at present, won' t argue as to its use . Jane , (the star catcher and team leader) won' t object. Garland: i am sure that such a lovely catcher will- have no trouble there . I just want to be sure it was no single purpose deal for that kind of money. Motion was made and seconded to raise and appropriate $7 , 000 . . . . .and it was so voted, unanimously. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to create a Council on Aging and to adopt the following by-law in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40 section 8B of the General Laws : Section 1. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Council on Aging for the purpose of co-ordinating or carrying out programs designed to meet the problems of the aging in cooperation with programs of the Commission on Aging established under Chapter 6, Section 73 of the General Laws . Section 2® The Board of Selectmen shall appoint the Council on Aging consisting of seven (7) members. Upon acceptance of this