02/23/2004 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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Board of Selectmen Minutes February 23, 200 APPOINTMENTS AND HEARINGS: Public Hearin —Capital Ins rovement Committee Report: Selectman Leveille opened the Public Hearing on the proposed Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal year Zoo . Joyce Mason, Town Administrator read aloud the Public Hearing notice as published. Recommendations for the FY05 capital budget were presented to the Selectmen by the CIP Committee, Included in the $ 00,000 budget recommendation were two debt exclusions for road projects and the design and construction of a fire substation in South Mashpee. The interest cost for the FY05 bonds consider a$1.5 million road bond . with first year interest costs of$19,125. Funding would allow the Town to complete various road repairs which include subdivision maintenance, Transfer Station access roads,the K.C. Coombs School parking lot, and the repaving and expansion of the DPW yard. An itemization of the infrastructure project is outlined in the DPW project request to the Capital Improvement Program CIP Committee. The fire substation, an estimated $900,000 project is presently identified for construction on Town owned land located on Red Brook Road in South Mashpee. The first year interest cost of the substation is $26,250. It was noted that the headquarters program of the fire station was down i ed due to the pressing need for a substation. The Insurance Service office (ISO) considers structures located further than five miles from a fire station as unprotected areas. Chief Baker briefly discussed staffing needs and vehicles that would be utilized at the future substation location. Building expenses were not identified to date. Departmental budget requests recommended in the CIP program for fiscal year 2005 include, the Police Department lease of vehicles, a school computer replacement initiative, repairs to HVAC at the Quashnet School, funds toward the purchase of a brush breaker and the purchase of a utility vehicle for the Fire Department.