07/13/1988 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Finance Committee Minutes July 13 , 1988 Page 2 . The Finance Committee proceeded to review the remaining articles on the Special Town Meeting Warrant . Article 1 , seeks town approval to raise and appropriate money to purchase,,and equip a 4-wheel drive vehicle for the Board of Health. Joe Murphy noted that the bids for this vehicle were not yet in , however , the maximum cost was estimated to be $12 , 000 . Finance Committee recommends this article . Article 2 , seeks town approval to transfer from the Stabilization Fund money to purchase and equip a 4-wheel drive vehicle for the Conservation Commission . Bids are not yet in , however the estimated cost would be under $12 , 000 . Finance Committee recommends approval . Article 3, seeks town approval to appropriate and transfer from the Stabilization Fund money to purchase and equip a dump truck with a plow and sander for the DPW. Estimated cost of this article would be somewhere around , but not more than $27 , 000. Finance Committee recommends . Article 4 , seeks town approval to appropriate $2 , 720 to the Park and Recreation Department Lifeguard Wage: Account from the Solid Waste Account . This represents a transfer from one account to another account . The Park and Rec department did not receive any money for selling dump stickers . Finance Committee recommends approval . Article 5 , seeks town approval to rescind the authorization to incur indebtedness to acquire a parcel on the northwest side of Santuit Pond as voted by Article 56 of the May 1987 Annual Town Meeting . At the 1987 Annual Town Meeting the town authorized purchase of this parcel of land outside Prop . 22. $34 , 000 was appropriated . The owners of the land objected and refused to sell . The money is now available for transfer and can be transferred to another account or revert to the treasurer . The bonding authorization will be rescinded . Finance Committee recommends . jArticle 6 , seeks town approval to accept a gift from the Forward Development Corporation . The town would receive land and or easements to run water lines . The Finance Committee recommends approval . i Article 7 , seeks town approval to raise and appropriate or appropriate and transfer money to determine the feasibility of converting the Davis School into a Town Hall or to build or lease a new Town Hall . This article seeks funds to study town hall needs and represents a consultant fee . Estimated cost of this article is $20, 000 to $28 , 000 . The Finance Committee can not recommend this article without a price , their recommendation will be made on town meeting floor . i I Article 8 , seeks town approval to raise and appropriate , appropriate N and transfer , or appropriate and incur indebtedness of funds to the Police/Fire Water account to be used -f.or:'the _.installatio.hi )of -.:' water mains , fire hydrants , and other appurtenances including plumbing , to provide water to the Police and Fire Stations and