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1 0WN y <br /> a �^ l 'hill of C CIS T�?EE <br /> >Q . P. O. BOX 1108 <br /> YSTg�Eco" MASHPEE. MA 02649 <br /> INANCE COMMITTEE <br /> FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES <br /> Town Hall <br /> June 27, 1989 <br /> Present: Ed Dolan, John Ferriday, Carl Heller and Jim Vaccaro <br /> The Finance Committee meeting commenced at 7 p.m. Diane Kingsley, <br /> Librarian and members of the Library Board joined the meeting. Diane informed <br /> the Finance Committee that the Mashpee Town Library had received provisional <br /> approval of a grant for $48,000. This money would be used for the initial <br /> expenses of joining CLAMS, Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing. <br /> She noted that she and representatives of the libarary had requested to meet <br /> with-the Finance Committee to talk about following years, which will not <br /> be part of a grant, all subsequent years will require funds. She stressed <br /> that this was not just a one-time expense, but rather it will become part of <br /> the library budget. The cost for subsequent years will be $10,000 per annum. <br /> CLAMS has made a commitment of three years to the town of Mashpee to keep <br /> the price .per .terminal at $2,500. Jim Vaccaro stated his belief that this was <br /> really a bargain for a small community. The library representatives stated that <br /> they were not present at this meeting for any type of a commitment from the <br /> Finance Committee but rather to put them "on notice" about the projected cost <br /> of CLAMS. The Finance Committee also expressed their desire to make sure that . <br /> the library had- enough monies to ensure their eligibility for Federal and State <br /> grants. Members requested that the library representatives return to a future <br /> Finance Committee meeting if there was a problem. <br /> Deirdre Greelish and Jane Coogan joined the meeting to discuss the matter <br /> of a new town hall. Deirdre noted that the town had paid a consultant $7,000 <br /> and that he did not provide much information. She noted that there did not <br /> appear to be any correlation between town population and the size of town <br /> halls. She noted that the Pine Tree Plaza located at the Mashpee Rotary <br /> was empty . and soon to be foreclosed. She stated that she thought she would <br /> come before the Finance Committee and discuss the possibilities of this facility <br /> as a town hall for Mashpee. The building contains 16,000 sq. ft. , 8,000 on each <br /> floor. Carl noted that this had been proposed at an earlier date. The initial <br /> problem with the building had been water, however, it appears that this can now <br /> be resolved. Carl also noted that the owners were seeking to charge too much <br /> per sq. ft. Carl noted that at present the two major obstacles in making this <br /> I building a town hall are the difficult accessibility and the need to purchase <br /> the back landVto provide access onto Great Neck Road. Jim Vaccaro noted that <br /> the discussion could be moot as it was his understanding that someone had <br />