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Board of Selectman and Finance Committee Recommendations for Town Meeting
TO TOWN MEETING MEMBERS:

THE OCTOBER 27, 2009 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING CONTINUED TO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 WILL BEGIN AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. (AS OF NOVEMBER 18, 2009.) PLEASE USE THIS SHEET WITH THE TOWN MEETING WARRANT PREVIOUSLY MAILED IN OCTOBER.                            

SELECTMEN               FINANCE COMMITTEE

ARTICLE 1 – QUINN BILL – M. G. L. CHAPTER 41, SECTION 108L
Request: Adoption               Adoption                        Adoption                

ARTICLE 2 – TOWN CHARGES – REDUCE FY 10 AMOUNTS
Police Department Salary & Wages                                                              
Request: $80,000.00             $80,000.00                      $80,000.00                      
                                                                                                                 
Schools Elementary/High School                                                   
Request: $120,613.00            $95,613.00 Reduction     At Town Meeting                                                                                                        
                                $25,000.00 School Bus Transportation

ARTICLE 3 - UNPAID BILL OF PRIOR YEARS
1.     Request: $658.00         $658.00                 $658.00
2.     Request: $26.00          $26.00                          $26.00
3.     Request: $313.10         $313.10                         $313.10

ARTICLE 4 – AMENDMENT TO TOWN BY-LAWS
Request: Adoption                Adoption                               Adoption                                                

ARTICLE 5 – ACCEPTANCE OF STATUTE - LOCAL ROOM OCCUPANCY
                          EXCISE RATE
Request: Adoption               Adoption                        Adoption                                  

ARTICLE 6 – ACCEPTANCE OF STATUTE LOCAL MEALS EXCISE TAX
Request: Adoption                Adoption                               Adoption                                                                                                                                                                               

ARTICLE 7 - ACCEPTANCE OF STATUTE - QUARTERLY TAX PAYMENT
                         SYSTEM
Request: Adoption               Adoption                        Adoption                          
                                    
ARTICLE 8 – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VEHICLE
Request: A. $7,050.00           Passover                        Passover
           B. $1,903.71         Passover                        Passover                                                                                                                                        
ARTICLE 9 – FIRE STATION – 321 HUTTLESTON AVENUE
Request: $6,396.00              $6,396.00                       $6,396.00                                  
                                        SELECTMEN               FINANCE COMMITTEE

ARTICLE 10 – SENIOR CENTER/RECREATION CENTER EXTERIOR
                            REPAIRS
Request:                                                
A. $15,360.00                   $8,000.00 Design & Bid          $8,000.00 Design & Bid                    
B. $25,750.00                          Passover                         Passover         

ARTICLE 11 - WOLF ISLAND WELL #1 REPAIRS
Request: $25,000.00             $18,000.00                      $18,000.00              

ARTICLE 12 - GREEN STREET SEWER
Request: $50,000.00             $50,000.00                      $50,000.00
    
ARTICLE 13 - MIDDLE STREET (PEASE PARK) PUMPING STATION
Request: $7,000.00              $7,000.00                       $7,000.00    

ARTICLE 14 - ASPHALT AND CONCRETE ROAD PATCH REPAIRS –
                           WATER   DEPARTMENT
Request: $15,000.00             Passover                        Passover   

ARTICLE 15 - REPAIRS TO PIPING AND VALVES – WATER DEPARTMENT
Request: $60,000.00             $60,000.00                      $60,000.00     

ARTICLE 16 – WEST ISLAND TREATMENT PLANT
Request: $30,000.00             $22,500.00                      $22,500.00     

ARTICLE 17 - LEASE OF TOWN OWNED LAND FOR PURPOSE OF
                           INSTALLING AND OPERATING SOLAR PANELS
Request: Adoption               Adoption                        At Town Meeting                     

ARTICLE 18 –   WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
Request:
A. $151,000.00          $151,000.00                     $151,000.00                            
B. $7.867 M (Borrow)    $7.867 M (Borrow)               $7.867 M (Borrow)                                                        
                                                                                                              
ARTICLE 19 – AMENDMENT TO TOWN BY-LAWS
Request: Adoption               Adoption                        Indefinite Postponement












 
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