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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
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Board of Selectmen Z014 SEP -8 A 0 22
Date: 2014 -09 -10 Time: 7:30 PM
Building: School - Coolidge Location: Conference Room
Address: 89 Birch Meadow Drive
Purpose: General Business
Meeting Called By: Paula Schena on behalf of Chairman John Arena
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Topics of Discussion:
Agenda
1. Recap of spending priorities from Financial Forum 1
2. Legislative update (Senator Jason Lewis, Representatives Brad Jones and Jim
Dwyer)
a. What grant funds are available as a high priority for the delegation?
b. What do you see in your other communities — or from your legislative
colleagues — that are clever and creative ideas that we should consider in
Reading?
c. State Aid — explain lag versus state revenues. What is in the future?
d. Health Insurance premiums — help!
e. "Fairness" for proactive communities versus reactive communities
f. Local options versus mandates
g. Why the gas tax on public sector?
3. Discussion about Revenue Sources
4. FY16 Budget Overview
5. Library Project Update — Library Building Committee
This Agenda has been prepared in advance and represents a listing of topics that the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed
at the meeting. However the agenda does not necessarily include all matters which may be taken up at this meeting.
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