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FY '80 Budget
Review of the budget was tabled until Thursday, February lst.
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting
adjourned at 11:25 P.M.
Respectfully-submitted,
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G. Paynter
Minutes of the Meeting of February 1, 1979.
Chairman M. O'Brien called the meeting to order at 7.40 P.M.
with G. Paynter and B. Mitchel present.
Correspondence
Rural Development free newsletter subscription to continue.
Commuter Rail Improvement Program
Board met with Manager of Operations, Commuter Rail,` Mr. Eugene
K. Skoropowski Trains on Haverhill extension will run from
Merrimack '(Talley at peak hours only. Lawrence to Reading Station
off-peak buses running hourly are part of plan.- Buses will come
down Route 28 to Reading Station and return. Service projected to
begin nthe summer. Fencing for protection of trains and abutters
planned. Ticket station at Reading is planned.
Educational materials on railroad safety are available for public
distribution, at cost.
Woburn station at Route 128 is expected to meet-park-and ride need
of the area, so 128 station on Reading line is not anticipated.
FY '80 Budget
Fiscal '80 Budget reviewed and Chairman itemized suggested cuts,
including office supplies to $200.00; Postage to $150.00; and
Printing to $600.00. After discussion, 180 Expense Budget
requests reduced from $2025 to $1785, by reducing printing
account request from $740 to $500 and dropping plan to reprint
Zoning By-laws text next year.
Possibility of secretary-sharing, or summer speedy worker replace-
ment, as means of cutting salary expenses, discussed. A motion
was made and voted to authorize the Chairman to investigate these
alternatives.
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Planner reported on present fee schedule of other Town Boards for
hearings, including Board of Appeals - $40.00 per application;
Board of Survey - $65.00 per lot and Selectmen - $0.00 for
Special Permit application. Discussing policy, it was felt that
present Planning Board fee of $35.00 was long-standing and low.
It was voted to increase the fee for fiscal '8`0 to $40.00.
It was moved and voted to return $315.00 from By-law Study Item
to the Town.
Printing of Zoning Map for public distribution discussed. It was
decided that there were sufficient funds to do this this year and
no change in the budget request for FY '80 was required for this
project.
Mr. Mayerson was authorized to submit budget with corrections as
voted.
Space Study - "Excess" Buildings
Definition of Community Center function, to identify those activities
the Town should provide space for was discussed and then tabled
until next meeting.
There being no other business before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned at 10:50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Y- l
G. Paynter
Minutes of the Meeting of February 6, 1979.
The meeting was convened at 7:45 P.M. by Chairman M. O'Brien,
with C. Keller, G. Paynter and B. Mitchel present.
Correspondence
Reviewed letter from MBTA,dated February 5, 1979 proposing a
bus route down Haven Street, up High Street, etc., which seems
ill thought out.
Minutes
Minutes of the meeting of January 30, 1979 were approved by
the Board.