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Town of Arlington, Massachusetts
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Article 38 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Warrant Article Title:
CAPITAL BUDGET | | | |
| | | | | | | | Warrant Article Text:To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to defray the expense of purchasing, leasing, or bonding of capital equipment, infrastructure, buildings or other projects of the Town or to acquire real property for municipal purposes; to appropriate a sum of money to fund previously incurred or future Town debt, to acquire land for said projects where necessary by purchase, eminent domain taking or otherwise, determine how the money shall be raised including the possibility of borrowing any or all of the same, or the transfer of funds from any previous appropriation, determine how such money shall be expended; or take any action related thereto. | | | |
| | | | | | | | Requested by:(Inserted by the Select Board and at the request of the
Town Manager and the Capital Planning Committee) | | | |
| | | | | | | | Report Excerpt:
We respectfully ask for your approval of Article 38, the Capital Budget Vote for Fiscal Year 2024, as printed in this report and in the report of the Finance Committee. As always, this vote specifically covers Fiscal Year 2024 only, not the Five-Year Capital Plan. The vote comprises nine separate sections:
1. To reappropriate unspent funds carried forward from prior years’ completed projects that were financed by bonds, with specific dollar amounts;
2. To pay for the current year new acquisitions or projects using funds obtained directly from the tax levy (cash), with specific dollar amounts;
3. To pay the debt service on capital acquisitions that were financed by prior years’ bonds, with specific dollar amounts;
4. To pay for new acquisitions using sources of funds other than the tax levy, with specific dollar amounts;
5. To authorize bonds to pay for new acquisitions, for which the debt service will be paid for in future fiscal years, with specific dollar amounts;
6. To authorize the Town to seek external grants and funds for capital purposes;
7. To authorize the carrying-over in the capital budget of any unspent funds to be used for capital appropriations in future years;
8. To authorize the Town Manager, in certain cases and under certain conditions, to transfer and spend unencumbered borrowed funds that are no longer needed for their original purpose; and
9. To offset the capital plan with past bond premiums.
Note that Water & Sewer Fund debt service, supported by the Water/Sewer Enterprise Fund, is managed outside the Capital Plan and is presented for approval in Articles 42 and 43.
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| | | | | | | | Vote Language:(1) That the sum of $203,815.91 is hereby transferred from amounts previously appropriated and borrowed under the following warrant articles and for the purposes set forth below:
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Amount to be Transferred
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Warrant Article
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Meeting Date
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From Original Purpose
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$10,794.51
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5
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4/27/2016
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AHS Feasibility Study
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$10,799.87
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58
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5/8/2019
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Portable Radios -- Fire
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$13,488.33
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30
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4/25/2018
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Dallin -- Chiller
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$141,225.55
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54
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6/15/2020
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Hardy Playground
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$20,000.00
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54
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6/15/2020
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Ottoson HVAC
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$7,507.65
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54
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6/15/2020
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Peirce Playground
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$203,815,91
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TOTAL
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which amounts are no longer needed to complete the projects for which they were initially borrowed, to pay costs of the following:
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Amount to be Paid
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For New Purpose
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$75,000.00
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Town Hall Renovations
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$100,000.00
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ADA Accessibility construction -- planning
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$28,815.91
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Sidewalk Ramp Installation
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$203,815,91
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TOTAL
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as permitted by Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws.
(2) That the sum of $3,933,856 be and hereby is appropriated for various capital projects and equipment as shown below, and expended under the direction of the Town Manager:
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Item
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Amount
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Project
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Department
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1
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$ 26,791
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New Voting Booths
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CLERK
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2
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$ 30,000
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Firefighter Protective Gear
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FIRE
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3
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$ 20,000
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LUCAS 3 - Chest Compression System
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FIRE
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4
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$ 15,000
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Bola Wrap De-Escalation Tools
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POLICE
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5
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$ 15,133
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QED Server
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POLICE
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6
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$ 160,000
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Vehicle Replacement Program
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POLICE
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7
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$ 75,000
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Town Hall - Renovations
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FACILITIES
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8
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$ 60,000
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School - Admin Computers and Peripherals
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IT
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9
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$ 80,000
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School - Network Infrastructure
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IT
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10
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$ 400,000
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School - Replacement academic PC's district wide
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IT
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11
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$ 40,000
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School - Software Licensing
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IT
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12
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$ 62,000
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Town Microcomputer Program
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IT
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13
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$ 155,000
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Town Software Upgrades & Standardization
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IT
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14
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$ 77,000
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Energy Management System
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LIBRARY
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15
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$ 53,803
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MLN Equipment Schedule
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LIBRARY
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16
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$ 75,000
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Design and engineering consultants
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PLANNING
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17
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$ 30,000
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Electrification and air quality master planning
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PLANNING
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18
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$ 100,000
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Townwide ADA acccessibility upgrades
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PLANNING
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19
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$ 215,378
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Accessibility Improvements (Override 2019)
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PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY
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20
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$ 367,000
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Roadway Reconstruction
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PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY
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21
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$ 524,833
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Roadway Reconstruction Override 2011
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PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY
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22
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$ 18,000
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Sander Body
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PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY
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23
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$ 65,000
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Sidewalk Ramp Installation
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PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY
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24
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$ 430,000
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Sidewalks and Curbstones
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PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY
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25
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$ 50,000
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Traffic Signal Upgrades
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PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY
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26
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$ 78,000
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1 Ton Pickup Truck w-Dump Body
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PUBLIC WORKS NATURAL RESOURCES
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27
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$ 64,918
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Photocopier Replacement Program
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PURCHASING
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28
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$ 50,000
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ADA Study Implementation Program
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RECREATION
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29
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$ 75,000
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Ed Burns Arena Parking Study
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RECREATION
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30
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$ 10,000
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Feasibility Study
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RECREATION
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31
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$ 70,000
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Playground Audit and Safety Improvements
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RECREATION
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32
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$ 31,000
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All Schools - Energy Efficiency Projects
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SCHOOLS
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33
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$ 25,000
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All Schools - Flooring
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SCHOOLS
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34
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$ 120,000
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All Schools - Photocopier Lease Program
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SCHOOLS
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35
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$ 50,000
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All Schools - Security Updates
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SCHOOLS
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36
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$ 70,000
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Arlington High School and Ottoson Middle School - Radios
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SCHOOLS
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37
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$ 50,000
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Facilities Vehicle Replacement
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SCHOOLS
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38
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$ 45,000
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Ottoson Middle School Gym Divider
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SCHOOLS
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39
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$ 50,000
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Ottoson Middle School Public Address System & Clock Replacements
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SCHOOLS
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$3,933,856
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Total Cash Expenditure
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(3) That the sum of $19,183,900 be and hereby is appropriated for debt service of the Town, and expended under the direction of the Town Manager, $18,446,911 of said sum to be raised by general tax and $93,252 from the Antenna Fund, $546,703 from capital carryforwards,
$25,778 from prior fiscal years’ bond premium, $15,000 from Recreation Enterprise Funds, and $56,256 from Rink Enterprise Funds, for a total of $736,989 to be raised by transfers and capital carry forwards
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General Fund Debt Service
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Non Exempt, Prior
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$ 7,036,880
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Non Exempt, New
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$ 118,064
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Total Non-Exempt Debt
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$ 7,154,944
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Exempt Debt
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$ 12,028,956
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Total Debt Service Appropriation
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$ 19,183,900
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Less
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Antenna Fund
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$ (93,252)
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Capital Carryforwards
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$ (546,703)
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Bond Premium, prior fiscal years
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$ (25,778)
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Recreation Enterprise Funds
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$ (15,000)
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Rink Enterprise Funds
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$ (56,256)
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Total Other Financing Sources
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$ (736,989)
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Net Non-Exempt Debt
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$ 6,417,955
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Exempt Debt
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$ 12,028,956
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NET General Fund Debt
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$ 18,446,911
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Cash Capital
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$ 3,933,856
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TOTAL NET Capital Appropriation
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$ 22,380,767
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(4) That the various capital projects and equipment purchases shown below shall be undertaken and financed by grants or other funds as shown below, such grants to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager.
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Item
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Amount
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Project
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Department
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1
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$ 175,000
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Park Circle - Mechanical System Replacement
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FIRE
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2
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$ 250,000
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Cooling Tower
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POLICE
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3
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$ 30,000
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Conference Room Presentation Technology Program
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IT
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4
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$ 225,000
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Community Center Air Handler Replacement
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PLANNING
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5
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$ 75,000
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Mini-Excavator
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PUBLIC WORKS CEMETERY
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6
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$ 760,000
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Chapter 90 Roadway
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PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY
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7
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$ 125,000
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Install Sidewalk Ramps - CDBG
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PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY
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8
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$ 400,000
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Drainage Rehab - Regulatory Compliance (Ch-308)
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PUBLIC WORKS WATER/SEWER
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9
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$ 100,000
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Hydrant and Valve replacement program
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PUBLIC WORKS WATER/SEWER
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10
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$ 75,000
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Pump Station Generator
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PUBLIC WORKS WATER/SEWER
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11
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$ 900,000
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Sewer System Rehabilitation
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PUBLIC WORKS WATER/SEWER
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12
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$1,500,000
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Water System Rehabilitation
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PUBLIC WORKS WATER/SEWER
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13
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$ 150,000
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Bishop School RTUs, EMS Upgrades
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SCHOOLS
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14
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$ 80,000
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Dallin School RTUs, EMS Upgrades, Boilers
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SCHOOLS
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15
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$ 450,000
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Hardy School RTUs, EMS Upgrades, Boilers
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SCHOOLS
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16
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$ 260,000
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Thompson School Air Conditioning
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SCHOOLS
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17
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$ 75,000
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Thompson School Outdoor Classroom Project/Reforesting Project
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SCHOOLS
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18
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$ 50,000
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Big Belly Solar-Powered Trash Compactors
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TOWN MANAGER
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$5,680,000
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Total Other Expenditures
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(5) That the sum of $3,687,270 be and hereby is appropriated for extraordinary repairs to public facilities, acquisition of land and the purchase and installation of equipment and for costs incidental and related thereto as follows:
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Item
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Amount
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Project
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Department
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1
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$ 375,000
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Rescue Ambulance replacing #1026
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FIRE
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2
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$ 200,000
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Central School building envelope repairs
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FACILITIES
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3
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$ 200,000
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Veterans Memorial Park
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HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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4
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$ 520,000
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Whittemore Robbins Estate Rehab
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HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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5
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$ 146,270
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Robbins Library Lighting Project
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LIBRARY
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6
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$ 166,000
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Community Center Elevator
Replacement
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PLANNING
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7
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$ 165,000
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10 Wheel Dump Truck.
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PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY
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8
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$ 215,000
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44,000 GVW, 4WD Truck w-Sander
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PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY
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9
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$ 1,600,000
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Bishop School Roof Replacement
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SCHOOLS
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10
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$ 100,000
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Gibbs School Additional Classrooms
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SCHOOLS
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$ 3,687,270
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Total Bond Expenditure
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and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board, is hereby authorized to borrow not exceeding the sum of $3,687,270 under and pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 44 and any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager.
(6) That the Town Manager is authorized and directed to apply for and accept any further federal, state or other grants that may be available for any one or more of the foregoing projects and equipment.
(7) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that monies are not expended for the purposes delineated above, then the Comptroller is authorized and directed not to transfer these excess funds to available funds, but said funds shall remain and be accounted for in the warrant article pending further vote of the Town Meeting, except as otherwise provided by law, and,
(8) That any amounts appropriated under Sections (3 or 5) above for a particular purpose under a specified section of Chapter 44 and not needed for such purpose may be expended by the Town Manager, with the approval of the Capital Planning Committee, for any other purpose listed in Sections (3 or 5) above under the same section of Chapter 44.
(9) That any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount. | | | |
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