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The committee unanimously supported reducing the proposed wastewater treatment plant repair borrowing from $10.5 million to $8.8 million after the project bid came in substantially below the engineer’s estimate. It also recommended $19,000 in free cash for the police budget, a revised police budget with $4,976,063 for salaries and wages and $427,393 for expenses, and $107,200 for Otis Street sidewalk easements.
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The lower wastewater borrowing recommendation would reduce the amount the municipality seeks to finance for construction, project management, engineering, and contingencies. The committee opposed using an additional $450,000 of free cash to reduce taxes, citing concern about creating a structural deficit. It supported a 45-day deadline for submitting citizen petitions before Annual Town Meeting and recommended rejecting several proposed budget and zoning amendments.
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