I am sad to report the news of the death of Alice (Micky) Hinkle. Micky was a Town Meeting Member, Lexington Minuteman reporter and editor, speaker and author....
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carolyn Tiffany
ktiffany@...
Jul 2, 2003 2:16 pm
Dear Patrick Many thanks to you and your hardworking committee for an extraordinary job on this project. With this work done so professionally, the town will...
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Susan Elberger
sehouse@...
Jul 2, 2003 5:54 pm
This was on the front page of today's Boston Globe business section. It's worth considering. Susan Elberger DOWNTOWN Taxachusetts no more By Steve Bailey,...
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P Hamburger
phamburger@...
Jul 3, 2003 12:50 am
Patrick, You wrote on June 29: What is the answer to my first question "So were did our budgeting process go wrong? And what can we learn from that?" To the...
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Debcoprop@...
Jul 3, 2003 1:35 am
Fellow TMM, There was recent discussion of how much it costs to educate each student. Was a final answer ever determined? I am trying to determine what the per...
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mehrco@...
Jul 3, 2003 2:25 am
Paul: Thank you for your very thorough explanation on budget preparation. Everything you describe makes sense, except (with the caveat that I am not a budget ...
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Olga Guttag
olga@...
Jul 3, 2003 3:14 am
Patrick and Paul, Budgeting for snow removal: I am just speculating, so Rick or John please correct me if I am wrong. I seem to recall that most communities...
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Sam Silverman
smpr@...
Jul 3, 2003 3:44 am
Paul: thank you very much for your clear and lucid explanation of how the budget process works. We all need all the education we can get these days. Sam...
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Frank Sandy
fsandy@...
Jul 3, 2003 12:05 pm
Patrick, It is still not clear to me whether or not we have to correct for the $2M (or whatever) shortfall before setting the tax rate this year, and what...
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mehrco@...
Jul 3, 2003 12:39 pm
In a message dated 7/3/2003 8:06:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, fsandy@... ... Frank: I asked this very question on Monday night at the BOS meeting, and...
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Frank Sandy
fsandy@...
Jul 3, 2003 12:52 pm
Patrick, Did Bill Lahey indicate whether or not our budget would still be legal for this year if the Special Town Meeting changes the budget and does not at...
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mehrco@...
Jul 3, 2003 1:43 pm
Frank: No, Bill did not get into this, perhaps because like myself, he did not want to take up more of the Selectmen's time after Rick's lengthy comments that...
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ferrett99
FERRETT99@...
Jul 3, 2003 4:35 pm
Do we have this problem in Lexington? This is a multi part series. http://www.salemnews.com/sdaily/sickdays/index.htm Dorrie Traficante Precinct 9...
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Lynne Pease
lpease@...
Jul 3, 2003 4:49 pm
SELECTMEN'S MEETING Selectmen's Meeting Room July 7, 2003 7:00 p.m. The first ten minutes of regularly scheduled meetings will be reserved for citizens wishing...
... Dorrie, I can't speak for the whole town, or whether this is a general problem here or anywhere else - I don't have that information. But I can tell you in...
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P Hamburger
phamburger@...
Jul 3, 2003 8:18 pm
Patrick, 1. I am sympathetic with your idea of increasing the Snow Budget for 2004 and beyond or 2005 and beyond, but believe that all the issues should be...
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mehrco@...
Jul 3, 2003 8:59 pm
Paul: I fully agree with all your points, particularly about the possible pitfalls of the Committee I have suggested, which we obviously should avoid. In my...
Hello, In preparation for the upcoming Special Town Meeting, here are three questions related to what kind of majority is required to pass various motions that...
Larry, I am almost certain that the answer is no, the budget does not require a two-thirds majority (or rather, yes, you were hallucinating). However, it is a...
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Jed Snyder
jedsnyder@...
Jul 4, 2003 2:51 pm
Francis, I am so happy that you are pleased with your son's teachers. I just read part of the LEA teachers' contract and noted that they can accumulate at...
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Irene Dondley
irene@...
Jul 4, 2003 5:54 pm
Olga asked that I pass this on. She tried sending to this to the list earlier, but it got bounced, maybe due to the attachements. I will send attachments...
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Jed Snyder
jedsnyder@...
Jul 4, 2003 6:28 pm
Irene and Olga and all, Even though a lot signed a petition re: public safety and a potential override, I do not think that there is anywhere near a consensus...
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Paul Chernick
paul.chernick@...
Jul 4, 2003 7:05 pm
Olga, Thanks for all the info. This is really well presented. On the per-pupil costs, should Sudbury be rolled in with Lincoln and the Lincoln-Sudbury HS? And...
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Frank Sandy
fsandy@...
Jul 4, 2003 7:27 pm
There was a letter to the Minute Man several weeks ago from the head of the police union claiming that 14 of the Town's 38 police officers are supervisors. Is...
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Anthony Close
tclose@...
Jul 4, 2003 8:19 pm
David and TMMs, The per student costs for Lexington and all other Mass. Districts can be found at the DOE web site (though '02): ...
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Anthony Close
tclose@...
Jul 5, 2003 11:18 am
Frank, Olga's note uses numbers from 2000-2001(FY01). The State info I included is preliminary 01-02 (FY02) results). Also, Olga's PDF file is from an...
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P Hamburger
phamburger@...
Jul 5, 2003 6:41 pm
To all those concerned: Deborah Brown and I are working on getting information on police manning for comparable Massachusetts towns. We hope to circulate it...
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Sam Silverman
smpr@...
Jul 5, 2003 7:30 pm
Recently there have been a great number of postings asking for information on town matters. Now I would think that our elected officials would not want to...
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Debcoprop@...
Jul 6, 2003 12:28 am
Fellow TMMS, To all who responded to my request for information, a sincere thank you. From all the responses I summarize the cost per student is between...
