LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING June 3, 2003 Lexington High School - Library Media Center 251 Waltham Street 5:00 p.m. Call To Order and Welcome Public...
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Vicki Blier
vickibma
Jun 3, 2003 1:24 am
I'm sure that we will hear specifics soon from the folks who headed the campaign, but the early word is that the override lost by 400 votes....
Fellow TMM, Now that we must live with a new budget, does anyone know the next steps ? When will we have budget meeings and information sessions? This is a...
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ajfriedl@...
Jun 4, 2003 11:55 am
David, You've got to be kidding. There don't have to be any meetings, we knew exactly what was at risk should the override not be approved. You get what you...
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tdiaz@...
tdiazus
Jun 4, 2003 12:22 pm
Just when I was thinking, "well, the people have spoken, so I'll have to live with these cuts whether I like it or not," I see your note. Apparently, after not...
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Fred Rosenberg
fred+rosenberg
Jun 4, 2003 12:47 pm
David, What are you talking about? Where were you during Town Meeting? We passed a budget with certain items subject to an override. The override did not...
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Charles Lamb
charles.lamb@...
Jun 4, 2003 12:59 pm
... Hi David, I'm perplexed by your question, but I haven't had coffee yet so maybe I don't understand what you're saying. Approximately 60+ line items of the...
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ajfriedl@...
Jun 4, 2003 1:14 pm
Hi all: In light of having withdrawn Article 21 re: how we as a community handle Comprehensive Permits (40Bs), it is still important that we "baby-sit"; the ...
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Lorraine Fournier
lfournier24@...
Jun 4, 2003 1:16 pm
Dear Town Meeting Members I was not sure I wanted to respond to these e-mails but maybe by responding we can open up a dialogue that would be productive and...
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Loren Wood
wood@...
Jun 4, 2003 2:41 pm
The At Risk List was a public document that represented the intentions/proposals of the Selectmen with input from the Town Manager, School Superintendent and...
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Charles Lamb
charles.lamb@...
Jun 4, 2003 5:19 pm
... [I've cc'd lex-tmma in case others are wondering the same question.] Hi David, Since we (Town Meeting) voted a very specific budget with dozens of line ...
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Paul Chernick
paul.chernick@...
Jun 4, 2003 5:56 pm
David, Any idea how you got that impression? We you not at Town Meeting when we voted for specific budgets for each account, by department, separated between...
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Rod Cole
rodc@...
Jun 4, 2003 7:28 pm
... Lorraine, since there is no budget to cover certain jobs, how would it be "Hopefully not for long or at all"? Do you expect someone to some how juggle the...
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suasco
SuAsCo@...
Jun 4, 2003 9:22 pm
To the Lexington Town Meeting List: Are people aware of what happened yesterday at Town Hall? Town employees whose positions were subject to the override were...
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Olga Guttag
olga@...
Jun 4, 2003 10:41 pm
Hi, As most of you know, I have been a very strong supporter of this override even though I consider myself a fiscal conservative. I was holding a YES sign in...
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Georgia S. Glick
gsglick@...
Jun 5, 2003 1:14 am
Next Steps at the Schools: Layoffs Today the Lexington Education Foundation met with the newest grantees. Note: Virtually all LEF money comes from Lexington...
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samberman Berman
samberman@...
Jun 5, 2003 1:15 am
Nancy, If you voted against the override you and all Lexington Citizens who refused to pay for the services at risk are the ones that fired the town employees....
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ajfriedl@...
Jun 5, 2003 3:17 am
Hi all: Given this morning's misunderstanding of the budget process and apparent resident impressions about the override cuts, I find myself sitting here...
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Ellen McDonald
emcdonald@...
Jun 5, 2003 3:48 am
I suggested that the Minuteman print an itemized list of cuts warranted by the defeat of the override. Susan Bushey informs me that it will be published in...
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afrymer@...
Jun 5, 2003 5:08 am
In a message dated 6/4/03 5:24:22 PM, SuAsCo@... writes: << To the Lexington Town Meeting List: Are people aware of what happened yesterday at Town...
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Bebe Fallick
sopitown@...
Jun 5, 2003 1:52 pm
Andy, I'm somewhat concerned about the vis a vis of state aid decrease and employee health insurance increase. They aren't the opposite poles that your first...
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Ruth Thomas
rthomas@...
Jun 5, 2003 2:01 pm
If you recall, the override opponents' message was that the staff positions contingent on passage of the override were surplus--that the Town had overhired and...
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Irene Dondley
irene@...
Jun 5, 2003 2:13 pm
This may provide the answer to your question about why the layoffs are occuring before July 1. I got this in an email from Olga Guttag. --Irene Dondley ... 12...
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P Hamburger
phamburger@...
Jun 5, 2003 4:02 pm
Town Meeting Members and other interested parties, I was concerned when reading an account of what happened at Town Hall this week after the result of the...
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Irene Dondley
irene@...
Jun 5, 2003 6:08 pm
Jon, I completely relate to your anger. I too am angry. I guess this is how all the No voters felt going into the election. The focus of my anger seems to ...
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Rod Cole
rodc@...
Jun 5, 2003 8:42 pm
Personally I voted yes, but I don't feel anger. This is a democracy, people vote and majority rules (more or less!). Sometimes the majority agree with me and...
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suasco
SuAsCo@...
Jun 6, 2003 12:05 am
Sam: Your accusation against me is unfounded and unwarranted. Although the privacy of my vote is really none of your business, please understand that I did...
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samberman Berman
samberman@...
Jun 6, 2003 12:50 am
Nancy, I said in my message to you that I did not know how you voted and did not intend to accuse you personally. I was simply responding to the accusative ...
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Lucy Lockwood
lucy@...
Jun 6, 2003 1:06 am
In today's Globe there was an interesting quote on a possible reason for the override's failure: "One thing is that people are still very frustrated with a...
