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Acton Finance Committee directs chair to seek Select Board justification for excluding DPW debt exclusion from ALG consensus
Summary
After extended debate, the Finance Committee voted unanimously to ask the Select Board in writing to explain its position that a proposed $40–47 million Department of Public Works (DPW) building debt exclusion need not go through the townActon Leadership Group (ALG) consensus process.
The Acton Finance Committee voted Dec. 10 to direct its chair to request a written justification from the Select Board explaining why the proposed DPW building debt exclusion would be excluded from the Acton Leadership Group consensus process.
The committee passed the motion by roll call after more than an hour of discussion about ALGand the townlong-term fiscal planning role it plays. The motion — moved and seconded during the meeting and approved by roll call — instructs the chair to seek the Select Boardopinion in writing; Finance Committee members said they will copy other ALG members on the request.
Committee members said the DPW proposal is material to the…
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