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Select Board approves lease amendment for BEEP full‑day program, raises accounting concerns over capital vs operating funding
Summary
The board approved a second amendment to the Temple Ohabei Shalom lease to expand space and hours for the BEEP full‑day program and increase the lease amount; members pressed staff to clarify a cited $77,000 incremental cost and the town's practice of using capital funds to pay operating leases.
The Select Board approved a second amendment to the lease with Temple Ohabei Shalom (1187 Beacon St.) to add hours to accommodate the expansion of the BEEP program to full‑day operations and to increase the lease payment. Paul Warren and other board members asked detailed questions about how the lease costs are being accounted for in the town's financial plan, noting the packet lists an incremental amount of $77,000 that staff said is understood to be "over the life of the term" but still required confirmation.
Several board members criticized the long‑standing practice of charging leases to the…
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