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Town of Canton Finance Committee Minutes Voted on: 2/13/17 
Meeting Minutes Vote: 5-0-2 
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 
Members Present: 
Rob Barker, Nichola Gallagher, Dianne Gustafson, Cynthia Holcombe, Stephanie Leach, Tim McKenna 
and Barbara Saint Andre. 
Members Absent: 
Jerry Dorfman and Cindy Thomas 
Guests Present: 
George Comeau, Chair, Canton Community Preservation Committee 
Lisa Lopez, Vice Chair, Canton Community Preservation Committee 
Kristen Phelps, Administrator, Community Preservation Committee 
Jim Murgia, Finance Director 
Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Secretary 
Opening: A meeting of the Canton Finance Committee was called to order by Chair Saint Andre at 
7:03 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 in the Salah Meeting Room of Town Hall. 
A. Approval of Agenda 
Chair Saint Andre reviewed the items on the agenda — Recommendations of the Community Preservation 
Committee, Operating Results as of December 31, 2016 and Initial Review of FY18 Budget Requests. 
B. Announcements 
There were no announcements made at the meeting 
C. New Business 
Recommendations of the Canton Community Preservation Committee (CCPC) (see meeting 
handouts) Mr. Comeau introduced Lisa Lopez, Vice Chair and Kristen Phelps, Administrator of the CCPC. 
He gave a brief history of the Town's adoption of the Community Preservation Act — Canton has had the 
CPA for 3 years, has added approximately $1.9 million in revenue stream with $1.5 million collected 
locally. Canton has seen an approximately 20.5% of return from the state. This year it was $108,000. 
Mr. Comeau stated that with the recent adoption of the CPA tax by some of the larger towns in 
Massachusetts, such as Boston, there could be an impact on the distribution amount to Canton. 
Mr. Comeau explained the eight projects the CCPC will be recommending to the voters at ATM as 
follows: 
Motion #5 - Rolling Mill Copper Room - $148,975 (Historic) — This request came from the Town 
Planner on behalf of the Board of Selectmen. If approved at ATM, Revere Copper (an upstate New York 
business) would supply the materials while a local company doing the installation work. Safety 
precautions would be taken with the installation of roof rakes similar to the Town Hall roof. Mr. Barker 
inquired as to cell phone reception in the rolling mill. Mr. Comeau was uncertain as to how cell phone 
reception would be in the building because of the copper roof, but cell phone use may be limited because 
of the intended use of the building as a museum. The library was cited as a building already in town with 
a copper roof, and no issues have been noted with cell reception. 
Motion # 3 - Library Entrance - $35,000 (Historic) The applicant for this project is the Canton Library. 
The total project cost is $51,500 but some improvements were excluded from the applicant's CPA 
request. The total amount requested was $38,000. The CCPC will be recommending to ATM funding for 
$35,000. 
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