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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING APRIL 24, 2006

the Moderator may be appealed to the floor of town meeting in accordance
with Article IV, section 4 of the General Bylaws of the Town

3. Two new paragraphs are hereby inserted into Article IV, Section 6, Reconsideration, after
the first sentence, as follows:
No final vote shall be reconsidered unless notice shall have been given not less than thirty-
six week day hours preceding the time a vote is taken on the question: "Shall the final vote
taken under article [00] of this warrant be reconsidered?"
Whenever a motion is made (and seconded) to reconsider a previously completed final vote,
the moderator shall place said motion on the calendar for action as the first order of
business at the next session of the town meeting held more than thirty-six week day hours
after the time the said motion is made.

4. the existing provisions of Article IV, Section 11, Limitations on Debate, be hereby deleted
in their entirety and in their place a new Section 11 be inserted as follows:
Section 11. Limitations on Debate
(a) Time Limit - Debate may be closed not less than ten minutes following
the adoption of a vote to limit debate under an article to a fixed time.

(b) End All Debate - All debate may be terminated under an article by the
adoption of a vote to "move the previous question" with a plurality of two-
thirds, or more of the voters present and voting. The moderator shall
refuse to accept a motion to move the previous question when made by a
speaker after said speaker has made any remarks concerning the merits of
the main question then pending.

5. The existing provisions of Article IV, Section 12, Voting, be hereby deleted in their
entirety and a new Section 12 be inserted in their place, substantially as follows:

Section 12. Voting

When a question is put to the voters the sense of the meeting shall, in the
first instance, be determined by the voices of the voters, and the
moderator shall announce the vote as it appears to the moderator by the
sound. If the moderator is in doubt, the sense of the meeting shall next be
determined by a show of hands, and if the moderator is in further doubt
the sense of the meeting shall finally be determined by a standing vote. If
the announcement of a vote by the moderator is immediately doubted by
seven or more voters standing in their place for that purpose, the
moderator shall, without debate, determine the vote by ordering a
standing vote and shall appoint tellers to make and return the count, as
provided in section 15. At the discretion of the town moderator the voice
vote, or the show of hands vote, may be eliminated. There is no appeal
from the results of a standing vote.
If a two thirds, four fifths or nine tenths vote of a town meeting is
required by statute, a standing vote shall be taken, and the vote shall be
recorded in the records by the town clerk; provided, however, if a two-
thirds vote of a town meeting is required by statute, a declaration by the
town moderator that the vote constitutes that number shall be sufficient,
unless said declaration shall immediately be doubted by seven or more
voters as aforesaid. If a four fifths or nine tenths vote of a town meeting is
required, the Moderator may choose to see by voice vote whether the vote
is unanimous, in which case no standing vote shall be necessary.
6. a new Section 17 is hereby inserted into Article IV, at the end thereof, as follows:

Section 17. Motion to Require the Use of Written Ballots
Written ballots may be used to determine a vote under any article in the
warrant (1) in the discretion of the moderator made in advance of the
meeting, or (2) if said use is directed by a majority vote of the town

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meeting. Notwithstanding the requirements of Article IV, section 5 of
these General Bylaws, whenever the town meeting votes to cause the vote
under any article in the warrant to be taken by written ballots the vote
shall be suspended for not less than thirty-six week day hours in order to
allow time for ballots to be prepared and procedures to be put in place for
the conduct of said voting. The town moderator shall place said motion on
the calendar for action as the first order of business at the next session of
the town meeting held more than thirty-six weekday hours after the time
the said motion has been voted.

VOTE: 7-0-0

DISCUSSION: The Finance Committee unanimously supports the adoption of this article to
codify into the By-laws of the town the procedures that govern the conduct of Town Meeting. We
believe that the proposed By-Law changes proposed in this article will result in fair processes for all
voters, help ensure continuity from one Moderator to the next, and clearly spell-out for all the rules
governing our Town Meetings going-forward. Town By-laws and the General Statutes of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts specify certain procedures to govern the conduct of Town Meeting,
but there remain many procedures that remain somewhat arbitrary and solely at the discretion of the
Town Moderator.

In order to clarify the procedures at Town Meeting, the Finance Committee during ATM 2005
recommended the adoption of "Town Meeting Time", which would have set the rules for the conduct of
Town Meeting to be as set in that publication. ATM 2005 rejected that proposal and instead chose to
adopt the creation of a committee, appointed by the Moderator, to study the issue and make a
recommendation to this Town Meeting. Article 35 represents the product of that committee's work
and we recommend its adoption.

APPROVED______ DISAPPROVED______

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FUNDING REQUEST FOR ANNUAL JUL Y 4TH CELEBRATION
Article 36 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or
borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, the sum of $15,000 for the purpose of funding the annual
July 4th celebration to be held July 3rd and 4th, 2006. Funds to be expended by the Canton Recreation
Director, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen for Canton Recreation Commission

MOVED:

That the subject matter of this article be postponed indefinitely.

VOTE: 7-0-0

DISCUSSION: The proposed event is partially supported by $8,500 contained in the
Recreation Department's budget and the Article fails to identify other sources of funds for this event.
Although supportive of the intent of this Article, the Finance Committee nonetheless voted
unanimously to postpone the Article indefinitely due to lack of sufficient funding.

APPROVED______ DISAPPROVED______

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FUNDING REQUEST FOR ANNUAL DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY EVENT
Article 37 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or
borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, the sum of $25,000 for the purpose of funding the Annual
Downtown Community Event to be held on September 30, 2006. Funds to be expended by the
Canton Recreation Director, or to take any other
action in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen for Canton Recreation Commission

MOVED:

That the subject matter of this article be postponed indefinitely.

VOTE: 7-0-0

DISCUSSION: The proposed event is not supported by the Recreation Department's budget
and the Article fails to identify a source of funds for this event. Although supportive of the intent of
this Article, the Finance Committee nonetheless voted unanimously to postpone the Article indefinitely
due to lack of funding.

APPROVED______ DISAPPROVED______

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MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS; MAXIMUM AGE RESTRICTION
Article 38 To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of MGL chapter 31, section 58A, as
inserted by chapter 242 of the acts of 2000, providing that applicants for appointment to the Police
and Fire Departments be under the age of thirty-two years, or to take any other action in relation
thereto.

Chaoter 31: Section 58A.
Municioal oolice officers and firefiahters. maximum aae restrictions

Section 58A. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, in any city,
town or district that accepts this section, no person shall be eligible to have his name certified for
original appointment to the position of firefighter or police officer is [actually if] such person has
reached his thirty-second birthday on the date of the entrance examination. Any veteran shall be
allowed to exceed the maximum age provision of this section by the number of years served on active
military duty, but in no case shall said candidate for appointment be credited more than four years of
active military duty.
Board of Selectmen for Fire Deoartment

FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION:
MOVED: That the subject matter of this article be deferred to the Board of Selectmen.

VOTE: 7-0-0

BOARD OF SELECTMEN MOTION:
MOVED: That chapter 31, section 58A of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, as
inserted by chapter 242 of the Acts of 2000, be hereby accepted by the town.

DISCUSSION: Because we did not, at the time of the writing of this Warrant, have sufficient
information to make a recommendation to the town, the Finance Committee has chosen to defer
action on this article to the Board of Selectmen. This article pertains to the maximum age an
individual can be initially appointed to fill a position as a firefighter or police officer. Currently, no one

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older than 32-years old by the date of their entrance exam can be so appointed. Adoption of this
article would allow for the crediting of up to 4-years of active military service for an initial applicant.
The net result is that a military veteran could subtract one year, up to a maximum of 4, of active
military service when seeking initial appointment to the police or fire departments. For example, if an
army soldier served one year of active duty in Iraq, then that soldier would be allowed until the age of
thirty-three to take the entrance exam for possible original appointment.

APPROVED______ DISAPPROVED______

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ACQUISITION OF PORTION OF LAND FOR STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS
Article 39 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase,
gift, or eminent domain taking, the title in fee simple or an easement and the necessary temporary
construction easements for a portion of the existing parking area of parcel known as "Walgreen's
Property" located at 595, 599, 607, and 611 Washington Street, Canton, MA and shown on Canton
Tax Assessor's Map 26, Parcel 183 and more particularly described in the Norfolk District of Land
Court Cert. #86243, for the construction of streetscape improvements, including a linear park
along Washington Street and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to vote to raise and
appropriate, transfer from available funds, and lor borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum
or sums of money to be spent by the Board of Selectmen to to carry out this
acquisition and necessary improvements, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen

FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION:
MOVED: That the subject matter of this article be deferred to the Board of Selectmen.

VOTE: 7-0-0

BOARD OF SELECTMEN MOTION:
MOVED: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, or
eminent domain, the title in fee simple or by an easement and the necessary temporary
construction easements for a portion of the existing parking area of a parcel known as the
"Walgreen's Property" located at 595, 599, 607, and 611 Washington Street, Canton, MA
and shown on Canton Tax Assessor's Map 26, Parcel 183 and more particularly described
in the Norfolk District of Land Court Cert. #86243, for the construction of
streetscape improvements, including a linear park along Washington Street.

DISCUSSION: Adoption of this article would permit the Town to enter into negotiations to
acquire some land along Washington Street (the "Walgreen's Property") for streetscape
improvements. The Board of Selectmen had decided to defer action on this article to Town Meeting,
which makes it difficult for this Committee to make a recommendation to the voters one way or
another. It was, therefore, our unanimous decision to defer this article to the Board of Selectmen as it
is our expectation that they will either withdraw this article or make a motion to that the town approve
it essentially as it appears in the Warrant.

APPROVED______ DISAPPROVED______

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TOWN OWNED LAND TO THE REAR OF WALGREEN'S PROPERTY
Article 40 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to declare as surplus
and then to convey, sell or otherwise lawfully dispose, all or part of the land as shown on Canton
Assessor's Map 26, Lot 216, located off of Bolivar Street, near Forge Pond, and to take such other
actions as are appropriate thereto.
Board of Selectmen

FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION:
MOVED: That the subject matter of this article be deferred to the Board of Selectmen.

VOTE: 7-0-0

BOARD OF SELECTMEN MOTION:
MOVED: That the Board of Selectmen be hereby authorized to declare as surplus and
then to convey, sell or otherwise lawfully dispose, all or part of the land as shown on
Canton Assessor's Map 26, Lot 216, located off of Bolivar Street, near Forge Pond, and to
take such other actions as are appropriate thereto. This authorization is intended to take
effect upon passage in Fiscal Year 2006.

DISCUSSION: Adoption of this article would permit the Town to declare as surplus and
dispose of land behind the "Walgreen's Property" and is a companion article to Article 39. The Board
of Selectmen had decided to defer action on this article to Town Meeting, which makes it difficult for
this Committee to make a recommendation to the voters one way or another. It was therefore our
unanimous decision to defer this article to the Board of Selectmen as it is our expectation that they
will either withdraw this article or make a motion to that the town approve it essentially as it appears
in the Warrant.

APPROVED______ DISAPPROVED______

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VOTE TO RESCIND UNUSED BORROWING AUTHORIZATIONS
Article 41 To see if the town will vote to rescind unused borrowing authorizations previously
voted by the town, or take any other action in connection thereto.
Board of Selectmen

Article 41: The Finance Committee recommendation is as follows:

MOVED: That the following unused borrowing authorizations previously voted by the
Town, be hereby rescinded.

AUTHORIZED
DATE ARTICLE

PURPOSE

INITIAL AMOUNT TO BE
AMOUNT RESCINDED

4/25/05 48

Improvements to Memorial Track and Field $250,000 $250,000

VOTE: 7-0-0

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DISCUSSION: This article is a financial "housekeeping" article in which Town Meeting votes to
rescind permission to borrow funds when the projects for which borrowing was authorized are
completed. It is good financial practice to not have more bonding authorized than is actually needed.
Further, bond rating agencies scrutinize the amount of authorized bonding when assessing the Town's
overall fiscal health. The Finance Committee unanimously recommends the rescission detailed above.

APPROVED______ DISAPPROVED______

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APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO MEET EXPENSES FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR
Article 42 To see what sums of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from
any available funds or borrow from any applicable statute to meet the expenses of the next fiscal year
for the various Town Boards, Committees, Departments and Agencies, or to take any other action in
relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen

MOVED: That the various sums of money contained in the printed report of the
Finance Committee be raised and appropriated for the various purposes as are enumerated
in the said report, provided however, that for the purposes of MGL chapter forty-four,
section thirty-one (c. 44, ~31) the individual and separately numbered items within each
account are not to be considered as separate votes but rather as detail provided only for
general information purposes, it being the intention of this vote to have a, so-called, bottom
line budget enabling department heads, with the approval of the Finance Director, to shift
funds from one subsidiary account to another within the total amount available to the
department, office or agency.

VOTE: 7-0-0

DISCUSSION: Please see the Finance Committee Report to the Town of Canton for ATM 2006 - at
the front of this Warrant - for a discussion of the FY 2007 operating budget.

APPROVED______ DISAPPROVED______

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Votes to Transfer Available Funds

WITH A VOTE THAT $3,859,290 BE TRANSFERRED AS FOLLOWS:

FREE CASH
OVERLAY SURPLUS
AMBULANCE SERVICE
WATER ENTERPRISE FUND
SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
RINK ENTERPRISE FUND
BOND PREMIUM FUND
SCHOOL GRANTS
ANIMAL CONTROL FEES
LIBRARY STATE AID
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE (EXPENDABLE)
SALE OF LOTS/GRAVES
WETLANDS PROTECTION
SHALER CHARITY (EXPENDABLE)

$1,517,752 HEALTH INSURANCE
500,000 RETIREMENT BENEFITS
660,000 FIRE DEPARTMENT
564,563 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
296,232 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
88,000 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
61,774 RECREATION DEPARTMENT
55,969 DEBT SERVICE
50,000 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
25,000 ANIMAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT
20,000 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
10,000 CEMETERY MAINTENANCE
5,000 CEMETERY MAINTENANCE
4,000 CONSERVATION COMMISSION
~ VETERANS SERVICES

$3,859,290

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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING APRIL 24, 2006

CAPTlAL PLANNING COMMITTEE (CPC) REPORT
2006 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

The Capital Planning Committee (CPC) submits this report in compliance with the CPC By-Law, which
requires the submission of a balanced i-Year and 5-Year Plan to the Town Meeting, allocated between
Cash Capital and Debt Capital Expenditures, through the Finance Committee.

FUNCTION OF CPC

1. Review spending requests for Fiscal 2007 and make recommendations to the Finance
Committee.

2. Develop a balanced i-Year and 5-Year plan based on the funds allocated to support the capital
program for FY 2007.

3. Review the 5-Year Plans submitted by the various Town Departments to determine the long
term needs for the Capital to become available in the next 5-years.

4. Perform a "due diligence" review of all major projects to determine the scope of work, costs
estimates, space needs, contingencies and all Owner's cost are included in the project cost
estimate.

5. Coordinate all the above with elected and appointed Town officials to bring the plans forward
for funding approval.

ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

The Capital Program is predicated on having 6% of Recurring Revenues available to meet our ongoing
capital needs. The CPC, recognizing the need to balance the overall Town budget during the last two
years, so that not to eliminate essential services, reduced the 6% set aside. In FY 2006 the amount
was 4.6% and in FY 2007 it was 4.8%. If the 6% had been maintained, the Town would have had
another $1.1 million in capital available for needed capital projects. The CPC is greatly concerned
about this trend of taking capital funds to subsidize the operating budget.

SUMMARY OF FISCAL 2007 CAPITAL SPENDING

Cash Capital - Tax Levy Supported
Debt Capital - Tax Levy Supported

$ 326,000
2 651 000

Total Tax Levy Supported

Cash Capital - Enterprise Funds
Debt Capital - Enterprise Funds

$2 977 000

$ 134,000
2 900 000

$3 034 000

Total Enterprise Funds

GRAND TOTAL - CAPITAL SPENDING

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FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS

Many of the major capital projects facing the Town last year are still with us in FY 2007. Some of the
more critical ones are listed below and appear on the 5-Year plans.

1. Filtration Facility-Iron and Manganese Removal (Cost $10,000) - This is a Water Enterprise
project which when completed will allow the Town to pump water from our Town wells and
make us less dependent on MWRA water at higher costs. The savings over the long run
should offset most of the cost of this project depending on the switch over and the usage of
MWRA Water.

2. Green Lodge Interceptor Sewer (Cost $8,000,000) - This is a Sewer Enterprise project and is
needed to replace an undersized line with insufficient flow capacity in an environmental!
ecology-sensitive area.

3. Relocate of DPW Garage and School Maintenance Facilities (Cost $6 million to $8 million) -
This project which was originally going to be a joint venture between the Municipal and School
Departments has changed from last year. The School has decided to build a facility of its own.
Whatever the decision this would have to be a Proposition 2V2 Debt Exclusion Override.

4. Pavement Management Program (Cost $12,000,000) - Although mentioned in last year's
capital report to the Town Meeting, it was not in the 5-Year Capital Plan, as the report has just
been completed. A project of this magnitude should probably be broken down into phases and
handled on several debt authorizations. Roads and sidewalks are an important part of our
infrastructure and should not be neglected or the cost will rise in the future. Because of the
size of this project, it will have to be handled by a Proposition 2 V2 Override.

RECOGNITIONS

The CPC again express its thanks to Jim Murgia, Finance Director, and Ellen Arsenault of the Finance
Department for their key role in putting the Capital Plan together. Our thanks to Dr. Irene Sherry
Kaplan, School Superintendent, and Ken Leon, School Business Administrator, for preparing the school
Capital Plans. Our thanks to Bill Friel, Town Administrator, and his staff. We also thank all elected
and appointed officials who help in any way with the preparation of this report. A thank you also to
the Finance Committee for their long and hard work.

FOR THE COMMITTEE: Gene Manning, Vice Chairman, Joseph V. Croce, Secretary, Leonard Barnett,
Caryn Feldman, Jan LeDonne and Herbert Silverman.

Respectfully submitted,
James R. Magee
Chairman

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TOWN OF CANTON
CAPITAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
5-YEAR SPENDING PLAN FOR MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS
FISCAL YEARS 2007-2011

MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS

POLICE - VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS
POLICE - COMPUTER SOFTWARE/HARDWARE
POLICE - EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT
POLICE - PORTABLE RADIOS

FIRE - TRUCK REPLACEMENTS
FIRE - VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS
FIRE - EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENTS
FIRE - THIRD FIRE STATION

DPW - VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS
DPW - EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT
DPW - 5 YEAR ROADWAY MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
DPW - DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT - Dedham Street
DPW - DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT -Stormwater Outfall
DPW - DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT -Canton River Drainage Basin
DPW - Pine St. Landfill Gas Venting
DPW - ENGINEERING EVALUATION OF DAMS
DPW - PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE -A&E/CONSTRUCTION (Combined Municipal/School)
DPW - CEMETERY GARAGE

BUILDING DEPT - VEHICLE REPLACEMENT
COUNCIL ON AGING - VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS

RECREATION - VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS
RECREATION - EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT
RECREATION - POOL REHABILITATION
RECREATION - WILLIAMS ESTATE PAVILION/GRIDLEY REPAIRS/MISC.
RECREATION - SOD REPLACEMENT
RECREATION - REPLACE LIGHTS - CRAWFORD FIELD

TECH NOLOGY - HARDWARE/SOFTWARE/TRAINING
TECHNOLOGY - HARDWARE - REPLACE SERVERS

LIBRARY - TECHNOLOGY - WORKSTATIONS
LIBRARY - EQUIPMENT - FURNISHINGS/COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
LIBRARY - BUILDING REPAIRS/IMPROVEMENTS

GRAND TOTAL PROPOSED EXPENDITURES - LEVY

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I CASH I I ~~~~ I

PROP 2/12
DEBT

185
47
 3,500
239 127
19 245
 120 12,000
 214
 300
 92
 6,343
24
60
140
20
20
56
37
202
10
25
104
40
11,856 1 ~ 1 21,843 1

TOWN OF CANTON
CAPIT AL PLANNING COMMITTEE
5-YEAR SPENDING PLAN FOR SELF-SUPPORTED FUNDS
FISCAL YEARS 2007-2011

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MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS - SELF-SUPPORTED FUNDS

AMBULANCE SELF-SUPPORTED FUND

GRAND TOTAL PROPOSED EXPENDITURES - AMBULANCE

I CASH I G;;J

c=::J ~
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TOWN OF CANTON
CAPITAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
5-YEAR SPENDING PLAN FOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS
FISCAL YEARS 2007 -2011

ENTERPRISE FUNDS

WATER ENTERPRISE

Water Towers - Maintenance
Iron and Manganese Filtration - Construction
Phase 2 Water System Improvements - A&E
Phase 2 Water System Improvements - Construction - Cotter Street
Phase 2 Water System Improvements - Construction - Lewis Street
Phase 2 Water System Improvements - Construction - Wildewood Drive
Phase 2 Water System Improvements -Construction -Shawmut Drive
Phase 2 Water System Improvements - Construction - Williams
Phase 2 Water System Improvements - Construction -Meadows Ave and Case Street
Phase 3 Water System Improvements - A&E
Phase 3 Water System Improvements - Construction - Randolph Street
Phase 3 Water System Improvements - Construction - Elm Street
Phase 3 Water System Improvements - Construction - Pecunit Street
Phase 4 Water System Improvements - A&E
Phase 4 Water System Improvements -Construction - High Street
Phase 4 Water System Improvements - Construction - Norfolk Street
Phase 4 Water System Improvements - Construction - Josephine and Morse Streets
Phase 5 Water System Improvements - A&E
Phase 1 Water System Expansion - Construction - Glen Echo, Indian Lane area
Well NO.5 Replacement
Well NO.7 Rehabilitation
Well NO.1 0 Replacement
SCADA UPGRADE
DEDHAM STREET WATER METER VAULT
VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS - ROLLING STOCK
EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENTS

GRAND TOTAL PROPOSED EXPENDITURES - WATER

SEWER ENTERPRISE

GREEN LODGE INTERCEPTOR PROJECT- CONSTRUCTION
PHASE 5 -INFILTRATION AND INFLOW
PHASE 6 -INFILTRATION AND INFLOW
PHASE 7 -INFILTRATION AND INFLOW
VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS - ROLLING STOCK
EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT - FLUSH TRUCK
COMPREHENSIVE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN - SEWER COMPONENT
CEDARCREST AREA SEWER REPLACEMENT
SEPT AGE CHAMBER

GRAND TOTAL PROPOSED EXPENDITURES - SEWER

SKATING RINK ENTERPRISE

REHAB BLEACHER SYSTEM
ROOF REPAIRS
REPLACE UNIT 2 COMPRESSOR
REPLACE DEHUMIDIFIER
REPLACE MAIN ZAMBONI
UPGRADE BACK-UPZAMBONI

GRAND TOTAL PROPOSED EXPENDITURES - SKATING RINK

GRAND TOTAL - ALL ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTS

I CASH I G;J

240
10,074

157
20
162
146
146
325
200
730
900
250
200
305
605
195
115
2,500
280
300
150
375
120
110
175

~ I 18,780 I

7,862
1,000
1,000
1,000

70
130

92
42

~~

20
25

75
85

~~
~ 130,2771

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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING APRIL 24, 2006

TOWN OF CANTON
CAPITAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
5-YEAR SPENDING PLAN FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FISCAL YEARS 2007 -2011

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

SYSTEM - HVAC REPLACEMENTS (Years 8 through 10 of Master Plan)
SYSTEM - ROOF REPLACEMENT! REPAIRS (Per Roof Condition Survey)
SYSTEM - PLUMBING IMPROVEMENTS (INCLUDING ADA REQUIREMENTS)
SYSTEM - BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
SYSTEM - TECHNOLOGY (Including telephone system & voice messaging)
SYSTEM - EXTRAORDINARY MAINTENANCE
SYSTEM -SCHOOL BUS REPLACEMENTS
SYSTEM -VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS
SYSTEM - MAINTENANCE/STORAGE FACILITY

HANSEN/GALVIN - ASBESTOS/FLOOR TILE REPLACEMENT
HAS/B SPACE NEEDS UPGRADES

GRAND TOTAL PROPOSED EXPENDITURES

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I CAS" I PROP
~ 2/12
DEBT DEBT
 457
 615
 117
85
1,150
19
153
53
 1,180
 125
 670
 100
 124
 202
 246
58
11,518 1 13,8361 ~

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING APRIL 24, 2006

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