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Building a budget Friday, January 11, 2013
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School improvements, single-stream recycling containers among considerations for budget
Preliminary planning for next year’s town budget has begun, with decisions about what building projects to take on at the forefront of officials’ minds. The Capital Improvements Committee, a Town Council subcommittee made up of members of the council and Board of Education, Volume 54, No. 2
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had their first meeting Thursday. Its five members are charged with the responsibility of providing the council some direction in where to allot the $6.3 million in funding designated to Capital Improvements, or construction, renovation or improvement projects all across town. An example would be the tennis courts at Newington High School, which were recently updated to accommodate players of all ages and abilities. Their renovation wasn’t initially a priority, but thanks to the CIP Committee, the project was pushed to a higher standing last year. Now they’ve got more than 40 other projects to weigh in on includ-
The Lucy Robbins Welles Library kicked-off its “Pop open a good book,” reading program this week. Above, Lisa Masten, Ruth Block and Jeanette Howes, co-chairs of the program. Bottom left, participants sign up. Bottom right, Ellen Schiller, with a prize she won for taking part in the program. See story and photos on Page 4.
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