THIS WEEK'S IMPORTANT MEETINGS

Tonight is School Board meeting - Holbrook School @ 6:30.

Items on the agenda will include:

1. the decision from the combined Boards of Selectmen from Eddington and Clifton re: parcel #2 at the Holden School re: transference to the Town of Holden.
2. the Chairman's report re: a meeting he attended November 17th with the Chairs from the School Boards from Orrington, Dedham, CSD 8, and Otis re: joining SAD 63 in forming an RSU - and various question that were addressed to the Commissioner's representative who attended the meeting (including a discussion regarding eliminating the citizen representative member from each town's team on the RPC). (This should be interesting since the Eddington and Clifton Boards of Selectmen have already appointed their citizen representative...)
3. the state's fiscal deficit and it's projected impact on SAD 63 state subsidy this year and next.

Tomorrow, Tuesday - December 1 - will be Eddington Board of Selectmen's Meeting and a Public Hearing @ 6pm

The subject for the Public Hearing will be in accordance with the amendment to Article 11 passed at last March's Town Meeting...regarding the application for a rather significant grant for a firefighter position which will require the town's obligation for a "long-term commitment" - a third year's funding for salary and benefits of the position. The estimated amount for this obligation was thought by the Fire Chief to be $50,000.

The explanation of the grant and the terms of the obligation will be the subject of the Public Hearing at the Town Office Tuesday Night. The Special Town Meeting to vote on this matter is scheduled for December 15 at 6pm.

This will be the second such event this year in accordance with Article 11. The attendance at the first event (the voting - Town Meeting) was 9, in addition to members of the Board and those individuals required to be in attendance. If more people do not attend this Special Town Meeting, there will be plenty of reason to cancel such requirements for future years. Such Special Town Meetings do carry additional costs (printing of notices and posting, electricity, etc.) Even though 25 people voted to pass the amendment, there haven't been anywhere close to that number or even half of the same people showing up to vote. Therefore, one has to wonder why they were so in favor of the amendment if they were not going to follow through.