Mill St Hwy Barn Debt Exclusion Vote – Sept 7th

1. Mill St Hwy Barn Debt Exclusion Vote – Sept 7th Tim Roughan Chairman - Capital Planning Improvement Committee CPIC Member - Facilities Development Committee August 2004

2. Facilities Development History • A few years ago the town looked into putting all services in the center of town • Re-hab the Town Hall • More space for all departments • New library • Estimate was more than $7,000,000 • Too expensive for town • Additional land needed

3. Facilities Development History • What have we done? • Repaired Library roof and replaced furnace • Began needed electrical work at Town Hall • Approved Town Hall roof repairs • Recently, we looked into moving all departments down to Mill St property • Estimate was over $5,000,000 • Too expensive • Another thought was to add bays to existing highway barn • At least $200,000 and would only be a temporary solution (less than 5 years)

4. Part of Five Year Capital Plan • Re-locate Highway Dept. to new 13,600 sq. ft. facility to be built on the Mill St. site • Provide Emergency Squad facility by re-locating Emergency Services to existing Fire Station • Re-locate Fire Station to existing Highway Barn

5. Plan benefits • Adequate space for Emergency Squad and other departments for 10-15 years • Balanced approach to long-term costs • Use anticipated reductions in notes on Elementary and High Schools to fund improvements • Adequate space for all Departments

6. Existing Ambulance Barn Existing building is falling down No room to service Ambulance inside Fire Station

7. Highway Barn 5-7 pieces of equipment are stored outside. Need indoor storage as well, can not freeze. Less susceptible to vandalism and equipment lasts longer when stored inside.

9. Space for future Municipal building 13,600 sq ft Proposed new Mill St Hwy barn

10. Proposed DPW Facility (Highway Barn)

11. Proposed Reorganization of Existing Fire Station & Highway Barn to Accept Ambulance/EMS

12. Mill St project • Develop engineering drawings for bid package, do site prep work, then construct 14,000 sq. ft. facility for no more than $990,000 • $860,000 paid over a 40 year note (24¢ per thousand) $130,000 from Stabilization • $48 per year for a house valued at $200,000 • Limited renovation needed for existing buildings to accommodate new departments • Goal is to move departments by early 2005 • Best long term plan • In 2-5 years will need to do something anyway

13. How will this plan help? • Lays the groundwork for critical center of Town improvements • Will be able to utilize all 4 floors of Town Hall • More room for all departments • More parking • Allows start of modifications required to make building handicapped accessible – it’s the law • Additional study needed for future facility needs

14. Proposed layout of Town Hall improvements

15. The debt exclusion vote will take place on September 7th • Town Hall 7 am to 7 pm • A “Yes” vote means a new highway barn will be built • Estimated 24 cents per thousand on tax rate • $48 per year for a $200,000 home • Less than $1 per week to solve many long-term departmental needs • A “No” vote means the new DPW/Highway Barn will not be built. • Questions: call Tim 508-867-9419