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Council

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number of Town residents that any septic problems should be dealt with by the individual lot owners “until it becomes the problem of the Town."

Throughout the discussions, Mr. Tompkins repeated his call to use the Wastewater Committee to solve the problem, and suggested that an open Committee meeting be scheduled. Town Council member Reinhardt Lynch agreed and recommended that PEC meet with the Committee, “not with the Mayor, not with the Treasurer.”

The wastewater discussion was closed after Charlie Tompkins asked, “Does the Council have confidence in the Committee?” and the members of the audience responded almost unanimously in the affirmative. When Mr. Tompkins repeated the question to the Council they too responded affirmatively, some appearing swayed by the sentiment expressed by the gallery.

Town budget

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Town Treasurer Viguerie presented a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2000-2001 that shows income and expenditures of $274,050.00, as compared with current year figures of $244,800. No one spoke during the budget public hearing portion of the meeting, but Council member Tompkins returned to the issue of the Treasurer’s

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