Special town meeting, November 2015.
Article 2 - On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to appropriate the sum of Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($975,000) to pay costs of designing, constructing and equipping a 4,000 square foot addition to and remodeling of the Templeton Police Station, located at 33 South Road, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto; said sum to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen; and to meet this appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow said sum under M.G.L. 44,
Section 7, or pursuant to any other enabling authority; provided, however, that no sum shall be borrowed or expended hereunder unless the Town shall have voted to exempt the amounts
required for the payment of interest and principal on said borrowing from the limitations on taxes by M.G.L. 59, Section 21C (also known as Proposition 2 ½).
Passed Unanimously/November 9th @ 8:33
Annual town meeting, May 2018, article 32 - On a motion duly made and seconded the Town to appropriate the sum of One Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($1,500,000.00), in addition to the Nine Hundred and
Seventy Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($975,000.00) previously appropriated, for
designing and constructing an addition to the Police Station, and renovations thereof, including
the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer
with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, subject to the successful passage of a Proposition 2
½ debt exclusion, so-called, is authorized to borrow such amount under G.L. c.44, §7(1) or any
other enabling authority; and that the Board of Selectmen is authorized to take any other action
necessary or convenient to carry out this project. Any premium received upon the sale of any
bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs
of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote
in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws, thereby reducing the amount
authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount.
Passed by a 2/3 Vote/May 19th @ 1:43 pm
from TA weekly report of June 15, 2023 - Station – Royal Steam was in and finally replaced the compressor for the AC unit, a huge difference was almost instantly noticed. BWC went into service. Templeton Bldg. & Grounds assisted officers with redesigning the front lawn area.
Started 2015, now 2023 and still not complete, simply awesome.
Jeff, since you have better info I figured you might like to update those totals for the Police station.......
ReplyDeleteARPA monies???
Other monies?
First, I have the same information any resident can have as it is all sourced from readily available to public. June 14, 2023, select board meeting, item I - ARPA and police dept. building fund. ARPA money @ $275,000.00 and $25,000.00 from TPD building account. (presented June 14, 2023 and approved June 14 meeting minutes from June 28, 2023 bos meeting)
ReplyDeleteYour are correct that its out their, just didn't want to be "correcting your numbers".......
ReplyDeleteSo we have $1,500,000 and $975,000 and $300,000 which in my days Math adds up to $2,775,000. Almost 3 times the original estimate and its still not complete.
Awesome................glad we had a project manager..............lol