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Councilman Miller asked the City Manager if indeed most of the $300,000 budget was consumed in the payment of salaries, to which the City Manager replied that only one- `, third of the money was used to this end. Councilman Kubby stated that people of the Town should apprise the Council of what they feel should be done with Revenue Sharing funds. The City Manager was asked to state the four areas in which he felt the money might best and most prudently be spent. These are as follows: 1. Improvement of Town Hall approx. $15,000 2. Payment of debt, 8 acres purchased on O'Keefe Lane 14,000 3. Purchase of heavy equipment 12,000 4. Improvement of pathways 9,000 " $50,000 Mr. A.M. Laws reiterated his contention that no equipment should be purchased until the Town has a place to store it. Councilman Davey asked if Town Hall improvements included garaging, to which the City Manager replied that cover for vehicles would be provided by a car port extension from the engineering building. Mr. R.C. Cheney endorsed the purchase of equipment in order to obviate the need for high rental figures the Town is now expending in order to accomplish maintenance work Lin Town. 'Ir. Gardner Bullis asked what improvements were foreseen for the expansion of Town Hall. The City Manager replied that, 1) the restroom would be moved to what is now the City Manager's office in order to provide restroom facilities adjacent to the Council Chambers; 2) the building would be extended 30' into the parking lot to provide needed working space for the staff; 3) a replaceinent office for the City Manager's office would be constructed, with adjacent meeting room; 4) the parking ioi might _ be extended to replace the area taken by the 30' extension; and 5) a covered parking and storage area would be constructed for Town equipment. Ilr. Oscar Suneman suggested the need for bicycle lanes which might be included in the improvement of pathways in Town. Councilman Davey reiterated the need to improve working conditions at Town Hall in order to better serve the Townspeople. It is a need which is in the realm of capa- bility at this time because of Revenue Sharing funds. $25,000 is"a drop in the bucket" where the repair of roads is concerned. Path. are also a necessary concern. The O'Keefe property purchase should be paid off at some time in the near future. Equip- ment may be necessary but might be financed out of incoming revenues. City Manager Lawson commented that the equipment needed at this time is quite expensive and that the monies resulting from revenues would best be utilized, to his mind, in the maintenance program which now exists. Councilman Miller asked as to how many paths were presently in need of maintenance, with the City Manager responding that it is not known where all the paths lie due to the weather. Councilman Miller asked if the college student maintenance program is -3-