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Mrs. Millie Saviano stated that no Town association should be charged for use of Town Hall which is a public building. `, Mrs. Theodora Schick stated that she felt that money was being spent to put out an unnecessary newsletter, and that now people were going to be charged to use their own Town Hall. J. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS BY COUNCILMEN: 1. Councilman Miller reiterated Mrs. Florence Fava's concern regarding the Cos- tello property to avoid future Sphere of Influence problems. She also stated her concern that tapes were being damaged due to constant use by the Townspeople Speaking from the floor: Capt. Frank Gorman suggested that a copy of the original tape be made for use by residents so as to keep the original intact. Councilman Grabowski asked how the tapes were damaged. The City Manager stated that parts of the tapes may have been inadvertently erased by those not knowing :10w i0 use tlie machine properly. He stated that persons wishing to hear the tapes were constantly halting the flow of work by the staff. A certain time should be set aside for listening to tapes so that staff might set up the ma- chine for those wishing to listen, thereby precluding the possible erasure of tapes and enabling the staff to work uninterrupted with prescribed times allo- cated for listening. Speaking from the floor: Mrs. Theodora Schick stated that at no time that she had come to Town Hall to listen to tapes, had she physically handled the aparatus or the tapes, and that any damage resulting to the tapes was not the fault of herself or the citizens utilizing the tape - recorder. Capt. Frank Gorman stated the ineffectiveness of the present aparatus. 2. Councilman Grabowski commented as to an item on the March 15th Miscellaneous Comments of the City Nanager regarding the use of the term "Council person" as now being an item of proper usage. The City Manager stated that the Legisla- ture had approved the wording and that the use was now established. Councilman Grabowski inquired as to the particulars of the recently acquired liability insurance for the City Manager utilizing his own vehicle for Town business. The City Manager replied that there was an annual savings to the Town of $21 and that coverage would now be provided by only one carrier as opposed to two as was formerly the case. There is no personal enhancement to his own situation as this is simply coverage for the Town required by the use of his personal car for Town business. K. STAFF REPORTS: City Manager Lawson announced that Mr. Donald Miller is to chair the Environmental Pollution Symposium April 17 - 18, 1973 at the Stanford Research Institute in -6-