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their thoughts, and we tried to capture those sentiments in this document and essentially what we're here today to do
is to implement that vision.

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Laurie Ortolano

Yeah, | just think that, you know, that might be something we should have budgeted in the regular budget. That's just my,
you know, my feeling on them.

Chairman Dowd

So, the items are in CERF and some of the items especially larger items in CERF we have recently gone out and bonded
with a low bonding rate. Also, all of these cost items are in the legislation.

Laurie Ortolano

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are for engineering of the expansions and the new permit for Phase 4. This will get us all the way through to construction.
DES has been giving us a real hard time trying to get the Phase IV permitted so this will be for the engineering and, you
know, answering questions for DES and public hearings when that finally comes to fruition.

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would develop such a plan and hopefully at some point have a, you know, continuing funding source that we can rely
on to make those repairs.

Alex Comeau

Okay, thank you.

Chairman Dowd

All right. Any other testimony in favor?

Derek Thibeault

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those funds could use for. As | said, | don't have the balances of those own accounts with me tonight. But it's not a
significant amount of money and it is something that we will continue to use and could be used towards that type of
work.

Laurie Ortolano

Thank you.

Chairman Dowd

Anyone else testimony in favor? Seeing none. Testimony in opposition. Seeing no one, other testimony in favor?

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION - None

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR

Laurie Ortolano

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Chairman Dowd

Hello, Treasurer Fredette you want to answer that? If we don't spend the money. | think | know but | think I'd rather
have the answer come from the Treasurer.

Laurie Ortolano
Thank you.

David Fredette, Treasurer/Tax Collector

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Alderman Wilshire

Thank you.

Alderman Lopez

I'm just curious about the timeframe if the first step if this passes and if we do begin the evaluation, the study, is the
weather getting in the way? And if that is a concern, would you like me to photograph all of Ward 4 for you?

Dan Hudson, City Engineer

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Chairman Dowd

With that, | will close the public hearing on R-21-202.

Alderwoman Lu

Excuse me, Mr. Chairman.

Alderman O’Brien

With that closed Mr. Chairman before us this evening is R-21-187 Changing the Purpose of up to $440,225 of Unexpected
Bond Proceeds from the LED Streetlight Project to Infrastructure Improvements, Sidewalk Construction for Design, Repair,
and Construction of Sidewalks.

Chairman Dowd

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Jerry Spier