Commander Boucher explained that the grant funds, if received, will be used to upgrade the computer system. Lap top computers would be purchased for police cars to enable a direct hook-up to the police station and the Dept. of Motor Vehicles. Officers will have access to criminal record information - federal and state, as well as information on drivers licenses and vehicle registrations. The Federal Government is not expected to reply until the spring, therefore, financial impact to the Town would be in the next fiscal year budget. All expenditure accounts are in good shape.
Revenues are in good shape, too.
Several of the scouts are working on their citizenship merit badge that is a requirement for Eagle Scout. The Committee is recommending the closure of Harpswell Cove in order to protect the large number of juvenile clams about to become legal. This closure will enable these clams to become the right size to harvest. The Committee is also recommending the Council repeal the closures for agenda items 195 and 196 as it is no longer useful to keep them closed. A new three year conservation plan is being formulated and should come before the Council in the spring.