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April 28, 2008
Executive Session 6:00 pm
Ms. Tully, Ms. Burns
Mr. Riley – absent
Mr. Toomey briefed Ms. Tully and Ms. Burns on the Station Street agreement.
Mr. Riley joined the meeting.
The Mr. Toomey presented the Agreement regarding the Mobil Station property which had been signed by Mr. Salameh. The Board discussed the possibility of an eminent domain taking.
Voted - to recommend that the Town (1) authorize and empower (but not instruct) the Board of Selectmen to do everything necessary or desirable to purchase or take by eminent domain, all or a portion of the land with improvements thereon located at 16 Summer Street, shown as Lot 3 on Assessors’ Map 51, known as the Mobil Station, for the purposes of open space and recreation, and to repair, remediate and improve said property for those purposes; and (2) appropriate the sum of $1,850,000 for all of said purposes by transferring said amount from the Community Preservation General Reserve.
Mr. Riley – yes
Ms. Burns – yes
Ms. Tully – yes
Voted - to sign an agreement with Alaa Salameh for acquisition of the property located on Assessors’ Map 51, Lot 3.
Mr. Riley – yes
Ms. Burns – yes
Ms. Tully – yes
Mr. Toomey reviewed recent discussions with Mr. Hastings attorney regarding the Hersey House property. The Board asked that he determine whether the applicant had requested and received an exemption the provisions of the Historic Districts Commission under his 40B application.
Mr. Edmundson, Ms. Port and Ms. Johnson joined the meeting
Ms. Johnson said that she and some other members of the Advisory Committee would feel uncomfortable with a hostile eminent domain taking of the Mobil Station property. She indicated that she would feel more comfortable with the Selectmen saying that they had no intent of anything adversarial in the taking. The Board noted that there had been a vote earlier to sign an agreement with Mr. Salameh so that this was, indeed, a “friendly” taking.
The Board returned to open session at 6:35 pm.
Betty Foley, Assistant Town Administrator
April 28, 2008
Regular Session 6:00 pm
Ms. Tully, Mr. Riley, Ms. Burns
The Board voted, by roll call vote, to go into executive session to discuss real estate. The Board announced it plans to return to open session at approximately 6:30 pm.
Ms. Burns – yes
Ms. Tully – yes
The Board returned to open session at 6:35 pm.
Voted - to grant request for counsel as submitted by the Police Chief.
Continuation of the Public Hearing re: Street Acceptance for Cranberry and Rosewood Lanes
The chairman asked if anyone was present to speak in favor of street acceptance. No one was present to speak for or against acceptance of the streets. In the absence of any comment and the fact that necessary modifications to the roadway have not been completed the Board agreed to not lay out the streets.
Voted - to take no action on the laying out of Rosewood Lane.
Voted – to take no action on the laying out of Cranberry Lane.
Meeting adjourned 6:45 pm.
Betty Foley, Clerk