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Select Board reviews lot‑line request from Booth; deed history and right‑of‑way questions raised
Summary
The board reviewed a request from property owner David Booth for a lot‑line adjustment at the municipal complex to secure a 50‑foot right‑of‑way; staff reported deed and plan research showing an existing right‑of‑way and counsel advised sending materials to town counsel for legal opinion.
The Select Board reviewed a request from property owner David Booth to adjust a lot line adjacent to the municipal complex so Booth can secure a 50‑foot right‑of‑way to access back land. Town staff summarized a multi‑decade deed and plan history that shows a right‑of‑way has been referenced in earlier deeds and in survey plans; staff also said an earlier quick‑claim deed drafted in February 2003 appears to have attempted to relinquish rights but town counsel and the assessor raised questions about the legal effectiveness of that instrument.
Why it matters: the property in question lies next to municipal property and the town’s municipal complex; a formal lot‑line adjustment would require surveying, planning‑board review, historic‑district commission review and legal work. Board members were told the town did not budget for…
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