Noel Francis, chair of the town Advisory Committee, told the broadcast that the governor had ordered the sale of five acres of state-owned land at the Fernald School site and said the town appeared not to have been notified about the auction. "It appears, and I may be wrong, but appears that the town was not notified by the state about the auctioning of this land," Francis said.

Francis raised questions about the scope of land sales and potential town responsibilities for water and sewer: "How much additional land is going to be sold? Is it going to be another 50 acres, 5 acres, 500 acres? We don't know," he said. He noted the site previously used town water and that extending town water or sewer to the property could require upgrades that the town might initially be responsible for, calling that potential outcome an "unfunded mandate."

The broadcast did not include a state official or Select Board response during this segment, and it did not report formal Select Board action. Francis asked for more information and transparency from state agencies about the planned sale and the potential for additional parcels to be offered. The Advisory Committee requested further clarification on notification and infrastructure responsibilities.