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Select Board enters executive session on 100‑Acre Wood; conservation commission representative allowed to attend
Summary
The Town of Wayne Select Board voted 4–0 to permit a conservation commission representative to attend an executive session and then entered executive session under 1 MRSA §405(6)(C) to discuss real estate related to the 100‑Acre Wood; the board later exited with no further action.
The Select Board voted Jan. 6 to permit a representative from the conservation commission to attend an executive session concerning the 100‑Acre Wood property and then entered executive session under the cited statute for real estate discussion.
The motion to allow the conservation commission representative passed 4–0. The chair read the statutory citation at the meeting — 1 MRSA §405(6)(C) — as the basis for the executive session and the board then took up real estate matters in closed session. The board later voted to exit executive session and reported no additional action was taken.
Board members indicated they would check with town counsel afterward to confirm procedural correctness for allowing a non‑board representative to join an executive session, and the chair said the board would seek legal clarification if needed.
What the board decided: allow the conservation commission representative to attend the executive session and enter closed session under 1 MRSA §405(6)(C) for real estate; executive session concluded with no formal public action recorded.
