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Board awards Heritage Farm lease to Jolie Farms after competitive bidding
Summary
Selectmen accepted Jolie Farms’ higher bid (about $6,127/year) for the Heritage Farm lease rather than a lower bid from Giulio (~$3,000/year); some board members requested both bids be shown in the packet before award.
The Bolton Board of Selectmen reviewed competitive bids for the Heritage Farm lease and voted to accept the higher Jolie Farms proposal.
Speaker 3 told the board two bids were received: one from Giulio at slightly over $3,000 per year and a higher bid (reported by Speaker 3 as about $6,127 per year) from Jolie Farms. Board members asked why both bids were not included in the meeting packet and said they would prefer to see all bids for transparency. Several members praised past performance of previous lessees and expressed confidence Jolie (and Giulio) had both done good work when previously holding the lease.
Speaker 4 moved to accept the Jolie Farms bid for the lease term 02/01/2026 through 12/31/2027; Speaker 1 seconded the motion and the board approved it by unanimous voice vote (seven Ayes recorded). One member explicitly asked that, in future, all received bids be included in the agenda packet for review.
