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Needham officials pitch purchase of 10 acres on Cartwright Road; CPC asked for $300,000
Summary
Town Manager Katie King told the Community Preservation Committee that the town negotiated to buy 10 acres on Cartwright Road for $800,000; $500,000 would come from conservation funds and the CPC was asked to consider a $300,000 allocation from open‑space reserves. Committee members asked for maps and confirmed a public hearing next week.
Town Manager Katie King told the Needham Community Preservation Committee on March 4 that the town has negotiated a purchase and sale to acquire 10 acres on Cartwright Road for open space, at a total price of $800,000.
"If funding is approved and town meeting approves of the acquisition, the town would go through the process with the planning board to divide the parcel into two," Katie King said, describing a seller‑retained two‑acre frontage…
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