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Selectmen vote to refer seven foreclosed town properties to Planning & Zoning
Summary
The Board of Selectmen voted to advertise and refer seven town-owned properties acquired through foreclosure to the Planning & Zoning Commission for municipal-improvement consideration; the referral begins a multi-step process that may lead to public offers and eventual Board of Estimate and Taxation approval.
The Board of Selectmen voted to refer seven town-owned parcels acquired through foreclosure to the Planning & Zoning Commission for a municipal-improvement determination.
Assistant Town Attorney Owen Weaver explained the process before the board on the second read: the referral is the first step, followed by a return to the board to approve an advertisement or request for proposals, an open offers process and, if a sale is selected, final approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation. “The first step is to get the municipal improvement referral,” Weaver told the board.
Landscape architect Peter Alexander asked whether other seized town parcels (such as Caroline Pond) could be offered. Weaver said the current list comprises parcels suitable for development and that the town’s process would be open and competitive. Selectperson Lauren Rabin moved to approve advertising the sale and make the referral; Rachel Connor seconded.
The board recorded unanimous support among the selectpersons present: Fred Camello, Lauren Rabin and Rachel Connor were all recorded as voting yes. The motion sends the proposal to Planning & Zoning; if that body issues a positive municipal-improvement referral, the selectmen will later consider whether to solicit offers and how to evaluate them.
The board did not specify whether the town will use a real-estate agent or an RFP in the next step; Weaver said that decision will return to the board. Next steps include the Planning & Zoning response and, if positive, an advertised solicitation and subsequent BET review before any sale is finalized.
