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Selectperson refers Cemetery Road title question to town attorney, may order survey
Summary
On Aug. 6 the Selectpersons voted to forward paperwork about Cemetery Road to town attorney Dan Pileggi and, if he recommends it, to commission a survey; the motion passed 3-0 with one member not voting.
Selectperson Carol Lowrie moved Aug. 6 that paperwork regarding Cemetery Road be forwarded to town attorney Dan Pileggi, and that the town commission a survey if the attorney recommends one. Bill Birdsall seconded the motion and the minutes record the motion as passing 3-0; Robin Stratton did not vote.
The motion directs the clerk to provide the attorney with the relevant documentation and implement any survey recommendation the attorney makes. The minutes do not specify the title issue prompting the referral, the expected cost of a survey, or a timeline beyond the clerk forwarding the paperwork.
The referral begins a legal review process rather than an immediate action to alter the road's status. If the attorney recommends a survey, the board has authorized having that survey completed; the motion does not allocate funds nor identify a surveyor. The clerk is responsible for follow-up and will report the attorney's recommendation to the board in a future meeting.
Because the minutes record that one member did not vote, the record shows the board advanced the referral but with at least one member withholding a recorded vote. The motion's next procedural step is to file the paperwork with the attorney and await a recommendation.
The clerk recorded the meeting adjournment at 7:20 p.m.
