Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Referendum Due Diligence topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Willington committee sets steps toward Oct. 6 referendum, starts appraisals and Phase I environmental review of River Road site
Summary
The committee agreed on a target October 6 referendum date, outlined September public hearings and a town meeting to set the referendum, and started due diligence on a River Road parcel (appraisals requested, Phase I site environmental assessment underway) while town and seller attorneys draft a purchase-and-sale agreement.
The Willington School Building Committee on June 8 moved forward on schedule and site work tied to a school project referendum.
Scott, the committee’s project lead, presented a milestone schedule that targets a town referendum on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, with a Board of Selectmen public hearing around Sept. 8, a second public hearing near Sept. 15, and a town meeting on Sept. 22 when the specific referendum would be set. Scott said the town would enter a roughly two-week blackout period about two weeks before the referendum.
On site due diligence, Scott and Mike described a recent site walk of a River Road parcel. The committee has issued a request for appraisal services with responses anticipated by the end of the week; Scott said Phase I site environmental assessment work is under way and the design team is assessing geotechnical and septic locations. Scott said the Phase I report is expected around June 22.
Mike told the committee that town and seller attorneys are exchanging drafts of a purchase-and-sale agreement, with an initial draft expected this week. He emphasized the P&S is likely to be staged — an early due-diligence phase followed by a more extended negotiation that will support grant applications and the public process.
Committee members asked staff to ensure due-diligence costs would be eligible for reimbursement if the town approves the project later; staff confirmed some pre-approval costs would be reimbursable under grant rules if the project proceeds and the town purchases the property after the referendum.
What’s next: appraisals and the Phase I environmental report, and continued coordination of the draft purchase-and-sale agreement; staff will update the committee as documents and reports arrive.
