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Francestown Planning Board recommends annexation for sale of Map 5 Lot 52 while flagging wellhead protection review
Summary
The Planning Board told the Select Board it had no objection to selling Town-owned Map 5 Lot 52 but recommended the Select Board require annexation; members noted the parcel may lie within the Village Water Company’s extended wellhead protection area and referred that question to the Conservation Commission.
The Francestown Planning Board on April 21 voted that it has no objection to the sale of Town-owned Map 5 Lot 52 but recommended the Select Board require annexation before transfer. The motion was made by Robert Lindgren and seconded by Betsy Hardwick and passed unanimously.
Board members recorded that an abutter had expressed interest in purchasing the parcel and raised a specific concern: whether the property lies within the Village Water Company’s extended wellhead protection area. The Planning Board noted that the Conservation Commission will review that question at its next meeting.
The board’s recommendation does not itself transfer title; it is advisory to the Select Board. The Planning Board recorded no other objections, and members present voted in favor of the recommendation: Gerri Bernstein (chair), Sarah Pyle, Greg Neilley, Betsy Hardwick, Robert Lindgren, Susan Kane, Scot Heath (ex‑officio), John Ludlam (alternate) and Jeff Rider (alternate).
The lot is identified in the minutes as Map 5 Lot 52. The minutes do not specify parcel size, the abutter’s name, or a purchase price; those details were not provided and are not specified in the record.
Next steps: the Conservation Commission will review the wellhead-protection question, and the Select Board will consider the Planning Board’s recommendation if and when a formal sale is taken up.
