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Selectboard votes to put Article 5 on warning to authorize demolition of North Hartland School
Summary
The Hartland Selectboard voted Jan. 20 to place Article 5 on the town meeting warning to authorize demolition of the North Hartland School building with a not-to-exceed amount of $50,000 after discussion about demolition versus sale.
The Hartland Selectboard voted Jan. 20 to place Article 5 on the town meeting warning to authorize demolition of the North Hartland School building, with a spending cap of $50,000.
Selectboard member Jim Rielly moved to put Article 5 before voters to permit demolition of the Hartland school building for up to $50,000; Trace Tancreti seconded. The motion passed with all members voting in favor and one abstention (the transcript does not identify the abstaining member). Andrea Ambrose, who participated via Zoom, made comments regarding demolition during the discussion.
The action formalizes the option of demolition on the Town Meeting warning so the community can vote on the measure. Following that motion, Rielly moved to approve the town meeting warning as discussed, with a typographical correction to Article 5; Thomas Kennedy seconded and the board approved the warning unanimously.
Board discussion also touched on the broader question of selling versus demolishing the building, but the Selectboard’s vote establishes demolition as a warned option subject to the $50,000 cap. The transcript does not record any amendment to the dollar amount, nor does it name who abstained on the demolition motion.
The Article 5 question will appear on the warned Town Meeting warrant for voters to decide.
