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Selectboard hears site-visit report on Strickholt property, tables any purchase decision
Summary
Board members reported a site visit to the Strickholt property and debated restoration versus demolition; the owner is entertaining offers, members estimate demolition/cleanup could exceed $100,000, and the board tabled a purchase decision pending further due diligence and market developments.
Board members reported a visit to the Phyllis Strickholt property and described extensive interior and exterior deterioration. One member said the owner had placed a "for sale by owner" sign and reported receiving multiple offers; the chair said she "is entertaining offers" and asked the town to evaluate options.
Members estimated demolition and remediation costs could be substantial (a board member suggested more than $100,000 to remove the structure and remediate asbestos/lead) and noted uncertainties about septic condition and wetlands buffers. Given the financial and environmental unknowns, the board voted to table any decision while staff does due diligence and members monitor offers from private buyers.
