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Town staff: 108‑acre purchase intended for open‑space transfer to land trust
Summary
Staff said the town may sell or convey a recently discussed 108‑acre parcel to a land trust or other organization to preserve it as open space; the purchase and disposition plan were described but no formal vote was recorded.
Staff said the town went to bid for potential renters of a recently acquired property and explained publicly discussed plans to turn the parcel into open space. "If we buy the property... the plan for that property ... is to turn around and sell it to the land trust or another organization that will then make it open space," staff said during the meeting.
Committee members discussed potential insurance and liability implications for the property; staff said open recreation and transferring to a land trust should limit long-term insurance exposure. No formal transfer action or vote was taken during the session; staff indicated the arrangement would be finalized outside the meeting process and brought back as needed.
