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Selectboard gives Desseareau family until April 1 to accept Hoyt/Seaver transfer or town will install fence
Summary
The Williamstown Selectboard voted to give the Desseareau family until April 1, 2025 to accept a previously discussed transfer of a section of the Hoyt/Seaver ball field; if they do not, the town will install a new fence along the property line per the recorded survey. The family cited title concerns and declined to pay $9,000.
The Williamstown Selectboard on Jan. 13 voted to give the Desseareau family until April 1, 2025 to accept a proposed transfer of a section of the Hoyt/Seaver ball field. If the family does not accept the transfer by that date, the board approved installing a new section of fence along the property line between the Desseareau property and the ball field, using the survey recorded in the land records.
Kysa Desseareau told the board she "was not willing to pay $9,000.00" for the transfer as previously agreed by her family and the selectboard; minutes record that Chris Desseareau submitted a letter from his attorney stating the transfer would not provide a clear title. Scott McCarthy moved for the April 1 deadline and for the fence contingency; Clayton Woodworth seconded and the motion carried as recorded in the minutes.
The decision formalizes a fallback step (fence installation per the recorded survey) if the Desseareau family does not accept the prior agreement. The minutes do not record a roll-call vote or vote tally by name beyond the motion and second; the motion is recorded as "so moved." The town's land records and the referenced survey will determine the precise fence location and legal description going forward.
