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Select board weighs quitclaim deed and reviews competing offers for town parcel
Summary
Board members discussed whether to convey a town parcel via a municipal release or a quitclaim deed and reviewed competing written offers: Brent Anderson at $26,800 (with $1,000 earnest) and William Dana Shea at $39,000. Staff said closing could occur by Aug. 31 if parties sign.
Select board members and staff debated how the town should convey a surplus parcel and how those conveyance terms could affect bidders and closing logistics.
A board member opened discussion of section 8 of the purchase-and-sale agreement and whether the town should grant broader covenants or limit conveyance to a quitclaim deed. Staff member (S2) said the town “we're only going to offer a quick claim deed and nothing more,” and advised clarifying that with bidders; the transcript wording is “quick claim deed,” and the board corrected that term in discussion to the legal term: quitclaim deed. S2 also described title standards and noted a closing date in the contract of Aug. 31 if both parties sign in writing.
Staff reported two written offers on the table: Brent Anderson for $26,800 with $1,000 earnest money to be held in escrow, and William Dana Shea at $39,000. S2 said offers are set to expire July 31 and recommended staff and the town agent contact bidders to confirm that they understand the town will convey by quitclaim deed and to confirm other closing expectations. No formal vote was recorded in the transcript; speakers described this as a procedural item for staff follow-up.
What happens next: staff was instructed to contact the bidders and to include the town agent and the title company as needed to confirm closing mechanics and to ensure the deed language is consistent with the board’s intent.
