Select board opens discussion on land purchases, proposes task force to identify parcels
Summary
Board members discussed the need for municipal land for future wastewater, housing, and water-supply needs and proposed forming a land-acquisition task force to identify candidate parcels and draft selection criteria and funding options.
A board member opened a discussion on future municipal land purchases, noting constraints on available town-owned land for wastewater and other infrastructure and urging proactive identification of properties for future municipal uses such as housing, water supply, or wastewater facilities. The member suggested developing parcel-selection criteria and exploring funding mechanisms such as a reserve fund or borrowing to enable rapid action when suitable parcels become available.
Members proposed creating a land-acquisition task force drawing representatives from relevant committees (wastewater, housing, planning commission, and a regional commission representative) and asked a board member to draft a charge for review in two meetings. "It might be worth it to identify some people to have a task force to identify parcels that the town be interested in," a board member said. The board supported the idea and asked the proponent to prepare a charge.
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