from the May 13, 2008 annual Town Meeting:
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire
by purchase the Templewood Golf Course, together with all buildings,
fixtures and other improvements appurtenant thereto, which is comprised of
five (5) parcels of land that are located on Brooks Road, Templeton, shown
on Assessors’ Map 5-08 as Parcel 11, on Map 5-08 as Parcel 6, on Map 5-06
as Parcel 74, on Map 5-06 as parcel 74.3, and on Map 5-06 as Parcel 74.6,
and contain a total of 128.16 acres, more or less, for recreational purposes,
said land to be conveyed to the Town pursuant to G.L. c. 40, § 14, as the
same may hereafter be amended, to be managed and controlled by a
committee formed in accordance with G.L. c. 40, § 14; and as funding
therefor to borrow a sum of money for such purposes ; to meet this
appropriation, the Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is
authorized to borrow said amount pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(3) of
the General Laws, or any other enabling authority and to issue bonds or
notes of the Town therefore; further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to
apply for any loans or grants, including an Urban Self Help Grant, as the
Board deems appropriate to assist in said purchase; provided, however, that
no funds shall be borrowed or expended hereunder unless and until the
Town shall have voted to exclude the amounts required to repay any
borrowing pursuant to this vote from the limitations of Chapter 59, Section
21C of the General Laws (Proposition 2 ½), or to take any other action
relative thereto.
Submitted by the Board of Selectmen
No Motion was made
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available
funds, or otherwise provide a sum of money for the purpose of obtaining for
two (2) full appraisals of the Templewood Golf Course property located on
Brooks Road, Templeton, as shown on Assessors’ Map 5-08 as Parcel 11, on
Map 5-08 as Parcel 6, on Map 5-06 as Parcel 74, on Map 5-06 as parcel 74.3,
and on Map 5-06 as Parcel 74.6 containing a total of 128.16 acres, more or
less, to meet the requirements of Urban Self Help Grant funding, or to take
any other action relative thereto.
Submitted by the Board of Selectmen
No Motion was made.
One can only wonder What If ?
ReplyDeleteNo doubt that would have been handled by the light Dept. and would have turned into their private club
This is what happens when a closed group of people meet and no one from the community pays attention. Next to no one attended BOS meetings at this period in the town's history. If you are the Chairman of the BOS, just find friends to be on all the committees under the Boards jurisdiction. Keep out anyone that would ask questions, and you are good to go. It is especially helpful to have the local newspaper in your corner. The town was not in much better shape than it is now, but why work on anything significant, like a town hall. Oh yes, that came later, and we will pay and pay. My opinion, Bev.
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