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MINUTES OF THE SELECT BOARD REGULAR SESSION MINUTES
DATE : July 13, 2021
TIME : 3: 00 PM
PLACE : . 2198 Main Street & Remote Teleconference
MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN - PERSON : Chair Bingham , Selectperson Whitney, Selectperson Chaffee, Town
Administrator Peter Lombardi
REMOTE PARTICIPATE : Assistant Town Administrator Donna Kalinick
Absent : Selectperson Chatelain , Selectperson Hoffmann
Call to Order & Declaration of a Quorum Meeting Participation Statement and Recording Statement
Chair Bingham called the meeting to order at 3 : 02pm , she declared a quorum present, and read the meeting
participation and recording statements .
Public Announcements and Comment : Members of the public may address the Select Board on matters not on the
meeting' s agenda for a maximum 3=5 minutes at the Chair's discretion Under the Open Meeting Law, the Select Board is unable
to reply but may add items presented to a future agenda .
No discussion
Discuss and Vote to Authorize Acquisition of 106 McGuerty Road
Peter Lombardi stated that this acquisition has been in the works for about a year and a half. The Select
Board signed the Purchase and Sale agreement in December 2019 , Mr . Lombardi reviewed that Community
Preservation Act funding was approved by Town Meeting last September, since then we have been awarded
Land Grant funds, with a contribution from Brewster Conservation Trust, contribution from water retained
earnings, and authorized by the Water Commission . A project assembled by various funding strategies and
in the end will only require about $ 75 , 000 of CPC funding for the acquisition of 10 acres. Mr . Lombardi
provided details including that the parcel is located on the east side of Long Pond Road and adjacent to an
important water shed area , where two of our wells are in the vicinity. There is also a significant tract of
conservation land that the Town has preserved over the years . Mr . Lombard stated that the closing process
is set to happen later this week .
Selectperson Chaffee commented that by putting together funding by several sources, it has reduced the
Town' s financial obligation to a very small amount . This is in an important water shed protection area that
would have been attractive to solar developers, this was a smart acquisition by the Town of Brewster .
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Selectperson Chaffee moved , pursuant to the vote taken under Article 9 of the September 12 , 2020 Annual
and Special Town Meeting, to acquire the parcel of land located off 106 McGuerty Road for conservation ,
watershed protection and /or passive recreation purposes, which property shall be under the jurisdiction of
the Conservation Commission under the provisions of G . L. c . 40, § § 8C, 39B, and 41 and Article 97 of the
Massachusetts Constitution , and to authorize the Town Administrator to execute , on behalf of the Select
Board , any acceptances, affidavits, settlements, and other documents as may be necessary or convenient to
accomplish the foregoing acquisition . Selectperson Whitney second . A roll call vote was taken . Selectperson
Chaffee-yes , Selectperson Whitney-yes, Chair Bingham -yes . The Board vote was 3-Yes, 0- No .
Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
None
Next Meetings : July 16, July 26, August 9, and August 19 , 2021
Adiournment
Selectperson Chaffee moved to adjourn the meeting at 3 : 08pm , Selectperson Whitney second . A roll call
vote was taken . Selectperson Chaffee -yes , Selectperson Whitney-yes, Chair Bingham -yes , The Board vote
was 3 -Yes, 0- No .
Respectfully submitted by Erika Mawn , Executive As
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Approved . Signed :
Date Selectperson Chatelain , Clerk of the Board of Selectmen
Accompanying Documents in Packet: Agenda, Purchase and Sale Agreement, Quitclaim Deed, Acceptance of Deed, Acceptance by Conservation
Commission, Town Meeting Document- Land Acquisition .
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