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Town of Brewster
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
July 11, 2012
Present: Elliott Carr, Elizabeth Taylor, and Paul Ruchinskas
Member missing: Jeanne Boehm, Roland Bassett Jr., Martin Kamark, and Len Avery
In Attendance: Ellen St. Sure, and Peter Johnson,
4:35: Call to Order
No Quorum
Discussion Minutes ONLY
Crosby Mansion
• Ginny Locke will attend the August 8th meeting
• Original application stated this project would be done in 3 months, now 3 years
• Bid specifications were specific; no idea what has been done
• Discussion of payment method to contractor (not Cape Associates as originally stated)
• No revision/changes to this project has ever been submitted
• Discussion of oversight of projects;
o This is a problem
o No one on CPC in the position to professionally oversee these projects
o Members present felt there might be support for"an overseer or clerk of the works"
(paid position) for technical projects
o An independent 3rd party to insure CPC and the town are getting what they paid for
o Doubt that this would come from administrative funds
• CPC will express these concerns to Ginny Locke; Elliott will draft a letter to her prior to the
meeting
CPC CP .egislative Changes
• Opens up Recreation and Housing
• We will be hit bu Recreation requests
Land Agreement
• Copulas property on Slough Road and Freemans Way
• 1.8 M for both properties
• Both will go to Fall Town Meeting
• Both will apply for State Aid.
Historic appointment from Historic Commission
• New member to CPC should be decided upon this week
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Next,Meeting
• . Crosby Mansion
• Kings Landing
Next Meeting: Wednesday, August 8, 201.2 at 4:30 pm
Adjourn meeting at 5:08PM
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Taylor, Clerk Marilyn Mooe , Recording Secretary
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