HomeMy Public PortalAbout1972-03 LaSallette Report " F Repott of Brewster La Sallette Study Committe
Mr. Moderator, Selectman, Taxpayers and Voters
The LaSallette study Committe was appointed after the anual town
meeting in March of 1972. The members are Mr. Steve Chilton, Selectman
Air. John Nevin, Planning Board, Mr. William Saylor Recreation Commision
Mr. Robert Franklin was replaced for health reasons by Mr. Robert Brown
from the Conservation Commission and S. Philip Tarvers Jr. as Chairman.
The Committee met on April 5, 1972 at the La Sallette property With
Fathers SBviox (Sil-Vay) and Fathet Casey as repreentatives of the
La Sallette order. It was explained to the committee that the property
has never been aetivly on the real estate market for sale. They have
had many inquiries and offers on the property from individuals that
have had an interest in developing the peoperty along the commercial
lines. These offers have not been considered in the past and we are
told they will not be considered in the futured It was told to the
Committee that there are also offers j4h on the property from groups
interested in establish ng a cemerty, Nursing home and medical facilities
on the property.
Zt was told to the committee that if the town of Brewster was interested
in the property that the selling price would be 1,000,000,00. In this
selling price would be approximentally 32 acres and all out building.
Not included in the selling price is a strip of land 300 feet deep
by 1100 feet long inolu Ing all of the waterfrontq It is the committees
understanding that this area is beeing retained for possible future use
as a retreat for the I& Sallettee order#however in a telephone
conservation with Fr, S11-vay negotiations have been left open for
possible negotitions on the waterfront use by the citizens of Brewster
The Committee met again to discuss the price,possible uses, and possible
ways that the town of Brewster mite be able to purchase the property,
I will now list uses that were discussed by the committee,
01) Future town office building
(2) Future Police and Fire Building
( 0 Recreation, building and grounds.
( ) Possible Senion Citizens Center
(5) Possible expansion of Brewster Ladies Library
(6) Orginizations Matting Pace
(7) Beveloping grounds in eonjuetion with Garden Club and other intereested
Groups,
I will now list possible ways of financing the purchase that were discussed
by the Committee
(1) Federal Money from Recreation Sources
92) Selling of other land that the town might own
(3) Setting up a Commisssion to work along with Garden Club and other
interested citizens and groups to raise sums of money each year
to develop the property Into gardens of beauty so that the public
would pay to tour the building and grounds, hopefully becoming a
money making propersition.
The Committee reconizes the fact that there are many questions to be
answered, first and foremost the status and possible use of the beachfront,
do we used a new town hall, if we dont now when will we and at what coat,
Would it be worth reswaleing the old stable building into Police and
Fire building, would the 99pfp"p saving between reodleing and the
expected price of a new police and fire building be woth it, are
there possibilities of a lease purchase plan so that our tax rate does
not have to suffer the burden almost over niter and maybe other questions
that the committee might have overlooked.
The Committee in no way , I repeat in No Way reccomands at this time
that the townQf Brewster purchase the La Sallette Properly, However
linden aetiele`� in tonights warrant the voters after hearing all of
the facts of this report may by thier vote either extend the life of
the committee so that questions may get answered or terminate the
committee and in so doing stop all fact finding and negotiatidns on
the LaSallette Property
Respectively Submitted
THe Ira Sallette Study Committee