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TOWN OF BARRE
Board of Selectmen’s Policy
Municipal-Owned Properties
I. EXCESS LANDS:
The Town of Barre owns several parcels of land and buildings. The Selectmen’s ability to sell unused lands
or land with little public value is limited by Section 41 of the
Town Charter and citizen authorization.
When it is in the public interest, subject to such restrictions
and limitations, the Selectmen hereby adopt the following policy
for disposal of such lands in accordance with the following priorities
and procedures:
1.
Land Swaps - The Selectmen should solicit, consider, and
accept (if appropriate) trades of parcels held by the Town for other
parcels which hold a higher public value.
(Example for illustrative purposes: The Town should negotiate
a trade of a small subdivision parcel acquired through tax sales,
for an undeveloped parcel adjacent to an existing public building.) Such trades should be negotiated privately, a purchase and sale
option agreement or other similar instrument secured, and a public
hearing held prior to final authorization and execution.
2.
Land Sales - Unused lands or lands of little public value
should be sold at or near fair market value upon private negotiation
with interested buyers. Purchase
and sale agreements shall also be subject to public hearing prior
to final execution.
3.
Land Auctions
- Unused lands or lands of little public value not subject
or likely to be subject to land swaps or land sales, shall be released
for sale by sealed competitive bids. Public hearings shall be held prior to authorization
to solicit bids.
Adopted
by Barre Town Board of Selectmen this 12th day of February,
1991.
BARRE TOWN BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Jeffrey Blow, Chairman
Bruce Haskell
David Roberts
W. John Mitchell II
Ernest Bancroft, Jr.
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