1983-01-31 Reading Housing Authority Minutes

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READING HOUSING AUTHORITY MINUTES OF EMERGENCY SPECIAL MEETING January 31, 1983 The Reading Housing Authority met in an Emergency Special Session at 7 :30 P.M. on Monday, January 31, 1983 at 22 Frank D. Tanner Drive in the Town of Reading, Massachusetts. Provisions of Chapter 39 of the General Laws as amended which require that Notices be posted twenty -four hours prior to the time of the meeting, were not met inasmuch as the Authority was not made aware of the fact that a meeting was necessary for the purpose of the business which took place at said meeting. There- fore, an Emergency Meeting was called, with approval of the Town Clerk,and Notice was not posted until the morning of the meeting date. , In the absence of the Chairman, the meeting was called to order by the Treasurer, Mr. Rand. Those other members present were Mr. Westra and Mr. White, forming a quorum. Mrs. Pierce, the Executive Director, was also present. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare documents required and obtain a vote by the Authority to purchase the property located at 74 Bancroft Avenue in Reading on February 1, 1983, as noted in an approved Purchase and Sale Agreement previously signed with William and Patricia Lyster. Accordingly, a motion was made by Mr. White and seconded by Mr. Westra, and unanimously: VOTED: That the Reading Housing Authority take the property by eminent domain from William A. and Patricia M. Lyster located at 74 Bancroft Avenue in the Town of Reading, Massachusetts, most particularly bound and described as follows: "Beginning on Middlesex Avenue at a point ninety -four (94) feet westerly from Bancroft Avenue, and at the.southeasterly corner of land now or formerly of Gilbert Hood; thence the line runs NORTHERLY parallel to and ninety -four (94) feet distant westerly from said Bancroft Avenue, one hundred thrity -three and 757100 (133.75) feet by land of said Hood to land now or formerly of Millard F. Charles, thence EASTERLY by land of said Charles to Bancroft Avenue; thence SOUTHERLY by said Bancroft Avenue about one hundred thirty -three (133) feet to Middlesex Avenue; thence WESTERLY by said Middlesex Avenue ninety -four (94) feet to the point of beginning. Containing 12,502 square feet of land for the Housing Authority's purposes, particularly for a Community Residence for retarded citizens under Chapter 689. Said property to be purchased for the sum of $114,000, and to authorize the Treasurer to sign the Order of Taking for the Authority, in the absence of the Chairman. The Acting Chairman declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. i