HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-03-26 Board of Selectmen HandoutDRAFT MOTIONS
BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
MARCH 26, 2013
Goldy, Tafoya, Schubert, Arena, Bonazoli Hechenbleikner, LeLacheur
4a) Move that the Board of Selectmen recommend the subject matter of Article 13 on
the warrant of the 2013 annual Town Meeting in the amount of $72,000, to settle
litigation between the Town of Reading and TLT.
Move that the Board of Selectmen adjourn the meeting at _ p.m.
March 26, 2013
Dear Reading Realtor:
Attached is a copy of a press release regarding a residential property that the
Town is offering for sale. This is a public bid process, which is fairly tightly
regulated by State Statute.
We are not able to offer a commission to a broker for bringing in a successful
bidder, and I know that commissions are how realtors make their living. However
we are sending this to Reading realtors in addition to other advertising and
publicity, in the event that one of your clients might be interested in this property
— they might have a home that they will need to sell, and that could generate a
commission.
I would appreciate it if you would circulate this among the brokers in your office,
and hope that through this and other means we will be able to sell this property
and get it back on the tax rolls, and get the money into the Town's hands to be
used for ongoing improvements to the community.
Thanks for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Peter I. Hechenbleikner
Town Manager
PRESS RELEASE
Single Family house lot for sale
The Town of Reading is advertising the availability, through public bid, of a single family house lot for
sale on Lothrop Road in Reading.
The property in question has 31, 814 square feet of land, or approximately 3/ of an acre. The lot is
not sub - dividable, and can only be used for purposes of a single family house lot. The lot, is heavily
wooded, and has all utilities available to it. It is located in an established and very desirable
residential neighborhood of Reading.
The site has a variance for lot width (it has only 40 feet of frontage on Lothrop Road), and the bid
packet includes the 21 E environmental study for the property, which shows no environmental issues.
A Title review has also been done and is included in the packet.
The minimum bid price is $250,000. Bids are due on April 10 at 10 am in Town Hall, 16 Lowell
Street. The Town intends to award the sale within 30 days of the bid, to the highest qualified bidder.
Closing is anticipated within 90 days of the bid award.
For details of this offering, and a copy of the bid package, please email pschenaCa)-ci. read ing.ma.us
Bid packets can be emailed or picked up in the office of the Town Manager.
For further information contact
Peter I. Hechenbleikner
Town Manager
16 Lowell Street, Reading MA 01867
781 - 942 -9043
townmanager @ci. reading. ma. us