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Executive Session
April 2, 1996
The Executive Session convened at 10:25 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell
Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman Sally Hoyt, Vice Chairman George
Hines, Secretary Camille Anthony, Selectman Bruce MacDonald, Town Manager Peter
Hechenbleikner and the following list of interested parties: Bob Silva, David Schurman, Lauretta
Raffi, Karol McLaughlin, Paul Peoples, Mike DeBrigard, Wilbar M. Hoxie, James Cormier,
Jonathan Edwards, Dan Cowan, Peter Simms.
The Town Manager reviewed the real estate acquisition issue that was being discussed. Lt. Silva
introduced all present, and noted that the purpose was to review the possibility of a Police Station
on the Union Street Parking Lot site and adjacent properties. David Schurman who has become
an Ad Hoc consultant to the Committee spoke. He made a presentation which was focused on
the possible acquisition of three parcels of real estate. Members of the Board of Selectmen
expressed some concern that they didn't know about it and people were out talking in the
community about this as a possibility. After a full explanation of the options relating to acquiring
real estate, and the effect of that on the cost of the project, the Board dismissed the members of
the Committee and others. The Board of Selectmen continued to discuss the Union Street lot
- option versus expanding the Police Station on the site. On motion by MacDonald seconded by
Hines, the Board authorized the Town Manager to make an offer to Molyneaux and to Russell for
the acquisition of their property for the purpose of expanding the Police Station; the offer to be
made will be the assessed valuation of the property as it currently exists on the record, with a
notation as to the possibility of increasing the offer following appraisal; the offer would be subject
to Town Meeting approval and we would want to have the time between now and Fall Town
Meeting to get appraisals done and to do other things to secure the property. The motion was
approved by a vote of 4-0-0.
On motion by Anthony seconded by MacDonald, the Board voted to adjourn at 11:30 p.m. on a
roll call vote with all four members present voting in the affirmative.
Respectfully submitted,
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