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Approved Minutes of Meeting

May 4, 2011                      Approved May 11, 2011

Present:  Catherine Williams (CW), Elaine Ostroff (EO), Warren Messier (WM), Craig Dutra (CD),

Absent:  Elizabeth Collins (EC), Brian Corey, Jr. (BC), Dianne Baron(DB)

Other Present:  Leonardi Aray (LA), Housing Specialist, Betty Slade(BS) , Volunteer Clerk

Catherine Williams, Acting Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:35 pm.

Minutes.  WM moved, EO seconded approval of the minutes of April 28, 2011 as written.  They were approved by WM and CW with EO and CD abstaining because they were absent at that meeting.

School Street Presentation that evening at a community meeting.  LA described his plans for the meeting which he and EO had worked out together.  There were handouts, questions would be taken first, then EO would explain what the Trust was and a history of the School Street property.  Four guiding principles were to be enunciated:  engage the community, protect the natural features, maintain the community feeling, provide suitable affordable housing.  Reference to possible 40B and 40R developments was to be made clear as possible alternatives if the affordable housing was not done on that property and it was sold by the Town to a developer.

Invoice of LA.  EO moved, WM seconded a motion to approve the invoice for payment submitted by LA for the period April 1 to April 28 for $6,077. This includes supplies as well as labor.  EO moved, WM seconded that CW could sign the invoice on behalf of the Trust.  Both motions passed unanimously.  BS would submit the bill to the CPC at the next meeting.

Next meeting. CW asked for a special meeting to discuss the upcoming Town Meeting Warrant and the article on School Street property transfer.  It was agreed that there would be a meeting on May 11, 2011, Wednesday, at 2:30 pm at Town Hall.  We will highlight the affordable housing problem to be solved by the School  Street article.  It was noted that handouts as well as presentation for the article must be  approved by the Town Moderator.

CW would post the meeting.

Priorities for LA for next meeting.  LA is to draft his work priorities to be accomplished by June 30.

Adjournment.  CD moved, WM seconded to adjourn at 6:51 pm.  The vote was unanimous in favor.

The members moved to the auditorium of Macomber School for the Community meeting on the School Street property.

Respectfully submitted,

Betty Slade,  Volunteer Clerk

Attachments:  Handouts at Community meeting