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ARTICLE 10 (g) <br /> Project: Wright Farm Supplemental Funds <br /> CPA Category: Open Space <br /> Amount Requested: $87,701 <br /> Amount Recommended: $87,701 <br /> CPC Vote: (8-0) <br /> Project Description: <br /> The 2012 and 2015 Annual Town Meetings authorized the purchase of the 13.6 acre Wright <br /> Farm property, including the existing farmhouse and barn. LexHAB subsequently determined <br /> that the farmhouse was suitable for affordable housing purposes and the acquisition also allowed <br /> the Conservation Commission to incorporate the barn, driveway and parking area into the <br /> existing conservation parcel and adjacent open spaces. <br /> Following the purchase, an environmental site assessment revealed high concentrations of lead in <br /> the soil near the barn, likely from agricultural pesticide preparation. This resulted in higher <br /> remediation costs than originally anticipated under the FY16 request. FY18 funds will <br /> supplement the legal work, site assessment work and land management originally associated <br /> with the 2015 purchase of the second parcel. This supplemental appropriation will also assist <br /> with the preparation and filing of the affordable housing deed restriction and fund the monitoring <br /> of the restriction by the grantee. The Wright Farm Barn Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study <br /> (previously authorized under Article 8(g)by the 2016 Annual Town Meeting)is now proceeding, <br /> as the site assessment is nearing completion. <br /> Since the time of the original FY18 request, further testing concluded that the contaminated soil <br /> excavated from the site was considered hazardous waste. Due to this classification, federal <br /> regulations require that the hazardous material be transported to Canada for disposal instead of a <br /> landfill in New Hampshire, as originally planned. This unforeseen international transport and <br /> additional costs associated with the site professional have increased the FY18 supplemental <br /> request from $37,900 to $87,701. <br /> Project Goals and Objectives: <br /> • Provide supplemental funds to complete the site assessment originally funded under <br /> Article 9 of the 2015 Annual Town Meeting. <br /> Project Benefit: <br /> The supplemental funds will allow for the completion of the work previously approved under <br /> Article 9. <br /> Funding Request: <br /> The revised FY18 request is for $87,701 to supplement $618,000 previously appropriated by the <br /> 2015 Annual Town Meeting under Article 9. <br /> 3 <br />