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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
<br />June 25, 19 84
<br />A regular meeting of the .Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen t s
<br />Meeting Room, Town office Building, on Monday, June 25, 1984, at 7:30 p.m.
<br />Acting Chairman Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin , ' Mr . Marshall, Mr. Eddison; Mr.
<br />Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, T own Counsel; Ms . Adler, Assistant
<br />to the Town Manager and Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present.
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<br />Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4 - 0, by roll - call
<br />-- 'vote,, Mr. Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison, to .go into
<br />Executive Session for discussion of negotiations for the .sale of real
<br />estate, with the intent to , resume open session.
<br />At 7:50 p.m., open session was resumed and . Mr. Hutchinson informed
<br />those in attendance of the subject matter addressed in the Executive Session.
<br />Under terms of a new Memorandum of Understanding between the Town and Boyd /
<br />Smith, developers of Potter Pond, units formerly dedicated to the Town
<br />would be sold on the open market by Boyd/Smith in the mid -to high $150,000
<br />range, of that . amount the Town would receive $80,000 for each unit sold,
<br />with a 3% sales-commission-to the developers. He further explained terms
<br />of compensation to the Developer as carrying costs, if sales do not take
<br />place by the time a Certificate of occupancy is issued on these units,
<br />noting that, in this event, consideration will be given to lowering sales
<br />prices.
<br />Upon. mot ion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Town
<br />Manager to carry out procedures with the Developers of Potter Pond as out-
<br />lined and to proceed with preparation of a Memorandum of Understanding to
<br />that effect. Mr. McLaughlin and Mr. Marshall were authorized to act, if nec-
<br />essary, in executive capacity on behalf of the Board during the next few
<br />weeks, due to the fact that a full Board may not be available at all times
<br />during the summer vacation period.
<br />Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve minutes. of
<br />Selectmen's Meetings on April 2, April 4, April 9, April 10, April 11, 1984.
<br />Executive
<br />Session
<br />Potter Pond
<br />Minutes,4 /2
<br />4/4 419, 411+
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<br />At 8:00 p.m,,, Steve Pollack of Adams /Russell Cab levis ion-Lexingt on, Inc.,
<br />met with the Board for discussion of the culmination of his firm's negotiations Adams/Rus-
<br />for the past two years with the Town of Bedford for hook-up 'to t o the Lexington s el , B edf .
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<br />cable system. Adams Russell intends to draw entertainment signals from the
<br />Lexington cable, rather than to construct new antennas in Bedford. The Cable Connection
<br />Committee had been kept informed of these plans and had advised Adams /Russell
<br />that at some point, the dealings should be brought to the attention of the
<br />Town, since the franchise agreement, permit - granted for the use of the Monroe
<br />School as cable office and the Special Permits granted for construction of
<br />antennas on walnut Street could be affected. Final agreement has been reached
<br />with Bedford and the license signed on April 18.
<br />.William. Page, CATV Committee, was present to speak for the Cable Committee.
<br />In response to Mr. Marshall, Mr. Pollack said that although the Bedford
<br />hook -up is not an issue calling for decision by the Selectmen, Adams /Russell
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