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wj Minutes Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes 9/24 & of the Selectmen's Meeting on September 24 1984, as presented, and the 10/1/84 minutes of the meeting on October 1, 1984, as corrected. Mr. Marshall informed the Board that he was prepared to move that a Special Town Meeting be called during the week of November 26th for the purpose of proposing acquisition of the Pine.Meadows Gold Course. In discussion which followed, he updated the Board on progress of the Advisory ommittee on Conservation Purchases and Acquisition of the Pine s or y Meadows Golf Club and Adjacent He that the Committee f eels , having arrived at what t hey believe.to be resolutions of former problems, that negotiations with the owners can be settled and'a presentation to Town Meeting P repared in time for a late November Special Town Meeting. He again noted the importance to the Bellizia. family that they receive some payment before the end of 1984 - . he and Mr. Eddison were optimistic.that the Committee could have a.well defined document ready for Town Meeting, hopefully a Purchase and Sales Agreement, planning on an Information Meeting in mid - November and the Special Town Meeting on November 26. Decision on a proposed method' of financing of the purchase, with several options including some form of self-financing and/or Town funding being considered, 'is still to be dealt with, no consensus having been. reached as yet. He felt it least likely that addition of the entire purchase price to the tax rate would be proposed. Mr. Marshall said the Committee is now awaiting an appraisal of the prop - ert y which is essential to progress with decision on financing methods to be proposed. Mr. McLaughlin said he was opposed to setting a date for a Special Town Meetin g based on his concerns regarding the.price asked for the property and the financial implications, which he felt had not been adequately addressed. He added that he had been under the impression that the Committee had been formed to readdress the golf course proposal based on self- financing of the purchase. He felt that the Board was not ready to go forward with the matter at this time. Mr. Sacco, who agreed with Mr. McLaughlin, had doubts the purchase would be approved by Town Meeting and was opposed to the proposal based on a possi- ble recommendation that the entire cost be funded by the taxpayers. He con- sidered the cost of a Special Town Meeting and a potential referendum on the issue to be a wasteful outlay of Town funds. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 3 - 2, with Mr. Sacco and Mr. McLaughlin voting in the negative, to call the 1984 Special Town Meeting on November 26, 1984, in.Cary Memorial Hall at 8:00 p.m., for the purpose of proposing Town acquisition of the Pine Meadows Golf Course and adjacent land, P ro P g and that the Warrant for the November 26 1984 Special Town Meeting be closed on October 22, 1984, at 4:30 p.m. Warrant Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Warrant for 1984 Pres. the 1984 Presidential Election, to be held on November 6, 1984. Election Mr. McLaughlin requested that procedures be explored whereby a specimin ballot listing the names of candidates can be-provided to voters at the time of the mailing of the warrant. our Legislators will be asked about introduc- tion of a bill to accommodate that process. "_J