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^��"` B� . 2- Upon motion duly made and second, it was voted to award Contract #88-1, Reroofing at Munroe School, to Professional Roofing, 68A Webb Street, Salem, in the amount of $31,899, as recarinended. by the Town, IP Engineer, The contract was awarded subject to approval by Town Counsel as to bid form. SUBDIVISION TAX TITLE LOTS Ms. Adler' s memo of March 4, 1988, referencing the request of Mr. & Mrs. McDonald, 454 Dowell Street, to purchase a portion of a tax title lot which abuts their property. The McDonalds wish to extend a driveway through to Laconia Street to facilitate entrance and exit by Mrs. McDonald, who is a paraplegic and drives her car with hand controls. Mr. Marshall excused. h imse 1 f f ra m the discussion because of a relationship of Mrs. Marshall with owners of one of the lots involved. Mr. White noted procedures followed before the inposition of a moratorium on sale of tax title lots whereby all abuttors were given the opportunity to bid on a lot being sought. This procedure was followed and one other Lowell Street abuttor had expressed interest in acquiring a portion of the lot. It was felt that since the town owned lot would be divided by purchase by the Venutis and the MacDonalds, the other three abuttors should be again contacted and offered the corresponding portions of the lots for $1.00 per square foot, with the restriction that the land remain unbuildable. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the submission of a subdivision plan of the land to the Planning Board and that the Selectmen authorize the sale of the lots to interested abettors at $1.04 per square foot, with "no-build" and such other restrictions as Town Counsel may suggest, Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve, as corrected, the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting on February 3, 19880 RESIGNATION, TOM CEI RATIONS [OMI EE Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept with regret the resignation of Karen M. Gaughan as a momber of the Town Celebrations C:cmm 0 ttee. SELECTMEN'S GIFT ACCOUNT Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept for deposit in the Selectmen's Gift Account the balance of funds collected for the Bob Hutchinson Appreciation Party in the amount of $875.38, to be used at a later date for the purchase a bench or sane other enhancement for Lex ington Center in Mr. Hu on' s name. a" LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, AMIC K, KRAUS Mr. Eddison asked for a consensus of the positions of the Board on three Hanscam Field related Senate bills, filed by Senator Amick, and on Special Education Placements and Assessment of Property Tax bills filed by Senator Kraus,