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59 Militia Drive - at and northerly from Worthen Road, thence turning and running westerly thence turning and running southerly, a distance of about 305 feet - conduit. Worthen Road - at and easterly from Militia Drive, a distance of about 10 feet, conduit Worthen Road - at and southerly from Militia Drive, a distance of about 50 feet, conduit. PINE MEADOWS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Margaret Rawls, Chairman of the Pine Meadows Advisory Committee, was present for review of the Committee's draft report on development options for the Pine Meadows land. Mrs. Rawls had distributed the preliminary reports to the Selectmen and members of the Finance Committees, adding that the report in final form will be ready prior to the July 13th Special Town Meeting. Mrs. Rawls outlined procedures followed by the PMAC to date and stated its goals as being (1) saving the entire golf course, (2) preserving a significant portion of the Meagherville site, (3) the inclusion of affordable housing, (4) preserving the appearance and integrity of the entire site in so far as possible, (5) achieving a possible return to the Town to offset $4M to $5M of costs, including income from leasing of the golf course. The Committee will present the plan to the Town Meeting which appears to be most viable and which most closely addresses the goals listed. Mrs. Rawls reviewed articles to be inserted in the S.T.M. Warrant: Article 2, Town purchase of the entire site; Article 3, Town purchase of the site with authorization to sell parts of the Pine Meadows and Meagherville sites for development; Article 4, authorization of the Selectmen to transfer the Meagherville site to Moore Homes, Inc. and outlined possible strategies to be followed, in the case of defeat of Articles 2 and 3. Procedures for bonding and an override of Proposition 2, the impact of purchase on the tax rate and yearly costs for the average homeowner for both options. She noted that the report to Town Meeting would include estimates of income to be realized from sale of land for development, lease of the golf course, possible state aid, possible Land Bank Tax as well as estimates of net costs. Gary Larson, Consultant to the PMAC, displayed a site analysis plan of the golf course and Meagherville school site land, pointing out open space vegetation and water features, housing location and road system proposed. Groupings of affordable housing were shown and detention areas and the sewer system described. Mr. Larson noted that the plan had been designed to keep the best open space undeveloped. Mr. Eddison congratulated Mrs. Rawls, Mr. Larson and Mr. Nichols, Real Estate Consultant to the PMAC on the excellence of the work done and thanked the Committee for the well prepared and informative documents provided. EXECUTIVE SESSION or Upon motion duly made and seconded, it vote, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison, to go into Executive Session for discussion negotiation with the intent to resume open was voted 5 - 0 by roll call Mr. Dailey, Mr. McSweeney, of matters of land session. mow