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LEARY PROPERTY COMMUNITY HOUSING TASK FORCE FINAL REPORT <br />MAY 25, 2011 <br />PROCESS SUMMARY TIMELINE <br />Acquisition of the Leary property and planning for its use has been an evolving discussion. The size <br />of the housing parcel was debated and finally settled at the time of the purchase, as land acquired with <br />Community Preservation Act funds must be legally deed restricted for its intended purpose as permitted <br />by the statute. The potential number of units on the parcel has been discussed by the Selectmen, the <br />Community Preservation Committee, the Housing Partnership, and others. While preferences and <br />estimates have varied, the Town, through its various agencies, has consistently indicated that it wanted <br />economical production of housing to meet the demonstrated need. The instruction to the Leary Land <br />Task Force contained no limitation on the number of units it might propose. <br />Prior to the establishment of the Task Force various boards and committees discussed the size of the <br />parcel to be reserved for affordable housing as well as the number of units to be constructed. Much has <br />been made of comments made on March 19, 2009, where the abutters feel that the Town promised <br />only a unit or two to the neighbors. The context in which this statement was made however, <br />underscores the evolving nature of the project, where the size of the community housing lot, the <br />number of units, etc, were all in constant flux. On the very same night, the CPC was stating the <br />importance of the four -unit acquisition proposal. A week before, on March S, the CPC had discussed not <br />one but THREE iterations of a four unit plan. Ultimately they deferred on the number of units as they <br />recognized that they had not been charged with this task, but the point relevant to this discussion is that <br />the project was not conceived of in a straight linear fashion, but was a dynamic one. <br />When the Task Force was established in July of 2010 the charge was, "To recommend to the <br />Selectmen a plan for developing community housing on the Leary property at 116 Vine Street, and to <br />determine whether the existing structure can be saved." There was no preconception as to the number <br />of units that could be accommodated nor was the fate of the farm house determined. <br />Appendix 6 summarizes discussions of other boards and committees prior to the establishment of <br />the Task Force. <br />11 <br />
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