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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Friday, April 20, 2012 2:00 pm Selectmen's Meeting Room Town Office Building Present: Board Members: Wendy Manz, Chair; Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Marilyn Fenollosa, Vice -Chair, Jeanne Krieger, Leo McSweeney, Sandy Shaw, Betsey Weiss and Dick Wolk. Administrative Assistant: Nathalie Rice Also in attendance were Hank Manz, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen and members Deb Mauger and George Burnell; Shirley Stolz, on behalf of the Capital Expenditures Committee; John Bartenstein representing the Appropriation Committee and Chairwoman Joyce Miller and members Stewart Kennedy and Phil Hamilton of the Conservation Commission. Carl Valente, Town Manager, and Rob Addelson, Assistant Town Manager for Finance were present as was staff member Dianna Chabot and Town resident Bob Pressman. Alan Wrigley, counsel for the Wright family was in attendance, and Patrick Ball from the Lexington Minuteman covered the meeting. LexMedia had also been asked to televise the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 pm. by Ms. Manz. 1. Wright Farm - Presentation of the Application for the Purchase of the Wright Farm - Ms. Manz opened the meeting and briefly discussed the timing of the application submittal, summarizing when the application, appraisals and pertinent information had been received by the CPC. She said she understood the unpredictability of negotiation for the purchase of land, but strongly urged the applicants not to submit future applications at the last minute, and particularly to avoid doing so during Town Meeting itself. She then introduced Conservation Commission member, Phil Hamilton, who made the presentation for the acquisition of the Wright Farm on behalf of the Board of Selectmen and the Conservation Commission. Mr. Hamilton apologized for the delay in bringing the application before the CPC in final form, saying the parties working on behalf of the Town had tried their best to finalize negotiations in a timely manner. He then described the proposed acquisition, starting with a locus plan of the property and color photos of the land. He stated that the proposal was for the purchase of approximately 13.47 acres (or ten lots) on Grove Street and showed the By - Right Plan for the property, entitled "Proof Plan of Land — Option 1 C", completed by Meridian Associates, dated April 11, 2012. The Proof Plan showed the lot layout, wetlands, frontage, and a parcel (.96 acres) containing a house and a barn which will be retained by the Wright family.