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SPECIAL MEETING <br />BOARD OF SELECTMEN <br />April 24, 1947 <br />A ppecial meeting of the Board of Selectman was held <br />in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, Thursday, <br />April 24, 1947 at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Paxton, Messrs. Locke, <br />Emery and Gay were present. The Clerk was also present. <br />The following members of the School <br />Planning Board met with the Selectmen: <br />Chairman, Webster H. Thomas Chairman <br />George Wadsworth <br />Thomas S. Grindle <br />Mrs. George P. Morey <br />Committee and the <br />Edwin B. Worthen, Jr. <br />Clem Ferguson <br />Elmer Houdette <br />Gordon Richards <br />313 <br />1' <br />The Chairman explained that this special meeting has been <br />called together as a result of a letter received from the <br />Chairman of the School Committee asking that this group hold <br />a meeting. Mr. Thomas said that it has seemed to him for <br />some time.that thesethree groups should get together and discuss <br />problems which are to be faced in the next few years which <br />will involve a substantial amount of money. He said that if <br />the three Boards were in agreement on procedure it would <br />eliminate their being at cross purposes at towg meeting. <br />He Said that his committee would like help from the Planning <br />Board and the.Selectmen on a site for a new elementary school. <br />Mr. Thomas said that he feels that the town has taken the stand <br />to retain the Hancock School for the next ten years. If the <br />Hancock School is going to be retained the committee may have <br />to than[ -;e its ideas about the location of a #2 school. He said <br />that they have not formed any opinion on the matter feeling <br />that the selection of a location I hould be worked out with the <br />Planning Board. However, they prefer a location some where in <br />the vicinity of Adams Street in preference to a Grant Street <br />location. Pair. Emery asked if he meant the location to be <br />before East Street and Mr. Thomas replied in the affirmative. <br />He said that it would be somewhere near Baskin's greenhouses. <br />Mr. Thomas said the advantage of having a location in this <br />neighborhood would be the possibility of taking in the densely <br />populated district in Merriam Hill and some of the pupils now <br />attending Parker School. Mr. Thomas said that the 'committee <br />also feels it is necessary to go ahead and fix up the Hancock <br />School. He said he understands there is a bill in the Legislature <br />which would allow borrowing for repair work on school buildings <br />provided the town appropriated f1om available funds an amount <br />