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Land Acquisition Subcommittee Meeting on January 11,2022
Attendees: Harriet Cohen,Jeri Foutter, Betsey Weiss
Absent: Paul Linton
Guests: Margaret Heitz, Carol Kowalski, Bob Pressman, Kathy Roy
Agenda
1. Call to Order—HPB Subcommittee on Land Acquisition Proposal
The meeting was called to order by Betsey Weiss at 7:03 pm. Minutes were taken by Harriet
Cohen.
2. Housing Partnership Board (HPB) Recommendations to the Planning and Select Boards
The subcommittee discussed whether to recommend to the Planning and Select Boards that the
Housing component of the Comprehensive Plan include a strategy to ensure that discussion of
potential Town land acquisitions include possible uses for affordable housing.The
subcommittee agreed that such a recommendation should be made. Ms. Cohen said she would
draft a letter to the Planning and Select Boards with that recommendation. The subcommittee
will review the letter at its next meeting prior to discussion with the full HPB.
The subcommittee also discussed an HPB submission of a letter to the Select Board regarding
land acquisition policy. Specifically, the subcommittee discussed a letter to inform the Select
Board that the HPB is planning to submit a draft policy for Town land acquisitions to the Select
Board.The first step in creating the policy is to contact the CPA stakeholders to discuss a policy
with them. Ms. Cohen said she would draft a letter on this subject for discussion at the next
subcommittee meeting prior to review with the full HPB.
3. Set Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on January 25, 2022 at 7:00 pm.
4. Adjourn Meeting
Ms. Cohen moved adjournment and Ms. Weiss seconded the motion.The motion passed
unanimously.