TOWN COUNCIL MAJORITY OFFICE
REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 18, 2011
PRESENT Linda Russo, Chair; Councillors William P. Horan, Jr. and Eric Thompson
ALSO Rich Gentile, Assistant Corporation Counsel
PRESENT John Choquette, Development Director
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Russo called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
June 7, 2011
MOTION By Eric Thompson
seconded by Bill Horan
to approve the minutes of the June 7, 2011 Real Estate Acquisition & Disposition Committee meeting.
Motion carried 3/0.
OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO SPEAK
None
NEW BUSINESS
None
OLD BUSINESS
Update – 11.4 acres abutting 244 Lombardo Drive (f.k.a. Meat Town Property
Development Director John Choquette provided an update of the town’s involvement in the possible acquisition of the Meat Town property at 106 DePietro Drive and 223 Rear Lombardo Drive, including the Phase I and Phase II environmental studies already undertaken and the Phase III study that is required. The cost of the Phase III study could be in excess of $20,000 plus the cost of any clean-up, which is expensive for land the town would use only as open space.
MOTION By Bill Horan
seconded by Eric Thompson
that this committee adopts the following resolution:
Whereas, the most recent (Phase II) environmental report on the 11.4 acre parcel
abutting Lombardo Drive, a.k.a. “Meat Town Property”, (“the Property”) recommends that
the Town obtain a Phase III environmental report before accepting the Property; and
Whereas, a source of funding for such environmental report is not available; and
Whereas, the Mayor, the Director of Public Works and the Director of Parks and
Recreation have indicated that the Town has no current or potential future use for the
Property.
Now Therefore Be It Resolved that this Committee report its findings to the Town Council
and recommend that the Town Council request that the Mayor’s Office take all necessary
steps to decline the State of Connecticut’s offer of the Property to the Town.
Motion carried 3/0.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION By Eric Thompson
seconded by Bill Horan
to adjourn (5:50 p.m.)
Motion carried 3/0.
cc: Town Council
Marcia Leclerc, Mayor
Rich Gentile, Assistant Corporation Counsel
John Choquette, Development Director
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