Royalston Open Space Committee

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Meeting Date: January 12, 2006
Members Present: Aaron Ellison, Elizabeth Farnsworth, Beth Gospodarek, Dean Lisiewicz,
Pattie Carrier, Kim MacPhee, Christine Beckert Long
Chair: Aaron Ellison
Clerk: Christine Beckert Long

The meeting convened at 7:30 p.m. at town hall.

Minutes: The committee unanimously approved the minutes of December 14, 2005, as amended.

Internal Matters :
(1) The committee voted unanimously to pay the bill for the printing of its landowners' options brochure,
$93.50 to Fieldstone Press.
(2) The committee agreed to request a budget of $250 for FY07, level-funded with FY06.
(3) Aaron will draft the committee's FY05 annual report.

Open Spaces:
(1) Aaron reported that the Board of Selectmen is following up on the list of properties of unknown
ownership. That board voted to place an article requesting $4,000 on the annual town meeting warrant
to cover the $400 per parcel cost of transferring the parcels into the town's name.
(2) Elizabeth reported that she now has a way of tracking Royalston land that is placed on sale.
(3) The committee continued its review of parcels important to open space goals.

The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

 

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