9/9/1991 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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i 1 s BOARD OF SELF TME1 Page 19 MINUTES * MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 99 1991 Recreation Centex*: I -think you as Selectmen should have done this before any vote was taken states Mra Ferguson. There are things found wrong with the agreement and it should of been discussed in Executive Session. To continue negotiations should of happened. We tried to make it happen states Selectman Jacobson. Particular things that you were concerned about, should of been brought out states lir. Ferguson. They never should of gone on and when and only then when anything comes life this that has to be brought before the Town of l ashpe e. That is one thing that all S el ec tmer:,-know when they work in this town that if you don' t bring it before the people to be voted on, your in deep trouble. That is what should of happened. It should of never gotten to this particular -instance here, It stands in great heated debate in a, small room here on a Monday right. It should of long before taken place. If what you stop From happening states Deidre Greelish with selling a. piece of Town owned land with a. possible value o $7509000 for $225, 000 then, thank you very much because we could build a. nice roc center* for $75090000 The other thing that has not been brought up tonight is if that building is going to be leased . `or five years, for one dollar and at the end of Five years, the church is gone and la.shpee is sitting there with $225vOOO possibly to put into another rec center. Again instead of selling another piece of land ,dive years from now for maybe more I think that you have a. serious problem if your Executive secretary is not making you aware of confidential material you have gotten from your Attorney states Mrs. Greelish, I am uncomfortable thinking -there could be other pieces of paper* floating out there that any elected officials are not aware of and I wonder why the appraisal wasn' t in the file states Mr, Greeli h. We had a. Selectman leave office and another take his place, if you had appointed another person to the committee, you didn' t have a complete file on it, We have to be looking long term. When you are poor, eating is more important. It is not that bad. We've got two schools in this Town and we are trying hard to take care of our kids. We don' t have to give away any land to get this done states Mrs. Greek.sh. We have to start taking a. long view. All of America has to including la,shpee to take the long view. Mike Lane representing the Christ of King youth group stated the need for a. rec center. Mr. Carter and Mr. Hanson have laid the ground.- work for what could be a good opportunity to provide the kids with.:.',a recreation center. If we wait Five years, we have moved a. whole other group o -kids through school. We've missed the opportunity to provide for those kids for one dollar per year. I don' t think we should pass up this opportunity states Mr.Lanee We should persue it and try to negotiate to get something for the Town. It is an opportunity I think we should go after it