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4 Board of Selectmen Minutes March 10, 2008 NEW BUSINESS: Proposed Amendment to Policy for Use of Heritage Park: For the Selectmen's consideration was a proposed amendment to the policy for the Use of Heritage Park. The amendment includes updates to reflect construction of the new playing fields and the recent ban on dogs. Regulations on temporary signage are also proposed. Ms. Laurent was in attendance for discussion purposes. Item#25 was amended to incorporate additional language as follows: signs found to be inappropriate or offensive can be removed at the discretion of the Leisure Services Department and/or Department of Public Works. Motion made by Selectman Taylor to adopt Policy No. 042 Use of Heritage Park as amended to include the additional wording to Item #25 as described. Motion seconded by Selectman Cahalane. VOTE: Unanimous. 4-0. Review of Ma y S ecial&Annual Town Meeting Warrant: The Board of Selectmen conducted an initial review of the May 5, 2008 Annual and Special Town Meeting Warrant: It was agreed the Selectmen would meet next Monday to continue to evaluate the warrant with a full voting quorum. Several questions arose regarding the articles submitted by the Community Preservation Committee. In particular,the proposal to purchase the St. Vincent's Property, a 78.67 acre parcel of undeveloped land with frontage on the Pickerel Cove section of Wakeby Pond. The purchase.price is$3,146,800. The funding application was submitted to the CPC in March of 2006 from the Saint Vincent's Home Corporation proposing the CPA purchase the land for the purpose of preserving open space at the May 2007 Town Meeting. Due to CPC funding constraints,the potential land acquisition proposal was brought to the attention of the Board of Selectmen for additional consideration. If the article is approved, a debt eXclusion question would appear on the May 2008 ballot. r