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Members (term expiration)
Bruce Hager  (2013)	Judith Resnick, Clerk  (2014)
John P. Skinner  (2014)	Edward Whitcomb, Chair  (2012)
There are vacancies on this board.

As a result of the vote of May 1994 annual town meeting and a subsequent override election, the Town purchased the Steele Farm on Middle Road consisting of roughly 36 acres and three buildings. The charge of the Steele Farm Advisory Committee is to make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen as to the use of the property and buildings. The Board of Selectmen feels that the town meeting vote was primarily one to "preserve the view and open space." The Board of Selectmen also feels that, given the town's fiscal future, there will only be minimal town funds available to develop/maintain/repair/renovate the property. Thus, any solution that requires significant expenditure must also have a plan of private funding. Among the issue to be considered are:

• Use of land itself: how much will be designated to conservation? recreation? general town use?
• Use of buildings: barn - good condition; house - poor condition. (The Permanent Building Committee and Building Inspector should be used as resources.)
• Productive use of the land and by whom; grazing; Christmas tree farming; other?

 

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