To hear public comment on an ordinance approving the sale of East Street property.

Present: Mayor Trinks, Deputy Mayor Curtis, Councilor Broxterman, Councilor Ellingwood, Councilor Dean, Councilor Jepsen, Councilor Mulligan, Councilor Simon and Councilor Walker

Mayor Trinks called the public hearing to order at 7:16 p.m.

Mayor Trinks read the public hearing notice.

Mr. Bradshaw Smith, 23 Ludlow Road, said that the price of $130,000 is bargain basement fire sale price for this type of property. Apparently it is a consideration for the buyer’s intent to use the land as a cemetery. However, when you see the deed, there are absolutely no restrictions on how the land may be used once it is sold. Two weeks or two years down the line they can subdivide the land and sell it for a nice profit. If a cemetery were indeed their intent, there would have to be some kind of restriction in the deed to restrict it from being used for any other purpose. As the sale currently stands, it is a straightforward commercial land sale.

Mayor Trinks closed the public hearing at 7:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Kristin Countryman

Clerk of the Windsor Town Council

cc: Town Clerk

Main Library

Wilson Branch

Section 1. A contract for the sale of the land and any improvements thereon on East Street, Windsor, Connecticut between the First School Society of the Town of Windsor and the Town of Windsor dated is hereby approved.

Section 2. The Town Manager is authorized to make such modifications as may be required from time to time in the contract which does not substantially change the terms thereof and to execute all closing documents and expend such funds as may be required to effect the closing of title and to enforce the contract.

Section 3. This Ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after publication in a newspaper having circulation in the Town of Windsor after approval of a Special Town Meeting.

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Town Attorney

ATTEST:

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Town Clerk

Distributed to Town Council: 7/16/04

Public Hearing Advertised: 7/23/04

Referred to Town Meeting: 8/2/04

Town Meeting Approval: _________________________________

Publication Date: ______________________________________

Effective Date: ______________________________________