Initial Land Acquisition Committee

Scope & Charge, December 7, 2015

Members & Term:

To be determined
Director of Planning & Inspections

Committee Charge:1.

2.

The Director of Planning & Inspections, along with an adhoc

Initial Land Acquisition Committee appointed by the Board of
Selectmen, within three months shall, develop a scorecard
evaluation system for guidance purposes which may be
applied to all of properties or easements that should be
considered for acquisition.
Report a draft scorecard evaluation system to Board of
Selectmen by March 31, 2016.

Scope:

The committee should carefully read the approved Land

Acquisition Policy and be aware that the possible purposes for
land acquisition could be for open space preservation, water
supply protection, recreation, housing or other municipal
purposes. The proposed scoring system should be flexible
accommodate these possible uses.

Administration:

Note that the committee is subject to Open Meeting Law and

should post meetings accordingly with the Town Clerks office
with at least 48 hours notice. Committee agendas and minutes
should be submitted to the Selectmen's Office c/o Maureen
Hickey.