Select Board Meeting to Decide "Tax Exempt Senior Housing"
Last week the Select Board held a public hearing on the sale of the Potter Hill property. The Birch Knolls group has requested special conditions in an effort to purchase the land and build "affordable Senior Housing". The special condition would include a payment in place of taxes which would NOT include anything for our children's education. During the meeting last week the Select Board heard from a room full of supporters for the Birch Knoll group. Unless the Select Board hears some input from the public that oppose the special conditions then they will most likely approve them.
There will be another meeting on May 14, 2008 to hear from the public before they make their decision. I strongly recommend that anyone that is oppossed to the creation of another community that will be exempt from school taxes for all of time, should attend this meeting and voice their concern!
