Select Board to accept written offers above $10,000 for town frontage parcel

The Select Board reviewed a town-owned parcel with an assessed value (2024) of $20,200 and back taxes totaling $1,727.68 and voted Jan. 13 to entertain a written offer from Taylor Belanger (transcript uses both 'Blanchard' and 'Belanger' in references) in excess of $10,000. The motion specified the prospective buyer must accept responsibility for required subdivision approvals, transfer taxes and back taxes.

A board member explained the $10,000 price point is intended to reflect that the town should not routinely sell tax‑title properties only for the amount of back taxes and that the purchaser should shoulder the cost and process of subdividing and permitting. The motion passed on a voice vote with all present members recorded as voting in favor.

The board did not finalize a sale; it authorized staff to accept and evaluate any written offers that meet the stated conditions.