Selectmen authorize inquiry into P&S for Bruce Scott parcel as potential fire-station site

Following an executive session under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(C), the Stonington selectmen voted to investigate a purchase-and-sale agreement with the owner of the Bruce Scott property adjacent to the town ballfield.

Town Manager Billings said the action would be contingent on a successful town-meeting vote to approve purchase and funding articles; the motion passed unanimously. Selectmen described the move as exploratory — intended to prepare a P&S and pricing so voters can consider the acquisition for economic-development goals and a possible future fire-station relocation.

The board gave the town manager and staff direction to pursue survey and title work and to seek clear cost estimates before placing any warrant articles before voters. No purchase price was disclosed in the meeting, and the motion specified that final acquisition would depend on the town-meeting outcome.

The action formalizes prior discussion about long-term municipal facility planning and ensures voters will have an opportunity to decide any purchase and funding questions before permanent commitments are made.