Selectmen direct manager to pursue purchase-and-sale agreement for Bruce Scott parcel as potential fire‑station/future development site

After convening in executive session under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(C) to discuss land negotiations, Stonington selectmen directed Town Manager Billings to pursue a purchase‑and‑sale agreement with Bruce Scott for the parcel next to the ballfield.

Selectmen discussed the potential uses for the lot — including economic development and a possible future location for the fire station — and made clear any purchase would be contingent on voter approval at town meeting. The motion to pursue the agreement passed 4‑0 in public action following the executive-session discussion.

TM Billings said staff would return with draft P&S language and any necessary survey confirmations; the board instructed staff to include the matter in warrant planning so voters could consider purchase authority and funding articles at the town meeting.

The Selectmen emphasized contingency language: the town will not complete purchase unless town meeting authorizes acquisition and approves funding. The board also discussed coordination with the surveyor and next steps for public notice and required documentation.