THERE ARE THREE OPTIONS FOR THE TOWN GARAGE SITE

Annette Lynch	12:47 PM (1 hour ago)
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THERE ARE THREE OPTIONS FOR THE TOWN GARAGE SITE

Two sites for the construction of the Town garage have been offered to the Town. The Select Board has declined to compare these two sites with the School site that it has proposed. Many factors need to be studied and compared to arrive at a decision that is best for cost, building operation, and the future of the School and Town. A few of the factors are set out below:

Feature	Site 1	Site 2	Site 3
Address	Route 103 S	School Street	Hedgehog Hill Road
Owner	Marilyn Martin & Phil Dunwoody	Mount Holly School	Carol Ballou
Size	4.1 AC	5.6 AC	5.0 AC
Cost to Town	$35,000	$50,000	$0
Lot characteristics	flat, grassland	slopes, tall pine trees	steep hill, mixed vegetation
Closeness to Town Office	1/4 mile	50 yards	3+ miles
Road type	State Highway	Class 2	Class 3
Access to Rte. 103.	1,000ft. of direct access	Hazardous intersection at Belmont Rd	Average intersection at Healdville Rd
Negative Impact	Added buildings on Rte. 103	School loses almost half of its area, nature trail and open classroom. Limited ability to expand including School and Town’s sports fields. School gets a close semi-industrial neighbor. Retains hazardous sand pile.	Garage in residential neighborhood. No expansion capacity
Positive Impact	Site allows future expansion. Removes hazardous sand pile from a site with children. Adds to land owned by Town.	Some people value that Town facilities are close together	Gift could be structured to allow for a swap with owner of a more suitable site.