MURPHY for MAYOR

Press Release: 9/23/03

In a press release issued today Patricia Murphy, the republican mayoral candidate asked "Where is the Still Meadows Proposal"? Ms Murphy said " Earlier this year a proposal was verbally presented to the Town Council to develop the town owned Still Meadow property into retail space. A committee was formed to look into possible municipal uses and report back to the Town Council so they may decide what to do with this property. "Wait a minute!" Ms. Murphy declared.... "What we ultimately decide to do with this property is to important to let the Town Council decide on their own" she said.

"I think we should send this to a non binding referendum and have the people vote on how they would like to see the property utilized"

Ms. Murphy also said " a possible format could be a multiple choice of potential uses such as: Keep it for future Town Use ( public works, parks and recreation, offices,etc)
Retail/Commercial
Industrial/Corporate Tech Park
Multiple family/Senior housing (currently zoned)"
She continued " The Town Council would then be equipped with a recommendation of how the people wanted their property utilized"

Ms. Murphy also pointed out, " to date the Still Meadow Topic languishes somewhere at the bottom of the Town Council Agenda and we may never know the answers to a lot of important questions such as: Where is the written offer to purchase and when will it be presented to the public? How Long will this offer be good for? What regulations need to be changed to accommodate the Mayors shopping center proposal? Was an appraisal done on this property and for what use and don't forget how much? The answers to these questions would help the public to make a more informed decision."

Paid For By:  MURPHY FOR MAYOR,  Maura Saraceno, Treasurer