The Belmont Board of Selectmen will hold a Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 from 11 am to 7 pm at the Belmont High School Cafeteria for the purpose of ballot voting on the following two articles:

Article #1: To see if the Town will vote to discontinue completely, with the title in the land to revert to the abutting properties, a portion of Mill Street, so-called, in Belmont Village. The portion to be discontinued is that which runs between Main Street, so-called, in a generally east-west direction between the land now or formerly of McDonough and land of the Town of Belmont to a line 40 fee offset of the centerline of the reconstructed Mill Street. This discontinuance shall take effect upon the Board of Selectmen deeming the reconstruction of Mill Street to the north and west of the Town Library and Bandstand to be completed.

Article #2: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase certain real property at 154 Main Street, Belmont, identified in the town’s records as Tax Map 122, Lot 008, now owned by William and Carolyn McDonough, for the use of the town.  The Selectmen have sufficient funds legally available to be expended to purchase the property, so no appropriation is required.  The purchase price not to exceed $250,000. 

The Deliberative Session to discuss the two articles will be held at the Corner Meeting House in Belmont, on Monday, July 23, 2012 beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Note: Exact wording of the articles above is subject to change upon review by legal counsel. The Warrant for the Special Town Meeting will be posted at Town Hall, on the Town’s website, at the Belmont Post Office and Public Library no later than Monday, July 9, 2012.