Hamilton Resident Gives Property to Town as Gift

The Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle recently reported that Hamilton has been offered a 27.22-acre parcel of land as a gift from resident Joanne Patton. The town is in the works of figuring out what to do with the land if they should accept the parcel at 650 Ashbury Street.

The property is valued at $1.9 million, which includes a historic house and most of the surrounding land with a river access point, and would most likely be used as public playing fields and recreational space.

The historic house on location may be used as a museum by Gordon College, with Lombardo scheduled to meet with the college to discuss long term rental options. The town is considering conducting a traffic study to see the impact of public use of the land.

The gift proposal was recently presented to the town in a commitment letter. Hamilton Town Manager Michael Lombardo had worked with Patton for “several months” to put the proposal together. To accept the gift, Hamilton would need to receive selectmen approval on a gift agreement and also a positive Town Meeting vote.

Read the entire Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle article.