Action: Trask Land Purchase Application Description: Grant and Lila Trask have applied to the Borough to purchase a portion of Parcel #01-066-010, which is in Reserve for Petersburg School District Use. The Borough is asking the School Board to weigh in on this purchase, as the lot portion was purchased by the School Board in 1954 to hold in reserve for the School District. The Trask's have a gree

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11.3. Action: Trask Land Purchase Application Description: Grant and Lila Trask have applied to the Borough to purchase a portion of Parcel #01-066-010, which is in Reserve for Petersburg School District Use. The Borough is asking the School Board to weigh in on this purchase, as the lot portion was purchased by the School Board in 1954 to hold in reserve for the School District. The Trask's have a greenhouse that is encroaching on the parcel, and they have asked to purchase that portion of the lot. See the attached map. Attachments: ( 2 ) Trask Land Purchase Application 5/15/2025 at 9:14 AM Chapter_19.32___C_1__COMMERCIAL_1_DISTRICT 6/13/2025 at 7:41 AM

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.