2 Grove Street Upton
A special town meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 11 for the primary reason of seeking the Town’s approval to purchase 2 Grove Street, Upton for the purpose of additional Town Hall parking.
The parcel of land is located across the street from both the Town Hall and Library and will cost the Town approximately $80,000 to purchase. The Town had set aside $100,000 in the renovation budget to upgrade the lot next to United Parish and planned on leasing spaces from the church; that plan did not materialize. The $80,000 to purchase the 2 Grove Street will come out of the Town Hall Renovation budget.
The Town’s intent is to demolish the building. Upton Town Manager Blythe Robinson said, “We need to make sure the current tenant is relocated out of the building, and then we would come back to the Town for the cost of the demolition. I don’t have an estimated cost for that work to take it down and pave over where the building was, but I will before the 11th.”
The Town is trying to spread the word of the Special Town Meeting so the meeting is well attended.
Also on the warrant is a request from the Recreation Committee to use $8,500.00 in Community Preservation Act funds to repair the staircase and landing on the Ramsay Building at Kiwanis Beach.
Special Town Meeting
February 11 @ 7 p.m.
Nipmuc Regional High School, 90 Pleasant Street
UPTON DAILY 
That building has always been an eyesore . Good riddence !
Jurisdictional stream feet from the building, will need a complete storm water management plan approved to construct a parking lot. Not a viable site economically for the amount of spaces that would be created. Could have bought it at the auction for $40K. Vote NO for this purchase!!!!
great idea!