Alan LewisMCNEILL'S BREWERY LOT ON ELLIOT STREET
Brattleboro will take McNeill land
The town will rescind its claim for cleanup expenses in the aftermath of the 2022 fire that claimed the life of brewmaster Ray McNeill
By Virginia Ray
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 — Issue 744
This News item by Virginia Ray was written for The Commons.
https://www.commonsnews.org/issue/744/744McNeills_Lot
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This article has since been republished in the Vermont Digger, under the headline,
Brattleboro to take McNeill’s Brewery land
https://vtdigger.org/2023/12/13/brattleboro-will-take-mcneill-land/
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Brattleboro will take McNeill land
Nearly a year to the day after fire destroyed McNeill's Brewery and took the life of its iconic owner, Reagin "Ray" McNeill, the Selectboard voted on Dec. 5 to authorize Town Manager John Potter to sign a purchase and sale contract to pass the property to the town, pending an environmental inspection. In return, the town will release its current claim against the estate to recoup expenses post-fire. Selectboard Chair Ian Goodnow explained the town had been responsible for putting...
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