The Temple Select Board signed a settlement agreement Tuesday between the town and the owners of a large collection of antique construction equipment that neighbors have complained constitutes a junkyard, but made it conditional on the outcome of a.
The Temple Select Board held off on signing a settlement between the town and property owners John Jackson-Marsh and Alan Marsh for another week, after lawyers on both sides failed to come to a conclusion at a special board meeting on Wednesday.The.
Temple Select Board members agreed to postpone signing a settlement regarding pending litigation until next week, following requests from abutters to probe for further avenues of legal action.The litigation concerns a piece of property in Temple owned.
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Published: 5/13/2021 1:46:51 PM
Temple remains embroiled in a lawsuit that seeks to clean up what the town alleges is a junkyard, a year and a half after filing it.
The site in question lies on West Road near the center of town, and is owned by John Jackson-Marsh and Alan Marsh. The landowners are collectors of historical construction equipment and belong to the Historical Construction Equipment Association, Jackson-Marsh said. “It’s a personal collection, that’s all it is,” he said. “Primarily, we live here,” he said of the property’s use. No commercial activity, abandoned vehicles, or vehicle recycling is associated with the site, he said. Jackson-Marsh declined to share the number of vehicles on site, saying he did not think it was relevant.