Industrial Development Commission

The Industrial Development Commission, authorized by the March 2, 1965 Town Meeting, and designed to function under State Law, met Wednesday night, March 31, 1965 at the hearing room in the Municipal Building, in the Town of Webster. The nine members appointed by the Board of Selectmen were present. They were as follows:

Herman F. Becker,Chairman, Walter H. Riley, Donald H. Gilbert,Vice Chairman, Wilfred R. Lavallee, Lyndall C.H. Smith, Raymond R. Poblocki, Stanley Lenki, Ernest W. Ducharme, Joseph M. Morse, Clerk.

Sale of Town Industrial Park Land -- 1960-1987

This is a recap of the 122.25 acres transferred by the Town of Webster from 1960-87. Two parcels were returned to the Town -- Tronics Realty, six acres, and Webster Shoe, ten acres, and were later resold.
The ten parcels sold to industries located at the Webster Industrial Park were as follows:

1960
6 acres -- Tronics Realty -- $0.00 -- $0.00 per acre. Sold at auction.
11 acres -- Cranston Print -- $0.00 (landlocked) -- $0.00 per acre
1967
10 acres -- Lelanite Corp. -- $3,000.00 -- $300.00 per acre
1968
10 acres -- Webster Shoe -- $3,000.00 -- $300.00 per acre
1969
9 acres -- Imperial Machine -- $2,100.00 -- $300.00 per acre
16 acres -- Glass Guard -- $5,400.00 -- $300.00 per acre
14 acres -- B & W Footwear -- $4,200.00 -- $300.00 per acre
1971
10 acres -- Gould & Eberhardt -- $10,000.00 -- $1,000.00 per acre
1977
8.75 acres -- B & W Footwear -- $5,400.00 -- $571.00 per acre
1981
4.50 acres -- Hallmark Optical -- $4,500.00 -- $1,000.00 per acre
19 acres -- Kunkel Bus Co. --$19,000.00 -- $1,000.00 per acre
1987
4 acres -- Patriot Newspaper -- $4,000.00 -- $1,000.00 per acre

Total 122.25 acres less 16 acres returned = 106.25 acres
Total amount paid -- $60,200.00 less $3,000.00 = $57,200.00

Average cost per acre -- $538.35

This information was compiled from the Webster Town Records of the Industrial Development Commission.

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