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02/06/2019 09:00 AM

Town of Madison, VFW Sign 50-Year Lease


From left, VFW Post #2096 Commander Larry Brundrett, First Selectman Tom Banisch, George Noewatne, and Dick Bower gather at Town Campus on Jan. 22 for the official lease signing and presentation to the $50 rent check from the VFW to the Town of Madison. Photo by Zoe Roos/The Source

To the next 50 years: The Town of Madison and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) recently signed a 50-year lease for the VFW property on Lover’s Lane. The prior lease was set to expire in January 2019. Over six months, the town and the VFW negotiated a new lease agreement, which was approved by the Board of Selectmen on Dec. 19, 2018. The new lease agreement last for 50 years at the cost of $1 per year.