Sill House Rent Agreement Comes Before Finance Committee

The Finance Committee will meet tonight to discuss the town’s agreement with the Recovery Club regarding the Sill House.

Per their agreement, the Recovery Club, which currently holds a 10-year lease on the Palisado Avenue property, is allowed to “perform maintenance and improvements on a regular basis in lieu of a monthly rent payment.”

According to town documents, on an annual basis, maintenance and improvements made on behalf of the Recovery Club “must equal or exceed $21,600.”

The Recovery Club has submitted a request to the Town Council to consider extending their lease agreement through October 2026.

The club has lased the house since June 1991. The current lease agreement was approved by the Town Council in November 2006.

According to town documents, the Recovery Club has explored several avenues that could potentially provide the necessary funding to begin monthly payments; however, “a number of the potential funding groups require the recipient organization to either own the facility or have a long-term lease.”

The finance committee will discuss a recommendation that the town council authorize Town Manager Peter Souza to execute the amendment.