A perusal of the tax rolls reveals that the Town of Bristol owns dozens and dozens of properties, including vacant lands, parks, open space, cemeteries, and the transfer station. Included among these are 22 buildings that the town owns, and is also responsible for maintaining. Most include needed properties like the Town Hall, Police and Fire headquarters, and the Quinta Gamelin community center — but one property among these is unique: 10 Naomi St.

The Naomi Street house is a tidy two-bedroom, one bath home, well-maintained, with gleaming hardwood floors, on a sizable lot. It is adjacent to the Mt. Hope High School campus and was purchased prior to regionalization, in the event the town wanted to build another school on that property.

Recently, the town determined that will not be necessary, and at the Bristol Town Council’s December meeting, Town Administrator Steven Contente proposed putting the property on the market.

“We have 22 buildings that we maintain,” he said. “There is an overhead to maintain these buildings, and there’s liability issues with the buildings.”

He proposed subdividing the land — part of which has the same issue with flooding that long plagued that northwest corner of the high school campus — and using it for stormwater mitigation, while selling the house on a smaller, 15,000-square-foot lot.

“The market is pretty good right now, and it would probably be a good good time to get the house back on the tax rolls,” said Mr. Contente. According tho the last townwide revaluation, it is assessed at $294,000.

The town has long rented the property out, most recently at a rate of $1,692 per month.

Mr. Contente added that he will be asking that any proceeds from the sale be directed toward the refurbishment of the Wally School. “It would be a way for us to continue to improve that building, get it back open again without becoming a burden on the tax rate or the taxpayers,” he said. “It would be a way for us to fund that project and keep keep that moving along.”

The council unanimously approved the proposal and plan to request sealed bids as a first step.