The Manchester Select Board voted 5-0 to approve a motion to allow the town to enter into an agreement to purchase the rail trail at a future date if several conditions are met.

Voters in Manchester may get a chance to cast ballots on Town Meeting Day over whether they want to make the rail trail a town asset.

The owners of the rail trail have not given up on hopes the town might take over the multi-use path and they approached the Manchester Select Board about it Tuesday night.