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Motion: I move Article 22 be voted as printed in the warrant, with the exception of the phrase, " or take any
<br /> other action thereto."
<br /> Motion passes unanimously at 9:17 p.m.
<br /> Article 23
<br /> To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to acquire,by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise,
<br /> for conservation purposes, a certain parcel of land,being that land shown as lots 1,2, 3 and 4 on a "Plan of Land
<br /> in Mashpee, Mass. Prepared For Tremont at Union Limited Partnership" by Down Cape Engineering, Inc. and
<br /> dated December 18, 1997, also being shown on the 1997 Mashpee Assessors Maps as Map 116, Block 1,
<br /> containing 6.2 acres, more or less, located on the west side of Great Oak Road just south of Abigail's Brook, to
<br /> be held in the care and custody of the Conservation Commission pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws
<br /> Chapter 40, Section 8C; and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow, or transfer
<br /> from available funds $220,000 for such purpose, including expenses incidental and related thereto, and to raise
<br /> such appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow $220,000 or any
<br /> other sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, Chapter 40, section 8C of the
<br /> General laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore; and further, to
<br /> see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds $400 to the Issuance of Debt
<br /> Account; and further, to see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or Conservation
<br /> Commission to apply for and accept Federal and/or State grants, including reimbursement under Chapter
<br /> 132A, Section 11 of the General Laws,the "Self-Help Act", to be applied by the Town toward the financing of
<br /> this purchase, and to enter into contracts or agreements with Federal and/or State agencies,private
<br /> conservation trusts or other entities or persons in connection with the purchase of such land and its preservation
<br /> for conservation purposes; and finally, to see if the Town will authorize the Conservation Commission and the
<br /> Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf
<br /> of the Town to effectuate said acquisition; or take any other action related thereto.
<br /> Submitted by Conservation Commission
<br /> Explanation: This article would authorize the board of Selectmen to acquire, by eminent domain taking if
<br /> necessary, a parcel of land on Great Oak Road which is surrounded by Town and U.S. Fish& Wildlife Service
<br /> lands at the so-called "Bufflehead Bay" site which has recently been subdivided and is imminently threatened
<br /> with development. The property is within the boundaries of the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge. The Town
<br /> will apply for a 52% grant reimbursement under the state's Self-Help Land Acquisition program to help defray
<br /> the cost of this property.
<br /> Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval.
<br /> Motion made by George Costa.
<br /> Motion: I move that the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized and directed to acquire by gift, by purchase,
<br /> by eminent domain or otherwise, for conservation purposes, all or a portion of that land shown as lots 1,2,3, and
<br /> 4 on a"Plan of Land in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Prepared for Tremont at Union Limited Partnership"by
<br /> Down Cape Engineering, Inc., and dated December 18, 1997, also being shown on the 1997 Mashpee
<br /> Assessors' Maps as Map 116, Block 1, containing 6.2 acres,more or less, located on the west side of Great Oak
<br /> Road,just south of Abigail's Brook, which land shall be held in the care of the Conservation Commission
<br /> Pursuant to Chapter 40, Section 8C of the Massachusetts General Laws, that the sum of$220,000 is hereby
<br /> appropriated, to be expended at the direction of the Board of Selectmen, to acquire the aforesaid property and to
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