10/12/1983 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Mashpee Conservation Commission Minutes of October 12 1983 page R. Executive Secretor � re: Makepeace Property and Application for Grant on Harding Property The Executive Secretary explained to the Commission that the state is releasing the $366,000 which is the State's share of the Makepeace ac- quisition. He said that this was a problem up until a few days ago in that they had been advised by Mr. Lerner that he wanted the town t secure land court approval of the plan. Nor. Lerner was given assurances by town counsel as to the title on the property. It will be approxi- mately sic weeks before the funds are received which will be in adequate time to meet the mote due at the end. of December. The Executive Secre- tary said that he will be discussing with the Treasurer the town' s plans for the last of the $11 4,000 that the town ores. it will probably be handled over a gree-year period. He advised the Commission that ' there will be a line item at town meeting on the omnibus budget for principal and interest for the acquisition. Also. Joe Murphy explained that there will be an article on the annual town meeting warrant seekirig funds to have the land surveyed to land court standards as there is a need to have the town clearly identify their property. He said that a request for proposal will be issued which will be offered by the Selectmen' s office to engineering surveying firms. He said that the request for proposal is being prepared in such a way so that if we did acquire the Harding land, we could use the same surveyor, He said that the Selectmen are willing to sponsor it but would appreciate a word from the Conservation Commission as to the importance of this. In terms of the Harding land, Joe explained that the town has submitted application. Mrs. Harding requests $200,000 and we have two appraised figures -- one at $200, 000 and another at $166,000. Since the two ap- praisals vary by more than 10 percent, according to the standards of the state environmental management, we need a third appraisal. Jae said that he has secured ars appraiser and it has been promised by the end of the meek. Mr. Lerner indicated that they would not be reviewing theapplica- tions until the second or third week in November. Mrs. Harding doesunder- stand the procedure. . Also, Mr. Lerner indicated that them are a sizable number of applications from Barnstable and Dukes Counties which are from Bourne, Brewster, Edgartown and others on lower Cape. He said that it was in access of the $5M available. Executive Secretary re: Bog Management Committee Toe told the Commission that Wendy Rubin was appointed to the Committee, however, had to attend another meeting and' asked Paula So, tis to stand in for her. Joe explained that the town may be in a position to negotiate on the price of the Harding land. The town will have to come up with 0% of the money, which could come from a variety of sources such as the conservation fund. He said that there is money from the cranberry bogs which will be coming in* Also, at the last town meeting, the town agreed to self. 7.4 acres of land* He said that land which is sold by the town has limited user but the money could be used to ac gie other land to build a library buil d- ing or public works garage.