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113-1 Establishment of bylaw. The Town establishes the following Bylaw regarding yard, house, garage and/or barn sales, which shall, collectively, be referred to as "Yard Sales" for the purposes of this Bylaw, and with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto". Motion is defeated at 7:43 PM. Article 16 To see if the Town. will vote that those parcels shown on the 2006 Maslipee Assessors' Maps as Map 21, Block 40 (67 Fox Hill Road), Map 28, Block 109 (19 Lakewood Drive) and Map 29, Blocks 42 and 43 (38 & 44 Timberlane Drive) shall not be held by the Town as conservation land; and further, vote that said parcels shall be transferred from the care and custody of the Custodian of Tax Foreclosed Property to the Board of Selectmen for purposes of donation or sale to an entity or entities engaged in the development of affordable housing for sale or rental to persons of low or very low income within the meaning of the Housing Act of 1937, and qualifying for listing in the affordable housing inventory maintained by the Mass. Dept. of Housing and Community Development under G.L. Chapter 40B, with such transfer to be made subject to such terms as the Selectmen deem appropriate, including a permanent deed restriction, which may contain a reverter clause, permanently restricting the sale or resale price, or rental cost, of any homes or apartments constructed on said parcels to no more than that considered ,affordable for persons of low income as defined by the U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development and qualified for continued listing in the above affordable housing inventory; and furthermore vote, in conjunction with the preparation of a "Nitrogen Aggregation Plan" regarding the above described parcels, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to record a permanent deed restriction prohibiting future construction on, those parcels shown on, the 2006 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 21, Block 38 (77 Fox Hill Road), Map 21, Block 78 (4 David Way), Map 62, Block 43 (14 Cretic Ave.), Map 62, Block 51 (21 Delphic Ave.) and Map 62, Block 139 (48 Cretic Ave.) and to transfer said parcels from the care and custody of the Custodian of Tax Foreclosed Property to the Board of Selectmen for purposes of said "Nitrogen Aggregation Plan" and deed restriction; and finally, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to make use of any other instrumentalities of the Town or other agencies and to enter into any agreements necessary to effect the transfer and restriction of such land in accordance with this Article, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: This article would authorize the Selectmen to transfer title to three parcels at 67 Fox Hill Road, 19 Lakewood Drive and 38 & 44 Timberlane Drive, previously taken by the Town for non-paynient of taxes, to persons or agencies that would construct affordable homes or apartments, and to place a permanent deed restriction prohibiting construction on five additional parcels as part of a "Nitrogen Aggregation Plan" under Mass. Department of Environmental Protection regulations to permit the construction of three bedroom homes on the three buildable parcels. The lots would be developed with the approval of the Board of Selectmen pursuant to a Request for Proposals from interested affordable housing providers, as was done with a number 14