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entitled "Easement Plan on Land in Mashpee, MA Scale F — 40', dated March 22, 2002, by Norwood Engineering Company, Inc. Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors, Sheets No. I and 2 of 3", a copy of which is on file with the Office of the Town Manager, for the purposes of conducting environmental investigation and response activities, including any such work as may be necessary and incidental thereto, upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen may deem appropriate; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to prepare and execute any such instruments or other documents as may be necessary to effect the conveyance of said easement rights; and, furthermore, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the Massachusetts General Court pursuant to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution for special legislation to authorize the transfer and change in use of the easement area within said Tract 101F, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen, Explanation: This article will authorize the conveyance of an easement and right of way over certain bogland and conservation land located off of Grafton Pocknett Road to the Department of the Army, New England District Corp. of Engineers, for the purposes of conducting environmental investigations and remediation activities with respect to a fuel spill at the Massachusetts Military Reservation. The proposed easement is to be conveyed pursuant to an Agreement between the Department of the Army and the Board of Selectmen dated January 26, 2004. Given the current public use of the subject property for conservation/agricultural. purposes, the Town will be required to petition the General Court pursuant to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution for special legislation, to authorize a transfer in change and use of the easement area granted. Motion made to dispense wit: the reading of Article 22 made at 8:36 p�.m., Motion to dispense with reading of Article 22 passes at 8:35 p.m. Motion made by George Green. Motion-, I move the Town vote to transfer to the Board of Selectmen and authorize the Board to convey to the United States of America an easement and right of way in, on, over and across parcel of real estate owned by the Town and identified as Tract No. 101 E, as shown on the Plan entitled "Easement Plan on Land in Mashpee, MA Scale F — 40', dated March 22, 2002, by Norwood Engineering Company, Inc. Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors, Sheets No. I and 2 of 3", a copy of which is on file with the Office of the Town Manager, for the purposes of conducting environmental investigation and response activities, including any such work as may be necessary and incidental thereto, upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen may deem appropriate; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to prepare and execute any such I instruments or other documents as may be necessary to effect the conveyance of said easement rights; and, furthermore, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the Massachusetts General Court pursuant to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution for special legislation to authorize the transfer and change in use of the easement area within said Tract 101 E. Moderator declares motion passes by a 2/3rds vote at 8:38 p.m. 13