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<br /> Motion p�asses unanimously at 7:51 p.m.
<br /> Article 21.
<br /> To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase or
<br /> otherwise for conservation purposes a parcel of land containing 75 acres, more or less, being Lot
<br /> B and a portion of Lot C shown on a "Plan of Land in Mashpee, Mass. Prepared for the
<br /> Bufflehead Bay Nominee Trust," revised date November 6, 19951 by Hayes Engineering, Inc. of
<br /> Wakefield, MA, as well as the major portion of Lot 4 shown on. Land Court Plan. 40422A,
<br /> copies of which plans are on file in the office of the Town Clerk, said land also being portions
<br /> of those parcels shown on the 1995 Mashpee Assessors Maps as Map 115, Blocks 1, 6, 7, and 8,
<br /> generally located between upper Great River, Jehu Pond, Abigail"s Brook and Great Oak Road,
<br /> to be held in the care and custody of the Conservation Commission pursuant to Massachusetts
<br /> General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C; and further, to see if the Town will vote to appropriate
<br /> $1,500,000 or any other sum for such purpose, including expenses incidental and related thereto,
<br /> and to raise such appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized
<br /> to borrow $1,500, or any other sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Sections 7 and 8C
<br /> and, of the general laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the
<br /> Town therefor, provided that no bonds or notes of the Town shall be issued unless and until (1)
<br /> a grant agreement has been executed between the Town and The Commonwealth of
<br /> Massachusetts for reimbursement to the Town in the amount of$500,000 under General Laws
<br /> Chapter 132A, Section 11, or any other applicable law, and (2) one or more additional grants or
<br /> donations of$750,000 toward said purchase have been received from the Trust for Public Land
<br /> or any other source; and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer
<br /> from available funds $500 or any other sum to the Issuance of Debt Account; and further, to see
<br /> if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or Conservation Commission to apply
<br /> for and accept Federal and/or State grants, including reimbursement under Chapter 132A,
<br /> Section 1.1 of the General Laws, the "Self-Help Act," to be applied by the Town toward the
<br /> financing of this purchase, and to enter into contracts or agreements with Federal and/or State
<br /> agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities or persons in connection with the purchase
<br /> of such land and its preservation for conservation.purposes; connection with the purchase of
<br /> such land and its preservation for conservation purposes; and finally, to see if the Town will
<br /> authorize the Conservation Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements
<br /> and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate
<br /> said purchase,; or take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> Submitted by the Board of Selectmen
<br /> Motion made by Peter Dinizio.
<br /> Motion: I move that the Board of Selectmen be hereby authorized to acquire by purchase or
<br /> otherwise for conservation purposes a parcel of land containing 75 acres, more or less, being Lot
<br /> B and a portion of Lot C shown on a "Plan of Land in Mashpee, Mass. Prepared for the
<br /> Bufflehead Bay Nominee Trust," revised date November 6, 1995, by Hayes Engineering, Inc. of
<br /> Wakefield, mA, as well as the major portion of Lot 4 shown on Land Court Plan 40422A,
<br /> copies of which plans are on file in the office of the Town Clerk, said land also being portions
<br /> of those parcels shown on the 1995 Mashpee Assessors Maps as Map 115, Blocks, 1, 6, 7, and 8,
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