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Section 4 . 10 .7-Conversion of Private Roads to Public. Roads <br /> a . The Board of Selectmen shall annually <br /> review and designate as appropriate <br /> pr i vate ways i n--the -Town--for-const era- <br /> tion for conversion to public ways . <br /> This review by the Board of Selectmen <br /> shall be concluded by March 1 of each <br /> year. The Director of the Department <br /> of Public Works shall assist the Board <br /> of Selectmen in the review and shall <br /> ,make recommendations. <br /> I). The Board of Selectmen shall establish <br /> a priority list of private roads most <br /> in need of conversion to public roads <br /> after the completion of the annual <br /> review. <br /> c . * The Board of Selectmen shall submit to <br /> the Annual Town Meeting or to any <br /> Special Town Meeting an article or art- <br /> icles seeking appropriation of funds <br /> and authorization to perform necessary <br /> engineering and legal work for the pur- . <br /> pose of preparing an article for subse- <br /> quent Town Meeting action to acquire the <br /> private road by eminent domain , purchase <br /> or gift . <br /> d. The Board of Selectmen shall , after re- <br /> ceiving Town Meeting authorization to <br /> perform engineering and legal work , cause <br /> an article to be inserted in the Annual <br /> Town Meeting Warrant seeking permission <br /> to acquire the fee ownership , or an <br /> easement in the private road, by exercise <br /> of eminent domain or by deed or gift , and <br /> shall request authority to assess better- <br /> ments pursuant to Chapter 80 of the Gen- <br /> eral Laws and any other applicable <br /> authority, to secure payment for the cost <br /> of the acquisition of the public owner- <br /> ship or easement and any improvements <br /> made to the road. <br /> Submitted by Director of Public Works <br />