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"Urban Self-Help Act", to .enter into contracts or agreements with federal and/or state agencies and other public or private entities or persons in connection with such purchase; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court for any special legislation convenient or necessary for such acquisition or the financing thereof; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or other Town boards or commissions to execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate said acquisition; or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Board of Selectmen Explanation: This article authorizes the acquisition of land and provides funding for the development of a municipal golf course and recreational area for the Town. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by Ken Marsters. Motion: I move that (i) the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for active recreation, conservation, passive recreation and/ or other municipal purposes, all or a portion of a certain parcel of land known as the "Belcher" or "Mingo" property, bounded generally by Great Neck Road North, Ashers Path, Lowell Road, the Quashnet Valley Country Club, Phinney's Road and William Mingo Road and shown on the 1998 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 44, Blocks 45, 46 and 58 through 84, inclusive, Map 51, Block 3 and Map 52, Blocks 40 through 60, inclusive, and more particularly described as Parcels 1, 2 and 3 on a plan entitled "Topographic Plan of Land in Mashpee, Massachusetts for Belcher Realty Trust" dated January 5, 1998, revised January 12, 1998, by Baxter & Nye, Inc., a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town Clerk; (ii) the sum of$9,410,000 is hereby appropriated to pay the costs of acquiring the aforementioned land and for the purpose of constructing a municipal golf course and recreational area on said land and for the payment of all other expenses incidental and related thereto, and that to meet this appropriation, the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby authorized to borrow said sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore; (iii) that the Board of Selectmen and all other Town boards are hereby authorized to apply for and accept federal and/or state grants for the purposes stated in this vote, including reimbursement under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the Massachusetts General Laws, the "Self-Help Act" and/ or Chapter 933 of the Acts of 1977, as amended, the "Urban Self-Help Act", and any other such enabling authority; (iv) the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with federal and/or state agencies and other public or private entities or persons in connection with he purchase of the land described in this vote; (v) the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to petition the General Court for any legislation necessary or convenient for the acquisition of the land described in this vote or in