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Article 13 To see if the Town will vote that those parcels shown on the 2001 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 62, Blocks 28 and 29 shall not be held for by the Town as conservation land; and further, vote that said parcels shall be transferred from the care and custody of the Tax Collector for the purposes of sale, to the Board of Selectmen for purposes of 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 committee in the affordable housing inventory maintained by the Mass. Housing Appeals Board under G.L. Chapter 40B, with such transfer to be made subject to 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. Department of Housing & Urban Development and qualified for continued listing in the above affordable housing inventory; and finally, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey such parcels for such affordable housing purposes, and to make use of other instrumentalities of the Town or other agencies and to enter into any agreements necessary, to effect the transfer 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 two lots located in Route 28 east of Orchard Road, previously taken by the Town for non-payment of taxes, to persons or agencies that would construct affordable homes or apartments. The lots total 17,500 square feet, and would be developed with the approval of the Board of Selectmen under the "Local Initiative Program" and G.L. Chapter 40B, as was done with a number of lots previously deeded by the Town to Habitat for Humanity. The lots would be permanently restricted for use for affordable housing and would be transferred to an agency or organization selected through a "Request for Proposals"process. Motion made to dispense with reading of article. Motion to dispense with reading of article passes at 8:12 p.m. Motion made by Kenneth Marsters. Motion: I move the Town vote that those parcels shown on the 2001 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 62, Blocks 28 and 29 shall not be held by the Town as conservation land; and further, said parcels shall be transferred from the care and custody of the Tax Collector for the purposes of sale, to the Board of Selectmen for purposes of 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 committee in the affordable housing inventory maintained by the Mass. Housing Appeals Board under G.L. Chapter 40B, with such transfer to be made subject to 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. Department of Housing &Urban Development and qualified for continued listing in the above affordable housing inventory; and finally, the Town vote to