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Constitution for special legislation to authorize a transfer in change and use of the easement area granted. Article 23 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant NSTAR Electric an easement to install and maintain an underground electric system on town owned property along, upon, under, across and over that parcel of land situated in Town of Mashpee, Barnstable County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, described as follows: Route 151, Book 587, Page 525, recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds, for the new Senior Center, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: This article would grant NSTAR an easement to install power to provide service to the new Senior Center. Article 24 To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of Lowell Road as a public way as shown on the plan entitled "Easement Taking and Layout Plan of Lowell Road", Sheets 1 through 5 inclusive, dated January 22, 2002 and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase or eminent domain any land or easements necessary for the purpose of laying out said way, upon such terms and conditions as it shall determine appropriate for the purposes of a public way, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Department of Public Works Explanation: Although Lowell Road has been maintained as a public way, no record of its official acceptance as such is on record at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds. In addition, the configuration of the road at the intersection with Great Neck Road North will be modified in accordance with the plan approved by the Planning Board for the Regatta Drive subdivision. This article officially accepts Lowell Road as a public way as it currently exists, except at the intersection with Great Neck Road North, where acceptance as shown on the plan approved by the Planning Board is proposed. The developer of Regatta Drive is responsible for construction of the reconfigured intersection. Article 25 To see if the Town will vote to adopt a bylaw regarding signage for private driveways as follows: Section 150-14. Any private driveway located within the Town of Mashpee, which is neither a public nor private way, as defined in the General Laws or Bylaw of the Town, which is identified by name by a sign or placard, shall clearly indicate on any such sign or placard the words"Private Driveway". Such designation shall be incorporated into or added to any new or existing sign or placard by letters of no less than one inch in