10/21/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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Explanation: This Article once again submits the request of roadway abutters in the Pimlico Heights development for Town acceptance of the layouts of Pierre Vernier Drive, Katian Way and Gunter's Lane. The same Article was previously approved by Town Meeting as a Petition Article (Article 22) at the 2018 Fall Annual Town Meeting on October 15, 2018, however, due to an inadvertent administrative oversight, the Order of Taking for the subject layouts was not adopted and recorded by the Board of Selectmen within the requisite 90 day statutory period; thus, the layouts have not become effective. This Article merely seeks to ratify and confirm the previously approved layouts,whereupon appropriate Orders of Taking and Betterment Assessment will be adopted and recorded in a timely manner to complete the layout proceedings for the subject ways. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 11 by a vote of 4-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 11 by a vote of 5-0 MOTION TO BE MADE BY SELECTMAN GOTTLIEB: I move the Town vote to approve Article 11 as printed in the warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto." Article 12 To see if the Town will vote to accept the layouts as public ways of Leatherleaf Lane, Bog River Bend, Miller Farm Road and Ferngully Pass (Childs River East), as shown on plans entitled "Road Taking Plan Leather Leaf Road", "Road Taking Plan Bog River Bend" and "Road Taking Plan Fern Gully Pass & Miller Farm Road" in Mashpee MA, dated January 31, 2018, and prepared by Cape & Islands Engineering, which layouts shall have been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk not later than seven days prior to the date of vote hereunder, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain taking any land necessary for the purposes of such ways as so laid out, and further authorize the Board of Selectmen to assess betterments to the owners of the land abutting the ways with respect to the cost of the subject roadway layouts and improvements. Any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount, or take any other action relating thereto. SEE MAP IN APPENDIX A Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: This Article once again submits the request of roadway abutters in the Childs River East development for Town acceptance of the layouts of Leatherleaf Lane, Bog River Bend, Miller Farm Road and Ferngully Pass. The Article was previously approved by Town Meeting as a Petition Article (Article 29) at the 2019 Spring Annual Town Meeting on May 6, 2019, however, due to an inadvertent administrative oversight, the Order of Taking for the subject layouts was not adopted and recorded by the Board of Selectmen within the requisite 90 day statutory period;thus,the layouts have not become effective. This Article merely seeks to ratify and confirm the previously approved layouts, whereupon appropriate Orders of Taking and Betterment Assessment will be adopted and recorded in a timely manner to complete the layout proceedings for the subject ways. 22