Board of Selectmen are each hereby authorized to or preservation; or take any other action relating
<br /> enter into agreements and execute any and all instru- thereto.
<br /> ruents as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to Submitted by the Open Space Committee
<br /> effectuate said acquisition, sale, transfer or preserva-
<br /> tion. Explanation: This article would authorize the Board
<br /> I Motion made to dispense with reading of Article 25 of Selectmen to purchase, on behalf of the
<br /> at 8:40 p.m.. Conservation Commission, two parcels totaling 32.7
<br /> acres, more or less, on Turner Road and adjacent to
<br /> sMotion to dispense with reading of Article 25 existing well site lands of the Mashpee Water District
<br /> passes at 8:40 p.m. and conservation land owned by the Falmouth Rod &
<br /> f Gun Club. The area is actively being marketed, is in
<br /> y Motion passes 159-4 at 9:06 p.m. the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge and the
<br /> r ARTICLE 26 recharge area of the Water District's Turner Road well
<br /> n To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen and is recommended for acquisition by the
<br /> o to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for conservation
<br /> Comprehensive Plan. The purchase would be paid for
<br /> and passive recreation purposes, all or a portion of With Land Bank funds.
<br /> I- those parcels of land identified on the 1999 Mashpee Motion made by Selectman Marsters.
<br /> e Assessors' Maps as Map 86, Blocks 1 and 2, located Motion: I move the Town hereby authorize the
<br />.e on"Turner Road", to be held in the care and custody j'
<br /> Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for
<br /> ie of the Conservation Commission pursuant to I,
<br /> conservation and passive recreation purposes, all or a
<br /> re Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C; portion of those parcels of land identified on the 1999
<br /> S, i and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise and Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 86, Blocks 1 and 2,
<br /> is appropriate, or transfer from available funds, located on "Turner Road", to be held in the care and
<br /> 11 $300,000 for such purpose, including expenses inci- custody of the Conservation Commission pursuant to
<br />;e dental and related thereto, and to raise such appropria- Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C;
<br />)f tion,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Selectmen, that the Town hereby appropriates the sum of
<br /> W be authorized to borrow $300,000 or any other sum
<br /> to under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Sections 7 and 8C $3000,000 for such purpose; including expenses inci-
<br /> r- and, if applicable, Chapter 40, section 8C of the dental and related thereto, and that to raise this appro-
<br /> priation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the
<br /> r,; General laws, or any other enabling authority, and to I
<br /> ill issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; with said Selectmen, is hereby authorized to borrow $300,000
<br /> is borrowing to be repaid with funds from the Land Bank under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(3) or any
<br /> other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of
<br /> r- Fund established by the Town under the provisions of the Town therefor; that while any borrowing autho-
<br /> rk Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to
<br /> of the Establishment of the Cape Cod Open Space Land rized hereunder shall constitute a general obligation of
<br /> the Town, it is expected that all but one dollar ($1.00)
<br /> to Acquisition Program); and to designate said land as an of said borrowing shall be repaid with funds from the
<br />�d open space land acquisition pursuant to said Chapter Land Bank Fund established by the Town under the
<br /> ri 293;and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998 (An Act
<br /> nk and appropriate or transfer from available funds$1500 Relative to the Establishment of the Cape Cod Open
<br /> he to the Issuance of Debt Account; and further, to see if Space Land Acquisition Program); that the Town
<br /> en the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen and/ i
<br /> ad or Conservation Commission to apply for and accept hereby appropriates the additional sum of$1,500 from
<br /> rty Federal, State and/ or County grants, including reim- the Land Bank Account to the Issuance of DebtAccount; that the Town hereby authorize the Board of
<br /> ter bursement under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the Selectmen and/or Conservation Commission to apply
<br />;lp General Laws, the "Self-Help Act", to be applied by for and accept Federal, State and/or County grants,
<br /> Of the Town toward the financing of this purchase, and to including reimbursements under Chapter 132A,
<br /> its enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, State
<br /> ate and/or Count agencies, private conservation trusts Section 11 of the General Laws, the Self-Help Act",
<br /> County g ' p to be applied by the Town toward the costs of this pur-
<br />�n or other entities or persons in connection with the pur-
<br /> er- chase, and to enter into contracts or agreements with
<br /> chase of such land and its preservation for conserva-
<br /> ion tion and passive recreation purposes, including Federal, State and/or County Agencies, private con-
<br /> of enforcement of conservation restrictions on the land; servation trusts or other entities or persons in connec-
<br /> hat and finally, to see if the Town will authorize the tion with the purchase of such land and its preserva-
<br /> on Conservation Commission and the Board of tion for conservation and passive recreation purposes,
<br /> including enforcement of conservation restrictions on
<br /> nto Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any the land; and finally, that the Conservation
<br /> ing and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of Commission and the Board of Selectmen are each
<br /> nd; the Town to effectuate said acquisition, sale, transfer
<br /> the
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