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Motion made by John Cahalan. 12.37 acres, more or less, located between Holland Motion: I move the Town vote to authorize the Mill Road, Old Ockway Road and "Coombs Avenue" Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for and shown on a"Plan of Land in Mashpee,Mass. pre- conservation and passive recreation purposes, all or a pared for Heirs of Maurice F.Greaney",dated October portion of that parcel of land identified on the 1999 6, 1989, by Schofield Brothers, Inc. Registered Land Surveyors, to be held in the care and custody of the Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 115, Blocks 12 f Conservation Commission pursuant to Massachusetts through 16, consisting of 8.52 acres, more or less, General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C; and further, to j located between Amy Brown Road, Great Hay Road and Abigail's Brook and shown as Lots 2 through 5 see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer and Parcel A on a"Subdivision Plan of Land Prepared from the Land Bank Fund established by the Town under the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts of for Stable Trust in Mashpee, Mass.", revision date 1998 (An Act Relative to the Establishment of the December 16, 1985,by Holmes&McGrath,Inc. Civil Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition Program), or Engineers and Land Surveyors, to be held in the care borrow, $100,000 for such purpose, including j and custody of the Conservation Commission pursuant expenses incidental and related thereto, and that the to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be I' 8C;and further vote to appropriate $550,000 for such authorized to borrow$100,000 or any other sum under purpose, including expenses incidental and related and pursuant to Chapter 44, Sections 7 and 8C and, if thereto,and to raise such appropriation, the Treasurer, applicable, Chapter 40, section 8C of the General with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue borrow $550,000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44, bonds or notes of the Town therefor; with said bor- Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, Chapter 40, sec- rowing to be repaid with funds from the Land Bank tion 8C of the General laws, or any other enabling Fund established by the Town under the provisions of authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998; and further, to see if therefor;with said borrowing,which shall be a general the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer obligation of the Town, for which its full faith and from available funds $500 to the Issuance of Debt credit is pledged,shall be repaid first from funds avail- Account; and further, to see if the Town will authorize able therfor in the Land Bank Fund established by the the Board of Selectmen and / or Conservation Town under the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts Commission to apply for and accept Federal, State and of 1998 (An Act Relative to the Establishment of the / or County grants, including reimbursement under Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition Program); Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the General Laws, the and further transfer from the Land Bank Fund $2,500 "Self-Help Act",to be applied by the Town toward the j to the Issuance of Debt Account; and further authorize financing of this purchase, and to enter into contracts the Board of Selectmen to apply for and accept or agreements with Federal, State and / or County Federal, State and/or County grants, including reim- bursement ander Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities or persons in connection with the purchase of all ora General Laws, the "Self-Help Act", to be applied by the Town toward the financing of this purchase, and to portion of such land and its preservation for conserva- enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, State tion and passive recreation purposes, including and/or County agencies, private conservation trusts enforcement of conservation restrictions on the land; or other entities or persons in connection with the pur- and finally, to see if the Town will authorize the L _ Conservation Commission and the Board of chase of all or a portion of such land and its preserva- tion for conservation and passive recreation purposes, Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any including enforcement of restrictions on the land as and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of required by the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts the Town to effectuate said acquisition, sale, transfer f of 1998;and finally vote to authorize the Conservation or preservation; or take any other action relating thereto. Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter into I agreements and execute any and all instruments as Submitted by the Open Space Committee may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate Explanation: This article would authorize the Board said acquisition, sale, transfer or preservation. of Selectmen to purchase, on behalf of the Motion passes unanimously at 8.41 p.m. Conservation Commission, a 12.37 acre parcel in the ARTICLE 23 South Mashpee Pine Barrens and adjacent to existing �! Town conservation land, Mass. Division of Fisheries To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen & Wildlife land and Seabrook Village. The area is 1! to acquire,by purchase or otherwise, for conservation actively being marketed, is in the Mashpee National and passive recreation purposes,all or a portion of that Wildlife Refuge and the recharge area of the Red parcel of land identified on the 1999 Mashpee Brook / Hamblin's Pond and is recommended for Assessors' Maps as Map 98, Block 1, consisting of acquisition by the Comprehensive Plan. The purchase i' 87