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fey; CoCounty, Mass. Owned by Charles L. Gifford, Cotuit, the Issuance of Debt Account;and further,to see if the
<br /> Ap :;Mass:' dated January 1, 1914 and recorded at the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or
<br /> of Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 1, Conservation Commission to apply for and accept
<br /> he Page 20, to be held in the care and custody of the Federal, State and/or County grants, including reim-
<br /> m) ;Conservation Commission pursuant to Massachusetts bursement under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the
<br /> ;General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C; and further, to General Laws, the "Self-help Act", to be applied by
<br />,yn vote to appropriate and transfer from the Land Bank the Town toward the financing of this purchase, and to
<br /> enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, State
<br /> Fund established by the Town under the provisions of
<br /> or Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to and/or County agencies, private conservation trusts or
<br /> the Establishment of the Cape Cod Open Space Land other entities or persons in connection with the acqui-
<br /> r. j Acquisition Program) $11,900 for such purpose, sition of all or a portion of such land and its preserva-
<br />�r. including expenses incidental and related thereto; and tion for conservation and passive recreation purposes,
<br /> 00 =further, the Town vote to authorize the Board of including enforcement of restrictions on the land as
<br /> Selectmen and Conservation Commission to enter into required by the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts
<br /> ad`'' contracts or agreements with Federal, State and/or of 1998; and finally, to see if the Town will authorize
<br /> he County agencies, private conservation trusts or other the Conservation Commission and the Board of
<br /> of entities or persons in connection with the acquisition Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any
<br /> ny of all or a portion of such land and its preservation for and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of
<br /> of conservation and passive recreation purposes, includ- the Town to effectuate said acquisition and preserva-
<br />,a, ing enforcement of conservation restrictions on the tion; or take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> land; and finally, the Town vote to authorize the
<br /> Conservation Commission and the Board of Submitted by Open Space Committee
<br /> ee Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any
<br /> and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of Explanation: This article would authorize the Board
<br /> rd the Town to effectuate said acquisition and preserva- of Selectmen to purchase, on behalf of the
<br /> he tion. Conservation Commission, a 7.6 acre parcel on Great
<br /> of' Hay Road, south of Abigail's Brook, which is sur-
<br /> ji. Motion passes unanimously at 7:56 p.m. rounded by existing conservation land owned by the
<br /> ed` U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Town of
<br /> er , ARTICLE 9 Mashpee(the"Bufflehead Bay"property). The area is
<br /> de' in the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge, includes
<br />)n To see if the Town will vote to the authorize the bluffs overlooking marshes and abandoned cranberry .
<br /> se Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for bogs along Abigail's Brook, and is recommended as a
<br /> er conservation and passive recreation purposes, all or a top priority acquisition by the Comprehensive Plan
<br />,it portion of that parcel of land identified on the 2001 and the Town's open space plan,as well as being a top
<br /> is Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 115,Block 22,con- priority acquisition within the Wildlife Refuge. The
<br /> in sisting of 7.6 acres, more or less, located between purchase would be paid for with Land Bank funds. An
<br /> 10 > Great Hay Road, Wells Road and Abigail's Brook, to additional 35.2 acres north of Abigail's Brook is pro-
<br /> of be held in the care and custody of the Conservation posed to be purchased by the Commonwealth of
<br /> as ,' Commission pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Massachusetts from the same owners, unifying all of
<br /> Chapter 40,Section 8C;and further,to see if the Town the "Bufflehead Bay" parcels originally purchased by
<br /> will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from the U.S.Fish&Wildlife Service and the Town and vir-
<br /> available funds, $208,200 for such purpose, including tually completing protection of the southern portion of
<br /> expenses incidental and related thereto, and to raise the Wildlife Refuge.
<br /> at such appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of
<br /> the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow $208,200 or Motion made to dispense with reading of article.
<br /> any other sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44,
<br /> Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, Chapter 40, Motion to dispense with reading of article passes at
<br /> Section 8C of the General laws, or any other enabling 7:56 p.m.
<br /> le authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town
<br /> or therefor; with said borrowing to be repaid with funds Motion made by George Green.
<br /> r. from the Land Bank Fund established by the Town
<br />,s, '` under the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts of Motion: I move the Town vote to authorize the
<br /> re 1998 (An Act Relative to the Establishment of the Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for
<br />,W Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition Program); conservation and passive recreation purposes, all or a
<br /> 0 and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise and portion of that parcel of land identified on the 2001
<br /> le appropriate or transfer from available funds $1,500 to Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 115,Block 22,con-
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