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i sisting of 7.6 acres, more or less, located between General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C; and further,to� b Great Hay Road, Wells Road and Abigail's Brook, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,or u be held in the care and custody of the Conservation transfer from available funds, $593,200 for such purl, a 1 Commission pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws pose, including expenses incidental and rel ated'i o Chapter 40, Section 8C for conservation and passive thereto, and to raise such appropriation, the Treasurer,; I recreation purposes; and further, vote to appropriate with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to A $208,200 for such purpose, including expenses inci- borrow$593,200 or any other sum under and pursuant dental and related thereto, and to raise such appropria- to Chapter 44, Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, A tion,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Selectmen, Chapter 40, section 8C of the General laws, or any! 8 be authorized to borrow $208,200 under and pursuant other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of to Chapter 44, Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, the Town therefor; with said borrowing to be repaid A Chapter 40, Section 8C of the General laws, or any with funds from the Land Bank Fund established bye other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town under the provisions of Chapter 293 of the' A the Town therefor; with said borrowing to be repaid Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to the Establishment of S 1 with funds from the Land Bank Fund established by the Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition c the Town under the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Program); and further, to see if the Town will vote to p Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to the Establishment of raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds 1\ the Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition $3,000 to the Issuance of Debt Account;and further,to s Program); and further vote to raise and appropriate see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen C $1,500 to the Issuance of Debt Account; and further, and/or Conservation Commission to apply for and � vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen and accept Federal, State and/or County grants, including ` tl Conservation Commission to apply for and accept reimbursement under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the 11 Federal, State and/or County grants, including reim- General Laws, the "Self-Help Act", to be applied by; f• bursement under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the the Town toward the financing of this purchase,and to fi General Laws, the "Self-help Act", to be applied by enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, State p the Town toward the financing of this acquisition, and and/or County agencies, private conservation trusts or tl to enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, other entities or persons in connection with the pur- v State and/or County agencies, private conservation chase of all or a portion of such land and its preserva- b trusts or other entities or persons in connection with tion for conservation and passive recreation purposes, S the acquisition of all or a portion of such land and its including enforcement of restrictions on the land as t preservation for conservation and passive recreation required by the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts a purposes, including conveyance and enforcement of a of 1998; and finally, to see if the Town will authorize t e e p rp tual conservation restriction on the land in accor- the Conservation Commission and the Board of f dance with Chapter 184 of the P General Laws as Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any ; t j required by the provisions of Chapter 293 Section 10 and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of l of the Acts of 1998 as amended, to the Orenda the Town to effect uate said acquisition and preserya- N Wildlife Land Trust or any other organization quali- tion; or take any other action relating thereto. r hi fied and willing to hold such a restriction; and finally, I vote to authorize the Conservation Commission and Submitted by Open Space Committee I t the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements and t execute any and all instruments as may be necessary Explanation: This article would authorize the Board 1 I on behalf of the Town to effectuate said acquisition of Selectmen to purchase, on behalf of the and preservation. Conservation Commission, a 35 acre parcel between t Great Oak Road and Great Hay Road, north of : Motion passes unanimously at 8:00 p.m. Abigail's Brook, which is surrounded by existing con- ARTICLE 10 servation land owned by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Town of Mashpee (the "Bufflehead Bay"and"Prime View"properties). The area is in the ] To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen Mashpee national Wildlife Refuge and in the Zone II � to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for conservation recharge area of the Water District's Rock Landing and passive recreation purposes,all or a portion of that wells includes bluffs overlooking marshes and aban- parcel of land identified on the 2001 Mashpee doned cranberry bogs along Abigail's Brook, and is Assessors' Maps as Map 115, block 20, consisting of re g g g I g recommended e � ded as a to priority acquisition b th 35 acres, more or less, located between Great Ha p p Y q Y Hay Comprehensive Plan and the Town's open space plan, Road, Hush Road, Great Oak Road and Abigail's as well as being a top priority for acquisition within Brook, to be held in the care and custody of the the Wildlife Refuge. The purchase would be paid for Conservation Commission pursuant to Massachusetts with Land Bank funds. The land is also proposed to I; r E 68