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Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to Program); and further, vote to raise and appropriate
<br /> the Establishment of the Cape Cod Open Space Land $1,500 to the Issuance of Debt Account; and further,to
<br /> Acquisition Program)$7,800 for such purpose,includ- authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply for and
<br /> ing expenses incidental and related thereto; and fur- accept Federal, State and / or County grants to be
<br /> ther, the Town vote to authorize the Board of applied by the Town toward the financing of this pur-
<br /> Selectmen to enter into contracts or agreements with chase, and to enter into contracts or agreements with
<br /> Federal, State and / or County agencies, private con- Federal, State and/ or County agencies, the Mashpee
<br /> servation trusts or other entities or persons in connec- Water District, private conservation trusts or other
<br /> tion with the purchase of all or a portion of such land entities or persons in connection with the purchase of
<br /> and its preservation for conservation and passive recre- all or a portion of such land and its preservation and
<br /> ation purposes,including enforcement of conservation management for conservation, passive recreation and
<br /> restrictions on the land; and finally, the Town vote to water supply protection purposes, including con.
<br /> authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into agree- veyance and enforcement of a perpetual conservation
<br /> ments and execute any and all instruments as may be restriction on the land in accordance with Chapter 184
<br /> necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate said of the General Laws as required by the provisions of
<br /> acquisition or preservation. Chapter 293, section 10 of the Acts of 1998 as
<br /> amended, to an organization qualified and willing to
<br /> Motion to dispense with reading of Article 9 made hold such a restriction; and finally, to authorize the
<br /> at 7:56 p.m. Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements and exe-
<br /> cute any and all instruments as may be necessary on
<br /> Motion to dispense with reading of article passes at behalf of the Town to effectuate said acquisition or
<br /> 7:56 p.m. preservation, or take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> Motion passes unanimously at 7:58 P.M. Submitted by Open Space Committee
<br /> Article 10 Explanation: This article would authorize the Board
<br /> of Selectmen to purchase, for the purposes allowed by
<br /> To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen the Land Bank Act, a portion of a 23.6-acre parcel on
<br /> to acquire, by purchase or otherwise jointly with the the south side of William Mingo Road, which is sur-
<br /> Mashpee Water District, for the purposes identified in rounded on three sides by open space acquired by the
<br /> Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to Town with Land Bank funds. The land is in the
<br /> the Establishment of the Cape Cod Open Space Land Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge, is recommended
<br /> Acquisition Program), all or a portion of that parcel of for acquisition by the Comprehensive Plan and the
<br /> land identified on the 2001 Mashpee Assessors' Maps Town's open space plan, and is both a potential well
<br /> as Map 51, Block 6, consisting of 23.6 acres, more or site and within the recharge area of the Mashpee Water
<br /> less located between Great Ha Road William Mingo District's "Belcher" well site. The purchase would be
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<br /> Road and the so-called Belcher Property, along with made jointly by the Town and the Mashpee Water
<br /> i' those portions of any adjacent ways which are appur- District, with the District contributing $275,000 and
<br /> tenant to said parcel, said parcel also being on a plan the Town contributing the remainder of the $400,000
<br /> entitled "Plan of Land Located in Mashpee, Mass. purchase price using Land Bank funds. The Town and
<br /> Prepared for Phyllis M. Jordan", dated October 21, the District would each acquire a proportionate share
<br /> 1976 by Cape & Islands Surveying, Inc., which is of the property, with the Town acquiring approxi-
<br /> recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds mately 7.38 acres.
<br /> in Plan Book 310, Page 6; and further, to see if the
<br /> Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer Motion made to dispense with reading of Article 10
<br /> from available funds, $125,000 for such purpose, at 7:58 p.m..
<br /> including expenses ex incidental and related thereto and
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<br /> to raise such appropriation, the Treasurer, with the Motion to dispense with reading of Article 10
<br /> approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow passes at 7:58 p.m.
<br /> $125,000 or any other sum under and pursuant to
<br /> Chapter 44, Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, Motion made by Wayne Taylor.
<br /> Chapter 40, section 8C of the General laws, or any
<br /> other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of Motion: I move Article 10 be indefinitely postponed
<br /> the Town therefor, with said borrowing to be repaid
<br /> with funds from the Land Bank Fund established by Motion to indefinitely postpone Article 10 passes
<br /> the Town under the provisions of Chapter 293 of the unanimously at 7:59 p.m.
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<br /> the Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition
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