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<br /> or a portion of that land identified on the 2004 Road) shall not be held for by the Town as conservation
<br /> Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 67, Blocks 76 and land; and further, vote that said parcels shall be trans-
<br /> 77,and Map 68, Blocks 104 and 105, consisting of 16 ferred to the Board of Selectmen for purposes of dona-
<br /> acres,more or less, bounded by Old Barnstable Road, tion or sale to an entity or entities engaged in the devel-
<br /> Old Falmouth Road, Great Neck Road, Central Road opment of affordable housing for sale or rental to per-
<br /> and Bates Road, said parcels also being those sons of low or very low income within the meaning of
<br /> described in the deeds recorded at the Barnstable the Housing Act of 1937, and qualifying for listing in
<br /> County Registry of Deeds at Book 3380,Page 311 and the affordable housing inventory maintained by the
<br /> Book 921, Page 169; and further, the Town vote to Mass. Dept. of Housing and Community Development
<br /> appropriate $3,500,000 for such purpose, including under G.L. Chapter 40B, with such transfer to be made
<br /> expenses incidental and related thereto, and that to subject to a permanent deed restriction,which may con-
<br /> raise such appropriation, the Treasurer, with the tain a reverter clause,permanently restricting the sale or
<br /> approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow resale price, or rental cost, of any homes or apartments
<br /> $3,500.000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44, constructed on said parcels to no more than that consid-
<br /> Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, Chapter 40, ered affordable for persons of low income as defined by
<br /> Section 8C of the General laws, or any other enabling the U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development and
<br /> authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town qualified for continued listing in the above affordable
<br /> therefor, with said borrowing to be repaid with funds housing inventory; and finally,to authorize the Board of
<br /> from the Land Bank Fund established by the Town Selectmen to make use of other instrumentalities of the
<br /> under the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts of Town or other agencies and to enter into any agreements
<br /> 1998 (An Act Relative to the Establishment of the necessary to effect the transfer of such land in accor- `
<br /> Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition Program); dance with this Article, or take any other action relating !
<br /> and further the Town vote to transfer from the Land thereto.
<br /> Bank Fund $39,250 to the Issuance of Debt Account;
<br /> and further, the Town vote to authorize the Board of Submitted by the Board of Selectmen
<br /> Selectmen to apply for and accept Federal, State and/
<br /> or County grants to be applied by the Town toward the Explanation: This article would authorize the
<br /> financing of this purchase, and to enter into contracts Selectmen to transfer title to two lots at 562 Cotuit
<br /> or agreements with Federal, State and / or County Road and 59 Quashnet Road, previously taken by the
<br /> agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities Town for non-payment of taxes,to persons or agencies
<br /> or persons in connection with the purchase of all or a that would construct affordable homes or apartments.
<br /> portion of such land and its preservation and manage- The lots would be developed with the approval of the
<br /> ment for the purposes identified in Chapter 293 of the Board of Selectmen under the "Local Initiative
<br /> Acts of 1998, including conveyance and enforcement Program" and G.L. Chapter 40B, as was done with a
<br /> of a perpetual conservation restriction on the land in number of lots previously deeded by the Town to
<br /> accordance with Chapter 184 of the General Laws as Habitat for Humanity. The lots would be permanently
<br /> required by the provisions of Chapter 293, section 10 restricted for use for affordable housing and would be
<br /> of the Acts of 1998 as amended, to an organization transferred to an agency or organization selected
<br /> qualified and willing to hold such a restriction; and through a"Request for Proposals" process.
<br /> finally, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter
<br /> into such agreements and execute any and all instru- The Board of Selectmen and the Finance f
<br /> ments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to Committee recommend approval.
<br /> effect said acquisition, sale, transfer or preservation.
<br /> Motion made to dispense with reading of article.
<br /> Moderator: I need a 2/3rds vote.
<br /> Motion by Kenneth Marsters.
<br /> Motion passes at 9:56 p.m.
<br /> Motion: I move the Town vote that the parcels shown j
<br /> Article 21 on the 2004 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 16,
<br /> Block 36 (562 Cotuit Road and Map 44, Block 4 (59 J1
<br /> To see if the Town will vote that those parcels shown on Quashnet Road) shall not be held for by the Town as
<br /> the 2004 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 16, Block conservation land; and further, vote that said parcels
<br /> 36(562 Cotuit Road and Map 44,Block 4(59 Quashnet shall be transferred to the Board of Selectmen for pur-
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