Motion made by Selectman Wayne Taylor: agreements and execute any and all instruments as
<br /> may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate
<br /> Motion: I move Article 10 be indefinitely postponed. said acquisition, sale, transfer or preservation; or take
<br /> any other action relating thereto.
<br /> Motion to indefinitely postpone defeated 8:31PM.
<br /> The Moderator announced that a 2/3 vote was
<br /> Motion made by Andrew Gottlieb: needed
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<br /> Motion: I move the Town vote to authorize the Motion passes 212 for to 58 against at 8:50 PM.
<br /> Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or otherwise,
<br /> for open space, conservation and passive recreation Article 11
<br /> purposes,consistent with the provisions of Mass. Gen.
<br /> Laws. Ch. 40, Section 8C, General Laws Ch. 44B To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen
<br /> Section 2, and Article 97 of the Amendments to the to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for conservation
<br /> Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and passive recreation purposes, consistent with the
<br /> that parcel of land known as the St. Vincent's Home provisions of Mass. Gen. Laws. Ch. 40, Section 8C,
<br /> Corporation parcel, identified on the 2007 Mashpee and Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution
<br /> Assessors'Maps as Map 9 Block 1 consisting of 78.67 of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that parcel of
<br /> acres,more or less, located on Route 130, to be held land identified on the 2007 Mashpee Assessors' Maps
<br /> in the care and custody of the Conservation as Map 45,Block 69,consisting of 1.09 acres, more or
<br /> Commission pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws less, located at 100 Meetinghouse Road, to be held in
<br /> Chapter 40, Section 8C; and further, the Town vote to the care and custody of the Conservation Commission
<br /> appropriate the aggregate sum of$3,146,800 for such pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40,
<br /> purpose, including expenses incidental and related Section 8C; and further, to see if the Town will vote to
<br /> thereto; and, to fund this acquisition, the Town vote appropriate, from the Conservation Commission
<br /> to transfer and appropriate from the Community Acquisition of Lands and Maintenance Account,
<br /> Preservation Fund, in accordance with the provisions $180,000 for such purpose, including expenses inci-
<br /> of M.G.L. Ch.44B s.5 the sums of$177,267 from the dental and related thereto; and further, to see if the
<br /> CPA Open Space reserve Account and$322,733 from Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen and / or
<br /> the CPA Budgeted Reserve Account, as recommended Conservation Commission to apply for and accept
<br /> by the Community Preservation Committee, Federal, State and/ or County grants, including reim-
<br /> to authorize the Board of Selectmen and / or bursement under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the
<br /> Conservation Commission to apply for and accept General Laws, the "Self-Help Act", and/or the Federal
<br /> Federal, State and/or County grants, including funds Land&Water Conservation Fund,P.L. 88-568,78 Stat
<br /> available under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the 897, to be applied by the Town toward the financing of
<br /> General Laws,the"Self-Help Act", and/or the Federal this purchase, and to enter into contracts or agreements
<br /> Land & Water Conservation Fund, P.L. 88-568, 78 with Federal, State and/or County agencies, private
<br /> Stat 897,in the amount up to $1,000,000, said grants conservation trusts or other entities or persons in con-
<br /> to be applied by the Town toward the financing of nection with the purchase of such land and its preser-
<br /> this land purchase, to authorize the Treasurer to bor- vation for conservation and passive recreation pur-
<br /> row, upon approval by the Board of Selectmen, the poses; to appropriate back to the Conservation
<br /> sum of $2,146,800, subject to and contingent upon Commission Acquisition of Lands and Maintenance III
<br /> successful passage of a Proposition 2 1/2 , so-called, Account any funds reimbursed from the aforesaid
<br /> debt exclusion ballot question pursuant to the provi- sources in connection with this acquisition; and finally,
<br /> sions of G.L.Chapter 59,Section 21C (k);to authorize to see if the Town will authorize the Conservation �!
<br /> the Town to enter into contracts or agreements with Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter into
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<br /> Federal, State and / or County agencies, private con- agreements and execute any and all instruments as may
<br /> servation trusts or other entities or persons in connec- be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate said
<br /> tion with the purchase of such land and its preserva- acquisition, sale, transfer or preservation; or take any
<br /> tion for conservation and passive recreation purposes; other action relating thereto.
<br /> and finally the Town authorize the Conservation
<br /> Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter into Submitted by Conservation Commission
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