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Section 10 of the Acts of 1998 as amended, to the Orenda Wildlife Land Trust or any other
<br /> organization qualified and willingto hold such a restriction; and finally, vote to authorize the
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<br /> Conservation Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any
<br /> and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate said acquisition and
<br /> preservation.
<br /> Motion passes unanimously at 8:00 p.m.
<br /> Article 10
<br /> To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for
<br /> conservation and passive recreation purposes, all or a portion of that parcel of land identified on
<br /> the 2001 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 115, block 20, consisting of 35 acres, more or less,
<br /> located between Great Hay Road, Hush Road, Great Oak Road and Abigail's Brook, to be held
<br /> in the care and custody of the Conservation Commission pursuant to Massachusetts General
<br /> Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C; and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,
<br /> or transfer from available funds, $593,200 for such purpose, including expenses incidental and
<br /> related thereto, and to raise such appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the
<br /> Selectmen, be authorized to borrow $593,200 or any other sum under and pursuant to Chapter
<br /> 44, Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, Chapter 40, section 8C of the General laws, or any other
<br /> enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; with said borrowing to be
<br /> repaid with funds from the Land Bank Fund established by the Town under the provisions of
<br /> Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to the Establishment of the Cape Cod Open
<br /> Space Land Acquisition Program); and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise and
<br /> appropriate or transfer from available funds $3,000 to the Issuance of Debt Account; and further,
<br /> to see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or Conservation Commission to
<br /> apply for and accept Federal, State and/or County grants, including reimbursement under
<br /> Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the General Laws, the "Self-Help Act", to be applied by the Town
<br /> toward the financing of this purchase, and to enter into contracts or agreements with Federal,
<br /> State and/or County agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities or persons in
<br /> connection with the purchase of all or a portion of such land and its,preservation for conservation
<br /> and passive recreation purposes, including enforcement of restrictions on the land as required by
<br /> the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998; and finally, to see if the Town will authorize
<br /> the Conservation Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute
<br /> any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate said acquisition
<br /> and preservation; or take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> Submitted by Open Space Committee
<br /> Explanation: This article would authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase, on behalf of the
<br /> Conservation Commission, a 35 acre parcel between Great Oak Road and Great Hay Road, north
<br /> of Abigail's Brook, which is surrounded by existing conservation land owned by the U.S. Fish &
<br /> Wildlife Service and the Town of Mashpee (the "Bufflehead Bay" and"Prime View"properties).
<br /> The area is in the Mashpee national Wildlife Refuge and in the Zone 11 recharge area of the
<br /> Water District's Rock Landing wells, includes bluffs overlooking marshes and abandoned
<br /> cranberry bogs along Abigail's Brook, and is recommended as a top priority acquisition by the
<br /> Comprehensive Plan and the Town's open space plan, as well as being a top priority for
<br /> acquisition within the Wildlife Refuge. The purchase would be paid for with Land Bank funds.
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