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45, Block 69, consisting of 1.09 acres, more or less, located at 100 Meetinghouse Road, to be
<br /> held 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 appropriate, from the
<br /> Conservation Commission Acquisition of Lands and Maintenance Account, $180,000 for such
<br /> purpose, including expenses incidental and related thereto; and further, to see if the Town will
<br /> authorize the Board of Selectmen and / or Conservation Commission to apply for and accept
<br /> Federal, State and/ or County grants, including reimbursement under Chapter 132A, Section 11
<br /> of the General Laws, the "Self-Help Act", and/or the Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund,
<br /> P.L. 88-5681 78 Stat 897, to be applied by the Town toward the financing of this purchase, and to
<br /> enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, State and/or County agencies, private
<br /> conservation trusts or other entities or persons in connection with the purchase of such land and
<br /> its preservation for conservation and passive recreation. purposes; to appropriate back to the
<br /> Conservation Commission Acquisition of Lands and Maintenance Account any funds reimbursed
<br /> from the aforesaid sources in connection with this acquisition; and finally, to see if the Town will
<br /> authorize the Conservation Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements
<br /> and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate said
<br /> acquisition, sale, transfer or preservation; or take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> Submitted by Conservation Commission
<br /> Explanation-, This article would authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase, on behalf of the
<br /> Conservation Commission, a 1.09 acre parcel on Meetinghouse Road, which is adjacent to
<br /> existing conservation land owned by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife on the
<br /> Mashpee River. The purchase would be paid for with funds from the Conservation
<br /> Commission's Acquisition of Lands and Maintenance Account. The purchase would normally
<br /> not require Town Meeting approval, except that this article is required to conform with the
<br /> requirements of the state's "Self-Help" land acquisition program, from which a 52%
<br /> reimbursement will be sought.
<br /> with-0
<br /> Motion made to dispense witn reading of article 1.1 passes at 8:51 PNI.
<br /> The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0.
<br /> The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 7-�0.
<br /> Motion made by Selectman on Myers:
<br /> Motion: I move the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or otherwise,
<br /> for conservation and passive recreation purposes, consistent with the provisions of Mass. Gen.
<br /> Laws. Ch. 40, Section 8C, and Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
<br /> Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that parcel of land identified on the 2007 Mast pee Assessors'
<br /> Maps as Map 45, Block 69, consisting of 1.09 acres, more or less, located at 100 Meetinghouse
<br /> Road, to be held in the care and custody of the Conservation Commission pursuant to
<br /> Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C; and further, the Town vote to appropriate,
<br /> from the Conservation Commission Acquisition of Lands and Maintenance Account, $180,000
<br /> for such purpose, including expenses incidental and related thereto; and further, the Town
<br /> authorize the Board of Selectmen and / or Conservation Commission to apply for and accept
<br /> Federal, State and/ or County grants, including reimbursement under Chapter 132A, Section 11
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