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systems pursuant to agreements between the Board of between privately owned land and Town owned con- Health and residential property owners, including all servation land (3.72 acre areas,respectively). A por- costs incidental and related thereto. tion of Mashpee conservation land known as Lopez Conservation land, located at 103 Meetinghouse Rd, Motion passes unanimously at 7:59 PM. contains a driveway/ easement that provides access between Meetinghouse Rd and the Lopez family resi- Article 16 dence at 127 Meetinghouse Rd. The Lopez family desires to swap an even acreage of undeveloped land To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of on their lot (a 3.72 acre portion of their existing pri- Selectmen and/or the Conservation Commission to vate land) that directly abuts Mashpee conservation acquire title to a portion of that certain parcel of land land and abuts a portion of the Mashpee River. By designated on Mashpee Assessors' Map 45 as Block executing this even acreage land swap,the Lopez fam- 50-0, located at 103 Meetinghouse Rd. in Mashpee, ily would no longer need an easement through conser- Barnstable County, Massachusetts, consisting of vation land to use their existing driveway by virtue of Three and Seventy Two One Hundredths (3.72 ac.) acquiring the land around it. In exchange, the acres,more or less,as more specifically shown on the Mashpee Conservation Department would receive an Plan of Land dated April 13,2017,prepared for Mark equal acreage piece of undeveloped private land that and Donna Lopez by Cape&Islands Engineering(the directly abuts existing conservation land and provides "Plan"), by purchase from or exchange with owners a direct connection to the Mashpee River. Acquiring thereof for open space, conservation and passive this piece of land provides permanent protection for a recreation purposes, consistent with the provisions of portion of riverfront habitat, which is considered to M.G.L.Ch.40,§8C and Article 97 of the Amendments have substantial wildlife habitat value. Additionally, to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of this portion of land currently owned by the Lopez Massachusetts; and, in consideration of said acquisi- family provides a connective wildlife habitat corridor tion, to authorize the Selectmen and/or Conservation between two abutting parcels to the north and south, Commission to transfer and convey by sale or both of which are preserved as conservation land exchange a portion of that certain parcel of Town (Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife and owned land designated on the Mashpee Assessors' Trustees of Reservation lands respectively). The cur- Map 45 as Block 9-0, located at 127 Meetinghouse rent conservation land to be swapped is comprised of Rd. in Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, upland habitat with an existing dirt driveway running consisting of Three and Seventy Two One Hundredths through it. (3.72 ac.) acres,more or less, as shown on said Plan; further, to authorize the Board of Selectmen and The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Conservation Commission to petition the General Article 16 by a vote of 5-0. Court for such authorization and approval as may be required under Article 97 of the Amendments to the The Finance Committee recommends approval of Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Article 16 by a vote of 4-0-1. to effect the exchange of land proposed herein; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen and Conservation Vote made and passed to dispense with reading of Commission to enter into all agreements and execute article. any and all instruments on behalf of the Town, upon such terms and conditions as they shall deem to be in Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman. the best interest of the Town, to effect said exchange of real property interests; or take any other action Motion: I move the Town vote to authorize the Board relating thereto. of Selectmen and/or the Conservation Commission to acquire title to a portion of that certain parcel of land Submitted by the Board of Selectmen/ designated on Mashpee Assessors' Map 45 as Block Conservation Commission 50-0, located at 103 Meetinghouse Rd. in Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, consisting of Explanation: The purpose of this article is to autho- Three and Seventy Two One Hundredths (3.72 ac.) rize the execution of an even swap of land acreage acres,more or less,as more specifically shown on the 60