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Article 68 : To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase or by eminent domain for conservation purposes all , or a major portion, of a parcel of land of 3 . 6 acres, more or less , identified on the 1985 Mashpee Assessors ' Maps as Map 35 , Plot 32 bounded on the west by Lovell ' s Lane , on the north by Forest-dale Road (Route 130 ) and the land of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum, on the east by the Mashpee River and on the south by lands of the Massachusetts Divisons of Fisheries and Wildlife and now or formerly of Mary H . Potter, the said land to be held in the care and custody of the Conservation Commission, pursuant to General Laws Chapter 40 , Section 8C; further , to see if the Town will vote to appropriate $12�'e�00 for such purpose, including expenses incidental and reed' thereto, and to raise such appropriation, the Treasurer , with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow $125,000. 1under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 (3) , and, if applicable , Section 8C, of the General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor with said bonding authorization contingent upon a passage of a referendum to exclude the principal and interest on such a dent from the tax levy limitation imposed by Chapter 59, Section 21C of the General Laws (so-called Proposition 2 1/2) ; and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $6250. $625. to the Interest on Temporary Loans Account to the Issuance of Debt Acocunt; further, to see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or Conservation Commission to apply for and accept Federal and/or State grants , including reimbursement under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the General Laws, to be aoolied by the Town toward the financing of this purchase, and to enter into contracts and agreements with Federal and/or State agencies, private conservation trusts , or other entities or persons in connection with the purchase and preservation for conservation pur- poses of all or a major portion of such land; and finally, to see if the Town :+ill authorize the Conservation Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any and all instru- ments as may be necessary on behaly of the Town to effectuate said purchase - Motion to accept as printed. . . . .motion carries YES 146. . . .No 63. . . . . .8:40 .11 This article seeks authorization to acquire a parcel of land on the Mashpee River, adjacent to the Indian Museum, for conservation purposes . The parcel , which also includes frontage on Lovell ' s Lane and Route 130 , is an attractive piece of both upland and wetlands covered with red maple , black locust , blueberry, red cedar and cherry trees . It would be the final link in the Mashpee River open space corridor between Great Heck Road and Route 130 and could also be used for activities related to the museum. The Town would seek funding assis- tance from the State ' s Self Help program and any other available sources, and any necessary borrowing by the Town would be subject to a ballot election in the fall to exclude such debt from the limits of Proposition 2 1/2 . See next page for a olan show- ing location of the parcel . Appropriate and borrow $125,000 and raise and appropriate $6,250 to the Interest on Temporary Loans Account and raise and appropriate $625. to the Issuance on Debt Account