Session Laws

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to immediately authorize the division of capital planning and operations to sell and convey certain land in the city known as the town of Agawam, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. The deputy commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions of sections forty E to forty J, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws, to sell and convey by deed approved as to form by the attorney general, a certain parcel of land in the city known as the town of Agawam, to said city, subject to the requirements of sections three and four and to such additional requirements as the deputy commissioner may prescribe, in consultation with the department of environmental management. Said parcel is bounded and described as follows:-

Beginning at a point in the southeasterly corner of said parcel in the westerly line of North Westfield Street and the northeasterly corner of land now or formerly belonging to Paul G. and Sandra L. Reiprich,

Thence, N 82<=-01'-10"W five hundred forty-eight and seventy hundredths (548.70) feet along the northerly line of said land of Reiprich to a point;

Thence N 73<=-02'-50"W two hundred twenty-five and sixty-five hundredths (225.65) feet along other land now or formerly of said Reiprich to a point on the easterly line of land now or formerly of Mary Biergel, Ida Biergel and John Biergel;

Thence N 12<=-59'-23"E four hundred sixty-six and eighty-eight hundredths (466.88) feet along said easterly line of Biergel to a concrete bound;

Thence N 17<=-40'-53"E two hundred eighty-eight and sixty-eight hundredths (288.68) feet along said easterly line of Biergel and land now or formerly of Arthur M. and Jean M. Deforge to a point;

Thence N 21<=-49'-13"E three hundred twelve and ten hundredths (312.10) feet along the southeasterly lines of land of said Deforge and land now or formerly of Richard E. and Patricia A. Averill to a point;

Thence N 34<=-21'-03"E two hundred fifty-four and three hundredths (254.03) feet along the southeasterly lines of land of said Averill and land now or formerly of Jean M. and Charles H. Stowers to a point in the westerly line of said North Westfield Street;

Thence S 56<=-30'-29"E one hundred nineteen and ninety-five hundredths (119.95) along said westerly line of North Westfield Street to a point;

Thence S 34<=-21'-03"E two hundred twenty-eight and fifteen hundredths (228.15) feet along said westerly line of North Westfield Street to a bound;

Thence southerly two hundred thirty-nine and two hundredths (239.02) feet along a curve in said westerly line of North Westfield Street to the right with a radius of four hundred (400.00) feet to a bound;

Thence S 00<=-11'-38"W two hundred thirteen and sixty-three hundredths (213.63) feet along said westerly line of North Westfield Street to a point;

Thence S 06<=-56'-38"E three hundred forty-four and eleven hundredths (344.11) feet along said westerly line of North Westfield Street to a bound;

Thence southerly three hundred forty-three and eighty-six hundredths (343.86) feet along a curve in said westerly line of North Westfield Street to the right with a radius of seven hundred (700.00) feet to the point of beginning;

and containing 17.126 acres of land.

SECTION 2. In consideration for said conveyance of the parcel described in section one, the city known as the town of Agawam shall provide sewer service to the existing Agawam state swimming pool located on Maynard street, in said city, at no charge for a period of fifty years and shall provide sewer service, up to fifty thousand cubic feet annually for any new facilities developed within Robinson state park during the same fifty year period.

SECTION 3. Said parcel to be conveyed to the city known as the town of Agawam shall be subject to a conservation restriction, held by the commonwealth, providing that no development, other than the sewerage pumping station, sewers, or any future widening of North Westfield street shall be allowed. If the aforementioned purposes cease at any time, the parcel shall revert to the commonwealth under such conditions as the deputy commissioner may prescribe.

SECTION 4. The recipient of said conveyance shall assume all costs for appraisals, surveys, and other expenses as deemed necessary by the deputy commissioner for the conveyance of such property.