Session Laws

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 seven of the General Laws, to sell and convey by deed approved as to form by the attorney general, two parcels of land and the buildings thereon located in the town of New Salem, to the Franklin County Regional Housing Authority, subject to such terms and conditions as the deputy commissioner may prescribe, in consultation with the metropolitan district commission said land being bounded and described as follows:

Parcel A:

Beginning at a stone bound on the southerly line of East Main Street, said point being the northeasterly corner of the premises herein described:

thence S 40<=52'06" W, by land now or formerly of New Salem Academy, 149.67 feet to a stone bound:

thence N 50<=37'23" W, continuing by land now or formerly of New Salem Academy, 149.74 feet to a stone bound:

thence N 40<=26'19" E, by land now or formerly of New Salem Academy and other land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 147.33 feet to a stone bound on the southerly line of East Main Street:

thence running southeasterly by the southerly line of East Main Street, 152 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.

Said parcel A containing 0.51 acres, more or less.

Parcel B:

Beginning at a concrete bound to be set on the northerly line of East Main Street, said point being the southwesterly corner of the premises herein described:

thence N 40<= 5 feet, more or less to a concrete bound to be set;

thence S 69<=33'43" E, 100.00 feet to a concrete bound to be set;

thence S 40<=26'19" E, 55 feet, more or less, to a concrete bound to be set in the northerly line of East Main Street, the last three lines running by other land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

thence running northwesterly by the northerly line of East Main Street, 102 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.

Said parcel B containing 0.1 acres, more or less.

Parcel C:

Beginning at a concrete bound on the southerly line of East Main Street:

thence running easterly by East Main Street 240 feet, more or less, to a stone bound:

thence S 40<=26'19" W, by Parcel A, 90.85 feet to a concrete bound:

thence N 49<=21'39" W, 137.27 feet to a concrete bound:

thence N 44<=36'15" W, 88.05' to the point of beginning.

The last two lines being land now or formerly of New Salem Academy.

Said Parcel C containing 0.26 acres, more or less.

The above described parcels contain approximately 0.87 acres and are shown as Parcels 549-27, "B" and 549-28 on plan of land entitled "Location of Former Mackie Property", by R. A. Lonergan, R.L.S. dated June 10, 1983, scale 1"=40 feet, a copy of which is on file with the division of capital planning and operations.

SECTION 2. No deed conveying by or on behalf of the commonwealth, the property described in section one, shall be valid unless such deed provides that said property shall be used for low income housing under the Franklin County Regional Housing Authority.

SECTION 3. In the event that the property described in section one is not used for the purpose described in section two within two years of the effective date of this act, or if the aforementioned purposes ceases at any time, the property shall revert to the commonwealth under such terms and conditions as the deputy commissioner may prescribe.

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