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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CHERRY VALLEY AND ROCHDALE WATER DISTRICT.

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

The first paragraph of section 2 of chapter 105 of the acts of 1996 is hereby amended by striking out the first 3 subparagraphs and inserting in place thereof the following 3 subparagraphs:-

Beginning at a point at the intersection of the Leicester, Auburn and Oxford town lines; thence, northeasterly along the Leicester and Auburn Town line 1590 feet to a point; thence, northerly along the Leicester and Auburn Town line 2,100 +/- feet to the southernmost lot corner of Lot 1, Block B, Map 45; thence, northeast along said Lot 1, 222 +/- feet to Lot 2, Block B on Assessors Map 45; thence, along said Lot 1, 353 +/- feet to Stafford Street; thence, northeast along Stafford Street 150 +/- feet to a point on Stafford Street, being station 139 + 00 of the 1936 county layout; thence, northerly in the same direction as the last course, 230.00 feet to a point; thence, southwesterly 1730 +/- feet at a right angle from the last course, to Assessors Lot 6.4, Block B, Map 44; thence, northerly 130 +/- feet along said Lot 6.4 to Assessors Lot 6, Block B on Map 44; thence, 127 +/- feet, to a line parallel with and 350 feet distant and eastward from the east side of the 1963 layout of Route 56; thence, northerly 5020 +/- feet by this line running parallel and 350 foot distance from the east line of Route 56 to a point where the line intersects the property line of Assessors Lot 7, Block F, Map 37A said point being 350 feet distance and east the east line of the 1963 layout of Route 56; thence, northeasterly 113 +/- feet to the property corner of Assessors Lots 8, 10 & 11 on said Map; thence, southeasterly 98.14 feet to the corner of said Lot 11; thence, northeasterly 161.00 feet to the south side of King Street; thence, southeasterly along King Street 295 +/- feet; thence, northeasterly across King Street 40 +/- feet to the southeast corner of Assessors Lot 14, Block A, Map 37A, northeasterly along said lot 150.00 feet to the rear corner; thence, northwesterly 388.14 feet along the rear lot line of Assessors Lots 14 through 11 of said Map and Block to Assessors Lot 9 of said Map and Block A; thence, northerly on said lot line two courses 80 +/- feet and 268.00 feet to the rear lot corner; thence, northwesterly by two courses along said lot; 280.00 feet and 124.1 feet to the lot corner; thence, northwesterly to the point of tangency located at Station 102 + 76.13 of the east side of the 1963 Route 56 layout; thence, northerly along Route 56 a distance of 623.87 feet to a point, northwesterly along Route 56, 226.56 feet to a point of curvature; thence, northwesterly along the curve in Route 56, 146.71 feet to a point of tangency at Station 110 + 69.77; thence, northwesterly along Route 56 a distance of 52 feet; thence, southwesterly 62 +/- feet across Route 56 to the intersection of the west side of Route 56 and the lot corner of Assessors Lots 8.14 and 1, Block B; thence, southwesterly 221.03 feet along said Lot 1 and Lot 2 to Assessors Lot 5, Block B, Map 37A; thence, along said Lot 5 southeasterly 52.50 feet to the lot corner; thence, southwesterly 306.00 feet along lots 5, 7 and 8 to Assessors Lot 3, Block C, Map 37A; thence, southeasterly 90.00 feet to the corner of Lot 3 and Lot 8.12; thence, southwesterly 438.32 feet along Lots 8.12, 8.11 and 8.1, Block B, Assessors Map 37A, to Lot 8.3, Block B, Assessors Map 37A; thence, southeasterly along said Lot 8.3, 44.58 feet to Lot 9; thence, northeasterly 100.00 feet to a point and then southwesterly 137.86 feet to the north line of King Street; thence, southwesterly 52.10 feet in the same direction as the last course across King Street to the south side of the 33 feet layout of King Street; thence, southwest 264 +/- feet to the northeast property corner of Assessors Lot 1, Block E, Map 37A; thence, southerly 120 +/- feet along said Lot 1 to the northerly line of the Cherry Valley & Rochdale Water District easement; thence, southwesterly along said easement 965 +/- feet to the east side of the 1963 layout of Pleasant Street; thence, crossing Pleasant Street to a point on the west side of Pleasant Street. Said point being 1022.4 ft from the intersection of the west sideline of Pleasant Street with the north sideline of Green Street as measured along Pleasant Street. Said point also being the northeast property corner of land shown as Assessors Lot 9, Block A, of Map 38; thence, northwest 515 +/- feet to Lot 7.5, Block A on Map 38; thence, 473 +/- feet to Lot 8.2, Block A, Map 38; thence, 716 +/- feet to Green Street; thence crossing Green Street to the south sideline of Green Street; thence, westerly 1170 +/- feet along the south side of Green Street to a point where the centerline of the Town Meadow Brook flows beneath Green Street; thence, southerly 2580 +/- feet to the south side of River Street at the northwest corner of Lot 4, Block D, Assessors Map 43; thence, southerly 1965 +/- feet to the south side of Charlton Street at the northwest corner of Lot 8, Block A, Assessors Map 47; thence, southeasterly 3995 +/- feet to a point on the Leicester/Oxford Town Line where it intersects with the rear (west boundary) property line of Assessors Lot 5, Block C, Map 47B; thence, easterly 5030 +/- feet along the Town Line to the point of beginning marked with a granite corner monument at the Leicester, Oxford and Auburn Town corner.

A second (2nd) area beginning at the intersection of the south side of the 1937 state layout of Stafford Street with the Leicester Town and Worcester City Line, thence, southeast 351 +/- feet to the south lot line of Lot 4.1, Block G, Assessors Map 34B; thence, two courses: southwest 36 feet along said Lot 4.1 to Lot 2 and southwest 346 feet along Lot 2 to the southwest lot corner of Lot 2, Block G, Assessors Map 34B; thence, northwest 49 feet to the northeast corner of Lot 14, Block G, Assessors Map 34B at the west side of Cemetery Road; thence, southeast 219 feet along Cemetery Road to the southeast corner of said Lot 14 and then southwest 252 feet along the south boundary of said Lot 14 to the east boundary of Lot 11, Block F, Assessors Map 34B; thence, southeast 181 feet along said Lot 11 to a point; thence, southwest 212 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 10, Block F, Assessors Map 34B; thence, southwest 164.02 feet along said Lot 10 to the southwest corner of said Lot 10; thence, northwest 432.32 feet to the south side of the 1937 state layout of Stafford Street; thence, northwest 60.00 feet to the north side of Stafford Street; thence, southwesterly 172 +/- feet along the curve of Stafford Street to the southwest property corner of Lot 11, Block A, Assessors Map 34A; thence, northerly 742.70 feet along Lot 11 and Lot 12, Block A, Assessors Map 34A to the northwest corner of said Lot 12; thence, southeast 65 feet to Lot 2, Block A said point also being the south corner of Lot 6, Block A, Assessors Map 33; thence, northwest 1729 +/- feet along Lot 6 to the southwest corner of Lot 8, Block J, Assessors Map 33A; thence, southwest 2900 +/- feet to the east side of Auburn Street at the northwest corner of Lot 5, Block A, Assessors Map 33; thence, southeast along said Lot 5,287 +/- feet to a point; thence, southwest 269 +/- feet; thence, southeast 1230 +/- feet to Lot 3, Block A, thence, southwest 793 +/- feet to Assessors Lot 1.3; thence, northeast 397 +/- feet to a point; thence, northwest 306 +/- feet to a point; thence, southwest 30 +/- feet to Assessors Lot 4, thence, northeast 1127 +/- feet to the easterly side of Auburn Street, the Last 8 courses being along said Lot 5; thence, crossing Auburn Street and continuing in the same direction as the last course 570 +/- feet to a point; thence, westerly 3360 +/- feet to the east side of Henshaw Street at the southwest corner of Lot 1, Block C, Assessors Map 24; thence, westerly along the same direction as the last course 33 +/- feet to the west side of Henshaw Street; thence, northerly 2345 +/- feet to a point where the prolongation of the north side of Willow Hill Road intersects with the west side of Henshaw Street; thence, northeasterly 140 +/- feet across Henshaw Street to the point of curvature on the north side of Willow Hill Road at the intersection rounding between Willow Hill Road and Henshaw Street. Said point being at Assessors Lot 1, Block B on Map 24; thence, in a clockwise direction along the curvature of said rounding to Henshaw Street; thence, 350 +/- feet along Henshaw Street to the corner of said Lot 1; thence, easterly 214 +/- feet to along said Lot 1 to the northeast corner of the said Lot 1; thence, northerly 179 +/- feet to the south side of Roosevelt Street at the northwest corner of Lot 7, Block D, Assessor Map 24A; thence, easterly 242 +/- feet along Roosevelt Street across Harding Street to the east side of Harding Street at the corner of Lot 13, Block A, Assessors Map 24A; thence, northeast 731.88 feet along said Lot 13 and Harding Street then along Lot 34 to the northwest corner of Lot 34, Block A, Assessors Map 24A; thence, southeast 562.39 feet along Lots 34, 35 and 36 to the common corner of Lots 36, 37, 59 and 62, Block A, Assessors Map 24A; thence, northeast in a straight line 330 +/- feet to the intersection of the east side of Main Street and the north side of Maple Street; thence, northeast 660 +/- feet in a straight line to the intersection of the north side of Oak Street and the west side of Grand View Avenue; thence, easterly 136 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 24, Block B, Assessors Map 21B, said point also being on the west boundary of Lot 7, Block C, Assessors Map 21; thence, four courses along Lot 7: northwest 320 +/- feet, northwest 326.53 feet, northeast 38.75 feet and 101.53 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 10, Block B, Assessors Map 21B; thence, northwest 713.9 feet along Lot 10 to the southeast corner of Lot 9, Block B, Assessors Map 21B; thence, southwest 171.49 feet to the southwest corner of said Lot 9; thence, northwest 247.03 feet along said Lot 9 to the south side of Waite Street; thence, northwest 40 feet to the north side of Waite Street; thence, southwest 95 +/- feet along the north side of Waite Street to the southwest corner of Lot 38, Block A, Assessors Map 21A; thence, northwest 123 +/- feet along said Lot 38 to Waite Pond; thence, easterly 479 +/- feet along the edge of Waite Pond to the northwest corner of Lot 43, Block A, Assessors Map 21A; thence, southeast 232 feet along the north property line of Lot 43 to the west side of Chapel Street; thence, easterly 40 +/- feet to the east side of Chapel Street at the center of a brook running between Waite Pond and City Pond; thence, northerly 65 +/- feet along Chapel Street then Pine Avenue to the northwest property corner of Lot 9, Block A, Assessors Map 22; thence, southeasterly 1081 +/- feet along said Lot 9 to the easternmost property corner of said Lot 9 and on the west boundary of Lot 1, Block A, Assessors Map 22B; thence, northeast in a straight line 875 +/- feet to the east side of Woodland Road at the intersection of the north side of Marion Avenue; thence, southeast in a straight line 3440 +/- feet to the Worcester City and Leicester Town Line; thence, southeast along the Town Line 6690 +/- feet to the point of beginning; being the intersection at the Town Line with the south side of the 1937 State layout of Stafford Street.

A third (3rd) area beginning at the intersection of the east side of Peter Salem Road and the south side of Pitcairn Avenue; thence, northeast 366.9 feet along Pitcairn Avenue and Lot 7, Block E, Assessors Map 31A to the southeast corner of said Lot 7; thence, northeast 907.25 feet in a straight line to the southeast corner of Lot 3, Block D, Assessors Map 31A, also being the northwest corner of Lot 12 of Block B and said Map; thence, northeast 270 +/- feet to the northeast property corner of Assessors Lot 4, Block D on Map 31A; thence, southwest 100 +/- feet along said Lot 4 to a point; thence, northwest 33 +/- feet to Assessors Lot 4, Block C on Map 31A; thence, northeast along said Lot 4 (Block C) 25 +/- feet to the southeast corner of said Lot 4 (Block C); thence, along said Lot 4 (Block C) 82 +/- feet to the northeast corner of said Lot 4 (Block C); thence, 50 +/- feet along said Lot 4 (Block C) to Assessors Lot 3 Block C on Map 31A; thence, along said Lot 3 and Lot 2, 115 +/- feet to the northeast corner of Assessors Lot 2, Block C on Map 31A; thence, 30 +/- feet along said Lot 2 to a point; thence, northwest 100 +/- feet to Assessors Lot 1, Block C, on Map 31A; thence, along said Lot 1 and across Lexington Street 60 +/- feet to the north side, and at the end of Lexington Street; thence, westerly along Lexington Street 45 +/- feet to a point; thence, 125 +/- feet to the northeast corner of Lot 21, Block B, Assessors Map 31A; thence, southwest 18 +/- feet along said Lot 21 to a point; thence, 109 +/- feet along said Lot 21 to a point; thence, southwest 85 +/- feet along said Lot 21 to a point southwest 700 feet to a point 200.00 feet west of Peter Salem Road; thence, southeast along a line that is parallel to and westward of the west side of Peter Salem Road 305.00 feet to the northwest property corner of Lot 1, Block A, Assessors Map 31A; thence, southeast 295.14 feet along the rear property line of Lots 1, 2 and 3 to an angle point; thence, southeast 691.51 feet along a line that is parallel to 200 feet westward of the west side of Peter Salem Road; thence, northeast 240 feet to the point of beginning.

Approved June 21, 2006.