HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4886        FILED ON: 7/1/2016

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4464

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul Tucker and Joan B.  Lovely

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act authorizing the city of Salem to convey a certain parcel of park land..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

7/1/2016

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

7/1/2016


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4886        FILED ON: 7/1/2016

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4464

By Representative Tucker of Salem and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4464) of Paul Tucker and Joan B.  Lovely (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Salem be authorized to convey a certain parcel of land to North Shore Medical Center, Inc.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act authorizing the city of Salem to convey a certain parcel of park land..

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, but subject to subsections (a), (b) and (g) of section 16 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, the City of Salem, acting through its Mayor and City Council, may convey to North Shore Medical Center, Inc. a certain parcel of dedicated park land adjacent to Bertram Field comprising 1,219 square feet and shown as "Parcel B" on a plan on file in the office of the City Clerk of Salem entitled "Plan of Land Salem, 55 Highland Avenue", prepared by North Shore Survey Corporation and dated April 28, 2015.

Section 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, but subject to subsection (e)(2) of section 16 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, and upon the conveyance of Parcel B referenced in Section 1, the City of Salem shall acquire from North Shore Medical Center, Inc. a 6,298 square foot parcel of land adjacent to Bertram Field, shown as "Parcel A" on the plan referenced in Section 1.  Once acquired by the City, the City Council shall dedicate the land for park purposes pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 45, Section 3.

Section 3. The City of Salem shall prepare and record in the Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds a plan of land describing the precise boundaries of parcels of land altered pursuant to this act.

Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.