HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4431        FILED ON: 12/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4089

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ruth B. Balser

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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 Newton to Lease the John W. Weeks School for a Term of Years Not Exceeding Ninety-Nine Years and to Grant a Lease Extension to the Current Lessee of the Former John W. Weeks School without Undertaking a Procurement Process.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

12/13/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

12/18/2017

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

12/20/2017

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

12/18/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4431        FILED ON: 12/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4089

By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4089) of Ruth B. Balser and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Newton be authorized to lease the John W. Weeks School for up to 99 years and grant a lease extension to the current lessee notwithstanding certain procurement laws.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act Authorizing the City of Newton to Lease the John W. Weeks School for a Term of Years Not Exceeding Ninety-Nine Years and to Grant a Lease Extension to the Current Lessee of the Former John W. Weeks School without Undertaking a Procurement Process.

 

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 the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws or Chapter 330 of the Acts of 1981 or any other law to the contrary, the City of Newton is hereby authorized to lease the John W. Weeks School for a term of years not exceeding ninety-nine years.

Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 30B of the General Laws or any other law to the contrary, the City of Newton is hereby authorized to grant a lease extension to the Newton Community Development Foundation, Inc., the current lessee of the John W. Weeks School, without undertaking a procurement process.

Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its passage.