SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2790        FILED ON: 10/5/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2548

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Walter F. Timilty

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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 town of Stoughton to transfer certain park property in exchange for acquisition and dedication of other land to park purposes.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2790        FILED ON: 10/5/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2548

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act authorizing the town of Stoughton to transfer certain park property in exchange for acquisition and dedication of other land to park purposes.

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 any general or special law to the contrary and pursuant to the provisions of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Town of Stoughton is hereby authorized to transfer three parcels of land making up a portion of a lot held for park purposes located at the intersection of Central Street and Canton Street and identified as Stoughton assessors map 30, lot 46, said parcels being depicted as “Area 1 = 4,426 SF Reduced Parkland Area”, “Area 2 = 174 SF Reduced Parkland Area”, and “Area 3 = 26 SF Reduced Parkland Area” on a plan entitled: “Plan of Land Frederick H. Pye Memorial Park in Stoughton, MA Norfolk County Prepared for the Town of Stoughton, MA”, dated August 13, 2019, prepared by Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (the “Plan”), from such town board or committee currently having care, custody and control, to the board of selectmen for general municipal purposes, including, without limitation, for all purposes for which public ways are used in the town.

SECTION 2. In consideration of the transfer of the land as provided in Section 1 of this Act, the Town of Stoughton shall take all such actions as are required, including, without limitation, discontinuance of Old Central Street as a public way, acquisition of all necessary interests in land, and dedication to park purposes under the provisions of G.L. c.45, §3, to add to the existing park from which the above parcels are removed that portion of Old Central Street depicted on the plan as “Area 4 = 4,626 SF Additional Parkland Area”, such land to be held by the board of selectmen for park purposes and to be made subject and dedicated to the provisions of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.