SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2710 FILED ON: 8/3/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2435
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Julian Cyr
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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 known as the town of Barnstable to change the use of a portion of land within Mother’s Park.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands |
Kip A. Diggs | 2nd Barnstable |
Steven George Xiarhos | 5th Barnstable |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2710 FILED ON: 8/3/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2435
By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2435) of Julian Cyr, Kip A. Diggs and Steven George Xiarhos (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the city known as the town of Barnstable to change the use of a portion of land within Mother’s Park. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local approval received] |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act authorizing the city known as the town of Barnstable to change the use of a portion of land within Mother’s Park.
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, and in accordance with M.G.L. c. 3, § 5A, the town council of the city known as the town of Barnstable may change the purpose of 5,803 square feet of land within Mother’s Park as shown on a plan of land titled “Approval Not Required Plan Mother’s Park 20 Phinney’s Lane” drawn by Town of Barnstable Department of Public Works dated 2/23/2023 for the purpose of making public safety improvements by reconfiguring the intersection of Phinney’s Lane and North Main Street as shown on said plan. The town of Barnstable may make minor modifications to the plan to carry out this act.
SECTION 2. As consideration for the change of purpose of the land described in section 1, the town of Barnstable shall dedicate for park purposes land of not less than 9,288 square feet within the discontinued portion of Mother’s Park Road to increase the area of Mother’s Park as shown on the plan referred to in Section 1.
SECTION 3. The town manager of the town of Barnstable may execute and record on behalf of the town any instruments necessary to carry out this act.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.