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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patrick Joseph Kearney

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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 Scituate to dispose of a portion of the Cushing Elementary School property to the Scituate Food Pantry, Inc..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

10/19/2026


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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act authorizing the town of Scituate to dispose of a portion of the Cushing Elementary School property to the Scituate Food Pantry, Inc..

 

 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. (a) Notwithstanding chapter 30B of the General Laws or any other general or special law or bylaw to the contrary, the town of Scituate select board may dispose of a portion or portions of the property currently used as the site for the Cushing Elementary school and further described in subsection (b), by sale or long term lease up to 50 years, to the private, non-profit organization known as the Scituate Food Pantry, Inc. for use as a premises to house and operate said food pantry. Said disposition shall be on such terms as the select board deems to be in the town of Scituate’s best interest.

 (b) The property authorized for disposition pursuant to subsection (a) is: (i) located at 1 Aberdeen drive in the town of Scituate; (ii) 1 of the school properties shown on the town of Scituate assessor’s map 32-9-A; and (iii) a portion of the parcel conveyed through an order of taking recorded with the Plymouth county registry of deeds in book 2587, page 145.  

 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.