Amendment #1 to H3654

Floor Amendment

Mr. Speliotis of Danvers moves to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“SECTION 1. (a) The city of Lowell may use approximately 18.65 acres of land owned by the city located at 512 Clark road and 512.1 Clark road in the city of Lowell currently held as athletic fields and public space, hereinafter referred to as “Clark road fields,” for the construction of a public high school and other school purposes. The land is described in deeds filed with the Middlesex county north registry of deeds in book 776, page 282, book 1661, page 343 and book 28537, page 243; provided, further that the land includes land extending into the town of Tewksbury.

(b) The city of Lowell may use approximately 3.7 acres of land owned by the city, including the entire parcel of property located at 438 Douglas road and a portion of the property located at 424 Douglas road and 392 Douglas road in the city of Lowell currently used as a parking lot for the Cawley stadium in the city of Lowell, hereinafter referred to as “stadium parking land,” for the construction of new playing fields in connection with the school built pursuant to subsection (a). The land, respectively, is described in deeds filed with the Middlesex county north registry of deeds in: (i) book 943, page 425 and book 7471, page 347; (ii) book 859, page 20 and book 8268, page 9 and (iii) book 955, page 395 and book 2091, page 58.

(c) If a public high school is constructed at the Clark road fields, the recreational uses provided by the Clark road fields and the stadium parking land shall be replicated in full by the designation and, if necessary, the improvement of not less than 22.35 acres of land owned by the city of Lowell, currently held for municipal purposes, except those purposes protected by article 97 of the Constitution of the commonwealth for recreational uses equivalent with the current recreational use of the property described in subsections (a) and (b).

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