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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF LUNENBURG TO CONVEY A CERTAIN PARCEL OF CONSERVATION LAND.

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. The town of Lunenburg, acting by and through the board of selectmen, may convey a certain parcel of conservation land to Barbara Brown to be used for residential purposes. Said parcel consists of approximately 3.2 acres and is bounded and described as follows:-

Beginning at a point on the easterly side of Townsend Harbor Road, which point is at the line dividing the Residence A and Outlying districts; running in an easterly direction for a distance of 1254 feet to a point on the boundary line of Brown land. Thence turning and running southerly along the boundary line of Brown land for a distance of 125 feet. Thence turning and running westerly and parallel with the line which forms the Residence A and Outlying district boundary line for a distance of 1254 feet to a point on the easterly side of Townsend Harbor Road. Thence running along the side line of Townsend Harbor Road for a distance of 125 feet to the point of the beginning. This parcel is a portion of Lot 34-820 on Assessors Map 35.

SECTION 2. In consideration of the conveyance authorized in section 1, Barbara Brown shall convey a certain parcel of land to the town of Lunenburg to be used for conservation purposes. Said parcel consisting of 23.5 acres, more or less, is shown as a portion of Lot 35-2 on Assessors Map 35 of said town and is a portion of the property as shown in a deed recorded in the northern district registry of deeds in the county of Worcester in Book 1101 at Page 37, dated November 12, 1972. The parcel to be conveyed to the town by the said Barbara Brown shall be of equal or greater value to the parcel to be conveyed pursuant to section 1. The value of such parcels shall be determined by independent appraisals.

SECTION 3. Barbara Brown shall produce a survey of both parcels satisfactory to the board of selectmen of the town of Lunenburg. Said Barbara Brown shall be responsible for the costs of appraisals, surveys, recordings and other expenses incurred as a result of the conveyance authorized by this act.

Approved August 6, 1998.