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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN THE TOWN OF LYNNFIELD.

      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 Lynnfield, acting by and through its board of selectmen and conservation commission, may, under chapter 30B of the General Laws or any other law as may be applicable, convey to Brian Kelly, trustee of the 353-365 Broadway Realty Trust under declaration of trust dated January 9, 2012, approximately 9,104 square feet of land located at 353-385 Broadway Rear, as described on a plan entitled “Plan of Land #353 Broadway (NEWBURYPORT TRNPK) RTE 1, Lynnfield, Mass dated January 4, 2014 prepared by Hayes Engineering, Inc”, being a portion of a 2.29 acre parcel of land conveyed to the town of Lynnfield, acting by and through its conservation commission, on July 3, 1996 and as further described in Essex south district registry of deeds in book 13666, page 224. The board of selectmen and conservation commission may sell the parcel upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as they deem to be in the best interests of the town.
      SECTION 2.  (a) As a condition of the conveyance authorized in section 1, Brian Kelly, trustee of the 353-365 Broadway Realty Trust under declaration of trust dated January 9, 2012, shall convey to the Lynnfield board of selectmen to be held under the care, custody and control of the conservation commission for passive outdoor recreational purposes a permanent access easement containing 13,431 square feet from United States highway route 1 to the remaining portion of the 2.29 acre Bow Ridge Conservation Area.  The permanent access easement shall be held by the conservation commission and shall allow for 5 parking spaces for the public to provide public access to the Bow Ridge Conservation Area and Lynn Woods for passive outdoor recreational use.  The permanent access easement is described on a plan entitled “Conceptual Plan/Kelly Jeep, Masserati & Alfa Romeo/Lynnfield, Mass.”, prepared by Hayes Engineering, Inc., dated April 23, 2016 and is over a parcel described in a deed recorded in the Essex south district registry of deeds in book 13666, page 224.
      (b) As a further condition of the conveyance authorized in section 1, Brian Kelly, trustee of the 353-365 Broadway Realty Trust shall pay to the town of Lynnfield not less than $170,000 which shall be deposited in the town’s Conservation Land Fund to be used for acquiring and maintaining town conservation land.
      SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved, July 14, 2016.