AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SHUTESBURY TO CONVEY CERTAIN 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. Notwithstanding chapter 30B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Shutesbury, acting by and through its select board, may convey, by lot or otherwise, the property described in section 2, currently owned by the town and used for general municipal purposes to W.D. Cowls, Inc. The property consists of approximately 1/3 acre of land and is further described as follows: (i) a parcel of land located on Oak Knoll drive acquired by the town by a deed recorded in the Franklin county registry of deeds in book 1257, page 102 and shown as parcel B-22 on the town’s assessors’ map 25; (ii) a parcel of land located on Great Pines drive acquired by the town by a deed recorded in the Franklin county registry of deeds in book 1441, page 347 and shown as parcel B-27 on the town’s assessors’ map 25; and (iii) a parcel of land located on Great Pines drive acquired by the town by a deed recorded in the Franklin county registry of deeds in book 3339, page 152 and shown as parcel B-28 on the town’s assessors’ map 25, all together containing approximately 1/3 acre of land.
(b) In consideration for the conveyance authorized in subsection (a), the town of Shutesbury may acquire all or a portion of a parcel of land owned by W.D. Cowls, Inc. located on Leverett road, known as the Mary Clark lot, shown as parcel ZH-12 on the town’s assessors’ map 16 and described in certain deeds recorded in the Franklin county registry of deeds in book 808, page 283 and book 1032, page 390. The property acquired under this subsection shall be used by the town in part, for a well to benefit certain abutting properties in the town, including the highway garage, located at 57 Leverett road. The conveyance shall be subject to an easement reserved by the grantor to allow the grantor to access the remaining land of the grantor.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, August 6, 2020.