AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SHARON TO CHANGE THE USE OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND ACQUIRED FOR OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES TO GENERAL MUNICIPAL PURPOSES
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) The select board of the town of Sharon may use a certain portion of the Sacred Heart property, which is currently dedicated and used for outdoor recreational purposes, for general municipal purposes or for the construction of a municipal building and related facilities, including parking. The land was acquired by the town for conservation and recreation purposes by a deed recorded in the Norfolk county registry of deeds in book 5099, page 169. The portion of the land to be used for general municipal purposes or for the construction of a municipal building and related facilities, including parking, contains approximately 0.86 acres of land and is shown as "Parcel 'T'" on a plan of land entitled "Proposed Park Land Conversion" prepared by the Sharon Engineering Department, which is on file in the office of the town clerk.
(b) In exchange for the use of "Parcel 'T'" for general municipal purposes or for the construction of a municipal building and related facilities, including parking, the select board shall dedicate the land identified as "Lot 213" on a plan of land entitled "Plan of Land, For land in Sharon, Massachusetts, Site Location: 74 East Foxboro Street, Sharon Massachusetts 02067", dated February 12, 2021, and recorded in the land court division of the Norfolk county registry of deeds as plan 1191-17 to public outdoor and recreational use. Such parcel was acquired by the town by a deed recorded in said land court division of said Norfolk count registry of deeds as document number 15270231, containing 5.95 acres of land.
(c) As a further condition of the change of use of “Parcel T”, the select board shall require that best practices be used to protect the health of trees on said “Parcel T” that are not required to be removed for the construction of a municipal building and related facilities, including parking.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, June 18, 2024.