AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF LYNN TO USE CERTAIN PARK LAND FOR SCHOOL 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) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the city of Lynn may use a portion of the following parcels of lands within the Magnolia avenue playground, acquired for park and playground purposes for the construction, maintenance and use of schools and educational facilities, facilities for athletic, sports and community programs and activities and for general recreational uses. The parcels of lands are further described as follows:
(i) a certain parcel of land containing 154,982 square feet, more or less, owned by the city of Lynn by a confirmatory order of taking recorded in the Essex southern district registry of deeds in book 41744, page 88, situated in the city of Lynn and shown as “Magnolia Avenue Playground N/F city of Lynn (Park Dept.) PID: 073-103-034” on a plan of land entitled “Pickering Middle School and Magnolia Avenue Playground Lynn, Massachusetts Perimeter Plan of Land”, dated June 27, 2023, which is on file with the city; and
(ii) a certain parcel of land containing 98,985 square feet, more or less, situated in the city of Lynn and shown as “N/F City of Lynn (Park Dept.) Cert. 11695 Doc. 34388 PID: 074-103-005” and “N/F City of Lynn (Park Dept.) Cert. 11695 Doc. 34388 PID: 074-103-025” combined on the plan of land identified in clause (i) more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southwestern most corner of the parcel; thence turning and running
N 77° 36’ 16” E a distance of 695.64 feet to a point; thence turning and running
S 42° 51’ 14” E a distance of 137.47 feet to a point; thence turning and running
S 52° 16’ 24” E a distance of 48.48 feet to a point; thence turning and running
N 29° 13’ 26” E a distance of 156.61 feet to a point; thence turning and running
N 79° 39’ 44” W a distance of 416.71 feet to a point; thence turning and running
S 10° 20’ 16” W a distance of 100.00 feet to a point; thence turning and running
N 79° 39’ 44” W a distance of 300.00 feet to a point; thence turning and running
N 10° 20’ 16” E a distance of 50.04 feet to a point; thence turning and running
N 72° 08’ 54” W a distance of 138.35 feet to a point; thence turning and running
S 08° 36’ 16” W a distance 280.60 feet to the point of beginning.
(b) As consideration for the change of use of the land on Magnolia avenue pursuant to subsection (a), the city shall dedicate the following parcel of land for park purposes:
a certain parcel of land containing 319,485 square feet, more or less, owned by the city of Lynn and shown as “Lot A” on a plan of land entitled “Compiled Plan of Land in Lynn, Mass.” prepared by Hayes Engineering, Inc., dated March 24, 2023, which is on file with the city of Lynn and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the southerly corner of the parcel, herein described at a point on the northerly sideline of Parkland avenue; thence running
N 38° 23' 40" W a distance of 200.05 feet; thence turning and running
N 37° 28' 45" W a distance of 237.56 feet; thence turning and running
N 56° 33' 23" E a distance of 250.60 feet; thence turning and running
N 33° 55' 37" W a distance of 194.34 feet; thence turning and running
N 61° 30' 00" E a distance of 175.00 feet; thence turning and running
S 32° 00' 00" E a distance of 435.00 feet; thence turning and running
N 39° 00' 00" E a distance of 325.00 feet; thence turning and running
N 81° 30' 00" E a distance of 381.42 feet to a point on the northerly sideline of Parkland avenue; thence turning and running Southwesterly along the northerly sideline of Parkland avenue on a curve turning to the right with an arc length of 543.80 feet, with a radius of 1434.72 feet; thence running
S 55° 40' 10" W along the northerly sideline of Parkland avenue a distance of 504.90 feet to the point of beginning.
SECTION 2. If the land described in section 1 ceases to be used for the purposes described in said section 1, the land shall revert to the park commission in the city of Lynn for park purposes.
SECTION 3. The change in use of the portions of park lands pursuant to section 1 shall be contingent upon the approval of the park commission in the city of Lynn and the secretary of energy and environmental affairs.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, May 3, 2024.