AN ACT ALLOWING THE TOWN OF HINGHAM TO USE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY AS THE LOCATION FOR A CENTER FOR ACTIVE LIVING
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 any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Hingham may change the use of approximately 5.387 acres of land located on a portion of the parcel shown as assessor’s map 77, lot 1, located at 0 Fort Hill street in the town of Hingham, as shown on a plan entitled “Plan showing the Delineated Limit of Development, Center for Active Living, Bare Cove Park Drive, Hingham, MA”, dated March 14, 2025, prepared by CHA Consulting, Inc., a copy of which is on file with the town clerk of the town of Hingham, and described in a deed recorded with the Plymouth county registry of deeds in book 3917, page 327, which land is under the care, custody, management and control of the select board for use as passive and active recreation, to a new use as the location for a municipal center for active living and uses associated therewith.
SECTION 2. In consideration of the change in use described in section 1, the town of Hingham shall transfer the care, custody, management and control of approximately 6.847 acres of land shown as “AREA TO BE COMBINED WITH “CONSERVATION” LOT” on the plan entitled “Approval Not Required Plan of Land, 200 High Street, Hingham, MA 02043”, dated May 6, 2025, prepared by CHA Consulting, Inc., a copy of which is on file with the town clerk of the town of Hingham, and described in a deed recorded with the Plymouth county registry of deeds in book 3354, page 260, from the school committee to the conservation commission, to be held for conservation purposes under Article XCVII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, February 6, 2026.