By Mr. Joyce, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 2272) of Brian A. Joyce, Geraldine Creedon, Robert S.
Creedon, Jr., David L. Flynn and other members of the
General Court (by vote of the town) for legislation to
authorize The Board of Selectmen of Easton to lease a
certain parcel of land. Municipalities and Regional
Government. {Local approval received.} |
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, and specifically exempting the lease from provision of chapter 30B of the General Laws, the town of Easton may lease a certain parcel of land to the Ames Free Library of Easton, Inc., a corporation duly organized pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for a term not to exceed 50 years, for the purpose of constructing parking facilities associated with the operation of the Ames Free Library. The parcel is identified on Assessor’s Map 16U, Lot 161 and contains 47,629 square feet of land, more or less and is also shown as Lot 3 on a plan of land entitled “SHAKESPEARE GLEN, Definitive Subdivision, Plan of Land in Easton, Mass. Scale 40 feet to an inch July 27, 1985 Ernest W. Branch, Inc., Civil Engineers Munroe Building, 1245 Hancock St. Quincy Revised: August 21, 1985 September 4, 1985” recorded at the Bristol Northern District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 348, Pages 62-64, together with all the rights, titles and interests of Lots 5 and 6 shown on the aforesaid plan in Theater Way.
SECTION 2: The Board of Selectman of the Town of Easton may determine the terms and conditions of such lease a they determine to be in the best interests of the town provided that the terms of the lease include, but not be limited, to, that the number of parking spaces to be located on the parcel be limited to no more than 35, that the lease contain provisions for the protection, preservation, maintenance, stewardship, renovation and restoration of that portion of the property known as the Estate Garden Park subject to the approval of the Easton Historical Commission and that public access to Estate Garden Park be provided.
SECTION 3: This act shall take effect upon its passage.
