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approval of the Select Board, to borrow said sum under the provisions of G.L. Chapter 44B, Section 11, G.L.
Chapter 44, Section 7 and/or any other enabling authority and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, (b)
authorize the Select Board to acquire, by purchase, gift, and/or eminent domain, the parcels of land located on
and off Plymouth Street, Vernon Street, and Pleasant Street and identified by the Assessors as Parcels 10-5077,
9-6353, 9-6369, 9-6484, 18-825, 18-853, 18-2431, 18-3928, 18-3986, 18-3996, 18-4746, and 19-4944, for
conservation and passive recreation purposes in perpetuity on such terms and conditions as the Select Board
deems in the best interests of the Town, with the care, custody and control of said parcels to be held by the
Conservation Commission under the provisions of G.L. c. 40, §8C, (c) authorize the Town Manager, the
Conservation Commission and/or their designees to apply for, accept and expend any funds that may be provided
from public or private sources to defray all or a portion of said costs of acquisition, and to enter into any and all
agreements and execute on behalf of the Town any and all instruments as may be necessary or convenient to
effectuate said acquisition, and, further, (d) authorize the Select Board to convey a conservation restriction on
said parcels to a qualified organization in accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 184, §§31-33, as required by
G.L. c. 44B, §12(a), limiting the use of said land to the aforesaid purposes in perpetuity.
Finance Committee voted favorable action
Select Board voted favorable action
ARTICLE 24: Voted unanimously to appropriate $15,000.00 from the Historic Resources Reserve of the
Community Preservation Fund for the Cemetery Stone Restoration Project for the purpose of repairing cemetery
stone markers at the Reed/Peirce and Tack Cemeteries; said funds to be expended under the direction of the
Friends of Middleborough Cemeteries and the Community Preservation Committee.
Finance Committee voted favorable action
Select Board voted favorable action
ARTICLE 25: Voted unanimously to appropriate $50,000.00 from the Community Housing Reserve of the
Community Preservation Fund to fund the Middleborough Housing Authority’s Nemasket Apartments Roof
Project (21 & 25 Maddigan Way) for the purpose of preserving ten senior housing units in two buildings; said
funds to be expended under the direction of the Middleborough Housing Authority.
Finance Committee voted favorable action
Select Board voted favorable action
ARTICLE 26: Voted unanimously to appropriate $50,000.00 from the Community Housing Resources Reserve of
the Community Preservation Fund to providing funding for the 1st Time Homebuyers Down Payment Assistance
Project; said funds to be expended under the direction of the Office of Planning and Community Development
and the Community Preservation Committee.
Finance Committee voted favorable action
Select Board voted favorable action
ARTICLE 27: Voted unanimously to appropriate $75,000.00 from the Budgeted Reserve of the Community
Preservation Fund to fund the West Side Lacrosse Field Project, said funds to be expended under the direction of
the Town Manager, Park Department and the Community Preservation Committee.
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