Rail Trail Right of Way Easement Acquisition

ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to (a) authorize the Select Board to acquire, by purchase and/or gift, the fee to and/or permanent and/or temporary easements, for public way purposes, including without limitation, for the construction, installation, maintenance, improvement, repair, replacement and/or relocation of a shared path and rights of way, slopes, grading, construction, landscaping, and other appurtenances and/or facilities, to enable the Town to undertake the Boxford/Georgetown Border to Boston Project and for any and all purposes incidental or related thereto, in, on and under certain parcels of land approximately shown on plans entitled “Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division Plan and Profile of Border to Boston Trail in the Towns of Boxford & Georgetown Essex County,” prepared by Stantec, on file with the Town Clerk, as said plans may be amended and/or incorporated into an easement plan, and land within 200 feet of said parcels; (b) transfer the care, custody, and control of a portion or portions of the Town-owned property or properties shown on the aforesaid plans from the board or officer having custody of the same for the purposes for which such properties are currently held to the Select Board for shared path and public way purposes and further to dedicate said portions of the Town-owned properties to the foregoing purposes, and, if applicable, authorize the Select Board to submit petitions to the General Court to allow the foregoing under Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution or otherwise; (c) authorize the Select Board to enter into all agreements and take any and all actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the foregoing purposes; or take any other action thereon.

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Border to Boston Trail Committee recommends adoption of this article