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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5159 FILED ON: 5/30/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4723
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tommy Vitolo
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act authorizing the town of Brookline to convey a parcel of land to the Pierce School
Building Committee to install subsurface geothermal wells.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tommy Vitolo15th Norfolk5/30/2024 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5159 FILED ON: 5/30/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4723
By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4723) of
Tommy Vitolo (by vote of the town) that the town of Brookline be authorized to convey a certain
parcel of land to the Pierce School Building Committee in said town to install subsurface
geothermal wells. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act authorizing the town of Brookline to convey a parcel of land to the Pierce School
Building Committee to install subsurface geothermal wells.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of
2Brookline may transfer the care,custody, management, and control of a portion of the subsurface
3area below the existing playground property, typically described as the Pierce School Playground
4having an area of ____ square feet and shown as "Geothermal Circuit (Typ.)," "Geothermal
5Loop(Typ.)," "Geothermal Vault," and "10" Supply Return Main Line,"along with any necessary
6appurtenances or temporary construction easements, on a plan of land entitled "Town of
7Brookline, Pierce School, 50 School Street,Brookline, MA 02445: Project Status:100% Design
8Development," and dated '2023-11-16'" from the parks and recreation commision for playground
9purposes, temporarily to the pierce school building committee for the purpose of constructing
10geothermal wells for the new Pierce School, then back to the parks and recreation commission
11for playground purposes, including the temporary construction impacts on the surface of the 2 of 2
12playground during the period of construction. The land is identified on the town's assessor's maps
13as parcel 171-27-00 and is part of the lands acquired by the town of Brookline for playground
14and for other municipal purposes pursuant to deeds recorded in the Norfolk district registry of
15deeds in book book numbers, page page numbers.
16 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.