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| 2 | 2 | | FILED ON: 7/30/2024 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4944 |
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| 4 | 4 | | Substituted, on motion of Mr. Walsh of Peabody, for a bill with the same title (House No. 4723) |
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| 5 | 5 | | [Local Approval Received]. July 30, 2024. |
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| 6 | 6 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 7 | 7 | | _______________ |
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| 8 | 8 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 9 | 9 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 10 | 10 | | _______________ |
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| 11 | 11 | | An Act authorizing the town of Brookline to convey a parcel of land to the Pierce School |
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| 12 | 12 | | Building Committee to install subsurface geothermal wells. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 14 | 14 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of |
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| 16 | 16 | | 2Brookline may use a certain portion of the Pierce School Playground, acquired in part for |
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| 17 | 17 | | 3playground purposes, for installation of subsurface geothermal wells. Upon completion of the |
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| 18 | 18 | | 4installation and within 12 months after disturbance of the surface, the town of Brookline will |
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| 19 | 19 | | 5restore and improve the Pierce School Playground and the public will be able to continue to use |
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| 20 | 20 | | 6the land for playground and recreational purposes subject to article 97 of the amendments to the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 7constitution of the Commonwealth. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 8 SECTION 2. The land, which may be used for the purposes described in section 1, is a |
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| 23 | 23 | | 91.53-acre portion of the Pierce School Playground shown as “Playground Area” on a plan |
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| 24 | 24 | | 10entitled “Article 97 Plan,” 53-65 School Street, Brookline, Mass. draft dated 06/27/2024, |
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| 25 | 25 | | 11prepared by Feldman Geospatial, and on file with the office of the town clerk. 2 of 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 12 SECTION 3. As mitigation for the permanent subsurface change in use described in |
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| 27 | 27 | | 13Section 1, the town of Brookline shall make improvements to Pierce School Playground equal to |
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| 28 | 28 | | 14or greater than the monetary value of the permanent subsurface impact, as confirmed by an |
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| 29 | 29 | | 15affidavit from the town assessor. |
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| 30 | 30 | | 16 SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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