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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1231 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 771
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Edward F. Coppinger
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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 relative to certain property to be used for conservation or recreational purposes.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Edward F. Coppinger10th Suffolk1/18/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1231 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 771
By Representative Coppinger of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 771) of
Edward F. Coppinger relative to certain property to be used for conservation or recreational
purposes in the West Roxbury neighborhood of the city of Boston. Environment and Natural
Resources.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4004 OF 2019-2020.]
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 relative to certain property to be used for conservation or recreational purposes.
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 XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
2department of conservation and recreation shall reclaim the land being more particularly
3bounded and described as follows: Southerly by the northerly line of Belgrade Avenue, fifty-
4seven (57) feet more or less; Westerly by land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, known
5as West Roxbury Parkway, one hundred twenty (120) feet more or less; Northerly by the
6southerly side line of the location of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, fifty-
7seven (57) feet more or less; and Easterly by land now or formerly of Clay Chevrolet, Inc., one
8hundred twenty-three (123) feet more or less; containing six thousand nine hundred twenty-five
9(6925) square feet more or less pursuant to Chapter 851 of the Acts of 1977 and the plan of land
10file 9096-274. Upon title to said land reverting to the commonwealth the land shall forthwith be 2 of 2
11designated as open space to be used for conservation or recreational purposes subject to the
12department’s continued use of the land for the purpose of sloping, embanking, filling and
13maintaining its remaining land appurtenant to the West Roxbury Parkway.