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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1745 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2355 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Susannah M. Whipps and Joanne M. Comerford |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act authorizing the town of Northfield to acquire property in the town of Bernardston. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin1/15/2025Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/15/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1745 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2355 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Whipps of Athol and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by |
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| 19 | 19 | | bill, House, No. 2355) of Susannah M. Whipps and Joanne M. Comerford that the town of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Northfield be authorized to acquire certain property located in the town of Bernardston, for |
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| 21 | 21 | | general municipal purpose. Municipalities and Regional Government. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act authorizing the town of Northfield to acquire property in the town of Bernardston. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 14 of chapter 40 of the General Laws or any other |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2general or special law to the contrary, the town of Northfield is hereby authorizing to acquire, by |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3gift, purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, property located in the town of Bernardston, for |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4general municipal purpose, including for a public safety facility, said property being a parcel of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5land, containing 3.018 acres, more or less, with the improvements thereon, known as 546 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6Northfield Road (Route 10), Bernardston, described in a deed recorded with the Franklin County |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7Registry of Deeds in Book 6209, Page 62, shown as “Lot 2” on a plan entitled “Plan of Land in |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8Bernardston, MA Surveyed for Country Oil, Inc” dated August 15, 2001, recorded with the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9Registry in Plan Book 114, Page 43. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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