20.029 North Street Order of Taking
ORDER OF TAKING
The undersigned, being the duly elected and sitting members of the City Council of the City of
Northampton, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting under the authority of and in
accordance with the provisions of General Laws of the Commonwealth, as from time to time
amended, and more particularly Chapter 79, and pursuant to the Order of the Northampton City
Council, a true copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, does hereby take a perpetual
easement over the parcels referenced below for and on behalf of the Inhabitants of the City of
Northampton. The purpose of the taking hereunder is the laying out, establishing and accepting
of a public way in and for the City of Northampton in accordance with Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 82.
The parcels hereby taken are shown as “North Street” on a plan entitled, “Street Acceptance Plan
of Land in Northampton, Massachusetts Surveyed for the City of Northampton”, prepared by
Heritage Surveys, dated August 28, 2019, revised February 7, 2020. Said plan is recorded in Plan
Book ______, Page ______. The parcel taken hereunder is more particularly bounded and
described as set forth on Exhibit B, attached hereto.
No damages shall be payable as a result of this taking inasmuch as the city constructed the way
known as North Street more than 20 years ago. No betterment shall be assessed as a result of the
laying out and acceptance of the public way herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We, the City Council of the City of Northampton, have executed this
Order of Taking this _____ day of ________________, 2020.
WITNESS TO ALL:
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NORTHAMPTON, MA
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Gina-Louise Sciarra William H. Dwight
AT-LARGE COUNCILOR AT-LARGE COUNCILOR
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Michael Quinlan, Jr. Karen Foster
WARD 1 COUNCILOR WARD 2 COUNCILOR
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James Nash John Thorpe
WARD 3 COUNCILOR WARD 4 COUNCILOR
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Alex Jarrett Marianne L. LaBarge
WARD 5 COUNCILOR WARD 6 COUNCILOR
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Rachel Maiore
WARD 7 COUNCILOR
CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NORTHAMPTON, MA
I, Laura Krutzler, the Clerk of the City Council of the City of Northampton, MA, hereby certify that
the attached Order of Taking of certain easements located in Northampton, Hampshire County,
Massachusetts, was executed on __________________, 2020, by Gina-Louise Sciarra, William H.
Dwight, Michael Quinlan, Jr., Karen Foster, James Nash, John Thorpe, Alex Jarrett, Marianne L.
LaBarge, and Rachel Maoire, who as of that day, were and are the duly elected members of the City
Council of the City of Northampton, MA.
Signed this _____ day of ________________, 2020.
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Laura Krutzler
Clerk to City Council
City of Northampton, Massachusetts
EXHIBIT A
CITY COUNCIL ORDER
EXHIBIT B
Legal Description with metes and bounds for Finn Street goes here.
EXHIBIT C
TITLEHOLDERS AND LIENHOLDERS
129-131 KING STREET, NORTHAMPTON, MA
Titleholder: Servicenet, Inc., Book 7368 / Page 279
135 KING STREET, NORTHAMPTON, MA
Titleholder: Barry G. Goldberg and Annette E. Goldberg, Book 3371 / Page 342
Lienholder: Peoples United Bank, Book 11225 / Page 246
NORTH STREET, NORTHAMPTON, MA
Titleholder: Massachusetts Electric Company, Book 1605 / Page 375