20.133 An Order to Accept Gift for the Value of Replacing Sidewalk Sections Adjacent to 109 Main StreetCITY OF NORTHAMPTON
MASSACHUSETTS
In City Council, October 15, 2020
Upon the recommendation of the Mayor and Department of Public Works
20.133 An Order to Accept Gift for the Value of Replacing Sidewalk Sections Adjacent to 109 Main
Street
Whereas, the City is the owner of the Main Street and Gothic Street layouts, Northampton,
Massachusetts; and
Whereas, Trident Realty Corporation is the owner of property at 109 Main Street, Northampton,
Massachusetts (Assessors’ Map 32A, Parcel 140), with Grantors rights to said parcel contained in a deed
recorded in the Hampshire Registry of Deeds in Book 6062, Page 34; and
Whereas, the parties are uncertain as to the location of their common boundary line between their
respective parcels, which date back to the early development of Northampton; and
Whereas, Trident Realty wishes to replace approximately fifty (50) square feet of concrete sidewalk at its
own cost within the uncertain area in front of the building due to its current disrepair and potential safety
hazard; and
Whereas, to the extent that the City has an interest in the location of the proposed sidewalk replacement,
Trident Realty needs the consent of the City to make such repairs and to accept such repairs as a gift to
the City; and
Whereas, the DPW has no objection to the proposed repairs that meet the DPW standards for concrete
sidewalk construction and appreciates the offer of Trident Realty to make such repairs.
Ordered that, Northampton City Council, authorizes Trident Realty undertake the replacement of
approximately fifty (50) square feet of concrete sidewalk in front of their building at 109 Main Street and
accepts such sidewalk replacement as a gift to the City.