21.191 An Order to Acquire Land on Nash Hill Road in Williamsburg for Water Supply Protection
City of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
In City Council, February 4, 2021
Upon the recommendation of Mayor David J. Narkewicz and the Department of Public Works
21.191 An Order to Acquire Land on Nash Hill Road in Williamsburg for Water Supply Protection
Ordered, that
WHEREAS, The City of Northampton owns a surface drinking water supply in the town of Whately
which is surrounded by watershed land owned by both the City and private property
owners, and;
WHEREAS, It is in the interest of the City to acquire privately held parcels within this watershed as
they become available for sale to protect its drinking water supply, and;
WHEREAS, Certain parcels of land within the watershed are available for acquisition, and it is in the
interest of the City to acquire the parcels for watershed protection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED,
That the City Council authorizes the acquisition by gift, purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, the fee
interest in one parcel of land containing 14.79 acres, more or less, located on Nash Hill Road in
Williamsburg and shown on a plan entitled “Plan of Land in Williamsburg, Massachusetts Prepared for
Northampton Dept of Public Works,” dated December 16, 2020, by Holmberg & Howe Land Surveyors.
This acquisition is for the purpose of the sanitary protection of the West Whately Reservoir, part of the
City of Northampton’s Water Supply. The parcels shall be held in the custody and control of the
Department of Public Works.
Further, that no appropriation is necessary for the acquisition of the easement authorized hereunder
inasmuch as sufficient funds for this acquisition have been appropriated in Water Enterprise 61523-
581000-11 – Land.