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21.255 An Order Authorizing Acquisition of a Parcel of Land on the Southeasterly Side of Brierwood DriveCity of Northampton MASSACHUSETTS _________ In City Council, April 15, 2021 Upon the recommendation of Mayor David J. Narkewicz and Department of Planning and Sustainability 21.255 AN ORDER AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF A PARCEL OF LAND ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY SIDE OF BRIERWOOD DRIVE WHEREAS, the parcel subject to this Order is located on the southeasterly side of Brierwood Drive and is shown on a plan of land entitled “Plan of Lots in Northampton, Mass. Owned by Edbert Homes, Inc.,” dated July 12, 1965, and recorded in Hampshire Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 67, Pages 94-95, (“the Plan”) being the southernly one-third of lot 31-A on the Plan (“the Parcel”); and WHEREAS, the Parcel excludes that portion of lot 31-A that is shown on the plan entitled “Plan of Lots in Northampton, Mass. Owned by Edbert Homes, Inc.,” dated April 1964, and recorded in the Hampshire Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 65, Page 56A, also shown thereon as lot 31-A; and WHEREAS, the Parcel abuts the property of the R.K. Finn Ryan Road Elementary School; and WHEREAS, the owner of the Parcel, Edbert Homes, Inc., was involuntarily dissolved by order of the Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1979; and WHEREAS, the Parcel is subject to an existing tax lien for unpaid taxes that exceed the value of the Parcel; and WHEREAS, the Parcel contains the layout of a City sewer line; and WHEREAS, the Parcel would enhance access to the abutting school property from the neighborhood shown on the Plan. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, The City Council hereby authorizes the acquisition by purchase, gift, eminent domain, or otherwise of the Parcel described above for access to and egress from the land of the R.K. Finn Ryan Road Elementary School. As damages for the taking, the City Council hereby awards Three Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($3,100.00) which shall be applied to the outstanding balance on taxes due and owing on the Parcel.