21.255 An Order Authorizing Acquisition of a Parcel of Land on the Southeasterly Side of Brierwood DriveCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
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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.