21.255 Order of TakingProperty Address:
Southeasterly Side of Brierwood Drive
Florence, MA
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 the parcel of land
herein described in fee simple absolute for access to the R.K. Finn Ryan Road School.
The land taken herein is shown as Lot 31-A on a plan of land recorded in the Hampshire Registry
of Deeds, Plan Book 67, Page 94, but specifically excepting and excluding the parcel of land
shown as Lot 31-A on a plan recorded in Plan Book 65, Page 56A and also described in a deed
recorded in Book 1486, Page 148.”
As pro tanto damages for the taking herein, the City of Northampton awards the sum of
$3,100.00, which shall be applied to reduce or release the tax lien encumbering such parcel.
For title see deed of Martin J. Beattie and Catherine C. Beattie to Edbert Homes, Inc., dated
September 30, 1959, and recorded in the Hampshire Registry of Deeds Book 1312, Page 353.
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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 ________________, 2021.
WITNESS TO ALL:
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NORTHAMPTON, MA
___________________________________ ___________________________________
Gina-Louise Sciarra William H. Dwight
AT-LARGE COUNCILOR AT-LARGE COUNCILOR
___________________________________ ___________________________________
Michael Quinlan, Jr. Karen Foster
WARD 1 COUNCILOR WARD 2 COUNCILOR
___________________________________ ___________________________________
James Nash John Thorpe
WARD 3 COUNCILOR WARD 4 COUNCILOR
___________________________________ ___________________________________
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 a certain parcel of land located in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Massachusetts, was executed on _____________________, 2021, 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 ________________, 2021.
______________________________________
Laura Krutzler
Clerk to City Council
City of Northampton, Massachusetts
EXHIBIT A
CITY COUNCIL ORDER