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21.256 An Order Authorizing Waiver of Right of First Refusal of 2.93 Acres Off Kennedy RoadCity of Northampton MASSACHUSETTS _________ In City Council, April 15, 2021 Upon the recommendation of Mayor David J. Narkewicz and Department of Public Works 21.256 An Order Waiving Right of First Refusal Regarding 2.93 Acres Off of Kennedy Road and Releasing Tax Lien WHEREAS, a certain parcel of land off of Kennedy Road, Leeds, Massachusetts consisting of 2.93 acres, more or less, has been tax classified as agricultural land pursuant to M.G.L. c. 61A (“the Parcel”) and is subject to a lien recorded in the Hampshire Registry of Deeds in Book 2413, Page 775; and WHEREAS, title to the Parcel is held by Robert A. Borowski and Anne M. Borowski pursuant to a deed recorded in the Hampshire Registry of Deeds in Book 7156, page 275; and WHEREAS, the conveyance of a property held and taxed pursuant to c. 61A gives rise to a first option to purchase that may be exercised by the City to purchase such property; and WHEREAS, the Parcel is under a purchase and sale agreement for conveyance to abutting property owners Sheryl Fappiano and Michael Henderson of 141 Kennedy Road, Leeds, Massachusetts; and WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Sustainability has advised that the City not exercise its right of first refusal. Ordered, that The City Council hereby waives the first option to purchase the Parcel, consisting of 2.93 acres, more or less, off Kennedy Road, Leeds, Massachusetts, and releases the lien thereon as set forth in the Hampshire Registry of Deeds in Book 2413, Page 775. The City Council authorizes the Mayor to execute all instruments reasonably necessary to effectuate this Order.