21.256 An Order Authorizing Waiver of Right of First Refusal of 2.93 Acres Off Kennedy RoadCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
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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.