21.278 An Order Transferring Care, Custody and Control of a Certain Area of Land from Smith Voke to DPWCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
In City Council, _June 3 2021______,
Upon the recommendation of Mayor David J. Narkewicz and the Department of Public Works
21.278 ORDER TRANSFERRING CARE, CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF A CERTAIN
AREA OF LAND FROM SMITH VOCATIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
WHEREAS, on May 18, 2021, the Board of Trustees of the Smith Vocational and Agricultural High
School voted to declare surplus certain land in its charge on Haydenville Road for the purpose of
allowing the construction of a pressure reducing valve (“PRV”) structure and appurtenances
associated therewith; and
WHEREAS, the locus of the proposed PRV structure is shown on a sketch plan prepared by Tata
and Howard entitled “Proposed Approximate PRV Project Easements Northampton, MA”; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to M.G.L. c 40, §15A, a city council vote by two-thirds majority is required to
redesignate the care, custody, and control of city-owned land from one department to another.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Northampton City Council orders as follows.
Ordered, that
In accordance with M.G.L. c. 40, §15A, the care, custody and control of the land shown on the
sketch plan prepared by Tata and Howard entitled “Proposed Approximate PRV Project Ease-
ments Northampton, MA” shall be transferred to the Department of Public Works for the
purpose of constructing thereon a pressure reducing valve structure and other appurtenances,
all as shown on such plan. Transfer of care, custody, and control of the “temporary easement,”
so-called, as shown on the plan, shall lapse upon the close-out of the building permit therefor
or one year from the date of this Order, whichever occurs sooner, without furt her order.