21.372 An Order Authorizing Acquisition of a Parcel of Land on the Northerly Side of Westhampton RoadCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
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In City Council, December 2, 2021
Upon the recommendation of Mayor David J. Narkewicz, the Office of Planning and
Sustainability, and the Conservation Commission
21.372 AN ORDER AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF A PARCEL OF LAND
ON THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF WESTHAMPTON ROAD
WHEREAS, the parcel subject to this Order is located on the Northerly side of Westhampton
Road and is shown on a plan of land shown as “NO ASSESSORS ID N/F HEIRS OF LUMAN
E. BARTLETT AREA = “3.110 AC +/-” on a plan entitled “PLAN OF LAND IN
NORTHAMPTON MA MINERAL HILLS GREENWAY HAMPSHIRE REGISTRY
PREPARED FOR THE CITY OF NORTHAMPTON,” dated January 13, 2020, and recorded in
the Hampshire Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 249, Page 82 (“the Parcel”); and
WHEREAS, the Parcel is a landlocked parcel that is contiguous on both its east side and its west
side with conservation and recreation land owned by the city and known as the Mineral Hills
Greenway; and
WHEREAS, This property is owned by all of the heirs of Luman E. Bartlett, who died in 1925,
and no heir is currently managing the property, paying taxes, or otherwise claiming the property;
and
WHEREAS, This parcel is an inholding abutting conservation land on two sides and blocking
the ability for conservation and public management between two disconnected units of the
Mineral Hills Greenway. .
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
The City Council hereby authorizes the acquisition by purchase, gift, eminent domain, or
otherwise of the Parcel believed to be owned by the Heirs of Luman E. Bartlett shown as “NO
ASSESSORS ID N/F HEIRS OF LUMAN E. BARTLETT AREA = “3.110 AC +/-” on a plan
entitled “PLAN OF LAND IN NORTHAMPTON MA MINERAL HILLS GREENWAY
HAMPSHIRE REGISTRY PREPARED FOR THE CITY OF NORTHAMPTON,” dated
January 13, 2020, and recorded in the Hampshire Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 249, Page 82,
to be held in the care and custody of the Northampton Conservation Commission for the
purposes of conservation, recreation, and open space subject to the provisions of Article 97 of
the Massachusetts Constitution.
As damages for the taking, the City Council hereby awards Two Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($2,500.00).