21.372 Order of TakingAffected Premises:
Northerly side of Westhampton Road
Northampton, 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 Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 79, and pursuant to the
Order of the Northampton City Council, a true copy of which is attached hereto, does hereby take
the parcel referenced below, with any and all improvements thereon, in fee absolute for and on
behalf of the Inhabitants of the City of Northampton. The parcel taken hereunder shall be in the
custody and control 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.
The parcel hereby taken is 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 property hereby taken is supposed to be owned by the Heirs of Luman E. Bartlett. See deeds
recorded in the Hampshire Registry of Deeds in Book 709, Page 457 and Book 711, Page 41.
In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 79, § 6, as amended, an award of Two Thousand Five
Hundred ($2,500.00) Dollars is made by the City of Northampton for damages sustained by the
owner or owners and all other persons, including all mortgagees of record, having any and all
interest in the Property and entitled to any damages by reason of the taking. The City of
Northampton reserves the right to amend the award at any time prior to payment for good cause
shown.
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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
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Gina-Louise Sciarra William H. Dwight
AT-LARGE COUNCILOR AT-LARGE COUNCILOR
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Michael Quinlan, Jr. Karen Foster
WARD 1 COUNCILOR WARD 2 COUNCILOR
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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.
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Laura Krutzler
Clerk to City Council
City of Northampton, Massachusetts