21.372 Fully-executed 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 = "3.1 10 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 Q2 gongC& , 2021.
WITNESS TO ALL:
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CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NORTHAMPTON, MA
1, 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 'O mg iG , 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 ft;f�'day of , 2021.
Laura krutzler
Clerk to City Council
City of Northampton, Massachusetts
City of Northampton
MASSACHUSETiS
In City Council, December 2, 2021
Upon the recommendation of Mayor David J. Narkeivicz, the Office of Planning and
Sustainabrlity, 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
Grcenway; 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 Iand 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 [D 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).
21.372
In City Council, December 2, 2021
Passed First Reading on Rail Call Vote of 9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent
Attest: , Clerk of Council
In City Council, December 16, 2021
Passed Second Reading on Roll Call Vote of 9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent
Attest: G} , Clerk of Council
Approved: David J. Narkewicz, Mayor
Passed two readings and enrolled.
I hereby certify that the above Order passed the Northampton City Council on December 16, 2021
David J. Narkewicz, Mayor approved the Order on December 20, 2021
Attest: ' , Clerk of Council