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TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
120 MAIN STREET
NORTH ANDOVER,MASSACHUSETTS 01845
Joyce A.Bradshaw,CMMC Telephone(978)688-9501
Town Clerk Fax (978)688-9557
E-mail iradshaw(dtownofnorthandover.com
This is to certify that the following vote was taken at the Dissolved Special Town
Meeting for the Town of North Andover held March 2, 2006:
Article 1. — Acquisition of Land and Conservation Restriction at 605 Osgood Street known
as the Cullen Property. VOTED BY TWO-THIRDS VOTE DECLARED BY THE
MODERATOR to receive the report of the Community Preservation Committee and to raise and
appropriate from the Community Preservation Fund, in accordance with the provisions of
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44B, $1,490,000.00 for the acquisition by gift, purchase or
eminent domain, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase or eminent
domain, the fee interest in approximately 10.6 acres of land and a conservation restriction in
approximately 1.4 acres of land for use as open space forest land, now or formerly owned by
Albert F. Cullen, Jr. and Maeve M. Cullen, with a property address of 605 Osgood Street, and
shown as a portion of the property on Assessors' Plan 35, Parcel 32, excluding the house, and for
expenses related to said acquisition, which includes a non-refundable deposit in the amount of
$50,000.00 payable upon the execution of a purchase and sale agreement for said land and
conservation restriction, to be managed and controlled by the Conservation Commission of the
Town of North Andover in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C
for open space forest land purposes, and to meet said appropriation the Treasurer with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen is authorized to borrow $1,490,000.00 in accordance with
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 and/or 44B, the Community Preservation Act or any
other enabling authority, and to issue any bonds or notes that may be necessary for that purpose,
and that the Town Manager be authorized to file on behalf of the Town of North Andover any and
all applications deemed necessary under the Community Preservation Act, the Self-Help Act
(Chapter 132A, Section 11) or any other applications for funds in any way connected with the
scope of this acquisition, and that the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen and the
Conservation Commission be authorized to enter into all agreements and execute any and all
instruments, including a permanent deed or conservation restriction in accordance with General
Laws Chapter 184 and take any other action as may be necessary on behalf of the Town of North
Andover to effect said acquisition, and to rescind the appropriation of $50,000.00 from the
Community Preservation Fund made by Article 10 at the December 5, 2005 Special Town
Meeting.
Petition of the Board of Selectmen
Two-thirds (2/3) Vote Required
This is to further certify that the Board of Selectmen voted at their meeting of
February 27, 2006 4-0 to recommend Favorable Action on Article 1 of the March 2, 2006
Special Town Meeting. The Finance Committee at their Meeting of March 2, 2006 voted 6
in favor, 1 opposed and 2 abstentions to purchase the Acquisition of 605 Osgood Street
known as the Cullen Property to be acquired at the March 2, 2006 Special Town Meeting
under Article 1. The Planning Board Voted Unanimously on March 2, 2006 to
recommended Favorable Action on Article 1 to purchase the Cullen Property 605 Osgood
Street. The Community Preservation Committee voted unanimously to recommend
favorable action on the Cullen Property Purchase at their meeting of February 23, 2006.
Recommendations Presented to Town Meeting:
Board of Selectmen: Favorable Action
Finance Committee: Favorable Action
Planning Board: Favorable Action