HomeMy WebLinkAboutHighland View Avenue Street Acceptance Town of North Andover
Request to Include Article For May 10, 2004 Annual Town Meeting
(Town Division/Department)
Submitted by: Department of Public Works
(Name of Department/Division)
J. William Hmurciak, P.E.
(Name of Division Director)
John Sullivan, P.E.
(Name of Department Director, if applicable)
Date: February 4 ,2004
Requested Article:
Roadway Acquisition — Highland View Avenue (from Chadwick Street to Furber
Avenue
Draft Motion:
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase,
or eminent domain a way known as Highland View Avenue as shown on a Plan of
Land entitled, "Street Acceptance Plan located in North Andover; prepared for
Highland View Avenue, scale 1"=40', dated 9/1/03; prepared by Christiansen & Sergi,
160 Summer Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 on file with the Town of North Andover
DPW; and to award no damages for said eminent domain taking, or take any other
action relative thereto. The roadway is further described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the northerly street line of Furber Avenue, said point being
180.00 feet westerly of Wentworth Avenue,thence running North 850-26'-58"West,
50.22 feet along the street line of Furber Avenue to a point,thence running North 00°-
48'-19"West, 1020.18 feet to a point, said point being located along the southerly
street line of Chadwick Street,thence running North 84°-31'-00"East, 50.17 feet
along the street line of Chadwick Street to a point,thence running South 000-48'-19"
East, 1028.96 feet to a point, said point being the point of beginning.
Reason(s) for Article:
At the May 2001 Town Meeting, Article 14 was approved to appropriate monies to
provide legal work and engineering necessary to lay out and accept certain private
ways, including Highland View Avenue. In order to accept a roadway the Town must
have fee ownership in the Way and receive Town Meeting Approval. This article
provides the means through an eminent domain taking to obtain fee ownership in the
roadway. Once fee ownership is obtained, a future warrant article will be presented
for street acceptance.
Approved by Town Manager: Date:
Approved by Town Counsel: Date:
(as to form)
Approved by Bond Counsel: Date:
(for borrowing articles).
Approved by Board of Selectmen: Date:
(For inclusion in the warrant, majority vote required):