I. Council Action Requested.
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To grant a conservation easement and a trail, access and parking easement to the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust for the Lowell Preserve property; authorize the expenditure of funds from collected open space and recreation impact fees; and to further authorize the Town Manager to take any other action related thereto to finalize the action.
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II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because;
a. Article I, Section 2 of the Charter provides that “The Town may acquire property for any Town purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage and control such property as its interest may require,” and
b. Article II, Section 3(I) of the Charter authorizes the Council to “Exercise all the legislative, financial, borrowing and other powers now or hereafter given by statute to inhabitants of towns acting in Town Meeting except as otherwise provided herein, and also exercise all the powers now or hereafter given by statute to municipal officers of towns.”
III. Issue Summary.
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