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(ADJOURNED SESSION OF THE 1980 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - MARCH 24, 1980.) Article 36. (For the draft as filed in the office of the Town Clerk. See in (Cont.) file with minutes, attendance record, reports etc. of the March 24, 1980 Adjourned Session of the 1980 Annual Town Meeting.) Mr. Friedman filed the Report of the Planning Board on Article 36 and stated that the Board unanimously supported this article. 9:50 P.M. Motion offered under Article 36 by Mr. Friedman, declared carried unanimously. 9:50 P.M. Article 2. David G. Williams moved that a report from the Conservation Commission be accepted and placed on file. Mr. Williams read the report. Carried Unanimously. 9:57 P.M. Article 37. Presented by Susan S. Solomon. MOTION: That the Conservation Commission be authorized to purchase or otherwise acquire, and the Selectmen be authorized to take by eminent domain, upon the written request of the Conservation Commission, for conservation purposes including outdoor recreation as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, any fee, easement or conservation restriction as defined in Section 31 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws or other interest in all or any part of land shown as Lot 140C on Assessors' Property Map 64 and described in deed recorded in Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Book 11704, page 193, now or formerly of Rowena Robinson, that the sum of $37,000.00 be appropriated for such land acquisition, and that to raise such amount $1,000.00 be transferred from the appropria- tion voted under Article 52 of the warrant for the 1974 Annual Town Meeting and $36,000.00 be transferred from the appropriation voted under Article 40 of the Warrant for the 1975 Annual Town Meeting. 9:58 P.M. Donald B. White stated that the Appropriation Committee supported this motion. 10 P.M. In response to a question by Warren Roberts, Mrs. Solomon stated that the appraisal figure was $37,000. Motion, as offered by Mrs. Solomon, declared carried unanimously. 10:01 P.M. Article 38. Presented by Francis W. K. Smith. MOTION: That the Conservation Commission be authorized to purchase or otherwise acquire, and the Selectmen be authorized to take by eminent domain, upon the written request of the Conservation Commis- sion, for conservation purposes including outdoor recreation as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, any fee, easement or conservation restriction as defined in Section 31 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws or other interest in all or any part of land shown as Lots 6, 7 and 8 on Assessors' Property Map 73 and described in deed recorded in Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Book 10040, page 208 and in deed with Middlesex Probate Court Case #441107 now or formerly of Rita J. Breslin and Theresa G. McNamara and the Estate of Joseph Goodwin, subject to a road easement and to -- the existing Boston Edison Company transmission line easement, and that the sum of $50,000.00 be appropriated for such land acquisition, and that to raise such amount $25,000.00 be transferred from the appropriation voted under Article 55 of the Warrant for the 1976 Annual Town Meeting and $25,000.00 be transferred from the appropria- tion voted under Article 40 of the Warrant for the 1975 Annual Town Meeting. 10:02 P.M. Donald B. White stated that the Appropriation Committee supported this motion. 10:05 P.M. Mr. Smith's motion declared carried unanimously. 10:05 P.M.