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H5416 • 2025

An Act authorizing the town of Lynnfield to appropriate funds from the Golf Enterprise Fund to the Recreation Capital Trust Stabilization Fund

An Act authorizing the town of Lynnfield to appropriate funds from the Golf Enterprise Fund to the Recreation Capital Trust Stabilization Fund

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Sponsor
Jones, Jr., Bradley H.
Last action
2026-05-08
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act authorizing the town of Lynnfield to appropriate funds from the Golf Enterprise Fund to the Recreation Capital Trust Stabilization Fund

An Act authorizing the town of Lynnfield to appropriate funds from the Golf Enterprise Fund to the Recreation Capital Trust Stabilization Fund By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing the town of Lynnfield to appropriate funds from the Golf Enterprise Fund to the Recreation Capital Trust Stabilization Fund By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 5416) of Bradley H.
  • Jones, Jr.
  • and Brendan P.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-08 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in B-1

  2. 2026-05-07 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  3. 2026-05-07 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the town of Lynnfield to appropriate funds from the Golf Enterprise Fund to the Recreation Capital Trust Stabilization Fund
By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5416) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and Brendan P. Crighton (by vote of the town) that the town of Lynnfield be authorized to appropriate funds for certain large and long term capital projects in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.5416

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 53F½ of chapter 44 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Lynnfield, by and through its select board, may appropriate funds from the Golf Enterprise Fund to the Recreation Capital Trust Stabilization Fund for the purpose of funding large and/or long term capital projects, improvements and turf replacement to the town’s synthetic turf fields, including all incidental and related costs. The amounts appropriated from the Golf Enterprise Fund for this purpose shall not exceed $100,000 annually and shall be in excess of the amounts required to pay the annual costs of operating and maintaining the Reedy Meadow and King Rail Golf Courses, including the payment of any debt service associated therewith.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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