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H5463 • 2025

An Act relative to a conservation restriction in the town of Middleton

An Act relative to a conservation restriction in the town of Middleton

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Sponsor
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Last action
2026-07-13
Official status
Read third and passed to be engrossed
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to a conservation restriction in the town of Middleton

An Act relative to a conservation restriction in the town of Middleton By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to a conservation restriction in the town of Middleton By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 5463) of Bradley H.
  • Jones, Jr., Sally P.
  • Kerans and Bruce E.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-07-13 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  2. 2026-07-02 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  3. 2026-07-02 House

    Rules suspended

  4. 2026-07-02 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  5. 2026-07-01 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  6. 2026-06-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-1

  7. 2026-06-04 Senate

    Senate concurred

  8. 2026-05-28 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to a conservation restriction in the town of Middleton
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5463) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Sally P. Kerans and Bruce E. Tarr (by vote of the town) relative to a conservation restriction in the town of Middleton. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

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Bill H.5463

SECTION 1. Pursuant to chapter 3 § 5A of the general laws, notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special law to the contrary, the conservation commission of the town of Middleton may execute a certificate of release or amendment in order to release or exclude certain portions of land from a conservation restriction granted by Monastiero Consulting Services, LLC and recorded in the Essex County registry of deeds at book 28684 and page 482, for the purposes of resolving a prior violation of the conservation restriction. Said portions of land to be released or excluded from the conservation restriction consists of approximately 38,197 square feet, shown as “the Original Conservation Restriction” on a plan of land entitled Lots 3 and 4 Leitner Way & Essex County Greenbelt Association, prepared by Williams & Sparages, LLC, dated April 2, 2026, a copy of which is on file with the town clerk.

SECTION 2. As a condition of the release or amendment described in section 1, to ensure no net loss of land subject to article 97 of the amendments to the constitution of the commonwealth, the conservation commission of the town of Middleton shall accept and hold a conservation restriction as defined in section 31 of chapter 184 of the general laws, on a parcel of land referenced as Lot 10A, containing approximately 9.33 acres as shown on a plan of land entitled “A Plan of Land in Middleton, Massachusetts,” dated October 9, 1996, prepared by Hayes Engineering, Inc., said land being a portion of the land as described in the deed recorded in the Essex County registry of deeds at Book 312 Plan 29.

SECTION 3. Monastiero Consulting Services, LLC shall assume all costs associated with engineering, surveys, appraisal, deed preparation and other expenses necessary to execute the conveyances authorized in this act.

SECTION 4. Except as partially released or amended in accordance with this act, the conservation restriction identified in Section 1 shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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