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Haverhill council approves purchase and funding transfer for 16.5-acre Crystal Street water-supply parcel
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously to approve an order of taking, a settlement agreement, a 10-foot access easement and the transfer of $260,000 from water funds to buy roughly 16.5 acres of water-supply land on Crystal Street following a multi-year eminent-domain dispute.
The Haverhill City Council on Tuesday approved a package of measures to acquire a roughly 16.5-acre parcel on Crystal Street for city water-supply purposes and to pay the sellers $260,000.
The measures included an order authorizing the mayor to acquire the land, an order of taking specifically for water-supply purposes, a settlement agreement with the property owners and a transfer of $260,000 from water-fund accounts to a new capital fund to pay for the purchase. All four votes passed by roll call: 10 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent.
Robert Ward, the city’s director of public works, told the council the acquisition resolves a dispute that dates to an eminent-domain taking in February 2022. Ward said the transaction is a “friendly taking,” and that…
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