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Legal counsel advises special‑act approach for Keith Field easement; deregistration viewed as procedural

Brockton Public Schools Facilities Usage and Planning Subcommittee · October 8, 2025
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Summary

Committee counsel reported the city filed a land‑court deregistration application and advised drafting an amended special act to protect the committee's control while negotiating an easement for the Boys & Girls Club and the carved‑out parcel.

School committee counsel Peter Mello told the subcommittee that, following a site visit to the Keith Field property, the city submitted an application to the land court to "deregister" part of the parcel — a procedural step that would make the land recorded rather than registered. Counsel said registered land can impose additional land‑court processes, and after consulting colleagues he is…

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