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House suspends joint rule and refers Norwood eminent-domain petition to committee
Summary
The House suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of a joint petition by John H. Rogers and others that would authorize the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to take a parcel in Norwood by eminent domain; the matter was referred to the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
The House voted to suspend Joint Rule 12 to advance a joint petition from John H. Rogers and others that seeks authorization for the commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to take, by eminent domain, a parcel of land in the town of Norwood, Speaker 2 reported.
Following the committee report, the House recorded the suspension of the joint rule and referred the petition to the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight for review and any further action. The transcript does not record debate on the merits of the taking or any property-descriptor details; it records only the committee recommendation, the motion to suspend the rule and the referral.
The petition was described in the committee report as a joint petition; the transcript names John H. Rogers among the petitioners. The record does not include a map, parcel identifier, proposed public use, estimated compensation, or a timeline for committee consideration.
