By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3312) of Michael S. Day and Jason M. Lewis that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation be authorized to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Stoneham for the purposes of reconstructing an off-ramp from Interstate Route 93 northbound. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith a conveyance of land in the town of Stoneham, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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10/22/2025 HouseRead second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
10/22/2025
House
10/22/2025 HouseRules suspended
10/22/2025
House
10/22/2025 HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
10/22/2025
House
10/22/2025 HouseReferred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
10/22/2025
House
10/22/2025 HouseCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment,substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4643↗
7/3/2025
House
7/3/2025 HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
4/4/2025
Joint
4/4/2025 JointHearing scheduled for 04/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2/27/2025
Senate
2/27/2025 SenateSenate concurred
2/27/2025
House
2/27/2025 HouseReferred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
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(a) Notwithstanding section 7E of chapter 81 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation may convey to Wakefield Investments, Inc. a certain parcel of land in the town of Stoneham owned by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and taken for highway purposes in 1958 under Highway Layout 4724, for the purposes of reconstructing an off-ramp from the Interstate 93 northbound to Montvale avenue and Maple street.
(b) The parcel of land to be conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) is described as the property situated in the town of Stoneham, herein known as a portion of Parcel 2-31, which is landlocked to the abutting property owner at 100 Maple street, and described in an order of taking, dated September 23, 1958 and recorded in the Middlesex south registry of deeds in book 9244, page 114, containing 12,500 square feet of land, more or less.
▸SECTION 2
The consideration for the conveyance authorized in section 1 shall be the full and fair market value of the parcel as determined by the secretary of Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and as agreed to by the abutting property owner, Wakefield Investments, Inc. Said parcel shall be conveyed in its present condition, including as is, where is and with all faults, through the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s standard form release deed.
▸SECTION 3
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Wakefield Investments, Inc., of Wakefield, Massachusetts, shall be responsible for all of costs and expenses related to the conveyance authorized in section 1, including, but not limited to costs associated with any engineering, surveys, layout alterations, recording costs, appraisals and deed preparation related to the conveyance authorized in section 1 as such costs may be determined by the secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 7E of chapter 81 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation may convey to Wakefield Investments, Inc. a certain parcel of land in the town of Stoneham owned by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and taken for highway purposes in 1958 under Highway Layout 4724, for the purposes of reconstructing an off-ramp from the Interstate 93 northbound to Montvale avenue and Maple street.
(b) The parcel of land to be conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) is described as the property situated in the town of Stoneham, herein known as a portion of Parcel 2-31, which is landlocked to the abutting property owner at 100 Maple street, and described in an order of taking, dated September 23, 1958 and recorded in the Middlesex south registry of deeds in book 9244, page 114, containing 12,500 square feet of land, more or less.
SECTION 2. The consideration for the conveyance authorized in section 1 shall be the full and fair market value of the parcel as determined by the secretary of Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and as agreed to by the abutting property owner, Wakefield Investments, Inc. Said parcel shall be conveyed in its present condition, including as is, where is and with all faults, through the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s standard form release deed.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Wakefield Investments, Inc., of Wakefield, Massachusetts, shall be responsible for all of costs and expenses related to the conveyance authorized in section 1, including, but not limited to costs associated with any engineering, surveys, layout alterations, recording costs, appraisals and deed preparation related to the conveyance authorized in section 1 as such costs may be determined by the secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.