The Town of Bourne and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy have reached agreement on a draft document to share resources. The memorandum of understanding, or MOU, between the two entities includes residential use of academy parking lot space and town use of office space in one of the academyâs Main Street buildings.
The agreement also includes assurance from the academy that it will not resort to eminent domain to obtain additional property for its campus.
The MOU was discussed during the Bourne Board of Selectmenâs remote meeting on Tuesday, February 2. Rear Admiral Francis X. McDonald and Vice President of Operations Captain Allen G. Metcalfe Jr. represented Mass Maritime during the meeting.