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MINUTES January 8, 1998 3 BOARD OF HEALTH Mr. Evans stated, "I really don't have anything against it, as long as, the place is sanitary all the time." Mr. Bonvie stated, "If we have to, we will pump twice a week." Mr. Doherty motioned to approve the request to install a self-contained lavatory and to utilize waterless soap in place of hot and cold running water in the sales trailer for Southport located across from Mashpee Commons on Route 28 from January 1, 1998 to April 30, 1998 with the stipulation the lavatory is closely monitored and pumped as necessary, Mr. Ball seconded. Mr. Cram opposed. APPOINTMENT - Andrew Gottlieb - Septic Repair Program Mr. Gottlieb was in attendance for this scheduled appointment. Mr. McQuaid stated, "I spoke with Dave Bailey who informed me that we already have a betterment process in the works in Mashpee." "He said it would not be that difficult to administer in the town." Mr. Gottlieb stated, "The original $10,000,000 program was successful on the Cape however, it bombed off cape." "We ended up having only half the money that was appropriated and being spent by communities." "On a statewide perspective the program did not work very well at all." "Shortly after the community development program came along the legislature appropriated another $30,000,000 for Title V assistance." "The administration decided rather than send the money out to communities run it through a group called the Water Pollution Abatement Trust." "The Trust, up until recently, only funded major wastewater treatment programs." "We since expanded that program to include other areas." "One of the benefits of a revolving fund program is one that it is a revolving fund and that, rather then just having grants that go out and the money is spent, there is a perpetuity aspect." "Secondly, the way the Trust operates it's books, we basically take the money from the legislature and we use that to stand behind bonds that we sell to the market." `By selling bonds to the market we have to raise additional capitol." "We're able to take every dollar we get and through the bond process, end up with two dollars which we can make available to communities at low interest loans." "The string that comes with it is that the legislation that appropriated $30,000,000 said to tie it to the betterment's to secure repayment largely because we going out to investors and we're saying, here is a portfolio of projects that we're asking you to invest in." "A municipal wastewater treatment plant you pretty much know it's there and it's going to be there so we get triple A bond rating." "The concern the legislature had, I believe, when