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recommendation until 30 days after receiving grant information. It was suggested Ito use the school for all activities rather than fix the old town hall. A motion was made not to recommended article. Vote - 3 in favor of not recommending and 1 opposed (Dave Roddy) . (Article 5 and 6. To create a Mashpee Community Center Authority and empower the Board of Selectmen to transfer operational control and responsibility for the old town hall Ito this authority. Vote - unanimous to indefinitely postpone. Article 7. $15,000 to purchase a used street sweeper. David Roddy made a motion not to recommend this article - vote unanimous. Ernie Virgilio, Public Works Director, Lasked the committee to reconsider the article. A motion was made and approved to reconsider. Funds for the sweeper - $10,000 from small construction account and $5,000 from the expense account. Mr. Virgilio felt the sweeper was needed and would not request a transfer later in the year for the Maintenance and Small Construction and Highway Expense Account. Recommendation will be made at the town meeting. Mr. Virgilio felt several businesses and organizations will rent the sweeper; quotes from the organizations will be available prior to the meeting. - Article 8. Article submitted by the Civil Defense Director to complete the Emergency Operations Center in the Mashpee Police Station. Amount needed not available. Dave Roddy made amotion to make a recommendation at town meeting; vote carried unanimously. Article 9. Transfer or raise and appropriate $2250 to the Wire Inspector Salary Acocunt and $2000 to the Gas Inspector Salary Account. The Plumbing Inspector's salary is being investigated. The Building Inspector suggested the increases at the annual town meeting. The Board of Selectmen felt the increase is justified. Fees have been increased.- Bill Towner made a motion to accept article; motion carried unanimously. (Article 10. Construct public works facility. Joseph Murphy suggested anExecutive Session due to a possible land taking for the facility. The Public Works Committee, Tax Collector, Board Of Selectmen(Will Hanson and Richard Terry) , and Joseph Murphy were present. The Board of Assessors and Capital Improvement Committee were invited but did not attend. The facility could be expanded in the present location if the land behind the building, 10 acres owned by the Peters family, was taken by eminent domain. New bids ,would be required if this site is used. Joe Murphy felt $40,000 was available from overlay reserve account, and possibly more would be available at a future date as a major appelate tax case for utilities has been finalized. Will Hanson suggested using the portable classrooms at the present site until the new building is completed. If the town acted as the general contractor, per Sam Re, they would need approval from various agencies and would have to pay prevailing wages. The general contractor will honor his bid until. July 3, but did not know if the subcontractors would honor their previous bid. Mr. Re felt the building could be constructed for $440,000, but due to inflation, cost would increase substanstially if construction did not begin soon. A motion was made to make a recommendation at town meeting after reviewing information from the general and subcontractors. Vote - 3 approved and _2 opposed - Dave Roddy and Bill Towner due to site location. Article 11. Waterways article regarding windsurfing. The committee voted unanimously not to recommend the article. Article 12. Maintain the public beach area at John's Pond Park on weekends from July 3 through September 3, 1984 for the cost of $3,033. Dave Roddy suggested not to fund �at this time. Fred Blythe felt the beach is being used and should be manned