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i Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by Nancy Caffyn. Motion: I move the Town vote to accept Chapter 71, Section 71F of the Massachusetts General Laws, to establish a separate account for the purpose of depositing tuition monies received from Special Education Shared Programs. The receipts from this account shall be expended by the School Committee for special education purposes for non-resident students and/or students who are foster care children. Motion passes at 9:26 p.m. I Article 26 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $200,000 for the purpose of financing the following water pollution abatement facility projects: repair, replacement and/or upgrade of septic systems,pursuant to agreements with the Board of Health and residential property owners, including without limitation all costs thereof as defined in j Section 1 of Chapter 29C the General Laws, to determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrowing from the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust or otherwise, or to take any other action related thereto. Submitted by the Board of Health Explanation: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Water Pollution Abatement Trust, is providing no interest loans to communities to assist homeowners in complying with Title V. The loans are for $200,000, including $20,000 that the towns can use for any purpose related to the implementation of the program. The loans are available to homeowners at either 2 V2% or 5% interest, to cover any ongoing costs of the program. Loans must be secured by a betterment assessed by the Town on the property being improved by the loan. Communities are expected to identify those areas in Town where septic upgrades are needed and direct the funds to those priority areas. In order to qualify for the loans, town meeting must vote to authorize the Town to borrow funds from the Trust. The community will have 18 years to repay the loan to the Trust. Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by George Costa. Motion: I move that the Town vote to appropriate the sum of$200,000 for the purpose of financing the repair, replacement and/or upgrade of residential septic systems,pursuant to agreements between the Board of Health and residential property owners in the Town, and that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby authorized to borrow said sum under and pursuant to Chapter 111, Section 127B %i and Chapter 29C of the Massachusetts General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor,which bonds or notes, at the direction of the Treasurer and the Board of Selectmen, may be issued to the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust. Motion passes unanimously at 9:27 p.m. Article 27 To see if the Town will vote to re-authorize the revolving Home Composting Bin Account through the Town