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i ' Motion made by Selectman Blythe. Motion: I move the Town vote to raise and appropriate $22,325 to the Waterways Commission Water Quality Monitoring Account. Motion passes unanimously at 7:49 p.m. Article 20 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer $120,000 from the Cranberry Bog Reserved Receipts Account to the Conservation Lands & Maintenance Account, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Conservation Commission Explanation: These monies, from the 1998 and 1999 crops from the Town Conservation Commission's cranberry bogs, would be used to fund new Conservation Land Improvements and potential acquisitions. Improvements would include projects such as enhancing public use of Conservation Lands, protection and enhancement of wildlife habitat and fisheries, and erosion and sedimentation control. Potential contributions to Conservation Land purchases would be done in consultation with the Town Planner and the Land Bank Committee. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by Selectman Marsters. Motion: I move Article 20 be voted as printed in the warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto". Motion passes unanimously at 7:52 p.m. Article 21 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the acceptance of Chapter 59 Section 5K of Massachusetts General Laws which states as follows: "In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, the board of selectmen of a town or in a municipality having a town council form of government, the town council or the mayor, with the approval of the city council in a city, may establish a program to allow persons over the age of 60 to volunteer to provide services to such city or town. In exchange for such volunteer services, the city or town shall reduce the real property tax obligations of such person over the age of 60 on his tax bills and any reduction so provided shall be in addition to any exemption or abatement to which any such person is otherwise entitled and no such person shall receive a rate of, or be credited with, more than the current minimum wage of the commonwealth per hour for services provided pursuant to such reduction nor shall the reduction of the real property tax bill exceed $500 in a given tax year. It shall be the responsibility of the city or town to maintain a record for each taxpayer including, but not limited to, the r;