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necessary costs and expenses related thereto, as recommended by the Community Preservation <br /> Committee. <br /> Motion passes at 7:33 PM. <br /> Article 6 <br /> To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Community Preservation 10% <br /> Open Space/Recreation Reserves in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L., Chapter 44B, §5, <br /> the sum of $121,500 for the purpose of funding the Ockway Bay Boat Ramp Improvement <br /> Project — Phase II, including necessary costs and expenses related thereto, as recommended by <br /> the Community Preservation Committee, or take any other action relating thereto. <br /> Submitted by the Community Preservation Committee <br /> Explanation: The purpose of this project is to develop a site plan for the property and to <br /> reconstruct the parking lot for the users of the facility. Parking is currently random and not <br /> specific on the existing unpaved lot. The reconfiguration and asphalt paving of the site will <br /> allow for the parking of 17 boats with trailers lined on an angle design with one way traffic <br /> circulation. <br /> In May 2016, Town Meeting voted to recommend the $75,000 Ockway Boat Ramp <br /> Improvement project, which involved the replacement of the wooden structure in disrepair with <br /> aluminum marine-grade material. <br /> The vote of the Community Preservation Committee was unanimous 4-0 (1 abstention) in <br /> support of this article. <br /> The Board of Selectmen recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. <br /> The Finance Committee recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. <br /> Motion made by Selectman Thomas O'Hara. <br /> Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer from the Community Preservation <br /> 10% Open Space/Recreation Reserves in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L., Chapter <br /> 44B, §5, the sum of $121,500 for the purpose of funding the Ockway Bay Boat Ramp <br /> Improvement Project — Phase II, including necessary costs and expenses related thereto, as <br /> recommended by the Community Preservation Committee. <br /> Motion passes at 7:34 PM. <br /> Article 7 <br /> To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer the sum of$20,000 from the Waterways <br /> Improvement Fund to the Department of Natural Resources Equipment Expense Account for the <br /> purpose of purchasing equipment/hardware for maintenance of waterways by the Department of <br /> Natural Resources/Harbormaster, or take any other action relating thereto. <br /> 5 <br />