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Article 29 To see if the Town will vote to accept the layouts as public ways of Anthony's Way as shown on plans entitled "Anthony's Way Easement Taking Plan", in Mashpee, MA (Barnstable County) dated January 29, 2015 and prepared by Baxter NYE Engineering & Surveying, which layouts shall have been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk not later than seven days prior to the date of vote hereunder, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain taking any land necessary for the purposes of such ways as so laid out, and to appropriate and transfer from available funds $45,121.65 to the Anthony's Way Roadways Account, and to raise said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be authorized to borrow at one time, or from time to time, under and pursuant to Chapter 44 Section 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority for such purchase or taking and layout including costs of constructing such ways, and legal financing, and other costs incidental and related thereto, and further authorize the Board of Selectmen to assess betterments to the owners of the land abutting the ways, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Petition The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 6-0 (1 absent) At a public hearing held on September 16, 2015 the Planning Board voted 4-0 to recommend approval of Article 29 to accept the layout of Anthonys Way as a Town Way. Motion made and passed to dispense with reading of Article 29 at 8:48 PM. Motion made by petitioner Warren Mekjian Motion: I move the Town vote to accept the layouts as public ways of Anthony's Way as shown on plans entitled "Anthony's Way Easement Taking Plan", in Mashpee, MA (Barnstable County) dated January 29, 2015 and prepared by Baxter NYE Engineering & Surveying, which layouts shall have been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk not later than seven days prior to the date of vote hereunder, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain taking any land necessary for the purposes of such ways as so laid out, and to appropriate the sum of$45,121.65 to the Anthony's Way Roadways Account, and to raise said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be authorized to borrow at one time, or from time to time, under and pursuant to Chapter 44 Section 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority for such purchase or taking and layout including costs of constructing such ways, and legal financing, and other costs incidental and related thereto, and further authorize the Board of Selectmen to assess betterments to the owners of the land abutting the ways. Motion passes unanimously at 8:50 PM Town Meeting adjourned at 8:50 PM. 26