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as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee, or take any other actions relating thereto. Submitted by the Community Preservation Committee Explanation: Funding for this article would derive from the Budgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Committee to assist in the re-creation of a 2-acre playing field that will serve as a focal for summer day camp activities hosted by the Mashpee Recreation Department, and provide recreational open space for Mashpee residents and visitors to the parcel. The project also includes funding to improve access, establish a secondary parking area for 20 cars and create a low impact"car-top" canoe & kayak launch area, no trailers, non-motorized boats only to access Pickerel Cove. The total cost of the project is $63,925. Grant funding if attained from the Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access (MFBA) will assist in the costs associated to the canoe/kayak launch area and offset Community Preservation Funding. *The Community Preservation Committee voted 7-0 in support of the Pickerel Cove Recreation Area project to derive from the Community Preservation Budgeted Reserve. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 4-1. Motion made by Selectman Wayne Taylor. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer $55,465 from the Community Preservation Fund Budgeted for Appropriation Reserve, in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44B, §5, for the purposes of funding improvements for recreational usage and accessibility to the Pickerel Cove Recreation Area formerly known as Camp Vinhaven, including necessary costs and expenses related thereto, as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee. Motion is defeated 52-yes 90-no at 7:27 PM. Article 5 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Community Preservation Fund, in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44B, §5, $200,000 for the purposes of funding the preservation and restoration of the Mashpee Archives, including necessary costs and expenses related thereto, as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee, or take any other actions relating thereto. Submitted by the Community Preservation Committee Explanation: This article seeks funding from the Community Preservation 10% Budgeted Historic Reserve Account to assist in the preservation and restoration of the Mashpee Archives, a Town building displaying and storing documents, records,photographs, maps and other artifacts collected from the Town's history. An important goal is to provide public access to these documents. Presently, the Archives building lacks ventilation and humidity control. The HVAC 3