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including any necessary costs related thereto, as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Community Preservation Committee Explanation: To provide annual funding in FY2019 for the administrative and operational costs of the Community Preservation Committee which includes project costs associated with and incidental to the Community Preservation Committee. Under the CPA Act,up to 5%of the annual CPA funds may be spent on the operation and administrative costs of the Community Preservation Committee. Funding supports legal and professional fees, technical reviews, appraisal costs, signage,annual Community Preservation Coalition dues,administrative wages,office supplies and similar costs associated with and incidental to the development of a CPA project. The vote of the Community Preservation Committee was 9-0 in support of this article. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 24 by a vote of 4-0. The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 24 by a vote of 6-0. Motion made by Selectman John Cotton. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer the sum of$40,000 from the FY 2020 Community Preservation Fund Estimated Revenues to the Community Preservation Committee Administrative and Operating Expense Account,pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L.,C.44B, §5, including any necessary costs related thereto, as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee. Motion passes unanimously at 9:34 PM. Article 25 To see if the Town will vote to continue participation in the Community Septic Management Program and the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for the purpose of making loans to residents of the Town for repairing and/or upgrading residential septic systems pursuant to agreements between the Board of Health and residential property owners, including all costs incidental and related thereto, or to take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Health Explanation: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Clean Water Trust (formerly Water Pollution Abatement Trust), has provided approximately $660,000.00 at 0% interest to the Town of Mashpee to assist homeowners in complying with failed Title V systems since 1998. The loans are available to homeowners at 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. In 2006,Barnstable County created their own community loan program. The repayment of the loans to the Town with the 5% interest is being repaid through previously issued property betterments. In order for the Town to be able to re-loan funds to future additional septic projects, the Town must annually reauthorize/re-approve participation in the Community Septic 25