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Article 11 To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of$350,000 from the Assessors' Overlay Surplus Account to the Assessors' Revaluation Account. Submitted by the Board of Assessors Explanation: To transfer existing monies to the Assessor's Revaluation Account for costs related to meeting the Department of Revenue's certification requirements. All towns are required to maintain a revaluation account for costs relating to valuation consultants, Appellate Tax Board expenses, private appraisals, defense of values and various other requirements to ensure accurate assessments and timely issuance of tax bills. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 11 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 11 by a vote of 6-0 Motion Made By Selectman O'Hara Motion: I move that the Town vote to approve Articles 3, 10, 11 and 13 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the phrases "or take any other action relating thereto." Motion passes unanimously at 7:11 PM Article 12 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer the sum of$150,000 from revenue available for appropriation to the Board of Health Nuisance Remediation expense account. Submitted by the Board of Health Explanation: On October 15, 2019, the Board of Health issued an Order pursuant to the Board of Health Nuisance Regulation Part VIII Section 5.00 and G.L. c. 111, §123 that Cabral Container commence abatement of the nuisance violation of the accumulated refuse located at 81 Echo Road, Mashpee, MA within thirty (30) days from the date of said notice was received. No action complying with the Board's Order has been undertaken to date. Pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c. 111, §125,which authorizes local boards of health to"cause[a]nuisance,source of filth or cause of sickness to be removed"upon the property owner's failure to comply with an order that he or she do so, the Board proposes to proceed with the demolition/removal of the nuisance as the most reasonable and expeditious course of action to abate the nuisance conditions caused by this substantially abused and neglected property. All costs and expenses incurred by the Town in this regard shall constitute a debt owed to the Town upon the rendering of an account therefor, and shall be recoverable in an action of contract or by real property lien proceedings pursuant to M.G.L. c. 139. §3A. This action was deemed necessary by the Board due to the nuisance conditions and persistent refusal to address the same within the timeframes previously ordered. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 12 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 12 by a vote of 4-2