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G'P Article 12: Helping Hands Playground (Criteria: Renovation of Recreational Area). This request is to appropriate $45,000 to replace outdated playground equipment at the Quashnet School. i Article 13: Kids Klub Playground (Criteria: Creation of Recreational Area). The town operates the Kids Klub day care facility on Great Neck Road North which was formerly used as the Senior Center. This request is to appropriate $27,683 to create a playground area for that facility. Article 14: Mashpee One-Room Schoolhouse Renovation Project(Criteria: Renovation of Historic Resources). In 1998, the Mashpee Women's Club raised and donated $60,000 to restore the one room schoolhouse located on Meetinghouse Road. This project requests an appropriation of$16,500 to make further renovations to this historic Mashpee building, which is on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Article 15: Habitat for Humanity Project(Criteria: Creation of Affordable Housing). This project requests an appropriation of$40,000 as "seed money"to construct 2 additional units of affordable housing at 562 Cotuit Road and 59 Quashnet Road, respectively, by the Habitat For Humanity of Cape Cod. Habitat for Humanity qualifies for funding consideration, because it is a registered, not-for-profit corporation. Article 16: Reservation of Program Criteria Minimum Funds. As noted in the explanation the CPA legislation requires 10% of the funds raised through this Act either be directly appropriated or reserved for future appropriations in each of three categories: Open Space, Historic Resources, and Affordable Housing. The CPC is 1 recommending approval to set aside $177,267 as reserves for future projects under the minimum 10% allocation criteria in each of the accounts for Open Space, Historic Resources, and Affordable Housing programs, respectively. The total amount being reserved is $531,801. Appropriation of these reserve funds for specific projects will require future Town Meeting approval. Article 17: Transfer of Administrative Services Funds. The CPA legislation provides that 5% of the funds collected can be used for administrative, auditing, legal, engineering, or other associated costs incidental to the administration and oversight of the CPC and/or the town. This Article requests approval to transfer $26,500 currently held in the former Cape Cod Land Bank Appraisal and Legal Account to the CPA Administrative Purchase of Services Account. i 1 1 �I I 6