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The adoption of the Community Preservation Act provides municipalities, like Mashpee, the opportunity to fund on a"pay as you go basis" capital projects which would otherwise be deferred, not considered, or require long debt financing to implement. The approval of these projects will neither affect the approved FY '07 budget, nor will it have an affect on the property tax rate. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOWN MEETING APPROVAL OF ARTICLES 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. "4 Article 18. Massachusetts Estuaries Project Report Funding. The Massachusetts Estuaries Project (MEP) has established critical nitrogen loading targets for Popponsset Bay, but targets have not been set for Waquoit Bay and the Childs River watershed which Mashpee shares with Falmouth. The Childs River is an outflow of Johns Pond. Falmouth has requested that Mashpee share in the cost for the preparation of the MEP report which will set nitrogen loading targets for those waterways. The cost of the study is $94,500; Mashpee's share will be 25%, or$23,625. The Sewer Commission requests approval to appropriate $23,625 for Mashpee's share of the MEP study. While the Finance Committee would have preferred this request be a part of the annual budget review process, it is important that Mashpee show its good faith by cooperating with Falmouth on this project. The health of Mashpee's waterways and embayments is at a critical point in large measure due to the dependence on septic systems. Studies, like the one proposed here, are necessary to determine the extent of the problem Mashpee will be facing in the future. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOWN MEETING APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 18. Article 19. Community Septic Management Program. The state Water Pollution Abatement Trust has provided loans, secured by betterments, to homeowners for the repair and/or upgrade of their septic systems as required by the provisions of Title V. The Board of Health has submitted this article seeking approval to continue Mashpee's participation in this program, which now is administered by the Town of Barnstable. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOWN MEETING APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 19. Article 20. Approve Easement: Noisy Hole Road. Noisy Hole Road is a"paper" street in the Mashpee Industrial Park located off of Route 130, across from South Sandwich Road. As part of the Development Agreement between the Cape Cod Commission and the property owner, 7 acres was to be set aside as open space and deeded to the Conservation Commission. The 7 acres has been purchased by the owner; however, in order to retain the option of constructing Noisy Hole Road as a town road, a 30 foot wide roadway easement is needed prior to the transfer of the open space land. This Article will 7