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Explanation-, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Water Pollution Abatement Trust, is providing 0% interest loans to communities to assist homeowners in complying with Title V. 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. Communities are expected to identify those areas in Town where septic upgrades are needed and direct the funds to those priority areas. In order to qualify for the loans, town meeting must vote to authorize the Town to borrow funds from the trust. The community will have 18, years to repay the loan to the Trust. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by John Cahalane. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate $200,000 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 the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto, and that to meet this appropriation, the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, is hereby authorized to borrow said amount under and pursuant to Chapters 111, Section 127B 1 and 29C of the General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor. Motion passes unanimously at 7:5,5, p.m. Article 9 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for the purposes identified in Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to the Establishment of the Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition Program), that parcel of land identified on the 2001 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 35, Block 7, consisting of 5,360 square feet, more or less, located south of Ashumet Road on an undeveloped street named "Johnson Road" and shown as lot 32 on a Plan entitled "Plan of Land in Mashpee, Mass." dated August 19, 1959 by J. Casazza, C.E. recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 50, Page 15, along with those portions of any adjacent ways which are appurtenant to said parcel; and further, to see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Land Bank Fund established by the Town under the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to the Establishment of the Cape Cod Open Space and Acquisition Program) $7, 0o for such purpose, including expenses incidental and related thereto; and further, to see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, State and / or County agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities or persons in connection with the purchase of all or a portion of such land and its preservation for conservation and passive recreation purposes, including enforcement of conservation restrictions on the land; and finally, to see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate said acquisition or preservation, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Open Space Committee Explanation: This article would authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase a 5,360 square foot lot which is surrounded by existing Town land previously taken for unpaid taxes and other October 20, 200 Town Meeting