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Explanation-, These funds are used for consultants and expenses related to the State mandated triennial revaluation of real and personal property. Funds will be transferred from the Overlay Surplus Account. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by George Green. Motion-, I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer from the Overlay Surplus Account $50,000 to the Assessors' Revaluation Account. Motion passes at 8:05 p.m. Article 15 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds $30,000 to the Johns Pond (Quashnet River) Water Control Structure Account, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Conservation Commission Explanation,.* The fish ladder currently in place is only a temporary one, put in by the Division of Marine Fisheries (the previous one was vandalized). The water control structure needs to be completely replaced as it is in serious disrepair and barely functional. Additionally, its current configuration is not conducive for herring passage. The $30,000 will augment the $6,0,000 appropriated at the May 3, 2000 Town Meeting for the design, materials and installation of the fi sh I adder. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by Kenneth Marsters. Motion.o I more the Town vote to raise and appropriate $30,000 to the Johns Pond (Quashnet River) Water Control Structure Account. Motion passes unanimously at 8:06 p.m* Article 16 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer $33,000 from the Waterways Improvement Account to the Waterways Maintenance Account to be used for maintaining Mashpee Waterways as directed by the Board of Selectmen, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Waterways Commission Explanation: This article provides partial funding for maintenance dredging in Waquoit and Popponesset Bays. The total budget for this work is approximately $57,000 with the remaining funds to be transferred from the Town's, County Surplus credit.