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Account. The Waterways Commission is requesting approval to appropriate and transfer $57,500 from the WIRR Account for the continued dredging of the Popponessett Bay and Waquoit Bay navigational channels, repairs and maintenance of town-owned docks, and to purchase enforcement, equipment and navigational aids. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOWN MEETING APPROVAL OF 1, ARTICLE 7. ARTICLE 8: Kids Klub Enterprise Fund. Submitted by: Department of Leisure Services 11 The Department of Leisure Services operates the Kids Klub Childcare Center, a toddler/pre- school facility housed in the former senior center facility on Great Neck Road,North. The facility operates as an Enterprise Fund, i.e., the user fees collected completely offset the cost of operating the facility. This Article will authorize the Department of Leisure Services to continue to operate this facility h, as an enterprise fund and authorizes the appropriation of$262,755 from user fees to cover the FY 09 cost of operating the facility. Approval of this appropriation will have no impact on the FY 09 budget or the 2008 tax rate. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOWN MEETING APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 8. ARTICLE 9. Authorize Use of Community Preservation Funds. Submitted by: Board of Selectmen. ! The Community Preservation Act 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 Community Preservation Committee.. This Article requests approval to transfer$45,000 currently held in the Community Preservation Fund to +' the CPA Administrative and Operating Expense Account for such purposes. Approval of this appropriation will have no impact on the FY 09 budget or the 2008 tax A, � � rate. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOWN MEETING APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 9. ARTICLE 10. Authorize Purchase of Lands: St.Vincent's Home Corporation,Route 130. Submitted by: Community Preservation Committee. " This Article seeks Town Meeting approval to purchase a 78.6 acre parcel of vacant land between I Route 130 and Wakeby Pond currently owned by the Archdiocese of Fall River at a cost of $3,146,800. The parcel is currently in the R-5 Single Family Residential Zone, 80,000 sq-ft. lot size,with clustering, permitted with Planning Board approval. 20