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Red Brook Road and west of Great Oak Road, adjacent to the so-called "Bufflehead Bay" property recently purchased by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, as Town conservation land. The land is located within the boundaries of the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge and within the "Zone II" recharge area of the Mashpee Water District's 42 and 43 wells, which are located 1500 feet southeast of the property. Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by Ken Marsters. Motion: I move Article 24 be voted as printed in the warrant, with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto." Motion passes unanimously at 9:24 p.m. Article 25 To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 71, Section 71F of the Massachusetts General Laws, to establish a separate account for the purpose of depositing tuition monies received from Special Education Shared Programs. The receipts from this account shall be expended by the School Committee for special education purposes for non-resident students and/or students who are foster care children, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the School Committee Explanation: This article seeks to place funds collected from other school districts for the education of special needs students into special needs account funding special education expenses. The Mashpee School Committee feels it is advantageous to save money by providing programs in our own town. Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by Nancy Caffyn. Motion: I move the Town vote to accept Chapter 71, Section 71F of the Massachusetts General Laws, to establish a separate account for the purpose of depositing tuition monies received from Special Education Shared Programs. The receipts from this account shall be expended by the School Committee for special education purposes for non-resident students and/or students who are foster care children. Motion passes at 9:26 p.m. Article 26 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $200,000 for the purpose of financing the following water pollution abatement facility projects: repair, replacement and/or upgrade of septic systems, pursuant to agreements with the Board of Health and residential property owners, including without limitation all costs thereof as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 29C the General Laws, to determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrowing from the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust or otherwise, or to take any other action related thereto. Submitted by the Board of Health 26