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Article 14 To see if the Town will vote to prohibit overnight occupancy on Town issued moorings within Mashpee Estuarine systems by adding the following provision to the Mashpee Use of Waterways General Bylaw, specifically, Ch.170- 9 A, or take any other action relating thereto. A. 4) Overnight occupancy by vessels and boats of Town permitted moorings within mooring fields located within Mashpee Estuarine systems is prohibited. Submitted by the Department of Natural Resources Explanation: This Bylaw amendment is necessary to protect vital shellfish habitat located within mooring fields from potential spillage or failure due to prolonged Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) usage within the mooring fields. If article is not supported all mooring fields within Mashpee may be shut down to the recreational and commercial harvest of shellfish during the months of May, June, July, August, and September. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 14 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 14 by a vote of 6-0 Motion Made By Selectman Cotton: I move the Town vote to approve Article 14 as printed in the warrant with the exception of the phrase, “or take any other action relating thereto.” Motion passes at 6:44 PM Article 15 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Use of Waterways General Bylaw Chapter 170, specifically, “Speeds”, Ch.170- 4.A.4), to read: A. “Maximum Speed for watercraft is “Slow, No Wake” (Headway Speed) 4.) On the following bodies of tidal water: (a) Great River (b) Little River (c) Santuit River, (d) Mashpee River (e) Ockway Bay (f) Shoestring Bay and Simons Narrows, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Department of Natural Resources Explanation: This article is necessary to clarify No Wake zones within Mashpee Town Waters. Ockway bay and all of Great River should be considered a “No Wake” zone per Ch.170-4 sec. 3 : No wakes within 150 ft. from shore, bathers, vessels propelled by means other than machinery, vessels not underway, and commercial and private docking or mooring areas. There is NO marked channel in neither the Upper Great River region nor Ockway Bay. Bylaw currently reads “except in planning channel” for both Upper Great River and Ockway Bay, but none exist. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 15 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 15 by a vote of 6-0