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Article 22 To see if the Town will vote to accept the layouts as public ways of Taurus Drive, partial of Polaris Drive (House 497 to start of Taurus), and partial of Gemini Road (House 419 and ending at Taurus Drive), as shown on a plan entitled "Road Easement Taking Plan "Holland Mills" Subdivision in Mashpee, Massachusetts (Barnstable County)", dated December 13, 2000 and prepared by The BSC Group, Inc., which layouts shall have been filed in the office of the Town Clerk, not later than seven days prior to the date of the vote hereunder and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase or eminent domain taking any land necessary for the purposes of such ways as so laid out, and to appropriate and transfer from available funds $153,290 to the Great Hay Estates Roadways Account and to raise said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be authorized to borrow at one time, or from time to time, under and pursuant to Chapter 44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority for such purchase or taking and layout including costs of constructing such ways and legal financing and other costs incidental and related thereto; and further authorize the Board of Selectmen to assess betterments to the owners of the land abutting the ways, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Petition The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 7-0. Motion made to dispense with reading of Article at 9:17 PM. Motion to dispense with reading of Article passes at 9:17 PM. Motion to be made by petitioner. Motion: I move the Town vote to accept the layout as public ways of Taurus Drive, partial of Polaris Drive (House 497 to start of Taurus), and partial of Gemini Road (House 419 and ending at Taurus Drive), as shown on a plan entitled "Road Easement Taking Plan "Holland Mills Subdivision" in Mashpee, Massachusetts (Barnstable County)", dated December 13, 2000 and prepared by the BSC Group, Inc., which layouts shall have been filed in the office of the Town Clerk, not later than seven days prior to the date of the vote hereunder and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase or eminent domain, taking any land necessary for the purposes of such ways as so laid out, and to appropriate $153,290 to the Great Hay Estates Roadways Account and to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow at one time, or from time to time, under and pursuant to Chapter 44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority for such purchase or taking and layout, including costs of constructing such ways and legal financing and other costs incidental and related thereto; and further authorize the Board of Selectmen to assess betterments to the owners of the land abutting said ways. Motion made to indefinitely postpone at 9:17 PM. Motion to indefinitely postpone passes at 9:17PM