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13 <br /> Mashpee Select Board <br /> Minutes <br /> March 21, 2022 <br /> Discussion and Action on Draft#3 May 2 2022 Special and Annual Town Meeting Warrant: (continued) <br /> Petition Articles: <br /> Article 25: To instruct the Select Board to begin each meeting with an acknowledgement of land, which <br /> affirms that the present Town of Mashpee is established upon land long occupied by the Mashpee <br /> Wampanoag people for at least the past 10,000 years. <br /> Motion made by Selectman Cotton to make no recommendation on Petition Article 25. <br /> Motion seconded by Selectman O'Hara. <br /> VOTE: 2-3. Motion does not carry. <br /> Roll Call Vote: <br /> Selectman Sherman, no Selectman Weeden, no Selectman Gottlieb, no <br /> Selectman Cotton, yes Selectman O'Hara, yes Opposed, (3) <br /> Motion made by Selectman Weeden to support Petition Article 25 as proposed. <br /> Motion seconded by Selectman Gottlieb and amending the motion to require an explanation to provide <br /> meaning to the acknowledgement, assigning a type of recognition to the announcement rather than an <br /> empty gesture. <br /> A brief discussion followed. The motion and amendment were withdrawn. <br /> It was disclosed this is an advisory directory article, and if passed,the Select Board would maintain their <br /> respective authority to adopt or not. This article is non-binding. <br /> Motion made by Selectman Weeden to take no position on Petition Article 25. <br /> Motion seconded by Selectman Cotton. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. <br /> Roll Call Vote: <br /> Selectman Sherman, yes Selectman Weeden,yes Selectman Gottlieb,yes <br /> Selectman Cotton, yes Selectman O'Hara, yes Opposed, none <br /> Article 26: To instruct the Select Board to immediately address the growing burden of onerous property tax <br /> increases on the Town's low-and-moderate income property owners. This article is non-binding. <br /> Motion made by Selectman Gottlieb to support Petition Article 26. <br /> Motion seconded by Selectman O'Hara. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. <br /> Roll Call Vote: <br /> Selectman Sherman,yes Selectman Weeden,yes Selectman Gottlieb,yes <br /> Selectman Cotton, yes Selectman O'Hara, yes Opposed, none <br />