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Other articles within the Annual Town Meeting Warrant of particular interest to you are: • Article 6 which will appropriate the funds necessary to undertake Phase 1 of the Town's comprehensive nitrogen and wastewater management, treatment, and disposal improvement plans. This phase includes the construction of a wastewater Treatment Plant, sewer mains, pump stations, and related sewer collection system improvements. The article also authorizes the Treasurer, under Board of Selectmen approval, to issue bonds or notes which may be necessary. These steps are essential for the Town to take the actions needed to improve Mashpee's water quality and reduce nitrogen levels. Approval of this article will also require the passage of a Proposition 2-1/2 debt exclusion ballot question. With the approval of this article, there is expected to be no additional impact on the average taxpayer as this will be covered by the Municipal Water Infrastructure Investment Fund (WIIF) which was approved during the Annual Town Meeting on June 15, 2020. • Article 7 which authorizes transferring the care, custody, and control of approximately 2.7 acres of conservation land to the Board of Selectmen and/or the Sewer Commission to be used for the construction of the sewer substation. • Article 9 which proposes exempting the developer of the solar panel array to be placed at the KC Coombs and Mashpee Middle/High School to be exempt from personal property tax because they will be on municipal property and the payment of this tax would normally be passed on to the Town as the customer. Based upon the proposed Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program Budget, we estimate the FY2022 total tax rate will remain unchanged at $8.91 per thousand. We suggest you take time, as the Legislative Branch of the Town government, to familiarize yourself with the Warrant articles prior to Town Meeting. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask any one of us on the Finance Committee before or during Town Meeting. You may contact us by phone at (508)539-1401 or through the Town of Mashpee website at www.mash peema.gov, by clicking on Finance Committee under the Boards & Committees tab. The Finance Committee looks forward to seeing you on Monday, May 3, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at Mashpee High School. Thank you. Jeffrey C. Pettengill — Chair A Gregory McKelvey — Vice -Chair Darlene Furbush — Clerk Michael R. Richardson John Miller Patrick Brady James Carrier 4