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Motion: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 8 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the phrase “or take any other action relating thereto.” Motion passes unanimously at 7:45 PM Article 9 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $575,902 to establish a budget for the PEG Access and Cable Related fund for fiscal year 2024, with said appropriation to be funded through the current balance of the fund, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Finance Director Explanation: The Department of Revenue requires the Town to establish and appropriate a yearly budget based on estimated expenditures from the fund for the next fiscal year. The total budget voted may not exceed the current balance within the fund. The Select Board recommends approval of Article 9 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 9 by a vote of 7-0 Motion made by Select Board Member O’Hara Motion: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 9 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the phrase “or take any other action relating thereto.” Motion passes unanimously at 7:46 PM Article 10 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $12,000,000 to fund completion of Phase 1 construction of the Town's comprehensive nitrogen and wastewater management, treatment and disposal improvement project, including sanitary sewer mains, lift stations, and related wastewater collection and treatment system improvements, including without limitation all costs thereof as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 29C of the General Laws; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is authorized to borrow $12,000,000 and issue bonds or notes therefor under Chapter 44 of the General Laws and/or Chapter 29C of the General Laws; that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board, is authorized to borrow all or a portion of such amount from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust established pursuant to Chapter 29C and, in connection therewith, to enter into a financing agreement with the Trust and otherwise to contract with the Trust and the Department of Environmental Protection with respect to such loan and for any federal or state aid available for the project or for the financing thereof; and that the Select Board and/or the Town Manager is authorized to enter into a project regulatory agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection, to expend all funds available for the project and to take any other action necessary to carry out the project; and, further, to authorize the Select Board and/or Town Manager to apply for and accept any Federal, State, County or other funds that may be available for this purpose and to enter into any Inter-municipal or other Agreements necessary for acceptance of any such grants or funds which shall be used to offset the total appropriation authorized herein; provided, however, that this appropriation and debt authorization shall be contingent upon passage of a Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion ballot question pursuant to General Law Chapter 59, § 21C(k), or take any other action relating thereto.