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Article 36 To see of the Town will vote to amend Section 172-2 (Jurisdiction) of General Bylaw Chapter 172 (Wetlands) to increase the current one hundred (100') foot buffer zone to wetlands to one hundred and fifty (150') feet, as follows: Ch. 172-2: Jurisdiction: Except as permitted by the Conservation Commission or as provided in this bylaw, no person shall commence to remove, fill, dredge, build upon, degrade, discharge into, or otherwise alter the following resource areas: any freshwater or coastal wetlands; marshes; wet meadows; bogs; swamps; vernal pools; banks; lakes; ponds; streams; creeks; beaches; dunes; estuaries; the ocean; lands under waterbodies; lands subject to flooding or inundation by ground water or surface water; lands subject to tidal action, coastal storm flowage, or flooding; lands within one hundred and fifty (150') feet of any of the aforesaid resource areas; rivers; and lands within two hundred (200') feet of rivers (collectively the "resource areas protected by this bylaw"). Said resources shall be protected whether or not they border surface waters. Submitted by the Conservation Commission Explanation: This article would increase the current one hundred (100') foot buffer zone to wetlands to one hundred and fifty (150') feet in order to provide increased pollution and sediment removal from waters entering wetlands, and to increase the area available for wildlife habitat. The Select Board recommends approval of Article 36 by a vote of 4-1 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 36 by a vote of 6-0 Motion made by Select Board Member Wyman -Colombo Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 36 as printed in the warrant. Motion made to take a vote at 8:47 PM Motion passes 333 to 113 at 8:52 PM