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extend or remove, piping, lift stations, low-pressure sewers, generators, odor controls, electrical and other necessary equipment and apparatus; including all costs incidental or related thereto and including without limitation all costs thereof as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 29C of the General Laws (the “Project”; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is authorized to borrow such amount and issue bonds or notes therefor under Chapter 44 of the General Laws and/or Chapter 29C of the General Laws; and, further, 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 (the “Trust”) and in connection therewith to enter into a financing agreement and/or security agreement with the Trust and otherwise to contract with the Trust and the Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) 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 is authorized to enter into a project regulatory agreement with the DEP, to expend all funds available for the project and to take any other action necessary to carry out the project; provided that any grant, state of federal aid or other funds received for the Project shall be used to offset the total appropriation authorized herein; and provided, further, that this appropriation and debt authorization shall be contingent upon passage of a Proposition 2½ debt exclusion ballot question pursuant to General Law Chapter 59, § 21C(k). Motion passes 358 to 27 at 8:18PM Article 5 To see if the Town will vote to re-purpose a portion of the appropriation and borrowing authorization for capital improvements approved under article 11 at the May 1, 2023 Annual Town Meeting, and excluded from the limitation of Proposition 2 ½ (GL. C 59 section 21C) at the May 6, 2023 Annual Town Election, to the following purposes as recommended by the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Committee, including all costs incidental or related thereto, and to authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board to issue bonds and notes for such purposes as follows: DPW Masonry Wall Restoration $ 80,000 Police Station Design/Engineering $2,700,000 Total: $2,780,000 , or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Select Board Explanation: This article would re-purpose the appropriation and borrowing authorization for capital improvements previously approved for the Police Department HVAC and DPW Roof Replacement in order to fund the DPW Masonry Wall Restoration and the Police Station Design and Engineering. This article requires a 2/3 vote. This article will also require approval of a corresponding Proposition 2 ½ debt exclusion ballot question at the May 11, 2024 Annual Town Election. The Select Board recommends approval of Article 5 by a vote of 4-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 5 by a vote of 6-0 Motion made by Select Board Member Cotton