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Article 24 To see if the Town will vote to continue participation in the Community Septic Management Program and the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for the purpose of making loans to residents of the Town for repairing and/or upgrading residential septic systems pursuant to agreements between the Board of Health and residential property owners, including all costs incidental and related thereto, or to take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Health Explanation: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, has provided approximately $660,000.00 at 0% interest to the Town of Mashpee to assist homeowners in complying with failed Title V systems since 1998. The loans are available to homeowners at 5% interest, to cover any ongoing costs of the program. Loans must be secured by a betterment assessed by the Town on the property being improved by the loan. The repayment of the loans to the Town, with the 5% interest, is being repaid through previously issued property betterments. In order for the Town to be able to re -loan funds to future additional septic projects, the Town must annually reauthorize/re-approve participation in the Community Septic Management Program. Failure to reauthorize participation in the Program will restrict the Town from re -loaning funds to homeowners with failed septic systems. The repaid monies will be held in an account with the principle amount repaid to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust as scheduled. The Select Board recommends approval of Article 24 by a vote of 4-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 24 by a vote of 7-0 Motion made by Select Board Member Wyman -Colombo Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 24 as printed in the warrant, with the exception of the phrase "or take any other action relating thereto." Motion passes unanimously at 8:42PM Article 25 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to grant to Eversource Energy, its respective successors and assigns, a non-exclusive easement conveying the right to locate, relocate, erect, construct, reconstruct, install, operate, maintain, patrol, inspect, repair, replace, alter, change the location of, extend or remove primary wires, transformers, poles and conduits, together with service conductors and other necessary equipment and apparatus along, upon, under, across and over a certain parcel of land situated at 380 Asher's Path, Mashpee, as further described and shown on Mashpee Assessors Maps, Map 61, and as "Lot 3" on a plan of land recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 161, Plan 39 and Plan Book 172, Page 87, and to authorize the Select Board to execute all instruments and do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Select Board Explanation: This article will grant an easement to Eversource Energy to provide the 380 Asher's Path property with electric utilities. This article requires a 2/3 vote.