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<br /> <br /> <br />Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 3 as printed in the warrant, with the exception of <br />the phrase or take any other action relating thereto.” <br /> <br />Motion passed 144-7 at 7:36PM <br /> <br /> <br />Article 4 <br /> <br />To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout as public way of Watson Drive, as shown on plans entitled <br />“ROAD TAKING PLAN WATSON DRIVE”, in Mashpee, MA (Barnstable County), dated January 23, <br />2024 and prepared by Cape & Islands Engineering, which layouts shall have been filed in the Office of the <br />Town Clerk, not later than 7 days prior to the date of vote hereunder, and to authorize the Select Board to <br />acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain taking any land necessary for the purposes of such ways as so <br />laid out, and to appropriate the sum of $197, 920 to the Watson Drive Roadways Account, and to raise said <br />appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board, be authorized to borrow at one time, or <br />from time to time, under and pursuant to Chapter 44 Section 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority for such <br />purchase or taking and layout, including costs of constructing such ways, and legal financing, and other <br />costs incidental and related thereto, and further authorize the Select Board to assess betterments to the <br />owners of the land abutting the ways. Any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or <br />notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such <br />bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with Chapter <br />44, §20 of the General Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by <br />a like amount, or take any other action relating thereto. <br /> Submitted by Petition <br />(Lead Petitioner – Steven McDonald) <br /> <br /> <br />Explanation: This article authorizes the Select Board to accept the layout and complete the private to <br />public road conversion process for Watson Drive. This article requires a 2/3 vote. <br /> <br />The Select Board recommends approval of Article 4 by a vote of 4-0 <br />The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 4 by a vote of 5-1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />