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<br /> Submitted by the Conservation Commission
<br /> Explanation: In 1985, the Town initiated an effort to protect the Mashpee River Corridor
<br /> which, to date, has resulted in the preservation of 657 acres of land in an almost continuous
<br /> corridor along the length of the River. There remain only two significant "missing links" in that
<br /> corridor, of which this property is one. This purchase, which could qualify for 52% funding by
<br /> the state, is proposed in order to move one step closer to completing the corridor protection plan
<br /> as well as reducing potential future nitrogen contamination of the river due to residential
<br /> wastewater systems. In addition, it will facilitate both the completion of a proposed "Cross-
<br /> Cape" hiking trail from Sandy Neck to South Cape Beach and the heritage corridor project
<br /> proposed by the Wampanoag Tribal Council and endorsed by the Board of Selectmen.
<br /> Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval.
<br /> Motion made by Selectman Costa.
<br /> Motion: I move the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire, by purchase, for
<br /> conservation purposes, a parcel of land, being that land shown on a "Plan of Land in Mashpee,
<br /> Mass. Prepared for Rita A. Lopez, et. als." dated December 8, 1996, by Saunders Surveying
<br /> Services of Salem,NH, containing 15.22 acres more or less, said land also being a portion of that
<br /> parcel shown on the 1995 Mashpee Assessors Maps as Map 45, Block 9, generally located east
<br /> of the Mashpee River on Meetinghouse Road opposite its intersection with Goodspeeds
<br /> Meetinghouse Road, to be held in the care and custody of the Conservation Commission
<br /> pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C; and further, the Town vote to
<br /> appropriate $150,000, including expenses incidental and related thereto, and to raise such
<br /> appropriation , the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow
<br /> $150,000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, Chapter 40,
<br /> Section 8C, of the General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of
<br /> the Town therefor; and further, the Town vote to raise and appropriate $500 to the Issuance of
<br /> Debt Account; and further, the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or Conservation
<br /> Commission to apply for and accept Federal and/or State grants, including reimbursement under
<br /> Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the General Laws, the "Self-Help Act," to be applied by the Town
<br /> toward the financing of this purchase, and to enter into contracts or agreements with Federal
<br /> and/or State agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities or persons in connection with
<br /> the purchase of such land and its preservation for conservation purposes; and finally, the Town
<br /> authorize the Conservation Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements
<br /> and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate said
<br /> acquisition.
<br /> Motion passes unanimously at 9:20 p.m.
<br /> Article 37.
<br /> To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 170 of the Mashpee Code, Waterways, by
<br /> deleting the current text in its entirety and substitute the following:
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