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i connection with the financing thereof; and that (vi) the Board of Selectmen and all other Town boards are each authorized to execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to complete the acquisition of the land described in this vote. Motion to amend made by Francis LeBaron. Article 21 Amendment Motion Motion: I move that (i) the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to acquire by purchase or otherwise, for active recreation, conservation, passive recreation and/or other municipal purposes, all or a portion of a certain parcel of land known as the "Belcher" or "Mingo" property, bounded generally by Great Neck Road North, Ashers Path, Lowell Road, the Quashnet Valley Country Club, Phinney's Road and William Mingo Road and shown on the 1998 Mashpee Assesors' Maps as Map 44, Blocks 45, 46 and 58 through 84, inclusive, Map 51, Block 3 and Map 52, Blocks 40 through 60, inclusive, and more particularly described as Parcels 1, 2 and 3 on a plan entitled "Topographic Plan of Land in Mashpee, Massachusetts for Belcher Realty Trust" dated January 5, 1998, revised January 12, 1998, by Baxter&.Nye, Inc. a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town Clerk; (ii) the sum of$2,300,000 is hereby appropriated to pay the costs of acquiring the aforementioned land and for the payment of all other expenses incidental and related thereto, and that to meet this appropriation, the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby authorized to borrow said sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; (iii) that the Board of Selectmen and all other Town boards are hereby authorized to apply for and accept federal and/or state grants for the purposes stated in this vote, including reimbursement under Chapter 132A, Sectionl l of the Massachusetts General Laws, the "Self-Help Act" and/or Chapter 933 of the Acts of 1977, as amended, the "Urban Self-Help Act", and any other such enabling authority; (iv) the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with federal and/or state agencies and other public or private entities or persons in connection with the purchase of the land described in this vote; (v) the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to petition the General Court for any legislation necessary or convenient for the acquisition of the land described in this vote or in connection with the financing thereof; (vi) the Board of Selectmen and all other Town boards are each authorized to execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to complete the acquisition of the land described in this vote. Provided, however, that this appropriation shall be contingent upon a vote at an election to exempt from the provisions of G.L.C. 59 § 21C (Proposition 2 ''/z), the amounts required to pay the principal of and interest on the borrowing authorized under this vote. Finance Committee does not recommend approval of amendment. Motion to amend passes 202 to 114 at 9:15pm. Motion made to extend Town Meeting to 11:00pm defeated at 9:59pm.