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i • i other action relating thereto." Motion passes unanimously at 7:50 p.m. i Article 36 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 40-4 of the Code of the Town of Mashpee by deleting the last sentence thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following language: i The Finance Committee, in accordance with the requirements to make recommendations to the Town(Chapter 5,Article III, Section 5-9), shall publish and distribute to every voter registered to vote in Mashpee as of thirty (30)days prior to such meeting a copy of said warrant containing a report and recommendations with respect to the articles in said warrant by the third Monday of the month preceding the Town Meeting,provided that any two(2) or more registered voters who reside in the same household shall be entitled to only one copy of such warrant. The Finance Committee, shall in addition to the foregoing,publish and deliver to the Clerk 500 copies of said warrant for distribution to the public at large on a first-come, first-serve basis," or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Finance Committee Explanation: The article would change the existing requirement to provide a copy of the upcoming warrant to every household in Mashpee to a requirement that only households with at least one voter receive the warrant. The change is requested due to the high cost of distribution with the present requirement. i Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by J. Alexander Watt. Motion: I move Article 36 be voted as printed in the warrant, with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto." Motion passes unanimously at 7:52 p.m. i Article 37 To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody,management and control of all or a portion of the Town land on which are currently located the Mashpee Fire and Police stations from the Board of Selectmen for general municipal purposes to the Board of Selectmen for the same general municipal purposes and also for the purpose of releasing whatever portion of said land the Selectmen deem appropriate for the purpose of settling the boundary line agreement with the owners of said abutting land separated from the Town land by Bates Road whereby some Town land may be released and some portion of the abutting land may be acquired by purchase, gift or eminent domain, as agreed upon between the Board of Selectmen and Mashpee Commons Limited Partnership and shown on a plan on file in the Town Clerk's office, or take any other action relating thereto. Explanation: This article seeks to approve a resolution to a boundary line problem as negotiated between the Board of Selectmen and Mashpee Commons Limited Partnership. j Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval.