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Classifieds Be F �h11>I#>�''�resle LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NO, LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE TICS LEGAL NOTICE $9,066,with said funds to be apportioned as to $3,490 to the Board of Appeals borrow at one time or from time to time said funds under and pursuant to the Salary/Wage Account,$5,481 to the Medical Insurance Account,$35 to the Group provisions of Chapter 44,Section 7 of the General Laws,or any other.enabling TOQVN Insurance Account,and$60 to the Medicare Account,or take any other action relating authority,and further to approve a planning project to determine feasibility and ped thereto. for an expansion to the Mashpee Public Library and pptoauthorize the Library Board of n ,:' ' .,uwa�u p1 ■Contin , Trustees,with the approval of the Selectmen, o apply for,accept and expend an ti I,y7CE Conor Submitted by the Board of Appeals or federal rants,gifts or other outside funding to be applied toward this y nate 1E 9 oo�lrrrrrlT FY 200 ��gNA7aH aEc°rME"onnoN plJrpoSe OF SELECTUEN take any other action relating thereto. ,or W com-TEE Explanation: The Board of Appeals heard 150 applications in the calendar year 1998; 25;959.99 a 100%increase. The Board has received many complex permit requests that have Submitted by the Capital Improvement cemmi� +�+ uo9om 259099 required additional time in research or in issuing of Request for Proposals. There are tree'. °"°' c r 20,000.90 two evening meetings per month,which total at least eight hours. The volume of work Explanation:The Town has long since outgrown the existing library as a result of oroltl"°a,dards• 20 20 20000.90 requires more time than provided for in the current 19-hour-a-week budget. Mashpee's enormous population growth during the last decade;growth which has Cn 2000000 included a new elementary school,expansion of the middle school and a new high TownHair 20 00 53,990.00 school.The library was built for a collection of 25,000 items.The building is at 13% rrsaOaEx� ao 53900m Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval, g' 0 aill AO I yy9at1:�5 „z•,5o.00 capacity and demand for its services has increased each year.Circulation of libra ro 0,1t 127500° 12gpp00 materials has increased 186%from the time the building was opened.If the library is ,Ogle a a 12 759.90 AO 7.7oo.09 ri avEs9xEs ,2d, �7 7700m 719000° ARTICLE keep pace with the information needs of the community now and into the next Cantu to AryseMc`f' �, uvoa�aE 71 .00 fENCN� ' o0 753'�B� 157,939.00 To see if the Town will vote to reclassify the position of Assistant Conservation Agent as an addition to the building is imperative. N, Rod, u°ro' ;mv« 11'.°'°•00 32.000.90 a full-time position and raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds blas 3a o 5090032 0°° 25000°° $24,678,with said funds to be distributed as follows:$18,888 to the Conservation Recommendation The Finance Committee recommends approval. 9d Ct°ADFA 25 89.99.00 2a 1 m 80 •00 55,000.00 Salary/Wage Account,$5,481 to the Medical Insurance Account,$274 to the Medicare ��0 20.000.00 ARTICLE 19 nc�7auvT 3 00"--00 Account and$35 to the Group Insurance Account,or take any other action relating 999 o„0,rovr,e„OOwtt++ 200°0D0 uz;999:90 thereto..MM To see if the Town will vote to have the Board of Selectmen appoint a Library 1 252,090.0013 ��JOOOAO ry Addition TOT • Submitted by the Conservation Commission Building Committee of not less than 7 nor more than 13 members to oversee 1+,000.00 1+•09900 ! + � construction of an addition to the existing town library and raise and appropriate or 66"' va 1 7 577,939.09 tanC 517,939.50 from available funds the sum of$5,000 to be distributed as follows;$3,000 to v 51T,9».ao .Explanation: The actual salary of the Assistant Conservation Agent,should this article the pass and the person currently in the position assume the full-time role,would be Library Building Expense Account and$2,000 to the Personnel Salary/Wage Account,or $35,977.44.Thus the differential between full-time and part-time would be$18,888. take any other action relating thereto. ARTICLE 5 adjustment to the The need for establishing the Assistant Conservation Agent as a full-time position has Submitted by the Board of Libra Tru � To see ff the Town wIN vote to grant a 3 percent(3°A)�dbc C employees and the 9 P r1' stew Personnel Administration plan(PAP.)Appendix B and Appendix 1999,or existed for years,but has recently been exacerbated because of an unprecedented work th rs rafeCtive July 1, Explanation: A building committee is needed to move the project forward.Part of the "keoaohon Bylalg Treasurer,Town Clerk and Plumbing and Wiring Inspect° level.Permitting and enforcement comprise the majority of the Commission's work. p Permits issued and teletheretoi- phone calls were 8%and 5%(relatively)higher from 1997 to committee's charge will be to seek sources of federal,state;and local funding,as well BOOK. tette any°dw action relating 1998.Hearings increased by 13%from 1997 to 1998.Even greater demands upon staff- as private donations.Expense money will be needed far such things as putting together ett+c Submitted by the Personnel Department time have emanated from the discovery of(and remediation analysis related to)the EDB bid packages,advertising,and reimbursement for travel to other library sites to reseao g0shPeeTpwnHa contamination(from MMR)of the Town-owned Quashnet River Bogs. design features and to view facilities designed and built by prosOfective bidders, on$AO 1999 at 8 this article will grant a 3 percent(3%)cost of living 0 to a Name" Explanation: employees whose positions are classified under the a Rewmmendatron The Finance Committee recommends approval. 0,e,dsfrgbr' adjustmeM for Fiscal Year 2000,to employ More staff is needed to do inspections of on-going projects and to clear our backlog of PP projects that have never had a final inspection.Inspecting on-going projects often Oawapron Town's Personnel Administration Plan,the Treasurer and Town Clerk and the Plumbing 0a� apron and Wiring Inspectors• The cog of this article is$17,422.24. reveals problems which can be solved before any serious wetlands damage is done. ARTICLE 20 0 iiish interior .. Additionally,966 of 1731(56%)major projects have never had a final(Certificate of dance colic Reavmmendatlar Finance Committee to make recommendation at Town Meeting. Compliance)inspection. When a project is completed,the ermit-holder,b law' is To see if the Town will vote to designate the"Belcher"or"Mingo"property to be N�sconco09re supposed to request a final inspection;that request triggers said inspection. More than acquired pursuant to the vote under Article 21 of the October 5, 1998 Annual Town ARTICLE 6 half of all permit-holders have never requested one.) Experience has been that these Meeting as an open space land acquisition pursuant to the provisions of the Cape Cod final Certificate of Compliance)inspections often reveal unpermitted work,sometimes Open Space Land Acquisition Program established by Chapter 293 of the acts of 1998 �z.1999 compromising wetland values, to authorize the use of Land Bank funds for such acquisition,and to seek matching To see ff the Town w(II vote to approve the annual regional school district budget for the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School District for the fiscal year beginning July e funds from the Cape Cod Land and Aquifer Protection Fund administered b the State TOW Management of Town Conservation Lands and grant seeking are two other vital needs Secretary of Environmental Affairs under said act,or take any other action relating 1999,in the amount of#7,679,478,and further,to see if the Town will vote to raise and Y appropriate$405,604 to meet its share of the cost of operation and maintenance of the that are currently not being adequately met.With more staff-time,we can plan,initiate thereto. Cape Cod Regional Technical High School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, and conclude projects of direct benefit to Mashpee:more protection of watershed 1999,or take any other action relating thereto. resources and greater public enjoyment of our Conservation Lands.To sum up,with Submitted by Board of Selectmen and the Submitted by the Treasurer current staffing levels,the exigency of on-going permitting,enforcement and general Open Space Committee public assistance precludes this Department from adequately meeting important needs Explanation: Mashpee's share of the Regional Technical High School budget is that protect Mashpee's natural resources.We need the extra staff-hours for a full-time Explanation: This article authorizes the acquisition of land originally approved at the $405,604. There are 52 students from Mashpee at the Regional Technical High School. October 5, 1998 Town Meeting and provides funding using so-called"Land Bank"funds, eg 9 Assistant Conservation Agent, Additionally,a full-time position(with benefits will allow Nwwarice with ) At the October 5, 1998 Town Meeting,voters approved the purchase of the"Belcher'or us to keep a qualified professional in the position. The half-time position has seen four "Town Forest roe Camaeon Bylac Re l)7mendaerwr. The Finance Committee recommends approval. property rtf and authorized the Town 1 borrow and to issue bonds a nates RP different people as Assistant Conservation Agent.Such lack of continuity has also conami0g weten out mandated duties, for$2,300,000 to pay for the land. On November 14, 1998,the Town voted at an Maawcnuutt�cerra diminished our ability to carry election to exempt the amounts required to pay for the property from the Proposition M086aa seen, ARTICLE 7the Recommendation The Finance Committee recommends approval. thisurchase. In November 1998 the Town of Mash 21/2 cap. At that time there was not a"Land Bank"fund which could be used to finance on a April 1999 at To see if the Town will vote to reauthorize a property tax work-off voucher system in P pee voted to approve an additional grcssifor aixtemr which ten(10)Income eligible Mashpee residents perform services for the Town in ARTICLE 14 excise tax on real property in an amount equal to 3%of the real estate tax levy to oft of°ea an exchange for compensation which can be used for the payment of property taxes,and provide for the purchase of Open Space. The intent of this article is to allow the voters aced As=Ors cot to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds$5,250 to the Council on Aging of Mashpee to use the approved 3%"Land Bank Tax"funds to pay for the"Belcher" In accordance ww Property Tax Voucher System Account to fund such program for fiscal year 2000,or To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,or transfer from available funds property as Open Space and to avoid additional taxation by separately funding this C59ervationC9m take any other action relating thereto. $80,000 to the Mashpee Waterways Dredging Account,funds to be expended under the purchase through a debt exclusion. direction of the Board of Selectmen,or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Council on Aging It is important to note that the United States Department of expressed interest in a Fisheries and Wildlife has 2,1999 Submitted by the Waterways Commission P possible purchase of this property from the Town of Mashpee at e, Explanaflon: The program is designed to thatch municipal position opportunities with some future date. Any Conservation or deed restrictions placed on this property by . TON Income eligible taxpayers seeking tax relief. Program goals will be to assist citizens with Explanation: This article seeks funding to perform maintenance dredging of the Conservation Commission or Land Bank purchase could reduce the value of the property property tax bills,to increase involvement of citizens in municipal government and the Popponesset Bay and Waquoit Bay channels,when and as required,and to dredge and therefore reduce the amount of money the USF&W would pay for the property. school system,and t O acknowledge and affirm the skills,talents and abilities of Mashpee 15,000 cubic yards from the Mashpee River. Permits already exist for the Popponesset The USF&W does not currently have the funding for this purchase,but may at some ;c residents and the community's continuing need for their services and contributions. Bay and Waquoit Bay dredging,and the cost ranges from$4.14 to$6.52 per cubic yard future time. The people of Mashpee must decide how they desire to pay for this land, depending can the jength of pipe.required. Permits,for dre in -- " d9 9 tilt iNashRee River are and if they want,to consider the potential future purchase of the"Town Forest by the Rgpvmmendatlpn ,;The Finance Committee recomrfi,rnds approval in flip.process of,tieitlg•obtai0ed�and cow of dredging are,not yet,known.,,Te,Fpst;O.f.., USF&W. A yes vote Will pay for the land from aleead -co " and not from a'se a Y mmitted"Conti Bank funds A dredging will depend on the method approved for disposing.,of.-dredged,maiBFial, The Prate tax-outside of th�limit5of'Propositioit �TiCLE 8 range of costs is from an estimated$10 per cubic and to 30 per cubic'yard Vile are ' P Y $ P y ,-....,.. .., .-�- �„1 .s=ivy ,,.•..,..,,,,• To see If the Town will vote tore-authorize the revolving Home Composting Bin Account seeking the lowest cost approach consistent with environmental considerations. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval through the Town Accountant's office in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval. ARTICLE 21 Chapter 44,Section 53E'h,to be expended under the direction of the Board of Health, r In order to place anticipated revenues collected from the sale of compost bins,which ARTICLE 15 To see if the.Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or shall be used to purchase additional compost bins,and advertise the availability of such otherwise,for conservation purposes all or a portion of a certain parcels of land shown ti bins and to establish the limit on expenditures from said account for Fiscal Year 2000 at To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,borrow or transfer from available as lots 164-184 on a"Definitive Plan of Land in Mashpee, Mass. Prepared for Daniel C. $2,500,or take any other action relating thereto. Hostetter dated April { funds$440,903 to provide for road improvement projects under Chapter 90 related to P 7, 1987 by Cape Cod Survey Consultants, 3261 Main St., Route .n road funds,or take any other action relating thereto. 6A, Barnstable Village MA 02630, containing 8.08 acres, more or less, along with the Submitted by the Board of Health adjacent portions of Windygate Road and Bonnie Blink Road, as well as lot 2214 and p e Explanation: This article seeks Submitted by the Director of Public Works that portion of lot 189 A lying east of Bryant's Cove Road, as shown on a "Definitive can to reauthorize the Home Composting Bin Revolving Plan of Land, Quinaquisset Avenue, Mashpee, Massachusetts prepared for: Willowbend Account for Fiscal Year 2000. This account is used to purchase additional compost bins Explanation: This article authorizes the use of state grant funds for FY2000 often Development Corp."dated September 13, 1993 by Defeo, Wait&Pare, Inc,31 Bellows and advertise.the availability of such bins. referred to as Chapter 90 Funds. The Town of Mashpee is 100%reimbursed for the use Road, Raynham, MA 02767, being that land shown on the 1998 Mashpee Assessors' a Anticipated Budget: of funds for roadway improvements. These revenues are from the gas tax as Maps as Map 77, Blocks 148-157, 159-170 and that portion of Block 158 lying east of f Revenues $2,500 apportioned back to cities and towns, Bryants Cove Road,to be held in the care and custody of the Conservation Commission Expenditures 2,500 pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C; and further,to see if Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval. the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,or transfer from available funds,$1,500,000 for such purpose, including expenses incidental and related thereto, and to raise such This account will be managed by the Board of Health through its agent. ARTICLE i6 appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow$1,500,000 or any other sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44,Sections 7 and Rectvmmendatlon The Finance Committee recommends approval. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds or 8C and, if applicable, Chapter 40,section 8C of the General laws,or any other enabling borrow$426,640 to the Sewer Commission Facilities Plan Account,to be expended authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor• with said borrowing to be ARTICLE 9 under the direction of the Sewer Commission for consultant services and associated repaid with funds from the Land Bank Fund established by the Town under the costs related to the development of a Watershed Nitrogen Management Plan/Effluent provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to the Establishment of To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Leisure Service Revolving Account throw h Pipeline Preliminary Design,and to raise such appropriation,the Treasurer,with the the Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition Program); and further, to see if the Town the Town Accountants Office in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter $ y will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds $10,000 to the 44,Section 53E1h to be approval of the Selectmen,be authorized to borrow 426,640,or an other sum under expended under the direction of the Leisure Service p and pursuant to Chapter 44,Sections 7,8(16)and 8C of the General laws,or any other Issuance of Debt Account; and further, to see if the Town will authorize the Board of Department,In order to place revenues collected from the various Leisure Services Child enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor;provided that said Selectmen and / or Conservation Commission to apply,for and accept Federal, State Development Programs,which shall be used for the purpose of paying wages and appropriation and borrowing authorization shall be contingent on receipt of a loan for benefits to conduct said Leisure Service p g p and/or County grants, including reimbursement under Chapter 1320, Section 11 of the Programs,and to establish the limit of this Purpose from the State Revolving Fund Program of the Department of General Laws, the "Self-Help Act", to be applied b the Town toward the financing of expenditures the from said account for Fiscal Year 2000 at$31,150,or take any other action Environmental Protection,or take any other action relating thereto. this purchase, and to enter into'Contractsor agreements with Federal, State and/0r relating thereto. County agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities or persons in connection Submitted by Sewer Commission with the purchase of such land and its preservation for conservation purposes,including Submitted by the Leisure Services Department enforcement of conservation restrictions on the land;and finally,to see if the Town will Explanation: This article seeks to reauthorize the Leisure Service Revolving Account Explanation: .The Mashpee River,Ockway Bay,Shoestring Bay,parts of Popponesset authorize the Conservation Commission and the Board of Selectmen.-to enter into for Fiscal Year 2000. This account is used to collect fees which are used to ca Bay and portions of the WaquOit Bay estuary have seen rapidly declining water quality, agreements and execute any and all sale,ments asmay be or preservation,or'take any Other Programs offered through the Leisure Services Department carry out fish and shellfish kills caused ebytinadequate oxygen levels,excessive algae,foul odors aTown to effectuate ction related thereto. id acquisition, and other problems due largely excessive nitrogen levels.Those nitrogen levels result Primarily from the increasing levels of residential development in the watersheds of Rectvmmendatlon The Finance Committee recommends approval. those bays and the use of traditional septic systems for disposal of wastewater.In 1998 ARTICLE 10 Phase of an effort to deal with those problems.That first Submitted by Open Space Committee on the Town funded the first p en levels in the Popponesset Ba estuary b Dr.Brian Phase,a stud of critical nice°9 PP Y rY Y Explanation: This article would authorize the Board of selectmen to Purchase, To see if the Town will vote to ueate a tem y of Massachusetts Center for Marine Science and Technology behalf of the Conservation Commission,all or a portion of 21 tots and adjacent"open Howes and the University Period of one year,under the Clerical a POrary full-time Senior perk position for the (CMAST),will identify the level bckwageBa inputs and the main bod tolerated °"asset Ba space"lands in the"Willowbend"subdivision which Include the mouth of Quaker Run "tact,Grade II,for the Building Department Mashpee River,Shoestring Bay,O Y yy pp y and a high bluff above Shoestring Bay. The land contains known archaeological and further to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $25,632,with said funds to be distributed as fellows; $19,828 to the Building the s�0 Phase of the project,involving development by resources in addition to its beauty,habitat value and passive recreation Opportunities. This article would fund on tolerable nitrogen levels for Hamblin Pond/Little River, Department's Salary/Wage Account,$5,481 to the Medicare Insurance Account,$35 to Jehu P of similar Riverab0n g ry, g g y ARTICLE 22 the Group Insurance Account and$288 to the Medicare Account,or take any other Jehu Pond Great River oto nitrogen gen reduction, River and d nitrogen modeling b wastewater action relating thereto. of alternative a Proaches to ndrogen reductions and development, er a wastewater engineeringt hatfirm,ro a plan and Preliminary design for the wastewater facilities and other To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General nitro en loading to the tolerable levels identified by CMAST measures required to reduce g 9 Court fors axial legislation authorizing the Town to enter into a land exchange withn Submitted by the Buildingin the most ost-effedve manner Possible. work tb CMAST and the wastewater-engineeringng amount ted r s based on FAssessors'Map rst American 93 asnk stock 9 and the Ban which the Town nkuwould ld n�n�CO the sfer to the nT�Town I or a portion Explanation: This Department aro j pp pp Y of the land shown on Assessors'Map 94 as Blocks 6.7 and 8,or take any other action Position is a full-time temporary the fees required for the adds sub act to a royal of an a lication b the own for through a donation to the Town by one developer. j his ion being partially funded firm. Fundi" for this of a zero interest loan,from the Massachusetts Water _ inspectors from clerical duties,allowing them to position has heed the relating thereto. funding assistance,in the Spite Revolving(loan)Fund. Should the Town's application a land excthange between the Town and zoning oversight and other required duces, Pet�rm field inspections,plan reviews, Pollution Abatement Tnl on's intent is to seek alternate funding at the October Explanation: This article seeks m app Resorts would receive a para 1 the Comm' Sourhppe Resorts. Through!fits whirh was non-payment of taxes. In not be approved, of land containing their Parking lot land. Annual Town Meeting' return the Town would receive valuable °^ RechDmmendatio/% The Finance Committee recommends approval. The Finance Committee recommends approval- ARTICLE 11 RecommendaC� ARTICLE 23 To see if the Town will vote to create two additional Firefighter EMT ARTICLE 17 al legislation m tire,by purchase n vote to petitim the General Court for sped e9 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the 5electrrhen to acquire, Will otherwise,for conservation purposes,all or a portion of those parcels of land identified Fire&Rescue positions for the To see if the Town °"trot Officer a Group 4 member of the Barnstable County on the se,f Mashpee Assessors Maps as Map70,�od4 20 �' '27,102,107, 31, Department to start July 1,1999,and to raise and appropriate or transfer reclassify the Animal�pke any otheradion relating thereto. from available funds$79,608,with said funds to be distributed as follows;$63,358 to Retirement System'd 32,33,34,35,36,and 37,Map 70,Blocks 8, the Fire Sala Submitted by the Board of Selectmen 111,112,116,119,123, ,M 130,137,138,and 140 and Map 77,Blocks 1,4,9, 11 Salary/Wage g$ Account,he Me is the Fire ce Account Account, $918 to the the Sanw t River,Matzsthop Stables,the Willowbend Medicare Account;$10,962 to the Medical Insurance hunt and$70 to the Group and 13,located between Condominiturhsn�uisset Avenue,to be held in the Insurance Account;Or take any other action otations to settle the collective bargaining de1elopment,and Cotuit BaY pursuant o Massachusetts General relating thereto. rt of the ne9 pre and custody of rile Conservation Commission Explanation: As a Pa MLDC Administrators Unit,the Board of p the Town and the MLD to shift the Animal Control Officer into gC;and further,to see if the Town will vote to raise and Submitted by the Fre Department greement betW '-o sponsor an Laws Chapter 40, from an �,5434,000 for such purpose,including a •(lis is the group which includes law enforcement appropriate or transfief appropriation,the Treasurer, Explanation: This action creates and funds two new Selectmen have a9r t system. a incidental and related thEshbe authorized m borrw 554334 000 or any other sum Rescue Department. positions for the Fire& Group 4 of the i with the approval of the Sele�en officers. 7 and SC and,if applicable,Chapter 40, under and of the General laws ora enabling authority,and to issue bonds or Reavmmendatlon The Finance Committee recommends approval. sermon 8C of Chetherefand to designate said land as an open space land acquisition ARTICLE 18 and appropriate,borrow or transfer from available ARTICLE 12 i vote o raise notes of the Town therefor Land Acquisition Program established by Chapter To see if the Town will o. sum forthe cost of architectural and engineering Pu pint to the Cape Cod Open Spaca said borrciwing to be repaid with funds from the funds$120,000 or any� - �pansion and relsovation of the Mashpee 293��Aar�1998 so as in Permit Continued on Next pace fica„onS fcr the related thereto,and further,t o raise this To see if the Town will vote t0 increase the hours of the part-time Administrative for plans and soap G�;r; on�l a re�� the approval of the Selectmen,to ,with Secretary to the Board of Appeals from 19 hours weekly to 24 hours weekly to be Library and for men"o _e ri- Town effective July 1,1999,and to4alse and appropriate or transfer from available funds appropriation,to ark