03/11/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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DIArT i42 N4AY 2019 SPDC' I., & ANNUAf, J'0WN N4l-l_.rrlNG WARRANI' Page 20 Article 10 *HOLD* To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $50,000, or any other amount deemed necessary, for the purpose of funding the Mashpee Library project "Preserving our Past: Digitization of the Mashpee Enterprise Newspaper", or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: The goal of this project is to digitize the content of the Mashpee Enterprise weekly newspaper from the beginning of its publication in 1994 to the present. Digitization of the content to a public online archive will preserve this valuable historic resource while making it easily accessible and searchable to those in the Mashpee community and beyond. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 10 by a vote of*HOLD* The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 10 by a vote of Article 11 (Design of Phase 1 of the Sewer Collection System) As per Town Counsel Change from Sewer Commission to a Debt Exclusion Article Submitted by the Board of Selectmen To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds or authorize the Treasurer to borrow the sum of $1,640,000, and to appropriate said sum to the Sewer Commission Collection System Design Account for the purpose of completing the design of Phase 1 of the sewer collection system to be connected to the municipal wastewater treatment plant to be located adjacent to the Town's solid waste transfer station; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be expressly subject to and contingent upon approval by the voters of the Town of a ballot question to exclude from the limitations of Proposition 2 1/2, G.L. c. 59, §21C, the amounts required to pay the principal and interest on any such bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness; or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: This article would provide funding for complete design of Phase 1 of the sewer collection system to be connected to the wastewater treatment plant adjacent to the Town's solid waste transfer station. Work on the collection system design would begin in late summer 2019 and be completed in December 2020, with construction of the sewer collection system anticipated in 2021 through 2023, pending funding and permitting for said construction.This project is one of the initial steps implementing the Town's Watershed Nitrogen Management Plan/CWMP. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 11 by a vote of*HOLD* The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 11 by a vote of Article 12 (Completing Design of Phase 1 of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant) As per Town Counsel Change from Sewer Commission to a Debt Exclusion Article Submitted by the Board of Selectmen To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds or authorize the Treasurer to borrow the sum of $840,000, and to appropriate said sum to the Sewer Commission Wastewater Treatment Plant Design Account for purposes of completing the design of Phase 1 of the municipal wastewater treatment plant to be located adjacent to the Town's solid waste transfer station; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be expressly subject to and contingent upon approval by the voters of the Town of a ballot question to exclude from the limitations of Proposition 2 1/2, G.L. c. 59, §21C, the amounts required to pay the principal and interest on any such bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness; or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 12 by a vote of*HOLD* The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 12 by a vote of