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The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 35 by a vote of 5-0 <br /> FINCoM: This is a Road Taking Article to layout and define Chestnut, Cedar, Devon, Ash and Hawthorne <br /> Streets, and Gina way and appropriate funding for that purpose. <br /> The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 35 by vote of 6-0 <br /> Article 36 <br /> To see if the Town will gate to adopt the following in the Town of Mashpee Bylaws <br /> The purchase by the Town of Mashpee of either crater or any other beverage in single-use plastic bottles <br /> of any size is prohibited and the sale of water or any beverage in single-use plastic containers is prohibited <br /> on town property. <br /> Any Town department when engaged in public health and safety operations shall be exempt from this <br /> Bylaw. <br /> Effective date: As soon as practicable but no later than January 1, 2021. <br /> In the event of a declaration (by Emergency Management Director, or other duly-authorized Town, <br /> Commonwealth, or United States official) of an emergency affecting the availability and/or quality of <br /> drinking water for Mashpee residents the Town shall be exempt from this Bylaw until seven (7) calendar <br /> days after such declaration has ended. Submitted by Petition <br /> Explanation: Plastic bottles are a by-product of the fossil fuel industry;they do not biodegrade and can last <br /> forever. Their production emits toxic waste into the air, and chemicals from plastic can leach into our <br /> beverages. After plastics are discarded, they pollute the air via incineration, contaminate groundwater <br /> through landfills, as well as harm to our oceans, beaches, roadways, and wildlife. Recycling is of little help <br /> and does not eliminate or reduce our dependence on plastic.The hazardous effects of plastics are far more <br /> costly than indicated by price. They affect our immediate and long-term well-being. <br /> The rationale for this Municipal Plastic Bottle Ban rests on the assumption that government is established <br /> to protect the welfare of the people it ,governs. Plastic,bottles are made of non-renewable fuels, leach <br /> chemicals into consumables and never biodegrade. Plastic bottles impact environmental health and <br /> longevity of other species who may ingest plastics as food. <br /> The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 36 by a mote of 3-2 <br /> FINCoM. This Article .seeks to prohibit the Town of Mashpee from purchasing and or selling water or any <br /> other beverage in single use plastic bottles of any size on town property. <br /> The Finance Committee dares not recommend approval of Article 36 by a vote of 3-2-1 <br /> Article 37 <br /> To see if the Town will vote to authorize and empower the Board of Selectmen to prepare a plan laying out <br /> and defining Come Road.and accomplish said purpose and for expenses related thereto, the Town vote to <br /> appropriate and transfer the sum of $5,000 from revenue available for appropriation to the Cove Road <br /> Roadways Account, or take any other action relating thereto. <br /> SEE MAP IN APPENDIX A Submitted by Petition <br /> Explanation: This article authorizes the Town to layout and define Cove Road and to appropriate funding <br /> for this purpose. <br /> 39 <br />