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i ARTICLE 31.To see if the Town will vote to raise and ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to authorize appropriate or appropriate and transfer from available the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase or emi- funds the sum of$12,500 for the purpose of purchasing nent domain for conservation purposes all, or major por- a high volume copy machine for teachers' use. tion, of a parcel of land of 1.8 acres, more or less, iden- C . Motion to indefinitely postpone. tified on the 1987 Mashpee Assessors'Maps as Map 27, Plot 45, generally located on Mashpee Pond between the Motion carries — 8:29 P.M. Mashpee River and Lake Avenue,the said land to be held ` in the care and custody of the Conservation Commission ARTICLE 32.To see if the Town will raise and ap- pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40,Sec- al ro riate orappropriate and transfer from available p ption 8C; further, to see if the Town will vote to ap- funds $14,500 for a beach rake. propriate $150,000 or any other sum for such purpose, Motion to appropriate and transfer $14,500: including expenses incidental and related thereto, and to $11,200 from Stabilization Account raise such appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval $ 3,300 from line 126, Article 2 of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow $150,000 or Motion carries — 8:44 P.M. any other sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Sec- Yes — 192 No — 14 tion 7(3) and, if applicable, Chapter 40, Section 8C, of the General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, with said appropriate or appropriate and transfer from available, bonding authorization contingent upon passage of a funds the sum of $15,000 to purchase a 4-wheel drive referendum to exclude the principal and interest on such vehicle for the Fire Chief, debt from the tax levy limitation imposed by Chapter 59, Section 21C of the General Laws(so-called Proposition Motion to indefinitely postpone 2'/z); and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise Motion carries — 8:44 P.M. and appropriate or transfer from available funds$12,750, or any other sum, to the Lake Avenue Land Purchase ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and Account to provide for interest and debt issuance ex- appropriate or appropriate and transfer from available penses; further, to see if the Town will authorize the funds the sum of$10,000, or any other sum of money, Board of Selectmen and/or Conservation Commission to complete the second floor of the Fire Department, to apply for and accept Federal and/or State grants, in- Motion to raise and appropriate $10,000 cluding reimbursement under Chapter 132A, Section 11 Motion carries — 8:46 P.M. of the General Laws, to be applied by the Town toward the financing of this purchase, and to enter into contracts ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and and agreements with Federal and/or State agencies, appropriate or appropriate and transfer from available private conservation trusts, or other entities or persons funds $10,000 to the Conservation Fund for the in connection with the purchase and preservation for con- maintenance and improvements of Town Conservation servation purposes of all or a major portion of such land; Land, and expenses associated with new conservation and finally,to see if the Town will authorize the Conser- land purchases. vation Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter Motion to transfer $10,000 to Conservation Trust Ac- into agreements and execute any and all instruments as count from the Conservation Bog Account may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate Motion carries — 8:46 P.M. said purchase; Amend to read ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and Motion to raise and appropriate $100,000 appropriate$2,000 to plan and design a facility to be us- borrow $100,000 ed as a water quality laboratory, raise and appropriate$8500 to the Interest and { Motion to raise and appropriate$2,000 contingent on a Issuance on Debt for the Lake Avenue Land Purchase 2�/z override Account Motion carries — 8:55 P.M. Yes — 133 No — 13 Question passed June 11,1988 Motion carries — 9:25 P.M. Yes — 381 No — 321 2'/z debt exclusion Ballot vote Yes — 365 No — 337 ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and Question passed June 11, 1988 appropriate or appropriate and transfer a sum of money to the Popponesset Bay Dredging II Account to retain (amended to read). engineering and other consulting services for additional ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to authorize dredging in and approaches to the Bay, ; the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase or emi- Motion to indefinitely postpone nent domain for conservation purposes all, or a major Motion carries — 8:56 P.M. portion, of a parcel of land of 1.8 acres, more or less, - 53 - Y�'