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identified on the 1987 Mashpee Assessors'Maps as Map referandum to exclude the principal and interest on such 27, Plot 45, generally located on Mashpee Pond between debt from the tax levy limitation imposed by Chapter 59, the Mashpee River and Lake Avenue, the said land to Section 21C of the General Laws(so-called Proposition be held in the care and custody of the Conservation Com- 2'/z); and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise mission pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, and appropriate or transfer from available funds$51,000, Chapter 40, Section 8C; further, to see if the Town will or any other sum, to the Great Neck Road South Land vote to appropriate$100,000 for such purpose,including Purchase Account to provide for interest and debt is- expenses incidental and related thereto, and to raise such suance expenses; further,to see if the Town will authorize appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the the Board of Selectmen and/or Conservation Commis- Selectmen, be authorized to borrow$100,000 under and sionto apply for and accept Federal and/or State grants, pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(3) and, if applicable, including reimbursement under Chapter 132A, Section Chapter 40, Section 8C, of the General Laws, or any 11 of the General Laws,to be applied by the Town toward other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the financing of this purchase, and to enter into contracts the Town therefor, with said bonding authorization con- and agreements with Federal and/or State agencies, tingent upon passage of a referandum to exclude the prin- private conservation trusts, or other entities or persons cipal and interst on such debt from tax levy limitation in connection with the purchase and preservation for con- imposed by Chapter 59, Section 21 C of the General Laws servation purposes of all or a major portion of such land; (so-called Proposition 2'/z); and further, to see if the and finally,to see if the Town will authorize the Conser- Town will vote to raise and appropriate $8,500 to the vation Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter Lake Avenue Land Purchase Account to provide for in- into agreements and execute any and all instruments as terest and debt issuance expenses; further, to see if the may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or Con- said purchase; or take any other action related thereto. servation Commission to apply for and accept Federal Motion to raise and appropriate $600,000 and/or State grants, including reimbursement under borrow $600,000 Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the General Laws,to be ap- raise and appropriate to the Great Neck Road plied by the Town toward the financing of this purchase, South Land Purchase Account for interest and and to enter into contracts and agreements with Federal debt issuance $51,000 and/or State agencies, private conservation trusts, or Yes — 116 No — 13 other entities or persons in connection with the purchase and preservation for conservation purposes of all ora Motion carries — 9:34 P.M. major portion of such land;and finally,to see if the Town 2'/2 debt exclusion will authorize the Conservation Commission and the Ballot vote Yes — 354 No — 338 Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute Question passed June 11, 1988 any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to authorize of the Town to effectuate said purchase; the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase or emi- Motion to take Article 66 out of order nent domain for conservation purposes a conservation Yes — 118 No — 33 restriction, access easements and/or similar less-than-fee Motion carries — 9:26 P.M. interest in all, or a major portion, of a parcel of land of See action on Article 66 16.2 acres, more or less, identified on the 1987 Mashpee Assessors'Maps as Map 16, Plot 4, generally located on ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to authorize Santuit Pond between Cotuit Road, Tobey's Back Road the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase or emi- and the northwest side of said pond, the said restriction nent domain for conservation purposes all, or a major and easements to be held in the care and custody of the portion, of a parcel of land of 18.5 acres, more or less, Conservation Commission pursuant to Massachusetts identified on the 1987 Mashpee Assessors'Maps as Map General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C, said parcel of land 95, Plot 6,generally located on Great Neck Road South being the same as that authorized for purchase in fee by opposite Godfrey Road, the said land to be held in the Article 56 of the May 4, 1987 Annual Town Meeting; fur- care and custody of the Conservation Commission pur- ther,to see if the Town will vote to appropriate$400,000 suant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Sec- or any other sum for such purpose, including expenses tion 8C; further, to see if the Town will vote to ap- incidental and related thereto, and to raise such ap- propriate$600,000 or any other sum of for such purpose, propriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the including expenses incidental and related thereto, and to Selectmen,be authorized to borrow$400,000 or any other raise such appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44,Section 7(3)and, of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow $600,000 or if applicable, Chapter 40, Section 8C, of the General any other sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Sec- Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds tion 7(3) and, if applicable, Chapter 40, Section 8C, of or notes of the Town therefor, with said bonding the General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and authorization contingent upon passage of a referandum to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, with said to exclude the principal and interest on such debt from bonding authorization contingent upon passage of a the tax levy limitation imposed by Chapter 59, Section - 54 -