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the last several years because of the difficult funding Submitted by the Harbormaster
<br /> situation facing the Town, even though the increasing Explanation: Due to normal sedimentation,the previ.
<br /> volume of circulation would have justified the request.
<br /> The Library cannot continue to provide the same level ously dredged channels in Waquoit and Popponessel
<br /> Bays will need dredging soon. To do that, the permits
<br /> of services without additional staffing. Adding an
<br /> that have expired need to be renewed, and that will
<br /> additional position will help the Library to continue to
<br /> provide library and information services to its patrons require professional engineering services.
<br /> while coping with an average growth rate of 14% per Recommendation: The Finance Committee will
<br /> year. make a recommendation at Town Meeting.
<br /> Recommendation: The Finance Committee does not Article 13: To see if the Town will vote to provide for
<br /> recommend approval. design, construction, construction administration and
<br /> Article 10: To see if the Town will vote to raise and
<br /> an analysis of remediation alternatives for the closure
<br /> and capping of the Asher's Path sanitary landfill as
<br /> appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of required by the Department of Environmental Protec-
<br /> $30,758.64 to the DPW Salary/Wage Account to fund tion; and for said purpose and expenses incidental and
<br /> one Heavy Equipment Operator position to be expend- related thereto the Town vote to appropriate and
<br /> ed as follows: $25,044 to the DPW Salary/Wage
<br /> Account, $5,276.64 to the Health Insurance Account, authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Board
<br /> of Selectmen to borrow $1,263,000 at one time or
<br /> $404 to the Medicare Account, and $34 Group Insur- from time to time pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 8 of
<br /> ance Account, or take any other action relating there- the General Laws, or any other enabling Authority,
<br /> to. and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, and
<br /> Submitted by the DPW Director further to raise and appropriate $500 to the Debt
<br /> Explanation: DPW is responsible for eight Town Issuance Account, and to authorize the Board of
<br /> buildings, Town roads, Heritage Park, and Town Health, acting through its Chairman, be authorized to
<br /> beaches. In order to provide more capable service to apply for,accept and expend any state or federal grants
<br /> the residents and property owners of Mashpee, we or loans which may become available for this purpose,
<br /> request to increase the staff level from 12 to 14,which or take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> was the number of staff present in 1988. Submitted by the Board of Health
<br /> Recommendation: The Finance Committee does not Explanation: In 1993 D.E.P. classified unlined,
<br /> recommend approval. municipal landfills into four categories based on avail-
<br /> Article 11: To see if the Town will vote to approve the able information. The four categories are Significant
<br /> annual regional school district budget for the Cape Threat,Potential Threat,No Present Threat and Incon-
<br /> Cod Regional Technical High School District for the clusive Data. The Mashpee landfill originally was cat-
<br /> fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, in the amount of egorized as a significant threat, however, after provid-
<br /> $5,898,230 and further, to see if the Town will vote to ing D.E.P. with additional information,the landfill was
<br /> raise and appropriate$476,130 to meet its share of the reclassified as a Potential Threat. The D.E.P. initiated
<br /> cost of operation and maintenance of the Cape Cod negotiations with Mashpee to arrange a landfill clo-
<br /> Regional Technical High School District for the fiscal sure schedule, as a result,the Town was able to extend
<br /> year beginning July 1, 1995, or take any other action the life of the landfill to 1998. However, the D.E.P.
<br /> relating thereto. requires that the engineering work associated with the
<br /> closure be completed in advance.
<br /> Submitted by the Treasurer/Tax Collector
<br /> Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom-
<br /> Explanation: Mashpee's share of the Regional Tech- mends approval.
<br /> nical High School budget is $476,130. There are 55
<br /> students from Mashpee at the Regional Technical Article 14: To see if the Town will vote to raise and
<br /> High School. appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of
<br /> money to the Board of Selectmen Rewards Account,
<br /> Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- or take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> mends approval.
<br /> Article 12: To see if the Town will vote to raise and Submitted by the Board of Selectmen
<br /> appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Explanation: This money is necessary to allow the
<br /> $15,000 to the Waterways Improvement Account to be Town to offer rewards for information leading to the
<br /> expended under the direction of the Board of Select- conviction of vandals to Town property.
<br /> men for the purpose of permits,engineering,dredging, Recommendation: The Finance Committee reconk
<br /> and other waterways improvement projects in Mash- mends approval.
<br /> pee, or take any other action relating thereto.
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