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cation purposes for non-resident students and/or stu- Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends dents who are foster care children, or take any other approval. action relating thereto. Motion made by George Costa. Submitted by the School Committee Motion: I move that the Town vote to appropriate the Explanation: This article seeks to place funds col- sum of $200,000 for the purpose of financing the lected from other school districts for the education of repair, replacement and/or upgrade of residential sep- special needs students into special needs account fund- tic systems,pursuant to agreements between the Board ing special education expenses. The Mashpee School of Health and residential property owners in the Town, Committee feels it is advantageous to save money by and that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with providing programs in our own town. the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends authorized to borrow said sum under and pursuant to approval. Chapter 111,Section 127B 1/2 and Chapter 29C of the Massachusetts General Laws, or any other enabling Motion made by Nancy Caffyn. authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town Motion: I move the Town vote to accept Chapter 71, therefor, which bonds or notes, at the direction of the Section 71F of the Massachusetts General Laws, to Treasurer and the Board of Selectmen, may be issued establish a separate account for the purpose of deposit- to the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement ing tuition monies received from Special Education Trust. Shared Programs. The receipts from this account shall 'Motion passes unanimous 9:27 p.m. be expended by the School Committee for special edu- cation purposes for non-resident students and/or stu- dents who are foster care children. To see if the Town will vote to re-authorize the'revoly- Motion passes 9.26 p.m. ing Home Composting Bin Account through the Town Accountant's office in accordance with Massachusetts Article 26 General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53E 1/2 , to be To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $200,000 expended under the direction of the Board of Health, for the purpose of financing the following water pol- in order to place anticipated revenues collected from lution abatement facility projects: repair, replacement the sale of compost bins which shall be used to pur- chase additional compost bins, and advertise the avail- and/or upgrade of septic systems, pursuant to agree- I ments with the Board of Health and residential prop- ability of such bins, and to establish the limit on erty owners, including without limitation allcosts expenditures from said account for Fiscal Year 1999 at thereof as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 29C the $2,500, or to take any other action relating thereto. General Laws,to determine whether this appropriation Submitted by the Board of Health shall be raised by borrowing from the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust or otherwise, or to Explanation: Revolving account is required by the take any other action related thereto. Department of Environmental Protection in order to receive compost bins at no charge to the Town. Submitted by the Board of Health Revenues must be used to purchase additional bins Explanation: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and advertise their availability. through the Water Pollution Abatement Trust isro- p Anticipated Budget: viding no interest loans to communities to assist Revenues $2,500 homeowners in complying with Title V. The loans are Expenditures $2,500 for$200,000,including$20,000 that the towns can use for any purpose related to the implementation of the This account will be managed by the Board of Health program. The loans are available to homeowners at through its agent. either 2 1/2% or 5% interest, to cover any ongoing Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends costs of the program. Loans must be secured by a bet- approval. terment assessed by the Town on the property being Motion made by Curtis Frye. improved by the loan. Communities are expected to identify those areas in Town where septic upgrades are Motion: I move the Town vote to re-authorize the needed and direct the funds to those priority areas. revolving Home Composting Bin Account through the In order to qualify for the loans, town meeting must Town Accountant's office in accordance with vote to authorize the Town to borrow funds from the Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 44,Section 53E Trust. The community will have 18 years to repay the 1/2 to be expended under the direction of the Board of loan to the Trust. Health, in order to place anticipated revenues collect- 65