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Board of Selectmen and the Conservation Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- Commission to convey such interest or rights in and to mends approval. said property, or any portion thereof, to the Orenda Wildlife Trust in consideration of the contribution by Motion made by Curtis Frye. said Orenda Wildlife Trust, upon such terms and con- Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and ditions as the Board of Selectmen and Conservation transfer from Revenue Available for Appropriation Commission shall deem to be in the best interest of the $5,000 to the Legal and Engineering Account. a Town, or take any other action relating thereto. Motion passes at 8:01pm. Submitted by Board of Selectmen Article 13 Explanation: Town meeting authorized the acquisi- tion of the subject property at the May 4, 1998 Town To see if the Town will vote to create two additional meeting and authorized the Selectmen to enter into Firefighter EMT positions for the Fire & Rescue i contracts with private conservation trusts or other enti- Department to begin January 1, 1999 and for said pur- pose raise and appropriate or transfer from available ties in connection with the acquisition of this land. funds $35,000 to the Fire Department Salary and When the appraisals for this property established a Wage Account; $4,300 to the Fire Department current value in excess of the funds appropriated, the Expense Account; $508 to the Medicare Account; Town sought assistance from private groups in pur- chasing the property to prevent its development. The $5,481 to the Medical Insurance Account, and $35 to the Group Insurance Account,or take any other action Orenda Wildlife Trust came forward with a commit- relating thereto. ment of$40,000 to complete the transaction and fore- stall the development. In providing these funds, the Submitted by the Fire Chief Trust has asked the Town for consideration in reim- Explanation: This action creates and funds two new bursing these funds plus borrowing costs. positions for the Fire &Rescue Department. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- mends approval. mends approval. Motion made by Ken Marsters. Motiop made by Wayne Taylor. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and Motion: I move the Town vote to create two addi- transfer from Revenue Available for Appropriation tional Firefighter EMT positions for the Fire&Rescue $40,000 to the Great Oak Road Conservation Land Department to begin January 1, 1999 and for said pur- Account for the purpose of reimbursing the Orenda pose appropriate and transfer from Revenue Available Wildlife Trust for funds provided to complete the for Appropriation $35,000 to the Fire Department acquisition of the 6.2 acre parcel of land which is iden- Salary and Wage Account; $4,300 to the Fire tified on Mashpee Assessors' Map 116 as Block 1, Department Expense Account; $508 to the Medicare said property acquisition having been authorized Account; $5,481 to the Medical Insurance Account, under Article 23 of the Annual Town Meeting held and $35 to the Group Insurance Account. May 4, 1998. Motion passes at 8:02pm. Motion passes unanimously at 7:55pm. Article 14 Article 12 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or fer from Revenue Available for Appropriation transfer from available funds $5,000 to the Legal and $1,300,000 and from Overlay Surplus$100,000 to off- Engineering Account, or take any other action relating set the fiscal year 1999 tax levy, or take any other thereto. action relating thereto. Submitted by Board of Selectmen Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: This Article seeks funds to design a Explanation: This article provides funds from avail- public park at the Collins lot across the street from able revenues to meet the Town's budgetary obliga- Town Hall,to be dedicated in conjunction with the cel- tions for the current fiscal year within the property tax ebration of the new millennium. A concept program limitations of proposition 21/2 and to provide taxpay- for the park has been developed by the Selectmen in ers with the third year of a three year property tax conjunction with the Mashpee 2000 Committee relief program. through a facilitated public process designed to gener- Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- ate input from our community. mends approval. Motion made by Nancy Caffyn. 81