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"Belcher" or "Mingo"property, bounded generally by Amended motion to adjourn after Article 21 passes Great Neck Road North, Ashers Path, Lowell Road, at 10:00pm. the Quashnet Valley Country Club, Phinney's Road and William Mingo Road and shown on the 1998 Amended motion (Article 21) passes 201 to 94 at Mashpee Assesors' Maps as Map 44, Blocks 45, 46 10:O1pm. and 58 through 84, inclusive, Map 51, Block 3 and Town Meeting adjourned at 10:02pm. t Map 52, Blocks 40 through 60, inclusive, and more particularly described as Parcels 1, 2 and 3 on a plan October 6, 1998 Annual Town Meeting entitled "Topographic Plan of Land in Mashpee, Meeting opens 7.29pm Massachusetts for Belcher Realty Trust" dated 178 Voters present January 5, 1998, revised January 12, 1998, by Baxter Article 22 &Nye, Inc. a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town Clerk; (ii) the sum of$2,300,000 is hereby To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of appropriated to pay the costs of acquiring the afore- Selectmen to approve and accept the Energy � mentioned land and for the payment of all other Efficiency Plan as prepared by the Cape Light expenses incidental and related thereto, and that to Compact pursuant to the requirements of the meet this appropriation, the Town Treasurer, with the Massachusetts Restructuring Act, or take any other approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby autho- action relating thereto. rized to borrow said sum under and pursuant to Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Chapter 44, Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue Explanation: As defined in the Massachusetts bonds or notes of the Town therefor; (iii) that the Restructuring Act, prior to the Cape Light Compact Board of Selectmen and all other Town boards are receiving Demand Side Management (DSM) funding hereby authorized to apply for and accept federal from the state as a municipal aggregator, the compact and/or state grants for the purposes stated in this vote, must prepare an Energy Efficiency Plan for review and including reimbursement under Chapter 132A, approval for each Town.This article seeks to authorize Sectionll of the Massachusetts General Laws, the the Board of Selectmen to review and adopt a plan on "Self-Help Act" and/or Chapter 933 of the Acts of behalf of the Town. 1977, as amended,the"Urban Self-Help Act",and any Motion made by Curtis Frye. other such enabling authority; (iv) the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to enter into contracts Motion: I move the Town authorize the Board of or agreements with federal and/or state agencies and Selectmen to approve and accept the Energy other public or private entities or persons in connec- tion with the purchase of the land described in this Compact pursuant to the requirements of the vote; (v) the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized Massachusetts Restructuring Act. to petition the General Court for any legislation neces- Motion made to reconsider Article 21 at 7:30pm. sary or convenient for the acquisition of the land Motion to reconsider Article 21 defeated 103 to 37 described in this vote or in connection with the financ- ing thereof; (vi) the Board of Selectmen and all other at 7:33pm. Town boards are each authorized to execute any and Motion on Article 22 passes at 7:34pm. all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to complete the acquisition of the land described Article 23 in this vote. Provided, however, that this appropria- To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of d tion shall be contingent upon a vote at an election to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 148, Section exempt from the provisions of G.L.C. 59 § 21C 261, or take any other action relating thereto. (Proposition 2 1/2), the amounts required to pay the principal of and interest on the borrowing authorized Submitted by the Fire Chief under this vote. Explanation: This law would require the installation Finance Committee does not recommend approval of automatic fire sprinklers in all new multi-family of amendment. dwellings with four or more units. Currently the building code requires automatic fire sprinkler sys Motion to amend passes 202 to 114 at 9:15pm. tems in multi-family dwellings of four or more units Motion made to extend Town Meeting to 11.00pm but has exceptions for some types of construction defeated at 9:59pm. practices. This is for new construction only and is not retroactive. Amended motion made to adjourn Town Meeting after vote on Article 21. Motion made by Wayne Taylor. 85