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expend any state or federal grants, gifts or other out- Explanation: This article authorizes the acquisition side funding to be applied toward this purpose. of land originally approved at the October 5, 1998 Motion passes by a 2/3rds vote at 9:26 p.m. Town Meeting and provides funding using so-called Land Bank" funds. At the October 5, 1998 Town ARTICLE 19 Meeting, voters approved the purchase of the To see if the Town will vote to have the Board of "Belcher" or "Town Forest" property and authorized Selectmen appoint a Library Addition Building the Town to borrow and to issue bonds or notes for Committee of not less than 7 nor more than 13 mem- $2,300,000 to pay for the land. On November 14, bers to oversee construction of an addition to the exist- 1998, the Town voted at an election to exempt the ing town library and raise and appropriate or take from amounts required to pay for the property from the available funds the sum of$5,000 to be distributed as Proposition 2-1/2 cap. At that time there was not a follows; $3,000 to the Library Building Expense "Land Bank"fund which could be used to finance this Account and $2,000 to the Personnel Salary/Wage purchase. In November 1998 the Town of Mashpee Account, or take any other action relating thereto. voted to approve an additional excise tax on real prop- erty in an amount equal to 3% of the real estate tax Submitted by the Board of Library Trustees levy to provide for the purchase of Open Space. The Explanation: A building committee is needed to intent of this article is to allow the voters of Mashpee move the project forward. Part of the committee's to use the approved 3% "Land Bank Tax"funds to pay charge will be to seek sources of federal, state, and for the"Belcher"property as Open Space and to avoid additional taxation by separately funding this purchase local funding, as well as private donations. Expense money will be needed for such things as putting through a debt exclusion. It is important to note that together bid packages, advertising,and reimbursement the United States Department of Fisheries and Wildlife for travel to other library sites to research design fea- has expressed interest in a possible purchase of this tures and to view facilities designed and built by property from the Town of Mashpee at some future prospective bidders. date. Any Conservation or deed restrictions placed on this property by the Conservation Commission or Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- Land Bank purchase could reduce the value of the mends approval. property and therefore reduce the amount of money Motion made by Selectman Frye. the USF&W would pay for the property. The USF&W does not currently have the funding for this purchase, Motion: I move the Town vote to have the Board of but may at some future time. The people of Mashpee Selectmen appoint a Library Addition Building must decide how they desire to pay for this land, and Committee of not less than 7 nor more than 13 mem- if they want to consider the potential future purchase bers to oversee construction of an addition to the exist- of the"Town Forest"by the USF&W. A yes vote will ing town library and for said purpose the Town vote to pay for the land from already committed"Land Bank" raise and appropriate $5000, with said funds to be dis- funds and not from a separate tax outside of the limits tributed as follows: $3,000 to the Library Building of Proposition 2-1/2. Expense Account and $2,000 to the Personnel Salary/Wage Account. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- mends approval. i Motion passes at 9:27 p.m. Motion made by Selectman Leveille. ARTICLE 20 Motion: I move the Town vote to designate the To see if the Town will vote to designate the"Belcher" "Belcher" or "Mingo" property acquired pursuant to or "Mingo" property to be acquired pursuant to the the vote under Article 21 of the October 5, 1998 vote under Article 21 of the October 5, 1998 Annual Annual Town Meeting as an open space land acquisi- Town Meeting as an open space land acquisition pur- tion pursuant to the provisions of the Cape Cod Open suant to the provisions of the Cape Cod Open Space Space Land Acquisition Program established by Land Acquisition Program established by Chapter 293 Chapter 293 of the acts of 1998,to authorize the use of of the acts of 1998, to authorize the use of Land Bank Land Bank funds for such acquisition, and to seek funds for such acquisition, and to seek matching funds matching funds from the Cape Cod Land and Aquifer from the Cape Cod Land and Aquifer Protection Fund Protection Fund administered by the State Secretary of administered by the State Secretary of Environmental Environmental Affairs under said act. Affairs under said act,or take any other action relating thereto. Motion made at to amend article to indefinitely postpone at 9:29 p.m. � Submitted by Board of Selectmen and the Open Space Committee Motion to amend does not pass at 9:45 p.m. 147 to 135. Original motion passes at 9:48 p.m. 205 to 146. 51