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Block 9 and the Bank would transfer to the Town all Explanation: This article would authorize the Board of the land shown on Assessors' Map 94 as Block 8. of Selectmen to purchase, on behalf of the Amended motion passes at 9.57 p.m. Conservation Commission, a number of parcels total- ing 35.58 acres on the west side of the Santuit River. Motion made to extend Town Meeting one hour The parcels are partially interspersed with existing passes at 9:59 p.m. Town lands and land of others. Recent studies by the ARTICLE 23 Public Archaeology Lab indicate that the properties contain extensive archaeological deposits dating back To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen 5000 years. The area is under threat of development . to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for conservation for residences or a golf course, is in the recharge area purposes,all or a portion of those parcels of land iden- of Shoestring Bay, and is recommended as a priority tified on the 1998 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map acquisition by the Comprehensive Plan. 70, Blocks 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, Motion made by Selectman Marsters. 35, 36, and 37, Map 70, Blocks 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, 22, 98, 102, 107, 108, 111, 112, 116, 119, 123, 126, 130, Motion: I move that the Selectmen be hereby autho- 137, 138, and 140 located between the Santuit River, rized to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for conser- Maushop Stables, Queppish Road, and Cotuit Bay vation purposes, all or a portion of those parcels of Condominiums north of Quinaquisset Avenue, to be land identified on the 1998 Mashpee Assessors' Maps held in the care and custody of the Conservation as Map 70, Blocks 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, Commission pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37, Map 70, Blocks 8, 10, 12, 14, Chapter 40,Section 8C; and further, to see if the Town 20,22,98, 102, 107, 108, 111, 112, 116, 199, 123, 126, will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from 130, 137, 138 and 140 and Map 77, Blocks 1, 4, 9, 11 available funds, $410,574 for such purpose, including and 13, located between the Santuit River, Maushop expenses incidental and related thereto, and to raise Stables, the Willowbend Development, and Cotuit such appropriation,the Treasurer, with the approval of Bay Condominiums off Quinaquisset Avenue, to be the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow $410,574 or held in the care and custody of the Conservation any other sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Commission pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, Chapter 40, sec- Chapter 40, Section 8C; and further, that the Town tion 8C of the General laws, or any other enabling appropriate the sum of $434,000 for such purpose, authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town including expenses incidental and related thereto, and therefor and to designate said land as an open space that to raise this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the land acquisition pursuant to the Cape Cod Open Space approval of the Selectmen,is hereby authorized to bor- Land Acquisition Program established by Chapter 293 row $434,000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44, of the Acts of 1998 so as to permit said borrowing to Section 7 and 8 and, if applicable, Chapter 40, Section be repaid with funds from the land bank fund estab- 8C of the General laws, or any other enabling author- lished by the Town under the provisions of Chapter ity, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, 293, and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise and to designate said land as an open space land acqui- f and appropriate or transfer from available funds$2500 sition pursuant to the Cape Cod Open Space Land l to the Issuance of Debt Account; and further, to see if Acquisition Program established by Chapter 293 of the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen and/ the Massachusetts Acts of 1998 so as to permit said or Conservation Commission,with the approval of the borrowing to be repaid with funds from the land bank Board of Selectmen, to apply for and accept Federal, fund established by the Town under the provisions of 1 State and/or County grants, including reimbursement Chapter 293, which borrowing shall nevertheless con- under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the General Laws, stitute a general obligation of the Town, and further, the"Self-Help Act",to be applied by the Town toward that the Town appropriate from available funds$2,500 the financing of this purchase, and to enter into con- to the Issuance of Debt Account, and further, that the tracts or agreements with Federal, State and/or County Board of Selectmen and/or Conservation Commission, agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, are each or persons in connection with the purchase of such hereby authorized to apply for and accept Federal, land and its preservation for conservation purposes, State and/or County grants, including reimbursement including enforcement of conservation restrictions on under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the General Laws, e the land; and finally, to see if the Town will authorize the"Self-Help Act",to be applied by the Town toward e the Conservation Commission and the Board of the financing of this purchase, and to enter into con- t Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any tracts or agreements with Federal, State and/or County e and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities e the Town to effectuate said acquisition, sale, transfer, or persons in connection with the purchase of such `S or preservation or take any other action relating land and its preservation for conservation purposes, thereto . including enforcement of conservation restrictions on Submitted by Open Space Committee the land; and finally, that the Conservation Commis- 53