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Harbormaster Salary/Wage Account, or take any other Motion: I move the Town vote to raise and appropri- action relating thereto. ate $80,000 to the Coombs School Ballfield Account, Submitted by the Board of Selectmen to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. Explanation: This article will provide funds for a Waterways Assistant for six weeks for herring Motion is defeated at 7:54 p.m. enforcement. ARTICLE 12 Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, mends approval. borrow or transfer from available funds $275,000 to Motion made by George Green. the Town of Mashpee Ballfield Account, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Motion: I move the Town vote to raise and appropri- Selectmen, for construction of ballfields and recre- ate,$3,000 to the Harbormaster Salary/Wage Account. ational areas within the Town, or take any other action Motion passes unanimously at 7:51 p.m. relating thereto. ARTICLE 10 Submitted by the Board of Selectmen To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or Explanation: This article sets aside funding the transfer from available funds $131,679 to the Police development of playing fields and recreational areas Sthroughout the Town to address the shortage of fields Salary/Wage Account,or take any other action relating and meet the needs identified by the Board of thereto. Selectmen's Ad-Hoc Committee which has studied Submitted by the Police Department needs over the past year. This project will provide additional playing field capacity for adult recreational Explanation: The monies requested are needed to leagues and programs, youth soccer, youth baseball, fund unanticipated and unforeseen shortfalls, and con- youth football and scholastic lacrosse and general tractual obligations the result of which are due to active recreational sports. All funds will be expended recent retirements of the Chief of Police,one Sergeant, under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, with r one Police Patrolman/Detective, and the need to hire i replacement positions and/or promote incumbent(cur- anticipated funding of$175,000 to develop field at the i rent)members of the Police Department to said posi- Route 28-Sampsons Mill Rd site and $100,000 to tion vacancies. expand Heritage Park off of Rt. 130. Any remaining funds will be used to plan and develop future fields off t Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- of Redbrook Road to distribute fields more evenly j mends approval. throughout the community. Motion made by Kenneth Marsters. Recommendation: The Finance Committee does d Motion: I move the Town vote to raise and appropri- not recommend approval. ate$131,679 to the Police Salary/Wage Account. Motion made by Wayne Taylor. 8 Motion passes at 7:52 p.m. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and 8 ARTICLE 11 transfer from Revenue Available for Appropriation $275,000 to the Town of Mashpee Ballfield Account, To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or to be expended under the direction of the Board of transfer from available funds $80,000 to the Coombs Selectmen, for construction of ballfields and recre- School Ballfield Account, to be expended under the ational areas within the Town. direction of the Board of Selectmen, or take any other Motion passes at 8.03 p.m. action relating thereto. • Submitted by the Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 13 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or Explanation: This article would provide funds to i install lighting fixtures at the baseball field adjacent to transfer from available funds $72,100 to the Impact e the Coombs School, which may also be used to light Fee Consultant Account, to be expended under the the adjacent fields,in order to allow night use by Little direction of the Board of Selectmen, for consultant League and other sports league teams. services and associated costs related to the develop- ment of a Town impact fee bylaw and implementation Recommendation: The Finance Committee does procedures, or take any other action relating thereto. not recommend approval. Submitted by the Planning Board u Motion made by David Leveille. and the Board of Selectmen ie i" II , 83