$45,000, which will help offset the Town's purchase Motion: I move Article 32 be voted as printed in the A
<br /> price of$100,000. warrant, with the exception of the phrase,"or take any
<br /> Motion made by John Cahalane. other action relating thereto". 1
<br /> Motion: I move Article 31 be voted as printed in the Motion made to dispense with reading of article. ` D
<br /> warrant,with the exception of the phrase, "or take any Motion to dispense with reading of article passes at
<br /> other action relating thereto". 10:27 p.m.
<br /> Motion made to dispense with reading of article. Motion made to move question made.
<br /> Motion to dispense with reading of article passes at Motion to move question passes at 10:41 p.m.
<br /> 10:26 p.m. Motion passes 10:41 p.m. 1
<br /> Motion passes at 10:27 p.m. Motion made to extend Town Meeting until 11:12 p.m.
<br /> ARTICLE 32 Motion passes at 10:42 p.m.
<br /> To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen ARTICLE 33
<br /> to petition the General Court for special legislation
<br /> authorizing the Town to enter into a land exchange To see if the Town will vote to grant the Mashpee
<br /> with Willowbend Development Corporation in which Water District an easement, upon such terms and con-
<br /> the Town would transfer to Willowbend the land ditions to be determined by the Board of Selectmen,
<br /> shown on the 1999 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map for the purposes of constructing, accessing, and main-
<br /> 77, Blocks 3, 5, 7, 10, 21, 23, 25, 27 and 28 and taining a water storage facility and related appurte-
<br /> Willowbend would transfer to the Town all its right, nances,over and under a portion of that land owned by
<br /> title and interest in the land shown on said Assessors' the Town of Mashpee and shown on Mashpee
<br /> Maps as Map 70, Blocks 19, 24 through 37, 29A, 62, Assessors' Map 36,Parcel 53, Map 36, Parcel 35, and
<br /> 63, 71, 79, 80C, 86, 90, 96, 109, 115 and 134, with along Goodspeed's Meeting House Road to Main
<br /> said land to be held in the care and custody of the Street in accordance with plans on file with the Board
<br /> Conservation Commission pursuant to Mass. General of Selectmen and the Mashpee Water District, or take
<br /> Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C, along with an easement any other action relating thereto.
<br /> across other land of Willowbend for a scenic view- Submitted by the Water District
<br /> point, sitting area and pedestrian and carry-in boat
<br /> access between the Town's land shown on said Explanation: The Mashpee Water District has
<br /> Assessors' Maps as Map 77, Block 32 and the waters requested this easement for the location of a second
<br /> of Shoestring Bay,with the location and dimensions of elevated tank. During the fall of 2000 the District
<br /> said easement to be established by agreement between completed an engineering study to find the best loca-
<br /> Willowbend, the Selectmen and the Conservation tion for the tank. The district investigated eight sepa-
<br /> Commission and subject to any applicable permitting rate parcels in the northeast area of town. After a
<br /> authorities; and further, to see if the Town will autho- review by the engineering firm and the Board of Water
<br /> rize the Conservation Commission and the Board of Commissioners, it was determined that this site was
<br /> Selectmen to enter into contracts or agreements and the most appropriate site both hydrologically and aes-
<br /> execute any and all instruments as may be necessary thetically.
<br /> on behalf of the Town to effectuate said land exchange Motion made by Kenneth Marsters.
<br /> and easement,or take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Motion: I move that the Town vote to transfer to the
<br /> Board of Selectmen in the custody and control of the
<br /> Explanation: In order to consolidate ownership pat- following described land for the purpose of granting
<br /> terns, resolve an outstanding situation in which the and easement over and under the same to the Mashpee
<br /> Town and Willowbend share partial interests in certain Water District, upon such terms and conditions as are
<br /> lands, allow a more environmentally appropriate determined by the Selectmen, for the purpose of con-
<br /> design for a proposed golf course expansion at structing, accessing and maintaining a water storage
<br /> Willowbend and establish a public access point for facility and related appurtenances: A portion of that
<br /> pedestrians, shellfishermen and carry-in boaters on land owned by the Town of Mashpee and shown on
<br /> Shoestring Bay, this article authorizes the Selectmen Mashpee Assessors' Map 36, Parcel 36, Parcel 35,
<br /> to effectuate a land exchange with Willowbend and to along Goodspeed's Meeting House Road to Main
<br /> seek the necessary legislative authorization to make Street in accordance withplans on file with the Board
<br /> the exchange. of Selectmen and the Mashpee Water District.
<br /> Motion made by Wayne Taylor.
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