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issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; with said thereto, and that to raise this appropriation, the
<br /> borrowing to be repaid with funds from the Land Bank Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be
<br /> Fund established by the Town under the provisions of authorized to borrow $3,200,000 under and pursuant
<br /> Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to to Chapter 44, Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable,
<br /> the Establishment of the Cape Cod Open Space Land Chapter 40, Section 8C of the Massachusetts General
<br /> Acquisition Program); and further, to see if the Town Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue
<br /> will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from bonds or notes of the Town therefor,which borrowing,
<br /> available funds $20,000 to the Issuance of Debt while a general obligation of the Town, shall be repaid
<br /> Account; and further, to see if the Town will authorize first through funds in the Land Bank Fund established
<br /> the Board of Selectmen and / or Conservation by the Town under the provisions of Chapter 293 of
<br /> Commission to apply for and accept Federal,State and the Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to the
<br /> / or County grants, including reimbursement under Establishment of the Cape Cod Open Space Land
<br /> Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the General Laws, the Acquisition Program); and further that the additional
<br /> "Self-Help Act",to be applied by the Town toward the sum of $20,000 is hereby raised and appropriated to
<br /> financing of this purchase, and to enter into contracts the Issuance of Debt Account; and further, that the
<br /> or agreements with Federal, State and / or County Board of Selectmen and/or Conservation Commission
<br /> agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities are each authorized to apply for and accept Federal,
<br /> or persons in connection with the purchase of such State and/or County grants, including reimbursement
<br /> land and its preservation for conservation purposes, under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the Massachusetts
<br /> including enforcement of conservation restrictions on General Laws, the "Self-Help Act", to be applied by
<br /> the land; and finally, to see if the Town will authorize the Town toward the financing of this purchase,and to
<br /> the Conservation Commission and the Board of enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, State
<br /> Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any and/or County agencies,private conservation trusts or
<br /> and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of other entities or persons in connection with the pur-
<br /> the Town to effectuate said acquisition, sale, transfer chase of such land and its preservation for conserva-
<br /> or preservation; or take any other action relating tion purposes, including enforcement of conservation
<br /> thereto. restrictions on the land, and finally, that the Town
<br /> Submitted by the Open Space Committee Conservation Commission and the Board of
<br /> Selectmen are each hereby authorized to enter into any
<br /> Explanation: This article would authorize the Board and all agreements and execute any and all instru-
<br /> of Selectmen to purchase, on behalf of the ments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to
<br /> Conservation Commission,all or a portion of the lands effectuate the purposes of this vote.
<br /> proposed to be developed in Mashpee as part of the Motion made to amend at 8.43 p.m.
<br /> "Cape Club" golf course project, should those lands
<br /> become available for purchase. Motion to amend defeated at 8:47 p.m.
<br /> Motion made to dispense with reading of article. Motion passes by 2/3rd at 8:48 p.m.
<br /> Motion to dispense with reading of article passes at ARTICLE
<br /> 8:29 p.m.
<br /> To see if the Town will vote to authorize and empower
<br /> Motion made by David Leveille. the Board of Selectmen to prepare a plan relocating,
<br /> Motion: I move the Town vote to authorize the laying out and defining Lowell Road between Great
<br /> Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for Neck Road North and Old Barnstable - Falmouth
<br /> conservation purposes all or a portion of the certain
<br /> Road, and to accomplish said purpose and for
<br /> parcels of land shown On the 2000 Mashpee expenses incidental and related thereto, the Town vote
<br /> Assessors' Maps as Map 23,Blocks 20,30,36,42,46, to raise and appropriate or transfer from available
<br /> 48,49, 51,54, 56, 57,66, 68 and 212,Map 30,Blocks funds $5,000 to the Lowell Road Roadways Account,
<br /> 52, 53, 84, 85, 87, 88, 91, 94, 97, 104, 105, 107, 108, or take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> 111, 138, 139 and 140 and the land contained in the Submitted by Board of Selectmen
<br /> layouts of the "paper" streets known as Wimbledon
<br /> Way and Racquet Drive, Map 31, Block 1, Map 37, Explanation: This article would authorize the
<br /> Block 55 and Map 38, Blocks 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11,to Selectmen to prepare a formal layout plan of Lowell
<br /> be held in the care and custody of the Conservation Road, including relocation of the road at Great Neck
<br /> Commission pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Road North to provide a safer intersection, and pro-
<br /> Chapter funding for said plan. Although the road has been
<br /> v
<br /> Chapter 40, Section 8C; that the sum of$3,200,000 is
<br /> hereby appropriated for this purpose and for the pay- used as a public way for many years,it does not appear
<br /> that the formal layout required by state law was ever
<br /> ment of all other expenses incidental and related prepared or adopted by the Town.
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