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Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and Town of Mashpee as a Green Community. Funding transfer from the Community Preservation Fund shall derive from the CPC 10% Open Affordable Housing Reserve, in accordance with the Space/Recreation Reserves for this purpose. provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44B, §5, $70,000 for the purpose assisting with the funding of (2) Habitat The Community Preservation Committee voted 8-0 in for Humanity affordable housing projects located at support of this article. 108 Orchard Road and 132 Quinaquisset Avenue, Mashpee, including any necessary costs and expenses The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by related thereto, as recommended by the Community a vote of 5-0. Preservation Committee. The Finance Committee recommends approval by Motion passes unanimously at 7:25 PM. a vote of 4-1, 1 abstention, 1 absent. Article 8 Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and fer from the Community Preservation Fund Open transfer from the Community Preservation Fund Open Space/Recreation Reserves in accordance with the Space/Recreation Reserves in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44B, §5, $61,250 for provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44B, §5, $61,250 for the purpose of funding the Santuit Pond Preserve the purpose of funding the Santuit Pond Preserve Improvement Project, including any necessary costs Improvement Project, including any necessary costs and expenses related thereto, as recommended by the and expenses related thereto, as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee, or take any Community Preservation Committee. other action relating thereto. Motion passes unanimously 7:27 PM. Submitted by the Community Preservation Committee Article 9 Explanation: This article seeks funding from the To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- Community Preservation Fund to assist the Town of fer from the Community Preservation Fund Open Mashpee in improving the Santuit Pond Preserve by Space/Recreation Reserve, in accordance with the constructing a 10-vehicle parking lot off of Route 130 provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44B, §5, $30,000 for for public use. Currently, there is no public access to the purpose of funding the Attaquin Park Playground the property located on the southern shore of Santuit Project located at 35 Lake Avenue, Mashpee, includ- Pond; 117 Main Street (Map 38 Parcel 1) and Shields ing any necessary costs and expenses related thereto, Road (Map 38 Parcel 9). The project includes a site as recommended by the Community Preservation survey for the 100'x 50'parking lot with a 24' access Committee,or take any other action relating thereto. road, parking lot construction, signage, a kiosk, and the removal of an old metal storage garage once a part Submitted by the Community of the cranberry bog operation. Re-vegetation of the Preservation Committee storage garage site is also proposed in the scope of improvements. Explanation: This article seeks funding from the Community Preservation Fund to assist the Town of The area is deemed valuable for the habitat of various Mashpee in the restoration of the Attaquin Park wildlife species. There are a number of trails through- Playground located at the site of the Town beach at out the property which consists of several cranberry Mashpee/Wakeby Pond. The goal of this project is to bogs,the Santuit River and other wetlands. The prop- incrementally fund the aging playground equipment erty includes an active herring run and newly recon- for safety purposes and to improve the recreational structed dam and fish ladder. The project conforms to facilities for the Town recreational program and its the Selectmen's goal of obtaining more access lands visitors using the Town beach. For security, the bud- with trails to encourage and enhance the merits of the get includes solar lighting as there is no electricity at 44