water only if the Abutter's Lot is within one hundred Article 27
<br /> feet from the property line of the Project Locus. An
<br /> applicant who proposes work solely within Land To see if the Town will vote to accept as public ways the
<br /> Under Water Bodies or Waterways,or solely within a layouts of Jonas Drive, Valerie Circle, and Rachelle
<br /> Lot with an area greater than fifty acres,is required to Court as shown on plans entitled "Road Easement
<br /> provide notification only to Abutters whose Lot is Taking Plan of Jonas Drive,Valerie Circle and Rachelle
<br /> within one hundred feet from the Project Site. An Court", in Mashpee, MA (Barnstable County) dated
<br /> applicant proposing a Linear-shaped Project greater May 20, 2014, and prepared by Capesurv, which lay-
<br /> than one thousand feet in length is required to provide outs shall have been filed in the Office of the Town
<br /> notification only to Abutters whose Lot is within one Clerk not later than seven days prior to the date of vote
<br /> thousand feet from the Project Site. Abutter notifica- hereunder, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to
<br /> tion is not required for projects proposed by the acquire by gift,purchase,or eminent domain taking any
<br /> Massachusetts Department of Transportation land necessary for the purposes of such ways as so laid
<br /> Highway Division, pursuant to Chapter 472 of the out, and to appropriate and transfer from available
<br /> Acts of 1993 as approved on January 13, 1994. The funds $322,024.50 to the Jonas Drive, Valerie Circle
<br /> applicant shall provide notification at the mailing and Rachelle Court Roadways Account, and to raise
<br /> addresses shown on the most recent applicable tax list said appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of
<br /> available in the office of the Town Assessor." the Board of Selectmen,be authorized to borrow at one
<br /> time or, from time to time, under and pursuant to
<br /> or take any other action relating thereto. Chapter 44,Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling author-
<br /> ity, for such purchase or taking and layout, including
<br /> Submitted by the Conservation Commission costs of constructing such ways and legal financing,
<br /> and other costs incidental and related thereto; and fur-
<br /> Explanation: The Massachusetts Department of ther authorize the Board of Selectmen to assess better-
<br /> Environmental Protection (D.E.P.) has recently pro- ments to the owners of the land abutting the ways, or
<br /> mulgated changes to abutter notification protocols, take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> which help to clarify the limits of abutter notification
<br /> requirements for projects occurring in Land Under Submitted by Petition
<br /> Water Bodies and Water Ways, on lots of 50 acres or
<br /> more and Linear-shaped projects 1000 feet or more in The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by
<br /> size. This by-law amendment seeks to maintain con- a vote of 5-0.
<br /> sistency between the new D.E.P. and local Mashpee
<br /> notification requirements. The Finance Committee recommends approval by
<br /> a vote of 6-0, 1 absent.
<br /> The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by
<br /> a vote of 5-0. At its meeting on April 1,2015,the Planning Board
<br /> voted 4-0 to recommend approval of Article 27.
<br /> The Finance Committee recommends approval by
<br /> a vote of 6-0, 1 absent. Motion made by Rachelle Jonas.
<br /> Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman. Motion: I move the Town vote to accept as public
<br /> ways the layouts of Jonas Drive, Valerie Circle, and
<br /> Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 26 Rachelle Courts as shown on plans entitled "Road
<br /> as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the Easement Taking Plan of Jonas Drive, Valerie Circle
<br /> phrase"or take any other action relating thereto." and Rachelle Court:, in Mashpee, MA (Barnstable
<br /> County) dated May 20, 2014, and prepared by
<br /> Motion made and passed to dispense with reading Capesurv, which layouts shall have been filed in the
<br /> of article at 8:22PM. Office of the Town Clerk not later than seven days
<br /> prior to the date of vote hereunder, and to authorize
<br /> Motion passes unanimously at 8:22 PM. the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift,purchase,or
<br /> eminent domain taking any land necessary for the pur-
<br /> poses of such ways as so laid out, and to appropriate
<br /> and transfer from available funds $322,024.50 to the
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