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rize said account, or take any other action relating legal and technical issues to prepare a recommended solution for the town. At this point in time we are pre- thereto. pared to assemble this recommendation for review by Submitted by Sewer Commission the town and its citizens.We need professional help to assemble, without "conflict of interest", all of the Explanation: In order to fund expenses involved in technical information and engineering alternatives the preparation of the Town's Watershed Nitrogen into a coherent plan. This plan will serve the residents Management Plan / Effluent Pipeline Preliminary of Mashpee while meeting mandated legal goals. To Design project which are not covered by the Town's date much of the engineering recommendations have State Revolving Fund loan for the project, this article come from qualified companies that have a conflict of seeks to provide additional funds to the existing interest, since they will be bidders on any sewer work. Facilities Plan Account approved under Article 10 at To balance this the Sewer Commission is recommend- the October 1999 Annual Town Meeting, which is ing engaging a qualified individual on a part time, nearly exhausted. Approximately half of the proposed contract basis, to coordinate the preparation of funds are intended to be used for public information Mashpee's sewer plan without "conflict of efforts regarding the facilities plan, while it is antici- interest" from qualified bidders. pated that the remainder would be used to cover addi- tional consultant expenses,as the Commission's prime The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by consultant is operating on bid/contract prices set in a vote of 5-0. 1999. The Finance Committee recommends approval by The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 7-0. a vote of 5-0. Motion made by Selectman Wayne Taylor. The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer $60,000 from Available Funds to the Sewer Motion made by Selectman Michael Richardson. Commission Part-time Contractor Expense account to fund a part-time Sewer Commission Administrator Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and position. transfer $15,000 from Available Funds to the Sewer Commission Facilities Plan account, and further to Motion passes unanimously at 9:03.PM. reauthorize said account. Article 13 Motion passes unanimously at 9:01.PM. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- Article 12 fer $55,000 from the Waterways Improvement Fund Account to the Waterways Maintenance Account, or To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- take any other action relating thereto. fer from available funds $60,000 to the Sewer Commission Part-Time Contractor Expense Account Submitted by the Waterways Commission to fund a part-time Sewer Commission Administrator position,or take any other action relating thereto. Explanation: This article is necessary to fund dredg- ing of the approach channel on Popponesset. Submitted by Sewer Commission The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by Explanation: Mashpee has a Legal obligation to a vote of 5-0. address the Nitrogen pollution of the Popponesset and East Waquoit estuaries, fresh water bodies, and our The Finance Committee recommends approval by drinking water aquifer. The Sewer Commission has a vote of 5-0. worked for many years to make sense out of evolving 53