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Explanation: The National Flood Insurance Program b. NFIP State Coordinator has notified the Town that it is adopting new Flood Massachusetts Department of Insurance Rate Maps and has also established new Conservation and Recreation regulations regarding local development in mapped 251 Causeway Street, Suite 600-700 flood areas. The Town has been notified by the Boston, MA 02114-2104 Federal Emergency Management Agency that it must bring its by-laws into conformance with the new c. NFIP Program Specialist requirements of the National Flood Insurance Federal Emergency Management Program before June 16, 2011 or Mashpee will no Agency, Region I longer qualify for participation in the Flood Insurance 99 High Street, 6th Floor Program. As a result, this article and an accompany- Boston, MA 02110" ing wetlands general by-law amendment article have been submitted as emergency articles, based on rec- or take any other action relating thereto. ommended language provided by the Massachusetts Division of Conservation &Recreation. Submitted by Planning Board and Conservation Commission The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. Explanation: The Town has been notified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that it must The Finance Committee recommends approval by bring its by-laws into conformance with the require• a vote of 5-0. ments of the National Flood Insurance Program before June 16, 2011 or Mashpee will no longer qualify for At its meeting on April 6, 2011, based on advice participation in the Flood Insurance Program. As a received from FEMA,the Planning Board voted 5- result, this article and an accompanying zoning 0 to recommend indefinite postponement of Article amendment article have been submitted as emergency 18, articles,based on recommended language provided by the Massachusetts Division of Conservation & Motion made to dispense with reading of Article. Recreation. Motion to dispense with reading of Article passes The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by at 9:11 PM. a vote of 5-0. Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman. The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. Motion: I move the Town vote to indefinitely post- pone Article 18. Motion made by Selectman Theresa Cook. Motion to indefinitely postpone passes unani- Motion: I move that Article 19 be voted as printed in mously at 9:12 PM. the warrant, with the exception of the phrase,"or take any other action relating thereto'. Article 19 Motion passes unanimously at 9:13 PM. To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By- laws by amending Chapter 172 — WETLANDS by Article 20 adding the following new Subsection 172-5.A.4.: To see if the Town will vote to authorize and empower "4. In a riverine situation, the Conservation Agent the Board of Selectmen to prepare a plan laying out shall notify the following of any alteration or reloca- and defining Ockway Bay Road; and to accomplish tion of a watercourse: said purpose and for expenses incidental and related thereto, the Town vote to raise and appropriate or a. Adjacent Communities transfer from available funds for appropriation$500 58