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Article 31 Finance Committee recommends definitely post. poning Article 30 7-0. To see if the Town of Mashpee will accept the provi- sions of Chapter 44, § 53F rh of the Massachusetts Motion made by Don Meyers. General Laws and establish the Mashpee Transfer Station Enterprise Fund, consisting of the solid Motion: I move that Article 31 be indefinitely post. waste disposal and recycling operations for the Town poned. of Mashpee, the operations of the Mashpee Transfer Station and any ancillary operations conducted on or Motion to indefinitely postpone Article 31 passes at at the Mashpee Transfer Station and Mashpee Town 8:53 PM. Landfill property. The Mashpee Transfer Station Enterprise Fund would be effective for the fiscal year Article 32 beginning July 1, 2013. This fund will be managed under the direction of the Mashpee Director of Public To see if the Town will vote to Oppose the continued Works. operation of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) until all safety improvements recommended by the To establish an initial working capital for the Mashpee Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as a result of Transfer Station enterprise fund, an amount equal to lessons learned from the failures of similarly designed $900,000 will be raised and appropriated in the fiscal reactors in Fukushima, Japan have been fully imple. year 2013 General Fund operating budget and allo- mented; and requests the NRC to immediately sus. cated to the Mashpee Transfer Station enterprise fund. pend all further action on the application of the The purpose of this enterprise fund is to operate the Entergy Corporation for renewal of its license to oper- solid waste disposal and recycling operations and ate PNPS until such full implementation has been facilities operated by or on the behalf of the Town of accomplished. Mashpee, or take any other action related thereto. Or take any other action related thereto. Submitted by Petition Submitted by Petition Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a Explanation: For FY 2011, the Town budget was vote of 4-0,1 absent. approximately $912,000 for Transfer Station opera- tions. This was the cost,net reimbursements of about Finance Committee voted to take no position by a $405,000 from the sale of approximately 4,500 annual vote of 4-1,2 absent. transfer station passes at $90 per pass and reimburse- ments from commercial waste haulers that service the Motion made by Peter White. Town. Motion: I move the Town vote to Oppose the contin- The purpose of forming an enterprise fund would be to ued operation of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 1) cap the amount of general tax revenue that is (PNPS) until all safety improvements recommended expended on solid waste disposal services by the by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as a Town, 2) provide transparency regarding the actual result of lessons learned from the failures of similarly cost of providing waste disposal services to the users designed reactors in Fukushima,Japan have been fully who are paying for the services, 3), align the Town's implemented, and requests the NRC to immediately cost of providing solid waste disposal services with suspend all further action on the application of the those who use the service, and 4), eliminate the cur- Entergy Corporation for renewal of its license to oper- rent practice of assessing property owner's for solid ate PNPS until such full implementation has been waste disposal fees to a commercial hauler who ser- accomplished. vices their property and also paying solid waste dis- posal fees as part of their property taxes. Motion passes at 8:59 PM. 66