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Explanation: This article proposes to use funds received from the sale of plots at the new cemetery for Explanation: This would allow additional time to its maintenance. Currently, one half of the funds properly prepare warrant items for town meeting. received from sales are deposited into the Cemetery Additionally, the present time frame does not allow Reserve Receipt Account, an account set up specifi- adequate time for the Town Accountant to verify and V " cally for the collection of fees for maintenance. certify free cash at the completion of the fiscal year. The additional time would allow for a more in-depth n ; Finance Committee recommends approval. review and time for discussion/questions regarding warrant articles. The extension would allow additional Motion made by David Leveille. time for end of year preparation immediately follow- ing the fiscal year. The re-scheduling would also align n Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and Mashpee more with the timeframes of the surrounding rs `:'' transfer from the Cemetery Reserved Receipts communities' Town Meeting dates and alleviate the Is Account $3,000 to the Cemetery Maintenance need to change Town Meeting due to religious holi- �8 " Account. days. Motion passes unanimously at 7:51 p.m. Motion made by George Green. ARTICLE 8 Motion: I move Article 9 be voted as printed in the warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any To see if the Town will vote to permanently dedicate other action relating thereto". id Heritage Park, as shown on Assessors' Map 27 as lot 25 and on the plan entitled"Plan of Land in Mashpee, Motion made by Russell Maloney to amend: I is Mass" and dated January 12, 1988, for use as park, would like to amend Article 9 to read the third playground or recreational purposes or take any other Monday in October for the Annual Town Meeting. action relating thereto. Motion to amend passes at 7:54 p.m. Submitted by the Department of Public Works Amended motion passes unanimously at 7:55 p.m. Explanation: This article proposes to permanently is- dedicate Heritage Park for use as park, playground or ARTICLE 10 [el recreational purposes. This dedication will not change on the use of Heritage Park as it has historically been used To see if the Town of Mashpee will amend the zoning for these purposes, is currently being used for these bylaw,by adding following new footnote 21 to Section purposes, and will continue to be used for these pur- 174-31 Land Space Requirements Table: en poses in the future. The dedication will, however, make the Town eligible to receive matching funds "21" For non-conforming structures in existence on ed '` from the state or federal government for construction December 9,2002 in districts R-3 &R-5,which do not of additional fields and related site amenities such as exceed 10,000 square feet in area,but have at lease 75 se parking. feet of lot frontage, minimum setbacks may be ve reduced to 25 feet front, 15 feet rear and 10 feet sides. Motion made by Kenneth Marsters. "And by inserting a reference to footnote 21 at the Motion: I move Article 8 be indefinitely postponed. head of "Minimum Building Setback to Lot Lines" column of said table, or take any other action relating Motion passes at 7:52 p.m. thereto. nd ARTICLE 9 Submitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals to To see if the Town will vote to amend the Mashpee Explanation: Residents within these districts with Code by striking the third sentence of Chapter 40, undersized lots will significantly benefit from this less Article 1, §40-1 (A) and inserting in place thereof the stringent zoning. Allowing these changes will not be following language: more detrimental to the neighborhood as the sideline, frontage and lot coverage was similar at the time of the "the Fall Annual Town Meeting will be held the first home's construction. This will eliminate the need of Monday in November and will address any and all variances for small additions and/or alterations. ns other business to come before the Town Meeting" or unt take any other action relating thereto. Motion made by John Cahalane. eke Submitted by the Board of Selectmen ion<` I 81