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Explanation: This money is needed to perform Article 10 annual maintenance dredging of the Popponesset Bay channels. To see if the Town will vote to reauthorize the Sewer Commission Facilities Plan Account,or take any other Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- action relating thereto. mends approval. Submitted by Sewer Commission Motion made by Kenneth Marsters. Explanation: Due to delays in the preparation of the Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and Town's Watershed Nitrogen Management Plan / transfer $22,750 from the Waterways Improvement Effluent Pipeline preliminary Design project,this arti- Account to the Waterways Maintenance Account. cle seeks to reauthorize the remaining funds of approximately $31,623 for the project which was Motion passes unanimously at 9:04 p.m. approved under Article 10 at the October 4, 1999 Annual Town Meeting. Article 9 Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $200,000 mends approval. for the purpose of making loans to residents of the Town for repairing and/or upgrading residential septic Motion made by John Cahalane. systems pursuant to agreements between the Board of Health and residential property owners, including all Motion: I move the Town vote to reauthorize the costs incidental and related thereto, and to determine Sewer Commission Facilities Plan Account. whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrow- ing or otherwise, or to take any other action relating Motion passes unanimously at 9:14 p.m. thereto. Article 11 Submitted by the Board of Health To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate Explanation: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, $10,000 to the Legal and Engineering Account,or take through the Water Pollution Abatement Trust, is pro- any other action relating thereto. viding 0% interest loans to communities to assist homeowners in complying with Title V. The loans are Submitted by the Charter Commission available to homeowners at 5% interest, to cover any ongoing costs of the program. Loans must be secured Explanation: This article is necessary to disseminate by a betterment assessed by the Town on the property to the residents of Mashpee the content of the being improved by the loan. Communities are Preliminary Report of the Charter Commission as expected to identify those areas in Town where septic required by law and to provide for legal advice and upgrades are needed and direct the funds to those pri- secretarial services. ority areas. In order to qualify for the loans, town meeting must vote to authorize the Town to borrow Recommendation: The Finance Committee does not funds from the trust. The community will have 18 recommend approval. Years to repay the loan to the Trust. Motion made by Wayne Taylor. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- mends approval. Motion: I move the Town vote to raise and appropri- ate $6,000 to the Legal and Engineering Account. Motion made by George Green to indefinitely post- pone. Motion passes at 9:14 p.m. Motion made to amend to postpone until October Article 12 20,2003 Town Meeting To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- Amended motion passes at 9:13 p.m. fer from the Cemetery Reserve Receipt Account $4,300 to the Cemetery Maintenance Account,or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Cemetery Commission 61