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Explanation: This article seeks to reauthorize the Article 8 Leisure Services Revolving Account for fiscal year 2005 that funds one full time staff person—Child Care To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- Program Director. This account is used to collect fees fer from available funds $55,375 to the Waterways that are necessary to carry out programs offered Maintenance Account to be used for maintaining `j through the Leisure Services Department. Mashpee Waterways as directed by the Board of Selectmen, or take any other action relating thereto. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- mends approval. Submitted by the Waterways Commission Recommendation: The Board of Selectmen recom- Explanation: This money is needed to perform ' mends approval. annual maintenance dredging of the Popponesset Bay and Waquoit Bay navigation channels, to repair and Motion made by David Leveille. maintain Town owned docks and equipment, and to buy replacement navigational aids. Motion: I move the Town vote to reauthorize the Leisure Service Revolving Account through the Town Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- Accountant's Office in accordance with Massachusetts mends approval. t General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53E 1/2, to be expended under the direction of the Leisure Service Motion made by John Cahalane. Department, in order to place revenues collected from the various Leisure Service Child Development pro- Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and grams, which shall be used for the purpose of paying transfer from the Waterways Improvement Account wages and benefits to conduct said leisure service pro- $55,375 to the Waterways Maintenance Account. grams, and to establish the limit on expenditures from . , a said account for fiscal year 2005 at$35,588. Motion passes unanimously at 9:23 p.m. ' Motion passes unanimously at 9:21 p.m. Article 9 Article 7 To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of Algonquin Avenue as a public way, as shown on the To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- plan entitled "Taking Plan of Land in Mashpee, MA" I fer $8,000 from the Cemetery Reserve Receipt dated August 15, 1997, by Eagle Surveying and Account to the Cemetery Maintenance Account, or Engineering, Inc., which layout shall have been filed take any other action relating thereto. in the Office of the Town Clerk, not later than seven rSubmitted by the Cemetery Commission days prior to the date of the vote hereunder and to Explanation: This article proposes to use funds authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, received from the sale of plots at the cemeteries for purchase or eminent domain taking any land necessary operating expenses related to their maintenance. for the purpose of such way as so laid out, and to raise Currently,one half of the funds received from sales are and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds deposited into the Cemetery Reserve Receipt Account, for appropriation $263,388 to the Algonquin Avenue an account set up specifically for the collection of fees Roadways Account to effect the conversion of for maintenance. Algonquin Avenue from a private way to a public way and to raise said appropriation the Treasurer, with the Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- approval of the Board of Selectmen, be authorized to mends approval. borrow at one time, or from time to time said sum, under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 or 8 or ' Motion made by George Green. any other enabling authority and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefore; and to further authorize Motion: I move Article 7 be voted as printed in the the Board of Selectmen to assess betterments to the warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any owners of the land abutting the ways, or take any other other action relating thereto". actions relating thereto. Motion passes unanimously at 9:22 p.m. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen 56