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I 1 0 it Motion made to dispense with the reading of Storage from$2.50 to $25.00, or take any other action Article 27 made at 8:53 p.m. relating thereto. n Motion to dispense with reading of Article 27 Submitted by the Town Clerk passes at 8:53 p.m. i �f Explanation: Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter i n Motion made by George Green. 148, Section 13, authorizes the town to set the fees for It underground storage of fuel. Currently, the fees as e Motion: I move the Town vote to adopt Section 298 outlined in section 27-3 only allows the Town Clerk to I- of Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2004, which allows the charge $2.50 for an underground storage permit. town to replace the Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition Program with the Community Motion made by Kenneth Marsters. Preservation Act and dedicate the three per cent prop- erty tax surcharge currently being assessed through Motion: I move Article 29 be voted as printed in the d fiscal year 2020, along with state matching funds that warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any will be available to the town under the Community other action relating thereto". e Preservation Act, to a special "Community n Preservation Fund" that may be appropriated and Motion passes at 9:09 p.m. S spent for certain open space, historic resources and affordable housing purposes, effective for the fiscal Article 30 year beginning on July 1, 2005. To see if the Town will vote to amend Mashpee Code, Motion passes by majority vote at 9:07 p.m. Chapter 120, Section 4.5.1, to read Chapter 120, Section 120-3, or take any other action relating Article 28 thereto. �f e To see if the Town will vote to amend the Mashpee Submitted by the Town Clerk d Code by striking the last sentence of Article I, §40-1 Y (B) and inserting in place thereof the following lan- Explanation: The original bylaw amendment article 1- guage: was submitted by petition back at the October Annual h Town Meeting with the incorrect bylaw number. This it "The Selectmen may insert in the warrant for the article is simply correcting the bylaw number. Y Annual Town Meetings all articles and/ or petitions Y signed by ten (10) or more legal voters which shall Motion made by Don Myers. d have been delivered to the Office of Selectmen," d Motion: I move Article 30 be voted as printed in the j it or take any other action relating thereto. warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any x other action relating thereto'. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Motion passes at 9:09 p.m. I n Explanation: This change will require all petition articles to be submitted directly to the Office of Article 31 If Selectmen in order to streamline the Town Meeting Y Warrant process. To see if the Town will vote to accept Massachusetts 'e General Law 60A, §1, or take any other action relating e Motion made by Wayne Taylor. thereto. d i Motion: I move Article 28 be made to indefinitely Submitted by the Town Clerk Il postpone IS Explanation: In 1991 the Town of Mashpee voted to Motion passes at 9:08 p.m. accept MGL, Chapter 60, §2, which allowed the Town e the ability to grant tax exemptions for vehicles owned e Article 29 and registered to former prisoners of war. Chapter d 60A9 §1, allows the Town to offer this same exemption 4 To see if the Town will vote to amend Mashpee Code, to the surviving spouses. d Section 27-3 by increasing the fee for Underground r 77