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Article 17 Explanation: To date, the Massachusetts Estuaries Project has established critical nitrogen loading targets To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer for Popponesset Bay and its subembayments, as well from the Land Bank Appraisal/ Legal Account to the as the Quashnet/Moonakis River, Hamblin Pond and Community Preservation Act Administrative Purchase Jehu Pond subembayments of Waquoit Bay. Targets of Services Account the sum of$26,090 for the purpose have not been set for Waquoit Bay proper or the Cbrlds of administrative and operating expenses of the River watershed. In addition, the targets set for the Community Preservation Committee, said sums to be Quashnet etc. subembayments are dependent on nitro. spent in accordance with the provisions of G.L. c.44B gen levels in Waquoit Bay proper. The Town of upon recommendation of the Community Preservation Falmouth has requested and received a proposal from Committee,or take any other action relating thereto. the Massachusetts Estuaries Project for completion of Ia report regarding critical nitrogen loading thresholds Submitted by the Community Preservation Act for Waquoit Bay (central basin), Childs River and Eel ! Committee Pond(the latter is in Falmouth). As Mashpee will ben- efit from the information generated by the report,and Explanation: This article will transfer funding that as we share Waquoit Bay and the Childs River,they was set aside in the Land Bank Legal Account in to the have requested that the Town of Mashpee contribute a Community Preservation Act Administrative Services portion of the $94,500 local funding match required Account to cover secretarial support and other related for completion of the report. This article proposes that expenses. Mashpee contribute 25% of the required funds. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval. The Finance Committee recommends approval by The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 4-0. a vote of 4-0. Motion made by Selectman Theresa Cook. Motion made by Selectman John Cahalan. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer from the Land Bank Appraisal/Legal Account transfer from Revenue Available for Appropriation to the Community Preservation Act Administrative $23,625 to the Waquoit Bay MEP Account, to be Purchase of Services Account, $26,090 for the pur- expended under the direction of the Sewer pose of administrative and operating expenses of the Commission, as local matching funds, in conjunction Community Preservation Committee, said sums to be with the Town of Falmouth, toward completion of a spent in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. Massachusetts Estuaries Project report regarding criti- 44B upon recommendation of the Community cal nitrogen loading thresholds for Waquoit Bay,Eel Preservation Committee. Pond and Childs River. Motion passes unanimously at 8:02 PM. Motion passes unanimously at 8:04 PM. Article 18 Article 19 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- To see if the Town will vote to reauthorize participa- fer from available funds $23,625 to the Waquoit Bay tion in the Community Septic Management Program MEP Account, to be expended under the direction of and the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement the Sewer Commission, as local matching funds in Trust(MWPAT)for the purpose of funding wastewater conjunction with the Town of Falmouth, toward com- pletion of a Massachusetts Estuaries Project report related thereto, or take any other action relating regarding critical nitrogen loading thresholds for thereto. Waquoit Bay, Eel Pond and Childs River, or take any Submitted by the Board of Health other action relating thereto. Submitted by Sewer Commission 82