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Explanation: This article would authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase, on behalf of the Conservation Commission, 16 parcels amounting to 38 acres located between Algonquin Avenue, Old Barnstable Road and Nathan Ellis Highway, which is adjacent to existing town held land & crucial wildlife corridor. The purchase would be paid for with funds from the Conservation Commission's Acquisition of Lands and Maintenance Account with potential re- imbursement from the Massachusetts Water Conservation grants. The Board of Selectmen does not recommend approval by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee does not recommend approval by a vote of 6-0. Motion made by Selectman Teresa Cook. Motion: I move the Town vote to indefinitely postpone Article 18.. Motion to indefinitely postpone passes at 8:40PM. Article 19 To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout as public ways of Spinnaker Drive, Starboard Drive, Simons Narrows Road, Half Hitch Lane and Yardarm Drive as shown on plans entitled: "Easement Taking and Layout Plan of Spinnaker Drive" dated January 18, 2008; "Easement Taking and Layout Plan of Starboard Drive" dated December 10, 2007; "Easement Taking and Layout Plan of Simons Narrows Road" dated February 13, 2008; "Easement Taking and Layout Plan of Half Hitch Lane" dated December 7, 2007; "Easement Taking and Layout Plan of Yardarm Drive" dated February 13, 2008; And prepared by Eagle Surveying, which layout shall have been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, not later than seven days prior to the date of the vote hereunder and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase or eminent domain taking any land necessary for the purposes of such ways as so laid out, and to appropriate and transfer from available funds $413,107 to the Bayridge Roadways Account and to raise said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be authorized to borrow at one time, or from time to time, under and pursuant to Chapter 44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority for such purchase or taking and layout including costs of constructing such ways and legal financing and other costs incidental and related thereto; and further authorize the Board of Selectmen to assess betterments to the owners of the land abutting the ways, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Petition The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 4-0 with 1 abstention. The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 6-0. Planning Board at its meeting on April 15, 2009 voted to recommend in favor of this article to accept as public ways the layouts of Spinnaker Drive, Simons Narrows Road, Half Hitch Lane and Yardarm Drive, 5-0. Motion made by Thomas Pyles. 78