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Motion made by Selectman Wayne Taylor. Motion: I move the Town vote to amend Article VII — Board of Sewer Commissioners, §3-25, Membership; Terms: by deleting the first sentence and replacing it with the following: "The Board of Sewer Commissioners shall consist of seven (7) voters of the Town appointed by the Board of Selectmen; one member to be designated, respectively, by the Finance Committee, Board of Health, Board of Selectmen and Mashpee Water District, and three members to serve as "at large" appointees. Motion made to amend by Peter White: Motion: The Board of Sewer Commissioners shall consist of seven (7) voters of the Town, one (1) from each of the five (5)precincts and two (2) appointed at large by the Selectmen. Motion to amend passes 123 to 92. Amended motion passes 130 to 89.7:37 PM Article 10 To see if the Town will vote to reauthorize the Waquoit Bay MEP Account, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Sewer Commission Explanation: At the October 16, 2006 Annual Town Meeting, the Town voted $23,625 toward a portion (25%) of the costs of the Massachusetts Estuaries Project (MEP) report regarding critical nitrogen loading thresholds for Waquoit Bay (central basin), Childs River and Eel Pond. The remaining costs are being funded by the Town of Falmouth. The project has been contracted and is under way, but will not be completed prior to October 2009. This article seeks to extend the three-year life of the 2006 appropriation for an additional three years in order to allow funding for completion of the project. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 4-0, one absent. The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 6-0, one absent. Motion made by Selectman Michael Richardson. Motion: I move the Town vote to reauthorize the Waquoit Bay MEP Account. Motion passes unanimously at 7:37PM Article 11 To see if the Town will vote to transfer the use of, and authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey to Mashpee Commons Limited Partnership, LLP, an easement for storm water discharge/ retention and drainage purposes in and over a portion of the layout of Nathan S. Ellis Highway, said easement area containing 3,800 square feet, more or less, and shown as "Easement E" on a plan entitled "Easement Plan of Land —Nathan Ellis Highway and 64 Steeple Street, Mashpee, MA, dated August 27, 2009, on file with the Office of the Town Clerk; and to authorize the 86