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ARTICLE 3 Capital J, rovement Budget Submitted by: Board of Selectmen The Capital Improvement Committee recommends Town Meeting approval for three projects in the Capital Improvement Budget as follows: 1). $145,000 for Police Dept. vehicle leases to be funded from available surplus funds; 2). $230,264 to upgrade and improve the municipal telephone system to be funded using cable television fees approved by the Mashpee Cable -television and Advanced Technology Committee; and 3). $37,500 to purchase 5 voting machines for the Town Clerk's Office to be funded from available Assessor's Overlay Funds. Since all the funds to pay for these projects will utilize either available surplus funds or funds from cable television receipts; approval of this article will have no impact on the 2010 property tax rate. Should additional funds become available later in the year, additional projects may be recommended for approval at the October Town Meeting. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOWN MEETING OF ARTICLE 3. Vote:5-0. ARTICLE 4. Cape Cod Regional Technical High School Submitted by: Office of the Town Treasurer. This Article requests Town Meeting approval of the FY 2011 Cape Cod Regional Technical High School budget of $12,463,448, an increase of 1.7% from last year, as well as the regional school district's assessment for the Mashpee students who attend that facility. This year's appropriation is $886,926, an increase of $73,298 from last year. Sixty-two Mashpee students are projected to attend for the FY 11 school year versus 61 in the FY 10 year. The projected total enrollment from all 12 participating towns is 685 students. Note: The state based formula for calculating each town's assessment includes not only the number of students from the town attending Cape Cod Tech, but also takes into account the total number of students in each town's school district relative to all the students from the 12 communities sending students to the regional school. While 18 fewer total students are anticipated in Cape Tech's FY2011 class, Mashpee will be sending one additional student. In FY' 11, therefore, Mashpee's 62 students will represent 9.5% of the enrollment, and Mashpee will be assessed 7.2% of the school's total operating budget. Cape Tech estimates the cost to educate a student at that facility is $101.09 per day per student, or $18,196 a year, based on a 180 day school year. There are 12 towns sending students to Cape Tech. Each town's assessment is subject to Town Meeting approval in the 12 participating towns. Eight affirmative Town Meeting votes are needed for acceptance of the Cape Tech budget and the individual town assessments. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOWN MEETING APPOCtA OF ARTICLE 4. Vote:5-0. ARTICLE 5. Road Improvement Projects Submitted by: Department of Public Works Chapter 90 is the State legislation through which funds are appropriated to municipalities for local road improvement projects. After final project approval by the State DOT, construction costs are reimbursed to the town at 100%; however, the town must initially authorize the funds to pay for the construction improvements. The reimbursements are made by the State after the work has been completed. This article seeks approval to appropriate $460,000 for road improvements projects under the state Chapter 90 program. Approval of this appropriation will not increase the FY 11 budget or the 2010 tax rate. 16