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pursuant to Chapter 44, Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, Chapter 40�, section 8C of the General laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore, with said borrowing to be repaid with funds from the Land Bank Fund established by the Town under the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998 (An Act Relative to the Establishment of the Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition Program); and further, to see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or Conservation Commission to apply for and accept Federal, State and/or County grants, including reimbursement under Chapter 132A, Section 11 of the General Laws, the "Self -Help Act", and/or the Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund, P.L. 88-5681 78 Stat 897, to be applied to the Town toward the financing of this purchase, and to enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, State and/or County agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities or persons in connection with the purchase of such land and its preservation for conservation and passive recreation. purposes; to appropriate back to the Conservation Commission Acquisition of Lands and Maintenance Account any funds reimbursed from aforesaid sources in connection with this, acquisition; and finally, to see if the Town will authorize the Conservation Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate said acquisition, sale, transfer or preservation; or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Petition Explanation: This article would authorize the Board of Selectmen. to purchase, on behalf of th Conservation Commission, 16 parcels amounting to 3i8 acres located between Algonqui Avenue, Old Barnstable Road and Nathan Ellis Highway, which is adjacent to existing town helm, land & crucial wildlife corridor. The purchase would be paid for with funds from th Conservation Commission's Acquisition of Lands and Maintenance Account with potential re imbursement from the Massachusetts Water Conservation grants. i The Board of Selectmen recommends defeat of this article by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee recommends defeat of this, article by a vote of 5-0. Motion made to dispense with reading of article at 9:20 PMS Motion to dispense with reading of article passes at 920 PMV Motion made by Peter White to indefinitely postpone at 9:120 PM* Motion to indefinitely postpone passes at 9:20 PMO To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout as public ways of Snead Drive, Miller Circle, Nelson Circle, Hogan Drive, Great Hay Road, Player Circle, and Palmer Road as shown on a plan entitled "Easement Taking and Layout Plan at Snead Drive, Miller Circle, Nelson Circle, Hogan Drive, Great Hay Road, Player Circle, and Palmer Road in Mashpee., Massachusetts (Barnstable County)", dated March 12, 2008 and prepared by Eagle Surveying, Inc., which layout shall have been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, not later than seven days prior to the