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This advisory article requests the Board of Selectmen, the Waterways Commission and the Conservation Commission take the actions necessary to transfer ownership of a Town owned parcel of approximately 7.1 acres (assessor's map 94, parcel 7) to the Conservation Commission as part of an exchange for approximately 5 acres of Conservation land suitable to support the Mashpee River Dredging Project to the Town. Submitted by Petition Explanation: This article requests the concerned Town Board and Commissions follow through on the May 2003 Town Meeting vote that postponed transfer of the parcel to the Conservation Commission in anticipation of the subject exchange. This exchange benefits the Conservation.by a net increase in Conservation land area and the Town in a marked decrease in the technical challenge and costs associated with the Mashpee River Dredging Project and other potential projects. It complies with the citizen's May 2,003 Town Meeting vote. Motion made by Edward Baker Motion: I move, the Town vote to advise the Board of Selectmen, the Waterways Commission and the Conservation Commission the Town's desire,, they take the action necessary to transfer ownership of a Town owned parcel of approximately 7.1 acres (assessor's Map 94, Parcel 7) to the Conservation Commission. as part of an exchange for approximately 5 acres of Conservation Land suitable to support the Masbp,ee River dredging project to the Town. Motion made to move question passes at 9:33 p.m. Motion passes at 9:33 p.m. Article 23 To see if the Town will vote to authorize and empower the Board of Selectmen to accept the layout of Jonas Drive as a public way as shown on plan titled as "Jonas Drive Extension" by the planning board dated April 1985; and to accom plish said purpose and for expenses incidental and related thereto, the Town vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds for appropriation a sum of money to the Jonas Drive Account and to raise said appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be authorized to borrow at one time, from time to time, a sum of money under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 or 8 or any enabling authority and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefore, and to 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 Motion by Wayne Taylor to indefinitely postpone made at 9:34 p.m. Motion to indefinitely postpone passes at 9:34 p.m. October 20, 2003 Town Meeting