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Submitted by the Board of Selectmen and Water District Commission Explanation: This article has been submitted at the request of the Mashpee Water District to create a new Groundwater Protection District to protect the "Zone 11"recharge area of the District's new "Mashpee Village" well. Planning Board voted at a Public Hearing held on April 18, 2001,4-0 for approval. Motion made by George Green. Motion: I move Article 29 be voted as printed in the warrant, with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto". Motion made to dispense with reading of article. Motion to dispense with reading of article passes at 10:05 p.m. Motion made to amend to indefinitely postpone at 10:15 p.m. Motion to 'Indefinitely postpone defeated at 10:17 p.m. Motion i's defeated 127-76 at 10:22 p.m. Article 30 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for conservation and passive recreation purposes, all or a portion of those parcels of land identified on the FY2000 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 73, Blocks 7 and 11, consisting of 17.89 acres, more or less, located along the Quashnet River north and south of Route 151 and shown on a"Plan of Land in Mashp,ee, Mass. surveyed for Marion H. Collins, Carleton H. Collins & Erdine C. Henriksen", dated June 17, 19721 by John 0. Henriksen, RLS, to be held in the care and custody of the Conservation Commission pursuant to Mass. General Laws Chapter 40, Section 8C- and further, to see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer 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), or borrow, $70,000 for such purpose, including expenses incidental and related thereto, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen') be authorized to borrow $70,000 or any other sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Sections 7 and 8C and, if applicable, Chapter 40�, Section 8C of the Mass. General laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issuebonds or notes of the Town therefor; 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; and further, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds $500 to the Issuance of Debt Account; 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 I I of the Mass. General Laws, the "Self-Help Act", to be applied by 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 acquisition of all or a portion of such land and its preservation for conservation and passive recreation purposes, including enforcement of conservation restrictions on the land; 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 or preservation, or take any other action relating thereto�. 31