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13 <br />Mashpee Select Board <br />Minutes <br />March 21, 2022 <br />Discussion and Action on Draft #3 May 2 2022 Special and Annual Town Meeting Warrant: (continued) <br />Petition Articles: <br />Article 25: To instruct the Select Board to begin each meeting with an acknowledgement of land, which <br />affirms that the present Town of Mashpee is established upon land long occupied by the Mashpee <br />Wampanoag people for at least the past 10,000 years. <br />Motion made by Selectman Cotton to make no recommendation on Petition Article 25. <br />Motion seconded by Selectman O'Hara. <br />VOTE: 2-3. Motion does not carry. <br />Roll Call Vote: <br />Selectman Sherman, no Selectman Weeden, no Selectman Gottlieb, no <br />Selectman Cotton, yes Selectman O'Hara, yes Opposed, (3) <br />Motion made by Selectman Weeden to support Petition Article 25 as proposed. <br />Motion seconded by Selectman Gottlieb and amending the motion to require an explanation to provide <br />meaning to the acknowledgement, assigning a type of recognition to the announcement rather than an <br />empty gesture. <br />A brief discussion followed. The motion and amendment were withdrawn. <br />It was disclosed this is an advisory directory article, and if passed, the Select Board would maintain their <br />respective authority to adopt or not. This article is non -binding. <br />Motion made by Selectman Weeden to take no position on Petition Article 25. <br />Motion seconded by Selectman Cotton. <br />VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. <br />Roll Call Vote: <br />Selectman Sherman, yes Selectman Weeden, yes Selectman Gottlieb, yes <br />Selectman Cotton, yes Selectman O'Hara, yes Opposed, none <br />Article 26: To instruct the Select Board to immediately address the growing burden of onerous property tax <br />increases on the Town's low -and -moderate income property owners. This article is non -binding. <br />Motion made by Selectman Gottlieb to support Petition Article 26. <br />Motion seconded by Selectman O'Hara. <br />VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. <br />Roll Call Vote: <br />Selectman Sherman, yes Selectman Weeden, yes Selectman Gottlieb, yes <br />Selectman Cotton, yes Selectman O'Hara, yes Opposed, none <br />