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Explanation: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Selectmen to prepare and execute such through the Clean Water Trust, has provided agreements,deeds,and other instruments necessary to approximately$660,000.00 at 0%interest to the Town effect such transfer upon such terms and conditions as of Mashpee to assist homeowners in complying with the Selectmen shall deem to be in the interest of the Title V since 1998. The loans are available to Town,or take any other action relating thereto. homeowners at 5%interest,to cover any ongoing costs of the program. Loans must be secured by a betterment Submitted by the Board of Selectmen assessed by the Town on the property being improved by the loan. In 2006, Barnstable County took over Explanation: This Article seeks Town Meeting issuance of new loans. The repayment of the loans to authorization to transfer care,management and control the Town with the 5% interest is being made through of the subject parcel of Town owned land to the previously issued property betterments. In order for Mashpee Affordable Housing Trust for purposes of the Town to be able to re-loan funds to future additional developing affordable housing.Since the subject parcel septic projects,the Town must annually reauthorize/re- was acquired by tax foreclosure, pursuant to General approve participation in the Community Septic Bylaw §3-21, Town Meeting must first determine Management Program. Failure to reauthorize whether or not said land shall be held by the Town as participation in the Program will restrict the Town from conservation land for purposes described in General re-loaning funds to homeowners with failed septic Law C.40,Section 8C or shall be held by the Town for systems. The repaid monies will be held in an account another municipal purpose before it can be sold or with the principal amount repaid to the MCWT as otherwise transferred. If the Town Meeting determines scheduled. that the subject parcel shall not be held as conservation land and would be suitable for the proposed affordable The Board of Selectmen recommend approval of housing use, the Selectmen would effect the formal Article 28 by a vote of 5-0. transfer of the parcel to the Mashpee Affordable Housing Trust for the purpose of developing much The Finance Committee recommend approval of needed affordable housing in the Town. Article 28 by a vote of 4-0. The Board of Selectmen recommend approval of Motion made by Selectman Thomas O'Hara. Article 29 by a vote of 5-0. Motion: I move the Town vote to continue The Finance Committee recommend approval of participation in the Community Septic Management Article 29 by a vote of 4-0. Program and the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (MCWT)for the purpose of making loans to residents Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman. of the Town for repairing and/or upgrading residential septic systems pursuant to agreements between the Motion: I move the Town vote pursuant to G.L.c.40, Board of Health and residential property owners, §15A and Mashpee General Bylaw §3-21 to authorize including all costs incidental and related thereto. the Board of Selectmen to transfer title, care, management, custody and/or control of the real Motion passes unanimously at 8:36 PM. property identified as 209 Old Barnstable Road (Mashpee Assessors Map 60, Parcel 2-0) to the Article 29 Mashpee Affordable Housing Trust for purposes of developing affordable housing, and to authorize the To see if the Town will vote pursuant to G.L. c. 40, Board of Selectmen to prepare and execute such §15A and Mashpee General Bylaw §3-21 to authorize agreements,deeds,and other instruments necessary to the Board of Selectmen to transfer title, care, effect such transfer upon such terms and conditions as management, custody and/or control of the real the Selectmen shall deem to be in the interest of the property identified as 209 Old Barnstable Road Town. (Mashpee Assessors Map 60, Parcel 2-0) to the Mashpee Affordable Housing Trust for purposes of Motion passes 2/3rds vote at 8:47 PM. developing affordable housing, and to authorize the 61