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Governor establishes the total funding available for program. The results of this study will enable the Chapter 90 local transportation aid for that year. Town to understand the additional incremental reduc- These funds are then apportioned to the 351 tions in nitrogen that it can take credit for with state Massachusetts towns and cities. and federal regulatory agencies, and therefore, offset and avoid additional and more expensive means of The funding authorized by this article is the maximum nitrogen management. This is the third year of a three anticipated Town's share of the FY19 Chapter 90 pro- year analysis. gram. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 10 by a vote of 5-0. Article 9 by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee recommends approval of The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 10 by a vote of 6-0. Article 9 by a vote of 6-0. Motion made by Selectman John Cotton. Motion made by Selectman Thomas O'Hara. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate transfer the sum of$39,000 from revenue available for $600,830 to provide for road improvement projects in appropriation to the Department of Natural Resources and for the Town,in accordance with the provisions of to fund the third and final year of a monitoring con- Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws,and to tract with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the for monitoring water quality associated with Shellfish Board of Selectmen,to borrow said sum of$600,830 Aquaculture in Popponesset Bay and Waquoit Bay, under and pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L., and its effectiveness in reducing water-column nutri- Chapter 44, Sections 7 & 8, or any other enabling ent concentrations. authority, and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefore. Motion passes unanimously at 7:53 PM. Motion passes unanimously at 7:52 PM. Article 11 To see if the town will vote to appropriate and transfer Article 10 the sum of$19,000 from the Waterways Improvement Fund to the Great River/Little River Extension To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- Account for the purpose of conducting an engineering fer the sum of $39,000 from revenue available for survey of the channels area from the center of Waquoit appropriation to the Department of Natural Resources Bay to the existing Little River Channel then continu- to fund the third and final year of a monitoring con- ing from the existing Little River Channel to the tract with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth entrance of Hamblin Pond and extending from the end for monitoring water quality associated with Shellfish of the existing Little River Channel to the end of Great Aquaculture in Popponesset Bay and Waquoit Bay River and entrance to Jehu Pond, or take any other and its effectiveness in reducing water-column nutri- action relating thereto. ent concentrations, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Waterways Commission Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation:This Article will transfer funds from the Waterways Improvement Fund to cover engineering Explanation: The Town's wastewater program relies survey costs to establish the location of the entire heavily on aquaculture to reduce nitrogen in the bays. channel complex to be covered in a future dredging While the Town has an excellent understanding of the permit application. nitrogen reduction reductions from each clam or oys- ter, it is less clear what nitrogen reductions occur in The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of the sediments beneath healthy shellfish populations. Article 11 by a vote of 5-0. This study will quantify the additional nitrogen reduc- tions that are a distinct benefit from the aquaculture 57