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domain taking any land necessary for the purposes of Section 1. Sale of Single-use Plastic Water Bottles such ways as so laid out,and to appropriate the sum of $ 387,906.75 to the "Oldham Circle" Roadways Effective on September 30, 2022, it shall be unlawful Account,and to raise said appropriation,the Treasurer, to sell non-carbonated, unflavored drinking water in with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be single-use plastic bottles of less than one gallon in the authorized to borrow at one time,or from time to time, Town of Mashpee.Enforcement of this regulation will under and pursuant to Chapter 44 Section 7 or 8,or any begin September 30, 2022. other enabling authority for such purchase or taking and layout, including costs of constructing such ways, Section 2. Definitions legal, financing, and other costs incidental and related thereto, and further authorize the Board of Selectmen A single-use plastic bottle is a beverage container made to assess betterments to the owners of the land abutting from any type of plastic resin. the ways.Any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less Section 3. Exemptions any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to Sales or distribution of non-carbonated, unflavored the payment of costs approved by this vote in drinking water in single-use plastic bottles occurring accordance with Chapter 44,Section 20 of the General subsequent to a declaration of emergency (by the Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be Emergency Management Director or other duly borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount, or take authorized Town, County, Commonwealth or Federal any other action relating thereto. official) affecting the availability and/or quality of drinking water to residents of the Town shall be exempt SEE MAP IN APPENDIX A from this bylaw until seven days after the declaration has ended. Submitted by Petition Section 4. Enforcement Explanation: This article authorizes the Town to complete the private to public road conversion process Enforcement of this article shall be the responsibility for Oldham Circle. of the Town Manager or his/her designee. The Town Manager shall determine the inspection process to be The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of followed, incorporating the process into other Town Article 21 by a vote of 5-0 duties as appropriate. The Finance Committee recommends approval of Any establishment conducting sales in violation of this Article 21 by a vote of 6-0 article shall be subject to a non-criminal disposition fine as specified in G. L. Chapter 40 § 21D. The Motion Made by The Petitioner: Jeremy Carter following penalties apply: I move the Town vote to approve Article 21 as • First violation: Written warning printed in the warrant with the exception of the • Second violation: $150 fine phrase,"or take any other action relating thereto." • Third and subsequent • violations: $300 fine Motion postponed indefinitely at 6:57 PM Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate Article 22 violation, incurring additional fines. Any such fines collected shall be payable to the Town of Mashpee. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following as a All businesses will be routinely inspected until the general by-law and to insert it into the Code of the Town Manager deems the inspection to no longer be Town of Mashpee,Massachusetts. required,or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Petition 73