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Public Comment — Mashpee Select Board —August 22, 2022 Good evening, my name is Susan Dangel 762 Cotuit Rd. Thank you for the opportunity to address you tonight. I am here because, in reviewing the proposed October Town Meeting Warrant, I realized that the article authorizing funds for the design of the town's Phase 2 sewer is missing. Last April, when the Board delayed this article, verbal commitments were made to include it for consideration in October. As I understand that the Planning Board will be bringing additional articles for consideration this evening, I felt that I needed to bring one as well. One that would meet that expectation. The text of the proposed Article are as follows: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to expend a sum not to exceed $350,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act local funds for the purpose of the preliminary design and production of a construction cost estimate of Phase 2 of the wastewater collection system, the scope of said Phase 2 to be determined by the Select Board upon consultation with the Sewer Commission, or take any other action thereon. As I have come to understand, "design" is not eligible for a State Revolving Fund loan, so we should use this AARPA cash to avoid having to borrow for this on the town's credit. As a side note, I also learned while attending the Assembly of Delegates Meeting last week - that only 6 of the 15 Cape Towns have applied for the additional county AARPA money, as we did, and that one town is back with a second request for funds.