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or all of the costs of acquiring or purchasing said for conservation, open space and recreation the Trout property, including but not limited to, funding Pond area, a Town treasure. Pre-contact artifacts have under the Community Preservation Act, General been found here. Endangered and threatened species Laws,Ch. 44B, and/or the Self-Help Act,General rely on this area. Forestalling development here will Laws, Ch. 132A, Section 11, and/or the Federal help the beleaguered Mashpee River. Land&Water Conservation Fund,P.L. 88-568,78 Stat 897; and The Board of Selectmen makes no recommendation 4. Include and place on the Spring Annual Town of Article 24 by a vote of 4-1 Meeting Warrant in 2023 an Article to see if the Town will: The Finance Committee does not recommend a. authorize the Board of Selectmen to raise and approval of Article 24 by a vote of 6-0 appropriate, transfer from available funds, Motion Made By Gregory Auger: and/or borrow a sum to fund the foregoing acquisition or purchase and all costs incidental I move the Town vote to approve Article 24 as or related thereto; provided,however,that the printed in the warrant with the exception of the sum is listed and does not exceed the appraised phrase"or take any other action relating thereto." market value of the said parcels as determined by appraisal(s) done in compliance with the Motion to indefinitely postpone passes at 8:49 PM Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and approved by any State or Federal Article 25 agencies from whom grants are to be sought; and To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Town Select b. authorize the Board of Selectmen and Board to begin each meeting with an acknowledgement Conservation Commission to apply for of land,which affirms that the present Town of Mashpee grants under the State's LAND program and/ is established upon land long occupied by the Mashpee or the Federal Land & Water Conservation Wampanoag people for at least the past 10,000 years. Fund, or any other funding source, and enter into all agreements and execute any and all Submitted by Petition instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the municipality to affect this purchase and to Explanation: An acknowledgement of land is a obtain reimbursement funding for any funds formal statement that recognizes and respects various expended to purchase said lands; Indigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of the land. c. authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant Land acknowledgements have already been adopted to a governmental agency or non-profit by hundreds of municipalities around the world. The organization,for no consideration,a perpetual precise wording of the sentence can be determined by Conservation Restriction, pursuant to the the five-member Mashpee Select Board. provisions of General Laws, ch. 184, §31 through §33, limiting the use of the property The Board of Selectmen makes no recommendation to the purpose for which it was acquired, to of Article 25 by a vote of 5-0 be recorded at the time of closing or within a reasonable amount of time thereafter; and The Finance Committee makes no recommendation of Article 25 by a vote of 7-0 d. authorize the Conservation Commission to assume the care, custody, control and Motion Made By Arden Russell: management of the property, I move the Town vote to approve Article 25 as or to take any other action relating thereto. printed in the warrant. Submitted by Petition Motion fails at 8:54 PM Explanation: This article authorizes the Selectmen to acquire,by purchase,gift,eminent domain,or otherwise 71