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7 <br /> Board of Selectmen <br /> Minutes <br /> August G, 2007 <br /> Town Meeting Warrant Review with Finance Committee: <br /> Article (20) &Article (21)—Submitted by Conservation Commission; <br /> Land purchases that do not qualify for Self Help grant funding. <br /> Motion made by Selectman Cahalane to delete the Conservation <br /> Commission articles pertaining to approximately four acres adjacent <br /> to the Mashpee River and the Lopez Property of the Mashpee River <br /> Woodlands Conservation Area on Meetinghouse Road and the 1.09 <br /> acre parcel on Meetinghouse Road adjacent to existing conservation <br /> land owned by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife on <br /> the Mashpee River. <br /> Motion seconded by Selectman Taylor. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. <br /> Article (22) is related to Land-Based Wind Energy Conversion Facilities. <br /> The Town currently has no specific zoning regulations permitting, <br /> prohibiting or regulating wind power facilities. Safety was deemed a <br /> concern of the Board of Selectmen. <br /> The remaining articles on the warrant are petition articles. <br /> Article (24) To appropriate $279,000 in Chapter 70 funds to the School <br /> Department for utilities. School Committee vice-chair Ralph Marcelli was <br /> in attendance to discuss the referenced petition article with members of the <br /> Board of Selectmen. An in-depth discussion ensued regarding Chapter 70 <br /> and the intended use of said funds_ Communication was deemed a key to <br /> alleviate this type of re-occurrence. <br /> Motion made by Selectman Myers to support a Town Meeting Article <br /> to allocate Chapter 70 funds in the amount of$279,000 to the School <br /> District budget contingent upon the petitioners removing their <br /> petition article by the September 10,2007 Selectmen's Meeting. <br /> Motion seconded by Selectman Cahalane. <br /> VOTE: 4-1. Motion carries. <br /> Selectman Green in opposition. <br />