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6 Select Board Minutes March 10, 2025 NEW BUSINESS Update and Schematic Plans for New Police Station: Town Manager Rodney C. Collins presented a schematic of the New Police Station; 19 Frank Hicks Drive, Mashpee. Funding was re-authorized at the May 2024 Annual Town Meeting for design and engineering. Construction funding is requested through the CIP Committee in the amount of$37,150,000 based on the conceptual design. An article is planned for the May 2025 Annual Town Meeting warrant for this purpose. A public informational session is scheduled on April 10, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the Waquoit Meeting Room at the Mashpee Town Hall to present the plans and to answer any questions regarding the project. The meeting will also be recorded and televised. Discussion of Proposed Select Board Letter of Support of An Act Relative to a Refundable Title 5 Septic Tax Credit: Correspondence received from Representative David Vieira dated March 11, 2025 requesting support for "An Act Relative to a Refundable Title 5 Septic Tax Credit." For informational purposes, the letter was read aloud into the record. The bill is intended to make the existing Septic Tax Credit under MGL refundable against state income taxes. The legislative change would allow the credit to be applied to septic system upgrades in nitrogen- sensitive areas as defined by watershed permits under Title 5 of the State Environmental Code granting a maximum credit of$4,000 annually, a total of$18,000 over six years. Motion made by Selectman Wyman-Colombo to approve the draft letter in support of advancing the "Act Relative to a Refundable Title 5 Septic Tax Credit." Motion seconded by Selectman O'Hara. VOTE: 4-0. Unanimous. Roll Call Vote: Selectman Sherman,yes Selectman Weeden,yes Selectman Wyman-Colombo,yes Selectman O'Hara,yes Opposed, none It was agreed that an additional letter would be drafted to encourage tax credits for those residents who are impacted in phosphorus-rich areas.