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Article 3 To see if the Town will vote to reserve from the FY 2026 estimated Community Preservation revenues pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. c. 44B, §6, the following amounts: $136,445 10% for Historic Preservation Purposes $136,445 10% for Affordable Housing Purposes $136,445 10% for Open Space/Recreation Purposes $905,108 to the FY 2026 Community Preservation Fund Budgeted Reserve as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Community Preservation Committee Explanation: This article is required annually to set aside the 10% Reserves of the estimated Community Preservation Funds for Open Space/Recreation Purposes, Historic Preservation Purposes and Affordable Housing Purposes and to fund the Budget for Appropriation Reserve. The Community Preservation Committee voted to approve this article to set aside the 10% Reserves and Budget for Appropriation Reserve to be available for use in fiscal year 2026 as certified by the Finance Director and reflected in the FY 2025 CP-1. The vote of the Community Preservation Committee was 9-0 in support of this article. The Select Board recommends approval of Article 3 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 3 by a vote of 6-0 Motion made by Select Board Member Wilson Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 3 as printed in the warrant, with the exception of the phrase “or take any other action relating thereto.” Motion passes 307 to 21 at 7:19PM Article 4 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, upon the approval of the Select Board, to borrow the sum of $25,900,000, at one time or from time to time, under and pursuant to Chapter 44 Sections 7 or 8 of the General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to appropriate said sum for purposes of paying for the construction of a remote collection, recharge and treatment facility on the Town-owned property located at 0 Gunter’s Lane, acquired by the Town by instruments recorded with the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in Book 10700, Pages 268-269, to help manage both nitrogen and phosphorous in Popponesset Bay and the Mashpee-Wakeby Ponds and other water quality issues, the construction of related facilities on other land, and the acquisition of other land and/or permanent and temporary easements in connection with said project, including, without limitation, for the preparation of all project documents, architectural design, demolition, site preparation, costs of a project manager and all other costs incidental and related thereto, as recommended by the Capital Improvement Program Committee, that the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is authorized to borrow all or a portion of such amount from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust established pursuant to Chapter 29C and in connection therewith to enter into a financing agreement