05/04/2026 Annual Town Meeting (2)

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Article 30 To see if the Town will vote to continue participation in the Cape Cod Aquifund (formerly the Community Septic Management Program) and the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for the purpose of making loans to residents of the Town for repairing and/or upgrading residential septic systems pursuant to agreements between the Board of Health and residential property owners, including all costs incidental and related thereto, or to take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Health Explanation: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, has provided approximately $5,500,000 at 0% interest to the Town of Mashpee to assist homeowners in complying with failed Title 5 systems since 1998. The loans are available to homeowners at 5% interest, to cover any ongoing costs of the program. Loans must be secured by a betterment assessed by the Town on the property being improved by the loan. The repayment of the loans to the Town, with the 5% interest, is being repaid through previously issued property betterments. In order for the Town to be able to re-loan funds to future additional septic projects, the Town must annually reauthorize/re-approve participation in the Community Septic Management Program. Failure to reauthorize participation in the Program will restrict the Town from re-loaning funds to homeowners with failed septic systems. The repaid monies will be held in an account with the principal amount repaid to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust as scheduled. The Select Board recommends approval of Article 30 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 30 by a vote of 6-0 Motion made by Select Board Member Wyman-Colombo Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 30 as printed in the warrant, with the exception of the phrase “or take any other action relating thereto.” Motion passes 250 to 21 at 9:18PM Article 31 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Mashpee, a copy of which is available on the Town’s website at www.mashpeema.gov, and available for viewing in the office of the Town Clerk, to expressly authorize short-term rental of a residential home as a primary use of those properties that have received a Rental Certificate from the Town pursuant to the Town Code and the Board of Health Short-Term Rental Regulation prior to May 4, 2026, and, for all properties that have not received said Rental Certificate as of May 4, 2026 to be eligible for short-term rental only as an accessory use, and further, to add a definition of short-term rental as follows, with language to be added to the Bylaw shown in bold, underlined text and language to be deleted shown in strikethrough text, and, further, to authorize the Town Clerk to make any non-substantive changes to the numbering and formatting of the Bylaw, as follows, or to take any other action relating thereto: §174-3 Terms Defined …