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Finance Committee Fiscal Year 1994 Proposed Budget Page 2. Economic Development: In the area of Economic Development, the sum of$13,000 is proposed to obtain professional guidance and consulting services in order to rejuvenate our local economic development efforts to attract clean, environmentally sound business to locate in Mashpee in order to provide additional jobs and tax base for our growing Town. If successfully used, this small investment will be paid back many times over in terms of strengthening our local economy. Eco-Tourism and Recreation: In the area of Eco-Tourism and Recreation, the Board proposes the redistribution of$5,000 in Conservation receipts in order to create interpretive tour programs which will introduce residents and visitors alike to the beauty of Mashpee. Using the Town's substantial conservation land resources, this initiative will help develop a system of trails and tours which will enhance the passive recreational amenities of our Town, and help show off what we consider to be the most beautiful natural areas on Cape Cod. Bikeways/Walkways: In this area the Board has designated the sum of$50,000 in the Department of Public Works Road Improvement Budget toward creation of a sidewalk and bikeway network for the Town. The first stage of implementation of a Town-wide bikeway plan adopted earlier in the year by the Board, this represents an important development for the Town both in terms of safety and recreation. With this first important step the Town will embark on an important program to improve the quality of life in our community for present and future residents. Human Services: In taking additional steps to improve the quality of life in our community, the Board has also studied its human service needs, and is proposing an initiative geared toward addressing this important element of service to our community. Since the 1989 Mashpee Youth 2000 Project report on better organizing our human service investments, the Town has been aware of the need to address human services at the local level. In this budget, the Selectmen have adopted the goal of acting in the most economical fashion possible to help foster a better coordination of our human service-related departments under one umbrella to enable them each to benefit from the resources of the other in order to improve service delivery with the Town. Specifically, the Board of Selectmen has expanded the dudes of the Leisure Services Director to encompass the coordination of local human services,and has added the necessary program and clerical support to ensure the smooth flow of work from this expanded department.This effort will also foster a closer working relationship between the Town and both State and regional human service agencies in order to permit the Town to more aggressively pursue greater accessibility of programs and services to Mashpee residents, and to reduce the fragmentation of our current human service delivery network.