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Town of Mashpee <br /> L H <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br /> SOUTH CAPE BEACH STATE PARK <br /> ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br /> South Cape Beach Overlook Deck - 5:00 PM <br /> Minutes of the Meeting of Tuesday, September 13, 2011 <br /> Committee Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: <br /> Jeralyn Smith, Chairman Frank Connelly, Vice Chair John Singleton, WBNERR <br /> William Martiros Lance Lambros <br /> Robert Lancaster Carey Murphy <br /> Michael Cardeiro Gus Frederick <br /> Steven Pinard <br /> Lewis Newell <br /> Call to Order <br /> Chairman Jeralyn Smith called the meeting to order at 5:08 PM. <br /> Approval of Minutes <br /> Steve Pinard made a motion that the committee approve as presented the minutes from the <br /> meeting of 7/19/11. Lewis Newell seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously <br /> approved. <br /> WBNERR Report—John Singleton <br /> John Singleton, Facilities Supervisor for WBNERR, introduced himself to the committee. Mr. <br /> Singleton reported a busy summer at the State Park beach, with no major safety incidents. <br /> During the season, the park employed four lifeguards and four maintenance staff, with <br /> lifeguards on duty 7 days a week. Mr. Singleton stated that the park fared well during the <br /> hurricane Irene, due in part to the staff taking precautionary measures to prepare for the storm, <br /> i.e., taking in the swimming buoys and lifeguard stands before the storm hit. The beach <br /> suffered about two feet of coastal erosion, one toppled tree, and the Kemp Family memorial <br /> bench on the State Park Beach property was swept away by the storm. <br /> Mr. Singleton stated that he is planning to construct a changing building with 3 stalls that will be <br /> ready for the 2012 season, as well as new picnic tables and four new benches, explaining that <br /> the benches will be made from recycled milk jugs to replace wooden benches that suffered <br /> deterioration by ants and other insects. Mr. Singleton stated that he plans to meet with the <br /> Upper Cape Regional Technical School in Bourne, in hopes to involve students in the <br /> construction of the changing facility. <br /> Mr. Singleton also recommended that the South Cape Beach Committee work toward <br /> establishment of a Friends of the SCB State Park volunteer group to assist with projects at the <br /> 1 <br />