12/19/2013 HISTORICAL COMMISSION Minutes

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Town of Mas l i pee J-1istorirccl. C...'otrz.rni,sscvrz 16 Great Neck'Road North Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 Telephone - (508) 539-1400, ext. 8550 MASHPEE HISTORICAL COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting—December 19, 2013 The Town of Mashpee historical Commission meeting was called to order in the Archives temporary office at Town Hall at 11:15am by Nancy Soderberg, Chairperson. Commissioners Present: Frank Lord, Rosemary Burns Love, and Nancy Soderberg. Catherine Laurent, DPW, was also in attendance. A motion was made, and seconded, that we accept the Minutes of the July 2, 2013, meeting as presented. Re orfs: Budget for the fiscal year (July 2013-June 2014), is limited to $500 for expenses. The salary for the clerk, Ann Graham, remained the same at $4,500. As of the end of November 2013, we have spent 3 8% of our budget for expenses and 68% of the budget for the salary for the clerk. Nancy has requested that our expense budget for 2015 be increased to $1000, including membership fees to archive and historical organizations of$155, and to increase the salary of the clerk to $5,000. The 2011 Public Archaeological Laboratory, Inc. report(Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, PAL #2.299)non-sensitive map layers are now posted on the town GIS webpage. GTS coordinator Clayson Nicholslon has printed full size (11x17) colored maps for public requests. The commissioners discussed methods for handling requests for access to this confidential report such as the request from US Fish and Wildlife contractor TCT who is preparing a comprehensive conservation plan for Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge. Non-sensitive paper maps (Appendix A, Figs 1 and 2) and Glossary(Appendix B) are available from town clerk. We discussed referring requests for additional information to Edward Bell, Mass. Historical Commission