11/16/2017 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE Minutes

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S Community Preservation Committee Minutes November 16, 2017 Mashpee Conservation Commission/Mashpee Planning..Board/Mashpee DPW Catherine Laurent, Andrew McManus-Mashpee Greenway„/Ouashnet River_Path and Footbridge (continued) The Town is not proposing an additional sidewalk on this stretch of the road. With the bridge and trail way depicted in the Greenway Plan, users would not be required to cross Route 151 to access the sidewalk. If the project does not move forward with Town Meeting approval, unexpended funds would revert to the CPC. Charlie Rowley,the Town's Engineer will most likely attend the next meeting to further review this project. It was disclosed the original budget was submitted by the Planning Board and not by the Director of Public Works. _Mashpee Historic District Commission, Ava Costello, Mashpee American Revolutions y War Memorial: Ava Costello, Chair of the Mashpee Historical Commission was in attendance with Historical Commission member Richard DeSorgher and Earl Mills Chair of the Historic District Commission to discuss the application relative to the siting of an American Revolutionary War Memorial in the Town of Mashpee. Currently, there is no memorial to honor the American Revolutionary War Veterans. It is the intent of the Historical Commission and Historic District Commission to recognize the contributions of all Veterans in all military conflicts who have served the Town of Mashpee. Ms. Costello indicated that a great deal of research has been ongoing to identify those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice during the American Revolutionary War. It was recently discovered that a Massachusetts Matching Grant program is being offered. A Letter of Intent was submitted to the Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board, Preservation for Veterans Collections, Monuments and Memorials on November 15, 2017. The full application is due on January 15, 2018. Matching funds are required, and it is hopeful the project would move forward to the May 2018 Special Town Meeting for the appropriation of funding. The cost of the proposed project is $30,000. The CPA funding request is $15,000.