12/8/2015 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Community Preservation Committee Minutes December 8, 2015. APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS: Review of CPA Projects Proposed for the May 2016 Special TOM Meeting: Andrew McManus, Conservation Agent: Mashpee Greenway — Quashnet River Path and Foo#bridge: Motion made by Mr. Larkin to open the bearing relative to the Mashpee Greenway Quashnet River Path and Footbridge project. Motion seconded by Ms. Waygan. VOTE: Unanimous. 9-0. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Halpern, yes Mr. Larkins, yes Ms. Waygan, yes Mr. Kaplan, yes Mr. Lord, yes Mrs. Sherman, yes Mrs. Buschenfeldt, yes Ms. Rommelmeyer, yes Mr. Shaw, yes Tom Fudala, the Town Planner indicated the Planning Board has recommended the Mashpee Greenway project for several years. The project is proposed to connect existing and future trails from Mashpee Commons the center of Town, along the Quashnet River through a network of trails to the Mashpee High School. It was noted the Board of Selectmen in 2012 was supportive of the greenways proposal, and requested the Town Planner to develop a three -phased approach beginning with reachable goals such as trail -ways from the high school to Mashpee Commons. The plan was not brought back to the Selectmen for additional review and approval. The $81,800 project as outlined would make capital improvements and/or extraordinary repairs to the trails connecting the Job's Whiting Road, just south of the Homeyer Village to existing pathways in the Quashnet River areas south of Route 151, including the rehabilitation of a footbridge crossing the Quashnet River. A budget was prepared by Charles Rowley, the Town's Consulting Engineer for the construction of a footbridge, the bulk of the project funding request which includes $2,000 for the purpose of trail construction. It was noted the trails cannot be completed without the construction of the footbridge. Trail work is anticipated to be performed by AmeriCorps volunteers and other volunteer groups. Funding will also be sought from the Massachusetts Division of Conservation and Recreation, Services. Trail maintenance would be provided by the Town's Conservation Commission and Land Steward Program.