4/10/2006 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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Board of Selectmen • Minutes April 10, 2006 NEW BUSINESS: Request of Law Dawgs Motorcycle Club—Memorial Ride: Benjamin Perry was in attendance to request the Selectmen allow the Law Dawgs Motorcycle Club International hold a fund raising event on Sunday, June 11, 2006. The event in its third year would follow the same arrangements as last year staging the memorial motorcycle ride and blessing in Mashpee with a reception at the Barnstable County Fairgrounds in the Town of Falmouth. The Law Dawgs is a club comprised of law enforcement officials and former Marines. It is held in memory of William A. Paolini, Sr., a twenty- five year veteran of the Mashpee Police Department. Scholarships are awarded to graduating Mashpee students'. Motion made by Selectman Taylor to approve the Law Dawgs Motorcycle Club memorial ride on Sunday,June 11,2006. Motion seconded by Selectman Cook. • VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. Talanian Realty—Mitigation Discussion: Don Megathlin, Talanian Realty was present to discuss the allocation of safety mitigation funds for the Town of Mashpee with members of the Board of Selectmen. His discussion was outlined in a memorandum dated April 4, 2006. Joyce Mason, the Town Manager recommended the funds be used for the installation of opti-com detectors to retrofit existing traffic signals, a recommendation of the Capital Improvement Program Committee and Planning& Construction Committee. The opti-com detectors allow emergency vehicles to avoid delay at the signals during response. Signals are desired at the following locations; Route 151 at Old Barnstable Road, Route 151 at Mashpee Commons, Route 130 at Great Neck Road North and Donna's Lane at Route 28. Mr. Megathlin discussed the funds received from the Talanian South Cape Village project for mitigation, and the expenditures and improvements Talanian has made to improve Orchard Road.