7/21/1997 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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Page 5 Board of Selectmen Minutes July 21, 1997 NEW BUSINESS: Appointment of Fire Station Building,Committee: The Board received seven letters of interest to service the Mashpee Fire Station Building Committee for the purpose of renovating the existing central station, and to provide for the design of a future sub-station in South Mashpee as approved in May at the Annual Town Meeting. Motion made by Selectman Marsters to appoint; George Baker Joyce Mason Jim Vaccaro Dr. Elizabeth Petti Peter Thomas Benjamin Perry, Jr. George Wezniak to the Fire Station Building Committee. Motion seconded by Selectman Frye, V TE: Unanimous. 5-0. It was noted that inspectional regulatory agencies will serve as ex-officio members of the committee. COMMUNICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE: Fire Dement Radio Project: Mashpee Fire Chief, George Baker indicated that the town has received the first phase of the 800 MHz radio project for the purchase of user radio's. Representative Tom Cahir assisted in the endeavor to obtain grant funding through a recent transportation bond bill. The new system is state of the art, and will allow for better coverage and reliability. The Mashpee Police Department has also received portable radio's informed Mr. Baker. It is the consensus of the Board to send a letter of appreciation to Representative Cahir, and acknowledge the Police Department on the radio equipment implementation. Notification of Cops and Fids Grant Award: Correspondence was received from the Executive Office of Public Safety dated July 2, 1997 announcing that the Mashpee Police Department has been selected to received a Federal Fiscal Year 1997 Cops and Kids Grant in the amount of$50,000. A letter of appreciation will be forwarded to the Police Department. Mashpee was one of twenty award communities.