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and to ensure that public confidence in the Police Report of the Department is maintained. This unique committee Board of Selectmen compliments the community-policing policy imple- mented 1e- mented by the police administration. ■ Four new department heads were named includ- To the Citizens of Mashpee: ing: Fire Chief George Baker who was promoted from Deputy Fire Chief following the resignation of former For the first time in several years the Town's finan- Fire Chief Robert Ridgeway; ' Rid ewa ; Augustusustus Gus" clal situation shows encouraging signs of improve- Fredricks as Director of Leisure Services;James Long ment. Tighter financial controls and improved opera-- as Director of the Council on �Y Aging; and, Pe Ellis tional and management efficiencies implemented over as Harbormaster. the past few years are beginning to bear fruit. our expenditures were considerably less than was budget- ■ Under the direction of Executive Secretary ed and revenues exceeded our expectations. The g p Whritenour, management employees are participating Board of Selectmen is committed to directing a slow in an on-going Total Quality Management program. and orderly growth of Town government commensu- The goal of this program is to provide better and more rate with the basic needs of the community. efficient town services for our citizens. Voters re-elected Selectmen Jud Mills and James ■ Judy Through the leadership of Selectman George Vaccaro at the annual town election and for the first Costa,the Town moved closer to having a nearly 3,000 time in several years the make-up of the Board of acre tract of undeveloped land designated as a Federal Selectmen remained unchanged from one year to the and State Wildlife Refuge. C next. • Two Town buildings received major work. The This has been a busy and productive year for your Senior Center was completely renovated and enlarged town government. Many constructive activities and a 15 classroom addition to the Middle School was occurred during the past year including: completed. The first-ever Mashpee High School is rapidly Donna's Lane has been reconstructed and now becoming a reality. With Town Meeting approval, a includes a bicycle path. The roador rovides an im -- P P site for the school has been selected (off old tant by-pass to the Mashpee Rotary. The costs of Barnstable Road just south of Route 151) and the reconstruction will be recouped by the Town through g architectural firm of Symmes, Maini and McKee betterments paid by the abutters. Associates of Cambridge, Massachusetts has begun design of the school. It is anticipated that the first In an effort to improve the maintenance and class of students will occupy the building in school appearance of the interior of Town Hall and to save year 1996-97. The first graduating class of Mashpee money,the Selectmen have contracted with an outside High School will be the class of 2000. firm for cleaning services. The Board of Selectmen continue to share con- * The Board of Selectmen continue to support eco- cern regarding the underground contamination ema- nomic development through the revitalization of the nating from the Massachusetts Military Reservation. Economic Development Committee and by encourag-- We now have Selectmen representation,along with the ing improvements and activities associated with Boards of Selectmen from Bourne, Falmouth and "green" tourism. Sandwich, on an executive council overseeing the clean-up activity. The Selectmen approved a plan for the construc- tion of a comprehensive trail of bicycle paths through- Through the hard work of our Executive out the town. Secretary, Robert Whritenour and others, Mashpee received its first-ever Massachusetts economic devel-- The Selectmen approved a series of road and opment grant in the amount of $123,000. We have drainage improvement and reconstructionJro'ects as P applied for several other federal, state and county part of a planned on-going long term program. grants and are optimistic that the Town will receive i additional grant funding. * The Board of Selectmen have contracted with the Barnstable County Sheriff's Department to operate a A Chief of Police Citizen Advisory Committee new enhanced 911 (E-911) system for emergency 3 was established to work with the Chief of Police andolice fire and rescue calls. The news stem will be the Police} ' P � Y Ice Department to provide community input implemented shortly.