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Report of the Popponesset Dredging: Selectman Jeremy Carter was designated by the Board to oversee the Popponesset Chan- Board of Selectmen nel Dredging Project in June of 1987. Although the proj- ect had been underway for approximately one year and a half, the actual dredging did not take place. In coopera- To the Citizens of Mashpee: tion with a private citizens' group called "Save the Pop- Since the district of Mashpee was abolished in 1870 and ponesset Bay, Inc.",local officials sought additional funds Chapter 293 was approved in 1870 to incorporate the Town of $88,000 which were successfully solicited from the of Mashpee,there was a three member part-time board of Department of Environmental Management to supplement selectmen. The board expanded to a five member part-time the original grant. The citizens'group raised the necessary board with Andrew R. Gottlieb and Jeremy L. Carter be- one-third grant matching funds needed. ing elected in May. With the increased membership, the In August the dredging project commenced and was workload has been shared by assigning members to specific completed in six weeks. The dredge materials was placed projects as you will notice in this report. on the Popponesset Beach by the channel. Beach grass was Coping with Growth:The selectmen called one annual, planted and a fence erected to stabilize this area. The final six specials and two water district meetings.Additionally, step of Phase I will be completed by the Booster Club of three special elections were called. On May 9, the voters the Mashpee School System, with the remaining planting approved bonding for a 7.6 million dollar elementary of beach grass on Popponesset Beach. school with 70% reimbursement to come from the State. Selectman Carter will continue to work with the private Town services were seriously affected when the voters citizens'group, state and town officials to seek additional refused to exempt$440,869 from Proposition 2'/z on May grant and town funds for the continuation of the dredg- j 9 and again on June 30. The largest ballot, held on July ing program for Popponesset Bay. 28, contained seventeen questions. The voters approved Barnstable County Government-Mashpee: Selectman eight 21/2 exemptions pertaining to land acquisition and water supply development. Lawrence serves as the board's alternate member to the County Finance Board. Mashpee's share of the County Growth demands will force town leaders and the voters budget of twelve million dollars was$189,649. The town to make difficult decisions at the 1988 Annual Town Meet- derives many benefits from the county health and en- ing. In doing so, other essential needs will be set aside. vironmental department, county radio system, technical With the Mashpee Middle School bulging at the seams, planning assistance, etc. additional space will be essential in September 1988. It is Dr. Elizabeth Petti is the town's representative on the expected that five classrooms will be located at the Samuel County Charter Commission. The charter commission is G. Davis School. The offices now occupied by Assessors, mandated to put before the Barnstable County voters(all Treasurer, Planning,Building and Health will be relocated 15 Cape towns)on the November ballot this year,their pro to enable the students to use this space. Other offices will posal in question form, on regional county government. also be moved. Selectman Hanson is working with the in- volved departments on a relocation plan. Cape Cod Planning and Economic Development Com- Prior to solid waste bein mission: The board designated Selectmen B. Jean Thomas g transferred to the SEMASS as the town's representative on the planning commission. Plant in Rochester,the landfill operation will continue. A Stemin from a county-wide convention held g Y d last May,the transfer station,pending funding approval,will be located planning commission membership, comprised of one se- at the landfill.The operation of the landfill will come under lectman from each of the fifteen Cape towns voted to sup- the Department of Public Works. Board of Health port the concept to prepare special legislation to form a member, Charles Buckingham, Executive Secretary Joseph Barnstable County Regional Planning Commission. The Murphy and Public Works Director, Ernest Virgilio are proposed legislation, if successful, will create a regional developing plans to manage Mashpee's solid waste. planning and land use agency under county government. SEMASS Partnership: Fourteen of the fifteen Cape Events of Interest: towns are committed to transporting their solid waste p as e off g — Deerfield Road was accepted as a town road. Bet- Cape to the SEMASS plant in Rochester. On June 3 the terments($50,000)will be assessed to owners who abutt selectmen signed an intermunicipal agreement with the the road and those abuttors who derive a benefit. towns of Falmouth and Sandwich to construct, maintain _ Rather than permit the federal government to take 8.76 and operate a Solid Waste Transfer Station to be located at the Massachusetts Military Reservation. The board ap- acres of land by eminent domain, the selectmen pointed Selectman Peter Lawrence to serve on the Board negotiated a sale price of$39,500. This parcel extends of Managers with Willard L. Hanson as his alternate. from Route 130 to the perimeter of the military base. Sewer Committee: The Board a BY state statute, a portion of this money will be used ppointed Andrew for capital improvements to park land. Gottlieb, George Costa and Scott McAskill to the Sewer — Town Meeting authorized one-half of the hotel/motel Committee to oversee development of plans s for a munici- pal septage treatment facility and the consolidation of tax received by the town to be reserved for waterways several private wastewater treatment plants. improvements and dredging projects beginning FY'89. 8 -