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Report of the The Summer Shuttle service inaugurated during the summer of 1995 was well received by the Board Of Selectmen public and the business community. Through cooperative efforts with the Chamber of Commerce it was successful. Plans are underway to continue this service during the summer To the Citizens of Mashpee: months. This year brought changes in make up of the staff in Wide-spread community support for the Mashpee the Selectmen's Office. Our long time administrative National Wildlife Refuge continues.The Trust for secretary, Deborah Dami, was promoted to the posi- Public land holds an option on a parcel of land tion of administrative assistant in the office of adjacent to Jehu Pond. If Town Meeting approves Elections & Registrations. She was replaced by a town appropriation (most of which will be off- Brenda Achille. Thank you Debbie for your years of set by Federal and State grants), the Mashpee service and best wishes for success in your new posi- Wildlife Refuge will become a reality. tion and a hearty welcome to Brenda. Joyce Mason, Congratulations to Selectman George Costa for who had been an administrative assistant in the his leadership in this endeavor. Selectmen's office for many years, was promoted to Assistant to the Executive Secretary, a title which The Center for Optimum Care opened in the for- more accurately describes her function. mer Pilgrim's Pride Nursing Home. We are Congratulations Joyce on this long overdue promo- pleased to report that about 20 other new busi- tion. nesses opened in town during this past year. The Selectmen welcome our new neighbors and wish This has been a busy and productive year for your them every success. A special thank you is due town government. Many constructive activities the Economic Development Committee for their occurred during the past year including: efforts in helping bring new businesses and new jobs to Mashpee. • The first-ever Mashpee High School is rapidly becoming a reality. Construction is underway and 1995 marked the 125th anniversary of the incor- the building is taking shape. Although construc- poration of Mashpee as a town and the people of tion is behind schedule, we expect the first stu- Mashpee shared in numerous activities. A report dents to be in the building before the end of the of the 125th Commemoration Committee appears year. The first graduating class of Mashpee High elsewhere in this report. School will be the class of 2000. • The past year marked a watershed in the improv- • For the first time in its history,Mashpee will have ing relationship between town government and a permanent Town Hall. Town Meeting autho- the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council. After rized the renovation and restoration of the Samuel too many years of sometimes strained relations, Davis School, which has served as a facility for the Board of Selectmen and the leadership of the town offices for the past several years.Most town Tribal Council worked together on a number of offices have been temporarily relocated into important activities. office trailers in the Town Hall parking lot. The renovation and restoration project, which is being Russell Peters, President of the Tribal Council supervised by the architectural firm of was a prominent speaker at the 125th Strekalvsky & Hoit, should be completed in the Anniversary Incorporation Day ceremonies as fall. Over $400,000 of this project is being paid was Selectmen Chairman Jim Vaccaro at the for through a state grant. dedication of the remodeled Tribal Council Headquarters. • A new beach facility, located within South Cape Beach State Park was dedicated. The new facility Tribal headquarters were remodeled through adds many parking spaces as well as a boardwalk the cooperative efforts of the town and tribe and observation deck. State funds have been com- and most of the cost was paid for through a mitted to pave the last remaining unpaved section State Grant obtained by the town. of the road to the existing Town Beach. With the long delayed reconstruction of Great Oak recent- Town Meeting authorized the Selectmen to ly completed, citizens will for the first time this turn over the possession and operation of the summer,be able to travel to South Cape Beach on Indian Museum to the Tribal Council. An fully paved roads. architectural study is now underway to devel- op plans for an improved Museum facility. 15