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S i _ Worked with Military to see to the completion of Worked with and supported our Open Space construction for the SD-5 South plume cleanup Committee m aWs and acquire new open space.lement the new land Y, orts to system. f Actively supported and tracked legislation to Approved Cape Light Compact Energy provide the Town with reimbursement from the Efficiency Plan, and signed up for program to save money on the purchase of electricity by the loss of cranberry revenues as a result of MMR Town. base pollution. • Actively supported efforts to increase Chapter 90 Sponsored legislation to create an Economic and ' local highway funding in the State Industrial Development Corporation for the 1 Town. Transportation Bill. • Conducted meetings with Willowbend Develop- Assisted the School Department in locating ment to track new development plans. office space for school administrative offices. rf� Worked with DPW Director to establish road In addition to these accomplishments,the Board has maintenance priorities. made significant progress in accomplishing its goals adopted in the previous year. I am very proud of this • Worked to resolve labor issues relative to collec- Board of Selectmen and the way they have pulled together and are working cooperatively to address the tive bargaining. major needs of the Town. The Town has made major • Followed up through the Town Accountant's progress during the past year, and we are always very office with reimbursement requests for federal open to input and suggestions from any Mashpee resi- dent to help us to better serve you. excise taxes paid on gasoline. • In recognizing the Board's progress and willingness Addressed issues related to the use and manage- ment of Mashpee Wakeby Pond. to serve the public, it is critical to acknowledge the dedication and hard work of the employees of the trol Town of Mashpee,who make the policies of the Board Worked with the Cape Cod Mosquito Con to reality.Without the talented and dedicated support District to complete two semi-annual clean-outs in for maintenance of the Mashpee-Wakeby Pond of the Department Heads and every employee of the Flume, in August and in December. Town, progress would not be made on any major i' issues. Our success is greatly influenced by the high Conducted numerous joint financial planning quality employees of the Town. Our success is also a sessions with the Finance Committee, School tribute to the hard work and dedication of our admin- Committee, Town Administrator and Town istrative leadership and support staff here in Town Accountant. including our Town Administrator, Robert Whritenour, our Assistant Town Administrator, Joyce e Conducted a meeting with new owners of New Mason, our Administrative Secretary, Kathleen Moore Seabury to review the master plan for the devel- and our Clerk Jean Baggs. opment. I also wish to thank the many residents who have • Completed negotiations for the purchase of land come forward with ideas and suggestions to assist the next to Town Hall. Board. Regardless of our growth, we are still a small I' Town, with small Town values, including guarantee- Supported and sponsored customer service train- ing every resident free and open access to your Board j' ing for front-line Town employees. of Selectmen. Adopted a revised snow plowing policy for the Respectfully submitted, ' Town. Kenneth Marsters, Chairman • Approved the installation of cameras and equip- ment to provide residents with live broadcasts of meetings from the Selectmen's meeting room. • Appointed a Local Emergency Planning Com- mittee to review and update our contingency plans for handling hazardous materials events. 10