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• Established Human Services Department Report of the Board of Selectmen • Increased Live-Televised Public Meetings N � The Board's goals for 2002 is to continue to stabilize the Town's finances given the proposed To the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: decrease in state aid as well as to continue to move q forward on the following goals for the Town: a Over the past year, the Board has played a very active role in the town's administration and in keeping • Improve Town buildings finances at the forefront. The Board continues to work • Improve traffic safety d together with Town employees and with Mashpee res- tl idents in order to ensure a positive future for Mashpee. • Improve Town government a • Improve water quality a It is my distinct pleasure to submit to the resi- f dents of Mashpee my report on behalf of the Board of • Enhance community school focus Selectmen. I would like to acknowledge the hard work and a In addition to financial issues, following is a dedication put forth by all Town employees. I would a summary of the Board's activity during 2001• also like to acknowledge the focus and commitment of s the Town's administration, including Town f • Completion of the $2.4 million renovation to Administrator Joyce Mason and Administrative the Mashpee Fire/Rescue Station Assistant Kathleen Moore. • Realignment and si nalization of Route 130 t g g Please remember that the Town thrives on the t and Great Neck Road North Intersection participation of its residents and encourages all resi- • Route 151 Bikepath dents of Mashpee to become more involved in Town 1 government. 1 • Implementation of the newly organized Capital t Improvement Committee Respectfully submitted, I I • Completion of the Community Facility Needs John J. Cahalane, Chairman Study Mashpee Board of Selectmen • Completed Construction of the New Town Cemetery t • Completion and Dedication of the Mashpee r Memorial Park and Veterans Garden • Hiring of the Town's first appointed Treasurer/Tax Collector • Completion of Ballfield Expansion Design for Heritage Park • Departure of Town Administrator, Robert 1 Whritenour, who accepted a position with the Town of Falmouth • Moved forward to implement a new financial software package (MUNIS) • Worked with the Chief of Police to fill the two newly created positions of Lieutenant in the Police Department J • Implementation of Records Storage ,,, Management Program The Town Barn,Mashpee's first Town Hall • Established Recycling Program on Route 130 opposite Great Neck North pictured in the 1970s. �_ 10