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13 Mashpee Select Board Minutes December 5, 2022 LIAISON REPORTS Select Board Liaison Assignments: The School Liaison assignment was reassigned to Selectman Cotton. School ,Tour; The Superintendent of Schools graciously held an informative tour of the Mashpee Schools with Selectman Cotton and Selectman Wyman -Colombo attending. Harbor wManagementwCommittee: m The Harbor Management Committee has been moving forward with a Harbor Management Plan for the Town of Mashpee in collaboration with grant requirements received from the Economic Seaport Council. The plan will enable the Town to receive grant funding when it is adopted. The process will be similar to the Local Comprehensive Plan and public hearings are anticipated to be held as information is gathered and reviewed for this document. WATER QUALITY UPDATES Santuit Pond: To gain public outreach a boat landing workshop was held on November 19, 2022 with stakeholders to gain community input and long term solutions for parking, possible site amenities, enhancements, fishing and boating activities on Santuit Pond. At the listening session there were discussions regarding stormwater management and other studies ongoing to improve water quality. An additional hearing is planned on December 19, 2022 to review proposed safety improvements. Sandwich 40B Project: In other matters there is concern with regards to a proposed 40B plan to construct a 4 four-story building with 180' of frontage on Peters Pond on a 64-acre parcel in the Town of Sandwich. The project proposes 144 units with 180 bedrooms. The proposal exceeds the DEP 10,000 gallons per day limit requiring a groundwater discharge permit. Selectman Wyman -Colombo brought this matter to the attention of the Select Board and Town Managers. The total site area is not within a Zone II, however, based on the groundwater contours, the down gradient wells in Mashpee are receptors to the groundwater discharge. An evaluation of the groundwater flow, travel time and draw rates of the down gradient public supply wells needs to be further evaluated. Peters Pond is an environmentally sensitive receptor. The pond classified as a Class A fishery has experienced a decline in biological health as indicated by cyanobacteria bloom activity. There is concern as the total site area is within the northern watershed for Popponesset Bay, an impaired estuary in the Town of Mashpee.