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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Proposed Visitors Center, 966 Falmouth Road, presentation by The Friends of Mashpee <br />National Wildlife Refuge. <br /> <br />Glenn Davis, president of the Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge, went through the <br />history of the organization – the center was established 30 years ago, ironically, with a Visitor <br />Center in mind. After reviewing several sites, the group parked at 966 Falmouth Road, and <br />someone suggested that site for the Visitor Center location. (“It really fit the bill.”) The site has <br />an access road, parking, and utility access. The Mashpee Wildlife National Wildlife Refuge is a <br />partnership that includes the Town of Mashpee and Conservation Commission. Tonight, they <br />are asking for a vote of support from the Commission, comments, and guidance. Mr. Colombo <br />asked what the next step was – financing and building types. The Town has owned the property <br />since 1997 and is shown as Conservation undeclared open space. Mr. Davis met with the Town <br />Manager who recommended a Cape style and character building. Mr. Kent noted the proximity <br />of two massive areas that are in the Wildlife Refuge area and across is the Quashnet River. <br />This would also allow a Town Kiosk with pamphlets and information. Mr. Kent also noted the <br />native plants that could serve as an example of what could be done to a property. Mr. Colombo <br />noted that there are a lot of members of committees who have a great deal of knowledge of <br />Cape architecture. Mr. Glenn stated the desire to speak to abutter-developers about placement <br />of access paths. Mr. McManus noted the location is before Redbrook Road – ¼ mile from the <br />Town Line. In response to Ms. Copeland this would not connect the Mr. Atkinson’s proposal <br />discussed in the Public Comment section. <br /> <br />Ms. Godfrey made a motion to endorse the proposed Visitor Center, which was seconded by <br />Ms. Copeland. <br /> <br />Roll Call Vote: <br /> <br />Steven Cook (Yes) <br />Erin Copeland (Yes) <br />Sandra Godfrey (Yes) <br />Paul Colombo (Yes) <br /> <br />4 – 0 (unanimous) <br /> <br />\[The next step is the Selectboard\] <br /> <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> <br /> Weeden-Landry Petition Articles <br /> <br />\[Ms. Landry was unavailable and unresponsive to outreach from the Conservation staff. <br />Conservation staff reached out to Mr. Weedon who conveyed a message to Ms. Landry, <br />but there has been no response yet.\] <br /> <br /> Buffer Zone Increase to 150’ Article Approval Enactment <br /> <br />th <br />The 25 marks the beginning of the process to change the buffer zone to 150’. Mr. <br />McManus has been working on changing the necessary documents to reflect the new <br /> <br />