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<br />stated that there will be a checklist included with the Notice to Connect that will give people a step by step as <br />to what they need to do. <br /> <br />5. Update on Status of IMAs – Select Board Member, Michaela Wyman-Columbo and DNR Director, <br />Ashley Fisher. <br />Michaela Wyman-Columbo explained that the Inter-Municipal Agreements are to put together working groups <br />to take joint responsibility for the watersheds that are shared. She said that for Waquoit Bay the Towns are <br />Mashpee, Falmouth and Sandwich and for Popponesset the Towns are Mashpee, Barnstable and Sandwich. <br />She stated that Barnstable has already submitted an individual Notice of Intent Watershed Permit and it has to <br />include Popponesset Bay. <br />The working group for the Town of Mashpee consists of the Town Manager, the DNR Director, the <br />Wastewater Superintendent, sometimes the Town Health Agent attends the meetings and Ms. Wyman- <br />Columbo is the representative for the Select Board. <br />She stated that they have had a signed IMA for Popponesset for several years. Sandwich and Mashpee will be <br />submitting a joint watershed permit for Popponesset. Mashpee contributes most of the load to Popponesset <br />Bay at 74.5%. Barnstable at 16% and Sandwich at 9.5%. GHD is working on the permit and it is moving <br />forward. <br />A draft was sent from Falmouth to Mashpee regarding Waquoit Bay about a year ago. It’s been reviewed and <br />shared with Sandwich. As of right now, it is in the hands of all three Town Counsel’s and should be finalized <br />very soon. There is a firm commitment between the three Towns regarding Waquoit Bay. <br />Michaela went on to state that the cost will be divided by the attenuated load of each Town. Mashpee being <br />44%, Falmouth 50% and Sandwich at 6%. <br /> <br />Correspondence <br />None at this Time. <br /> <br />Additional Topics <br />None at this Time. <br /> <br />Next meeting: <br />February 8, 2024 @ 2:00PM <br />Mashpee Town Hall <br />Waquoit Meeting Room <br />16 Great Neck Road North <br />Mashpee, MA <br /> <br />Mr. Towle made a motion to adjourn the meeting. <br />Mr. Lyons seconded the motion. <br />Motion passed by unanimous consent. <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 2:50PM <br /> <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br /> <br />Susan Donovan <br />Board Secretary <br />3 <br /> <br />