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Mashpee Inclusion and Diversity Committee <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> June 18, 2024 5:00 p.m. <br /> Mashpee Town Hall <br /> APPROVED: 09/17/2024 <br /> Members Present: J. Marie Stevenson, Aimen Igbal, Ayesha Shafi, Rolf Brandt, Richard <br /> Klein, Dan Kupferman. <br /> Visitors: Lauren Surbey (Mashpee Enterprise), Town Manager Rodney Collins <br /> 1 . Chrissy Macdonald is on vacation. Dan Kupferman is taking minutes. <br /> 2. We do not have a quorum —only4 voting members are present. <br /> 3. Public Comment: Town Manager Rodney Collins. Mr. Collins spoke about an <br /> anonymous email sent to the Treasurer's Office. He described the email as filled <br /> with hateful, racist, appalling comments. He read from the email, supposedly sent <br /> by a Mashpee resident, complaining about Black "thuggery" at Mashpee Middle <br /> High School. The sender threatened to stop paying taxes unless Black students <br /> were removed from Mashpee Middle High School. Mashpee Police are investigating. <br /> All present expressed disappointment and condemnation. Mr. Collins added that he <br /> had two choices: Ignore it or bring it to us. He felt he had to make us aware of it. All <br /> members agreed. <br /> Chairwoman Stevenson asked Mr. Collins if anything could be done aboutthe"F--- <br /> Biden"sign on Route 130. Mr. Collins stated that the Town can't enforce language on <br /> private property but that they are looking at signage guidelines such as size and <br /> setbacks. <br /> 4. Meeting Minutes: There is a backlog of minutes needing approval due to lack of <br /> quorums at meetings. A discussion about the time and date of meetings ensued. <br /> Richard Klein will look into any rules regarding attendance of Town Committee <br /> meetings. <br /> 5. Member Updates: <br /> a. Enterprise Column (Dan Kupferman). The June column was published on <br /> June 14t" and was about Race Amity Day and amity in general, as well as a <br /> brief history of Pride Month and Juneteenth. <br />