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<br /> <br /> Town of Mashpee Planning <br />Board <br /> 16 Great Neck Road <br />North <br /> Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br />Mr. McElhinney explained the remand order for the consideration of eliminating the bedroom <br />cap that was codified in the 1991 Special Permit. Last meeting, some members of the Board <br />were questioning the efficacy of the bog restoration, which was part of the original application, <br />and suggested an alternative to offset nitrogen, including enhanced treatment to the existing <br />treatment plant. <br />The Cape Cod Commission’s jurisdiction was raised by a neighbor. Mr. McElhinney had a <br />conversation with the Commission who were unaware, and this decision is currently in Land <br />Court. The projects specifics were described and there didn’t seem to be a concern. In terms <br />of the ancient way, Bryant’s Cove Road runs from Simons Narrows Road up to Quinaquisset, <br />and weaves throughout the course. After review, shrubs were trimmed to make it more inviting. <br /> <br />The original mitigation focuses on the active bog restoration, in addition to the affordable <br />housing efforts. The centerpiece remains to be the 5-acre bog restoration along Sampsons Mill <br />Creek, the half acre lot off Popponesset Ave, and the contribution of $110,000 to be used by <br />the Town towards affordable housing efforts of their choosing. Finally, they are proposing to <br />connect an additional single-family employee residence to the plant that is located at 47 <br />Popponesset Ave. <br /> <br />Based on very preliminary discussions, the Town can make its own decisions on how it wants <br />to use the available funds. There are 2 acres of bog restoration that are required by Mass <br />Conservation, and they also need to satisfy the Conservation Commissions requests. The <br />estimated cost is roughly $150,000 per acre. That would free up $450,000 of mitigation dollars, <br />in addition to the $110,000 cash, would equal a combined $560,000. They are prepared to <br />make that donation to the Town, through a municipal entity that is TBD or a qualified <br />environmental organization. <br /> <br />Kevin Klein with Stantec stated Southworth is not looking to conduct extensive efforts, and <br />they tried to think collectively with the Board. Mr. Klein has done some work and efficacy to be <br />achieved. He looked at the treatment plant reports from 2023-2024, and the flow is the same <br />as it has always been, which is equal to 35 houses on septic. He then went to the <br />manufacturer, who gave equipment costs. Pride Environmental is a local contractor that <br />upgrades treatment plants. The construction estimate is $600,000, plus additional rehab <br />needed for steel. He used $100,000 to budget for evaluation, design, permitting and <br />engineering. He allocated $100,000 to rehabbing the steel. Finally, without even looking at it, in <br />summation it totals $800,000, plus a 25% contingency, which equals $1,000,000. <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />