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<br />Town of Mashpee <br /> <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />SOUTH CAPE BEACH STATE PARK <br />ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />South Cape Beach Overlook Deck - 5:00 PM <br /> <br />Minutes of the Meeting of Tuesday, September 13, 2011 <br /> <br />Committee Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: <br />Jeralyn Smith, Chairman Frank Connelly, Vice Chair John Singleton, WBNERR <br />William Martiros Lance Lambros <br />Robert Lancaster Carey Murphy <br />Michael Cardeiro Gus Frederick <br />Steven Pinard <br />Lewis Newell <br /> <br />Call to Order <br />Chairman Jeralyn Smith called the meeting to order at 5:08 PM. <br /> <br />Approval of Minutes <br />Steve Pinard made a motion that the committee approve as presented the minutes from the <br />meeting of 7/19/11. Lewis Newell seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously <br />approved. <br /> <br />WBNERR Report – John Singleton <br />John Singleton, Facilities Supervisor for WBNERR, introduced himself to the committee. Mr. <br />Singleton reported a busy summer at the State Park beach, with no major safety incidents. <br />During the season, the park employed four lifeguards and four maintenance staff, with <br />lifeguards on duty 7 days a week. Mr. Singleton stated that the park fared well during the <br />hurricane Irene, due in part to the staff taking precautionary measures to prepare for the storm, <br />i.e., taking in the swimming buoys and lifeguard stands before the storm hit. The beach <br />suffered about two feet of coastal erosion, one toppled tree, and the Kemp Family memorial <br />bench on the State Park Beach property was swept away by the storm. <br /> <br />Mr. Singleton stated that he is planning to construct a changing building with 3 stalls that will be <br />ready for the 2012 season, as well as new picnic tables and four new benches, explaining that <br />the benches will be made from recycled milk jugs to replace wooden benches that suffered <br />deterioration by ants and other insects. Mr. Singleton stated that he plans to meet with the <br />Upper Cape Regional Technical School in Bourne, in hopes to involve students in the <br />construction of the changing facility. <br /> <br />Mr. Singleton also recommended that the South Cape Beach Committee work toward <br />establishment of a Friends of the SCB State Park volunteer group to assist with projects at the <br /> 1 <br /> <br />