04/20/2016 PLANNING BOARD Minutes (2)

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Mashpee Planning Board Minutes of Meeting April 20, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Waquoit Meeting Room, Mashpee Town Hall Approved 5/4/16 Planning Board Members Present: Chairman Mary Waygan, Dennis Balzarini, Joe Cummings Absent: David Kooharian, Robert (Rob) Hansen, George Petersen CALL TO ORDER The Town of Mashpee Planning Board meeting was opened with a quorum in the Waquoit Meeting Room at Mashpee Town Hall by Chairman Waygan, at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. APPROVAL OF MINUTES—April 6, 2016 It was requested that the minutes be changed from April 5 to April 6. MOTION: Mr. Balzarini made a motion to accept the minutes with the date amended. Mr. Cummings seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED PLAN Applicant: Stu Bornstein Location: 104 & 106 Falmouth Road Request: Re-signature of 2-lot ANR plan The project proponent contacted Town Hall to request that the issue be addressed at a later date. BOARD ITEMS Old Business Report on Status of Greenway Project-ChairmanWaygan invited members of the community to join in tonight’s discussion about the Greenway Project. The Chair announced that Article 11, requesting $84,800 in CPA funds to fund the Greenway footbridge across the Quashnet River, would be addressed at Town Meeting on May 2. The request would work towards connecting the library, Mashpee Commons, Senior Center and Boys & Girls Club into the high school area and other footpaths. It was expected that this would be the largest request related to the project. An application has also been submitted to the Commonwealth’s Rail Trail Program for $61,000 to help defray costs to the Town, but 65 applications have been received for that funding. There was also hope to work with AmeriCorps to help reduce costs. Virginia Scharfenberg, of the Mashpee Environmental Coalition, was present regarding the update about the Greenway Project and Article 11. Ms. Scharfenberg was in full support of the plan, adding that MEC supported all outdoor and conservation oriented projects. The Chair noted that volunteers would be necessary for installation. The Chair also stated their plans to seek additional funding through the County Resource office and inquired whether Ms. Scharfenberg or MEC members would be interested in assisting. Ms. Scharfenberg indicated that they would be interested and the Chair responded that she would follow up by email. The Chair also expressed interest in working collaboratively with conservation focused abutters, such 1