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i <br /> I <br /> MASHPEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/INDUSTRIAL CORP. MINUTES <br /> NOVEMBER 29, 2010 <br /> Present: Bob Walsh, Robyn Simmons, Terrie Cook, Mary LeClair. <br /> Also: Bill Newton, Assis. Town Planner, and Eric Turkington. <br /> Bob Walsh, Acting Chair, opened the meeting at bPM, in Rm 2. <br /> The Minutes of October 25, 2010 were moved, seconded, and approved by roll call vote. <br /> Terrie Cook abstained. <br /> Correspondence: EDIC has been informed that we have been invited to the second round <br /> of our grant request, but our request for $75,000 in a joint effort with Falmouth is not <br /> feasible. The Committee will send a follow-up letter, after talking with the Falmouth <br /> contingent. <br /> There has been some effort to recruit new members to the EDIC. Mary has spoken with <br /> Jim Vaccaro and Doug,Storrs. A real estate background is preferred. <br /> I <br /> Bill Newton took the Committee through an update of the Mashpce Economic <br /> Development Plan Outline and SWOT: Identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, <br /> and Threats. <br /> As a general comment,there is strong demand for health/housing facilities with the aging <br /> population. Retail, hospitality,restaurants, food services have room to grow. A <br /> weakness is that there is no public sewer. There is 1150 acres of land available, but mostly <br /> in small parcels. MMR has potential for wind energy and a wastewater treatment facility <br /> that could be shared with the 12 Towns. The Industrial Park has the potential to re-zone <br /> for emerging industries. Bill would like to help the Committee come up with a consensus <br /> on where EDIC wants to go. He suggests a SWOT analysis/matrix, pursuing strengths <br /> and matching them with.opportunities. He will provide more information to the <br /> Committee before their next meeting. <br /> Eric Turkington had a few comments and suggestions. Ocean research is a dominant <br /> industry here. Look for start up grants from the State. It helps to travel up to Boston and <br /> meet with people. Perhaps a meeting with the new State Senator Dan Wolf would be <br /> advantageous. Mary LeClair knows him, and she and Bob Walsh can set up some <br /> meetings in Boston. Southport is a good model for senior housing, increase senior <br /> housing/facilities with re-zoning. The Federal Tribe has access to federal money and Iand <br /> swaps. The Secretary of the Interior is pro Native American and Wind Energy. Bob <br /> Walsh suggested that re-zoning the EDIC two acres might open our options. <br /> The next meeting will be posted. The committee moved to adjourn, seconded, and <br /> unanimously agreed by roll call vote. <br /> � r <br />