10/22/1998 ECONOMIC DEV AND INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE Minutes

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IF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES OCTOBER 22 , 1998 Fred Diveco, Chairman, . called the meeting to order at 7 : 10 d.m. in Conference Room #2 at Mashpee Town Hall . Present: Fred DiMeco, Marty Hamer, Ken Cirillo , Kevin ShacA-ett. Jack Hart arrived at 7 : 25 p.m. Also present: Wayne Duchemin, Michael Gallerini , Edward Santos , and Robert Fortini . Fred D. welcomed all the new EDC members . MINUTES: The Minutes of April 23 , 1998 were approved as presented. SUB COMMITTEES: The new EDC board will fora sub committees at a later date. NEW BUSINESS: Wayne D. stated there is approximately $200 remaining in last year ' s budget. The brochure expense will be taken from this year ' s budget. Fred D. commented that the Falmouth Technology Park is run well . Wayne D. suggested inviting them to one of EDC' s meetings . Wayne D. stated that we may be able to rezone some of Mashpee ' s available land, and we have a map of what is available. Fred D. stated that the Falmouth Industrial Park was formed when the Town gave them the land. Fred D. suggested asking Mass Military to give up some of their land as reparation to Mashpee. Ken C. suggested that we try to ,iieet with the Town fathers. Everyone introduced themselves around the table , and Wayne D. asked the visitors from Plymouth for their recommendations for promoting economic development in Mashpee and share what they accomplished in Plymouth. I Mike Gallerini , Director. of Economic Development in Plymouth, suggested getting political sup-port from the Town officials and State Representatives. Plymouth received $1 . 5 million for a building renovation that is part of the downtown revitalization project. They presently have five village centers. There is a hotel going up in their Industrial Park. They rezoned for their other hotels (Marriott and the Sheraton) . Memorial Hall is owned by the Town. Plymouth is building a waste water plant in 2002 . They are adding many restaurants . He suggested being broad-based , which is a balancing act.