2/25/2013 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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8 Board of Selectmen Minutes February 25, 2013 COMMUNICATIONS & CORRESPONDENCE: Affordable Housing Trust Meeting: It was agreed the Affordable Housing Trust (AHT) would meet at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2013. The AHT is comprised of the five member Board of Selectmen and representation from the Mashpee Housing Authority, Finance Committee, Affordable Housing Committee and EDIC, members with expertise in housing, real estate development and finance. It was agreed an agenda topic would be the Feasibility Study proposed on town- owned land located at 209 Old Barnstable Road. A grant has been applied for through the MA Housing Partnership to conduct the study. As a contingency, the project was recommended by the Community Preservation Committee for approval at the May 2013 Special Town Meeting. It was noted that an approval letter may be forthcoming for the grant funding award. Mashpee Town Charter Review Committee – Letters of Interest: Additional letters of interest were submitted to serve on the Charter Review Committee. Letters of interest were received from Selectman Tom O’Hara dated February 15, 2013 and via email from R. P. Noonan dated February 5, 2013, John Kowalski dated February 18, 2013 and Richard Jodka dated February 21, 2013. The question was asked if the Charter Review Committee was publicly advertised to gain interest, and if the public received adequate notice to submit their letters of interest. The Charter Review Committee is anticipated to be established after the May 2013 Town Election. Eagle Scout Fundraiser: Selectman Sherman and Selectman Taylor attended the recent Eagle Scout Fundraiser held at the Children’s Museum. Tribal Council Election: The Board of Selectmen publicly congratulated Cedric Cromwell on his re- election as Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council.