2012 AUGUST-MASHPEE EDIC Plan for Executive Park

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Next Steps (6-12 months) • The Marketing Subcommittee should: ° send out brochures and mailings to non-resident taxpayers; put additional marketing material on the Mashpee Web site; ° advertise in Cape Cod magazines over the summer; ° identify potential sites for a culinary institute and /or satellite campus of a college or university and send out letters to targeted schools; and ° explore state funding for a feasibility study for a speculative building and/or telecommuting center at the Industrial Park. • The Aquaculture Task Force should sponsor its first quarterly forum on aquaculture. • The Executive Secretary should implement steps related to streamlining the permitting process. • The Planning Department should: • develop explicit development guidelines for retailing; and • organize a meeting of residents and organizations that might be interested in forming a Community Development Corporation(CDC). • An Enterprise Development Subcommittee should be formed to begin work on designing a retail business development and assistance program, more appropriate regulations for home-based businesses and workers and joint projects with the Tribal Council on enterprise development. • The Business Outreach Subcommittee should work with existing businesses on energy costs, develop a strategy around deregulation and sponsor a meeting on business training needs. • The Tourism Coordinating Council should pursue funding for a half-time staff person and develop relationships with other organizations on the Cape involved in tourism. • The Aquaculture Task Force should ° implement a public awareness campaign around aquaculture; develop a brochure on the Town's stance on aquaculture; work with the Wampanoags on funding of their proposed aquaculture initiative; ° recruit volunteers to help with municipal propagation efforts; and meet with the Town of Falmouth to develop collaborative ventures. Year 2-5 Activities • The Economic Development Committee should sponsor a regional meeting on technology transfer and commercialization. • The Tourism Coordinating Council should ° develop packages that focus on eco-tourism; ° do educational work and fundraising to support the National Wildlife Refuge and development of a Refuge visitor center; and ° identify a site for a new hotel and actively market the site to appropriate actors. • The Planning Department should: B ° provide continued support to efforts to form a CDC;and ° inventory important marine and environmental areas where there are potential problems and opportunities. p The Marketing Committee should: Uq ° pursue contacts with potential entrepreneurs and businesses interested in the community;and ° continue its outreach and advertisement campaign. O The Aquaculture Task Force should map out Mashpee waters to identify potential aquaculture sites. • The Enterprise Committee should: ° develop an entrepreneurial mentoring program; 20