10/5/2009 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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Board of Selectmen Minutes October 5, 2009 COMMUNICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE: Conservation Commission Mailing—Fresh Water Docks s and Piers; For informational poses the Board of Selectmen reviewed correspondence from the Conservation Commission dated September 30, 2009 relative to the compliance monitoring for all freshwater docks, pigs and other water dependent structures o .Mashpee's freshwater bodies. All permanent and/or seasonal docks and piers must be permitted through the Town of Mashpee and the State of Massachusetts. Existing wooden floats that are anchored to land under water must be permitted by the Harbormaster. The informational hand-out From the Conservation Agent was distributed to Mashpee homeowners. PI a it2 Department—Local Corn rehen.sive Plan Update: ate: Tom Fudala,the Town Planner was in attendance with Bill Newton,the Assistant Town Planner to discuss the draft public opinion survey, an. initiative that will assist the Town in the update of the Town's 1998 Local Comprehensive Plan LCP . It was noted that a survey having 125 questions was distributed to residents in 1992. of the 5503 surveys distributed, 633 were completed, a response rate of 11.5%. results of the eleven year old public opinion survey were included in the Selectmen's informational package. Discussion followed with respect to the content of the proposed new survey. The condensed version prepared by the Assistant Town Planner is divided into two parts. Part one contains respondeat information that would be used to interpret the results, and to obtain the general location of the resident responding to the survey. part two requests a response to some of the questions asked in 1992 to determine if there is a change of opinion. The new survey also contains new questions on bow future issues should be addressed. In reviewing the first dram,the Selectmen suggested the survey be condensed to contain the most beneficial and objective questions in a less lengthy format. It was agreed the Board would remit their comments to the Town lunger before the draft is finalized.