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and Adult Basketball, Tai Chi, Tennis, and Co-ed up to $580,000 is to be used by the Town to improve
<br /> Volleyball. We are also proud of our support for the Great Oak Road, and$40,000 is for reimbursement to
<br /> Mashpee Little League Baseball and Soccer Programs. the Town for monies already expended in correcting a
<br /> major encroachment of Great Oak Road on land
<br /> Special thanks should go to the support staff of the known as the Kennedy property.
<br /> Leisure Service Department for their dedicated sup-
<br /> port,enthusiasm, and inspiration. The department was There were several pre--requisites that had to be met
<br /> expanded through the efforts of the Board 'of before these monies would be available, all of which
<br /> Selectmen, and the residents of the Town. Two new were fulfilled, thus making the funds available to the
<br /> positions were created, including a full-time Program Town"as needed".
<br /> Supervisor; and a full-time Department Secretary.
<br /> Additionally, Leisure Services is supported by the However, before the Town could proceed with
<br /> great efforts of our part-time Administrative Clerk. improvements,Greg Taylor,Director of Public Works,
<br /> had to first address various concerns which included
<br /> Finally,I would like to thank the following for their relocating several areas of the road which were outside
<br /> continued assistance in helping us to provide the citi- of the road layout, and thus reduce the number of emi-
<br /> zens of Mashpee a heightened quality of life: nent domain, and/or easement takings that likely will
<br /> Mashpee School Department, School Committee and be required. It was necessary that, in doing so, he not
<br /> Superintendent's Office;Department of Public Works; violate any of the "MEPA" regulations. Towards this
<br /> Fire& Rescue Department; Police Department; Town end, a field review was arranged, attended by Mr.
<br /> Clerk's Office; Mashpee Little League, Mashpee Taylor, David Shepardson, an analyst for `MEPA",
<br /> Youth Soccer, Friends of Mashpee Youth, and and William Martiros, a representative of the
<br /> Mashpee Commons. I would also like to thank all of "Committee". Mr. Taylor, thereafter, presented to Mr.
<br /> the volunteers as well as our Advisory Council in Shepardson, a revised plan of the proposed layout :
<br /> helping to provide programs and special events. which included these changes, and which "MEPA"
<br /> approved. Also contained in the plan was a proposed
<br /> Respectfully submitted, bicycle path along side of Great Oak Road, which the 3
<br /> "Committee"has at all times desired and supported.
<br /> Augustus C. Frederick, Jr.
<br /> Leisure Service Director
<br /> The following procedures now have to be pursued,
<br /> which once completed,will enable the Town to go for-
<br /> ward with the improvement of the road, (i) obtain sur-
<br /> vey and engineering services to revise the master plan
<br /> so as to reflect the changes, and to identify the areas
<br /> where either eminent domain proceedings, or the
<br /> obtaining of easements may be necessary, (ii) prepare
<br /> a suitable plan for recording at the Registry of Deeds.
<br /> Report of the (iii) Obtain appraisal services to prepare for the tak- E
<br /> olltlla Besh Stats Park ings and/or easements and, (iv) for Town Counsel to
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<br /> prepare the appropriate documents for the above pur--
<br /> dvisor .Committee poses.
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<br /> The Board of Selectmen, after receiving competi-
<br /> To the Honorable Board of Selectmen tive sealed proposals, voted at their meeting on
<br /> and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: December 20, 1993 to engage the services of Bostwick
<br /> Engineering, Inc. for the purpose of preparing a
<br /> The South Cape Beach State Park Advisory detailed and easementtan for the revised layout of
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<br /> Committee ("Committee") at its monthly meetings The Town is also in the process of
<br /> duringthe year 1 considered and made various Great Oak Road.
<br /> y 993, seekingcompetitive proposals for appraisal services to
<br /> recommendations relative to the use of the South Cape P P P
<br /> assist in the development of the taking plan.
<br /> Beach State Park ("'Park7') which will be discussed {
<br /> later in this report.
<br /> It now appears that the improvement of Great Oak
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<br /> Road will soon become a reality, and thus, at last, one
<br /> GREAT OAK.ROAD of the major objectives and purposes of the 1981
<br /> Agreement between the Town and"DEM"will finally
<br /> As stated 1n my 1992 Annual Report, the be fulfilled.
<br /> Department of Environmental Management ("DEM")
<br /> ISObligated, ursuant to its Agreement of December
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<br /> 27, 1990, to provide to the Town $620,000, of which,
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