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Another major project for the Department has been Report of the the establishment of a National Wildlife Refuge in PianningDepartment -MashpeeP prepared and Falmouth. The Department all of the proposal documents and plans, including a 90- page prospectus on the project, helped lead a series of tours of the site for federal and state officials along To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the with a preliminary hazardous waste survey of the site, Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: attended numerous meetings and served as the prima- ry Town staff contact with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife m It� y p P Service. I was also able to personally deliver to of the Planning Department. Despite a reduced staff P �' level much was accomplished in 1993. President Clinton a letter requesting his support for the ' P refuge. The year began with the completion of 20-year pro-- , and student enroll- Other projects Included the Town's proposal and jections of housin g' population presentation to attract the Woods Hole Oceanographic ments as part of our ongoing work on the Local Comprehensive Plan (LCP). The projections, which Institute's Ocean is Discovery, Center to P � � P � Mashpee our site �s one of four finalists chosen were basic to the draft School Facilities Master Plan P )' element of the LCP com feted in March are done on development of a plan for a summer shuttle bus ser- P vice, work with the Executive Secretary on a number computer spreadsheets and will be continually 'preparation p p updat- ed as new information becomes available. Much cred-- of economic developmentP 'ects re oration of roW � posal requests for appraisals of the new high school it for the project is due to the computer skills of our Administrative Secretary, Myra Suchenicz. site and Great Oak Road relocation and a number of � zoning amendments approved by Town Meeting, In addition to assisting Town Counsel with preparation Continued progress was made on other aspects of for a number of court cases I was also called to testify the Comprehensive Plan as well. Draft goals and objectives were completed for all LCP elements with �n cases at the Superior Court and the Land Court. P the volunteer assistance of Tana Watt, who was subse- Much time was spent on Cape Cad Commission quently elected-to the Planning Board. Extensive data P P compilation far the Affordable Housing,, and MEPA reviews of the North Market Street and com P g' COSTCO projects and on Planning Board reviews of � Transportation and Economic Development elements a number of significant commercial and residential and the completion of an Economic Base Study of g Mashpee were done b our summer intern Lori projects,including North Market Street, the Great Flat P y Pond subdivision and extensive revisions to the Donovan. Proposals were solicited for the consultant Willowbendro•ect. In addition I served as a mem- work needed to complete the Transportation element P and VHB Inc. was selected b the Transportation ber of the Selectmen's School Facility Needs ' �' Committee, the Ashumet/Johns Pond Task Force, the Planning Subcommittee. Unfortunately, the consul- WBNERR Resource Management Committee ex- tant cost of $72-1277000 significantly exceeded the g ' officio member of the High School Building $44,000 total amount available for the entire Committee and as the Town's Local Water Resource Comprehensive Plan. As a result,we have had to seek additional rant funds from the Cape Cad Commission Management Official. g P and are working with the consultant to try to reduce While the Department has often had more on its costs. The Department also applied for state Small P r plate than it could reasonably handle, we have always Cities grants to fund consultant assistance with the Affordable Development ele- appreciated the encouragement and support we have Housing and Economic Develop e received from theeo le of Mashpee. The October ments of the LCP. Although no funds were received P P P Town Meeting vote to restore funding for our for the latter, a $5000 grant was approved for the Assistant Planner position was a tremendous boost for Affordable Housing element, h Department and we thank you most sincerely.. the p y y_ With the additional help and the active interest of In addition to staff work on the LCP and coordina- Mash ee residents in tannin issues,we look forward tion with planners in the adjacent towns and the Cape P P g Pto great things in 1994. Cod Commission, we organized a joint coordination meeting between our Local Planning Committee (the d Planning Bo Respectfully submitted, Board) and the planning committees of our neighboring towns of Sandwich and Barnstable,which F. Thomas Fudala was held at Mashpee Town Hall on July 14. Town Planner Additional meetings will be held in the future as each to progresses with its Comprehensive Plan. :� 81