07/08/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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9. Fi*ve =Year Acti"on Plan Mashpee's goals and objectives are intended to provide a long-range focus for our activities. They serve as a guide both in plotting long-term strategies and in dealing with challenges, and opportunities that will surely arise but can rarely be predicted. Unforeseen development proposals or natural disasters require a rational response within an overall context that goals, objectives and plans provide. At the same time, land acquisition opportunities can arise on short notice and require a quick evaluation of costs and benefits relative to all the other possibilities pointed out in the plan and how each responds to our agreed-upon goals and objectives. That said, we still need to schedule short-term projects,, with the understanding that circumstances may change our plans, and that we can not possibly achieve all of our goals, and objectives in a few short years. Fiscal constraints are a major contributing factor requiring that wrealistic'I e pare down our wish lists to more levels. The following is our attempt at picking a few of the most feasible proj,ects for accomplishment & during the next five years. It is based on the adopted goals and policies and analysis of needs, tempered by fiscal constraints and focused on six key areas-, - increasing the publicly-owned and protected land base of the Mashpee National, Wildlife Refuge; - completing protection of the Mashpee River corridor, - developing the Cross-Cape Trail's Mashpee segment, - continuing development of trail and parking facilities at Town conservation areas-, - upgrading and expanding the Town's active recreation facilities-, - continue integrating school-facilities, into the Town's recreation programs. Specific currently-proposed activities during the next five years, are as follows: Year I - Aquisition of 1.0�9 acre Shields property (Map 45, Block 69) along the upper Mashpee River Corridor to enhance the protected corridor from Mashpee Pond to mouth of river. Estimated price $170,000. Proposed funding from Conservation Commission Acquisition of Lands and Maintenance Account and state Self Help program 52% reimbursement. - Aquis.1tion of 78.3 acre portion of the Camp Vinhaven property (Map 9, Block 1) adjacent to Mashpee - Wakeby Pond and within the Mashpee national Wildlife Refuge. Estimated price $3.1 Million, funded through Community preservation Act, a Town Meeting appropriation and debt exclusion, with $500,000 funded through a Conservation Restriction purchse by the Mass. Division of Fisheries &Wildlife.