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The town's first signalized intersection was com-- In October we cleared along the Mashpee River pleted on Route 151 in May.The signal has thirty cen- from Mashpee — Wakeby Pond to the Mill Pond on sors in the pavement that allow the signals to react and Route 130 and assisted in the repairs and reconstruc- adjust the timing cycle to the actual intersection traf- tion of the River Bed and Flume. fic. The signal operations are monitored and pro- grammed from the D.P.W. building on Meetinghouse With the assistance of the Barnstable County {: Rd. Inmate Work Program, we removed 35 dump truck loads of illegally dumped trash from throughout the The reconstruction of Red Brook Road (1.4 miles) town back roads. was completed in June. The road includes new drainage and two four foot bicycle lanes. During theear, we took over the responsibility of t Y P Y the Mashpee Town Hall from the School Department The hairpin curve portion of Pimloco Pond Rd. was as one of the seven town buildings. reconstructed with a bypass section that included major realignment and excavation. � g We are proud of our accomplishments over the past year and we will continue in our efforts to provide The D.P.W.improved local drainage in several loca- valuable service to the residents of the Town of tions including South Sandwich Rd., Monomoscoy Mashpee. Rd., Cotuit Rd., Quashnet Rd., Lovells Lane, Jones Rd., Ninigret Ave., Great Neck Rd. South, Lakewood R. Gregory Taylor Dr. and Hoo ole Rd. PP Director, D.P.�Y. At the May Town Meeting,two projects were voted on to be converted from private roads to town roads. They were Cotuit Corners (.85 miles) at a sum of 253,000.00 and the Scituate Road Area(1.3 miles) at a sum of $338,000.00. Bath areas have had serious Report of the r drainage concerns in the past. Reconstruction started Council on Aging on both projects during the fall and will be completed in 1995. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and The Department of Public Works assisted in the the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: volunteer effort to provide playground equipment at i h it bter d t l i Aging s peaseo sum the Mashpee Middle School. Over 500 tons of materi- The Council on Ag . al was excavated and replaced using screened, washed 1994 Annual Report. P g sand. The donated equipment was unloaded and set in The Council on Aging is the organized commitment 1 place. b the eo le of Mashpee to coordinate and to carr Y people P Y The D.P.W. received a $10,000.00 Re-Leaf Grant, out Health,Welfare,Educational and Recreational ser- the first award of this type, to provide shade trees at vices and programs designed and implemented to Heritage Park on Route 130. Thirty-six 4 in address opportunities and solutions for the empower- ment ch caliper trees consistingof 12 maple,7 crabapple, $ chem and mens and betterment of the Senior Communities. It is P PP Y 9 Norway maples were lanced at the front entrance a mandated responsibility through state government to Y P P meet the needs of those in the population who are 60+. r and near the concession stand. T .; he Council on Aging may act as a direct provider, a t • . . sponsor or co-sponsor, or the originating source of .. Assistance was given to the Mashpee Beautification information and referral. Council and the Economic Development Committee . in coordinating planting of bulbs and the placement of :M `welcome" sins at the town line �n five locations. Election of officers was held at the Annual meeting g which occurred in July. At that meeting Elizabeth ;.s. T Jones was re-elected Chairman, Miriam Mullin was he Department was successful �n obta�ning re-elected Vice-Chairman Arthur Weinstein was re- • $164,000.00 of Commonwealth of Massachusetts elected Treasurer and, again, Betty Jones was re-elect- funding to provide a 2-112 inch asphalt overlay on Route 151. The project will begin at the Falmouth ed as Secretary. B. Jean Thomas, who was appointed P g during the year was reappointed. Other members re- town line and run 7,000 feet (1.32 miles) to a pont appointed were Bob Osborn and Frank Hicks. 1000 feet past the intersection of Old B arnstable Road. PP Although Route 151 is a town owned road, the As per custom, the Council on Aging met monthly ; Massachusetts Highway Department agreed to fund- �. -- on the second Wednesday of the month at 9:00 AM, ing the project as Route 151 is a principal arterial road. 117