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MCGREGOR ROAD "FACILITY" Report of the (NEVA' TOWN BE South Cape beach State Park orfs the funds necessary As stated in my prior rep ry to Advisory Committee construct the "Facility"" were appropriated some time c Y pp ago but were not authorized for release due to the lim- To the Honorable Board of Selectmen ited fiscal year cap and the need for funds for other and the Citizens oP f the Town of Mashpee: projects which to "DEM" deems to be of greater pri-- ori ty. The South Cape Beach State Park Advisory ` Committee ("Committee") at its monthly meetings Meetings were held with Commissioner Peter C. during the year 1994 considered and made various rec-- Webber both in Boston and Mashpee and persistent ommendations relative to the use and development of efforts were made by the"Committee",Representative the South Cape Beach State Park("Park"). Thomas Cahir and Senator Henri Rauschenbach to obtain a release of these funds. The "Committee" had GREAT OAK ROAD received assurances from the Commissioner that "he would make every effort to fulfill the obligation of the The Department of Environmental Management Commonwealth as soon as possible." ("DEM") is obligated pursuant to its Agreement of December 27, 1990 with the Town to provide to the It was at a meeting held in April of 1994 in Boston Town $580,000, of which is to be used to improve with Commissioner Peter C. Webber attended by rep- Great Oak Road. These funds were made available by resentatives of the "Committee", Representative "DEM" to the Town in 1993 on an as needed basis. Thomas Cahir, Senator Henri Raushenbach's personal representative and various key State personnel that the re the Town could proceed with " p nt from the However before p Committee heard the statement improvements it was necessary that Greg Taylor, Commissioner that they have been waiting for years to Director of Public Works,obtain a revised master plan hear, namely, "The funding is committed without any which identified the areas where ether eminent conditions, we are ready to go ahead". It was a beauti- domain proceedings or the obtaining of easements ful and gratifying moment for the "Committee" and were necessary with reference to areas which were others who had dedicated so much of their time and outside the road layout as shown on the road plan effort to know, that the construction of the "Facility" recorded in the Barnstable Registry of Deeds. would soon be a reality. Bostwick Engineering Inc. was engaged for this pur- pose in December of 1993 and thereafter presented the The Commissioner made a formal presentation of revised master plan to Mr. Taylor. Appraisal services the proposed construction of the "Facility" at a takings and/or easements were in �{ p p �� • 1994. to prepare for the g Committee meeting in Mashpee on July 5, process. The project included an upland 200 car gravel parking lot, over-dune board walk and viewing platform, At a Special Town Meeting on October 3, 1994 the VOTED; To accept.) regrading, realignment and paving of the McGregor General L Town � p � pursuant to Generaaws Road, contact stations controlling ingress and egress Chapter 82, Sections 21-24 the relocation and alter- from McGregor Road, landscaping, dune restoration, ation of the layout of Great Oak Road as a public way portable toilets all in accordance with the provisions n entitled "Roadway Easement Plan of Land, on a pia Y Mashpee, Massachusettsand designs set forth in the Final Environmental " revised August 20, 1994 Impact Report, as amended. twick En ineerin Inc; and the Board p prepared by Bos g g� of Selectmen were authorized to acquire by gift, pur- A number of issues were raised by the"Committee" chase or eminent domain taking any land necessary for at this meeting which included (i) Management of the the purpose of such way as so relocated and altered "'Facility" and the strong interest of the Town in man- raise appropriate,and to a pp priate,transfer from available funds agement, solely or jointly with "DEM", (ii) the or borrow a sum or sums for such purpose or taking or amount to be charged for admission to the "Facility" take any action relative thereto." so as not to conflict or adversely affect charges being made for use of the current Town Beach, (iii) control Everything at long last 1s now in place. It is expect-- of ingress and egress to and form the current Town ed that the improvement of Great Oak Road will com- g • • 77, (1v) traffic controls. p Beach and the "Facility",mence in the spring of 1995 and be completed before the beginning of the 1995 summer season. The Commissioner stated that a management pian which had not as yet then been prepared would address these issues and be presented to the "Committee" for its recommendations. A draft of the 120 .