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f Report of the Motel Permits (8) 1,600. Food Service Permits (39) 3,900. Board of Health Retail Food Permits (14) 2,100. Misc. Permits, etc. 28,195. Furthermore the number of retail food, restaurant and To the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: housing inspections increased significantly over the We,the Board of Health,respectfully submit our report previous year.We wish to express our thanks to the Barn- for the year 1987. stable County Health Department for their assistance in On behalf of Roland L.Wilson, Co-Chairman;George inspections and in Volatile Organic Compound water test- R. Costa, Clerk and myself, Charles F. Buckingham, ing at great savings to the Town. Chairman, I wish to extend my thanks and appreciation Finally, our projected goals of obtaining public water to the staff of the Health Department for their diligent to the problem areas in Town and a resolution of the future work in the trying times and difficult circumstances of the use of the landfill are closer to being achieved within the past year. year. In March of 1987, our Health Agent, Mrs. Leonore Anderson suffered injuries sustained in an automobile ac- We thank you, the citizens of Mashpee, for your con- tinued support. cident.We all wish her well and a continued full recovery. In her absence, Assistant Agent Elias A. McQuaid was temporarily assigned the duties and responsibilities of Ac- Respectfully submitted, ting Health Agent. During the hectic summer months the Charles F. Buckingham, Chairman office was pushed to its limits with the day-to-day work f 4 load, understaffed as it was. In May, George R. Costa was elected to the Board to Report of the succeed the outgoing Chairman Charles H. Lawrence. In youth Commission mid-November, following a lengthly search, Laura M. Graves was appointed Temporary Assistant Agent. To fur- ther adequately and efficiently distribute the workload, To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: _ Denise M. Sullivan was hired in November as a part-time The Mashpee Youth Commission hereby submits its An- ! � office clerk. We now enjoy a full office staff. nual Report for 1987: A significant amount of time was spent analyzing and reviewing the thirteen proposed sewage treatment plants, This year,the Mashpee Youth Commission made several J each in their various stages of design and approval. key contacts in identifying local needs&resources for our Numerous time consuming meetings are required with the youth.A joint meeting with the Mashpee Parks&Recrea- design engineers and developers prior to final approval.We tion Advisory Committee resulted in cooperation& sup- wish to thank the Cape Cod Planning and Economic Port to better provide recreational activities for teens. A Development Commission for their technical assistance in Job Fair and the Youth Employment Service's summer op- j the review process of treatment plants. erations were a joint effort that proved very successful. Three new regulations were adopted by the Board to fur- Youth Commission representatives met with the p ther protect the health and well-being of the residents of Mashpee School Committee to address the needs of our Mashpee. These regulations impose stricter conditions for youth attending Falmouth Schools. The School Commit- the installation of individual septic systems than those re- tee supported our efforts and asked that we make contact quired under Title V of the State Sanitary Code,thus fur- with Falmouth School personnel and the Drug&Alcohol ther protecting our groundwater. Task Force to further identify the services being provid- Weston&Sampson, our Engineering Consultants,con- ed, such as the Peer Counseling program. . tinue to work on the design plans for the closure of the We have unfortuantely had a large turn-over in volunteer ;,4 landfill.In addition,they have described a design for a mini members over this year. Chairman Jeremy Carter went on transfer station and a future municipal septage treatment to serve as Selectmen and could no longer continue with Plant.They continue to monitor the wells and water quality the Youth Commission. Joyce Medieros moved out of in our problem areas. town.Ex-officio member Gail Blakely could not serve due Receipts turned into the General Fund totalled$121,958. to other commitments. We hope to increase membership This was broken down as follows: this year to continue our efforts. Percolation Tests ( 477) $16,685. Respectfully submitted, Septic Permits (533) 279640. Well Permits (441) 8,820. Maria Turner, Chairman Installers' Permits (82) 8,200. James R. Rommelmeyer ; rr Pumping Permits (8) 800. Muriel Springer-Smith ' Disposal Stickers (39800) 22,218. Kristina Nickerson E Pool Permits (18) 1,800. - 95 -