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Respectfully submitted, Beam sander hangars, which was a project we had Hannah Averett* planned for many years and finally came to fruition. Rosemary Burns, Frank Hicks Street and Park Area Cleaning Hazel Oakley, Marie Scalley As always, policing of highways, parks, beach- Joan Tavares es and grounds demands a great deal of our time. Anna E. Tanneyhill, Chairperson Litter continues to be a serious problem. 316 catch * ob. August 1, 1988 basins were cleaned. Twenty-five miles of town owned roads and town owned parking lots were me- ! Report of the chanically swept of sand and debris. Department of Public Works Road Grading Fifty-three days of road grading were logged To the Honorable Board of Selectmen with our 1972 grader, as well as six days by hired and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: contractor during the time our road grader was out of commission. We receive a great many requests I hereby submit the annual report of the Depart- for road grading, and respond as well as we can. ment of Public Works for 1988. Included in the responsibilities of the DPW this Permits year was the reconstruction of a section of Great A total of 107 permits were issued for curb Oak Road, known as the "Kennedy Problem." cuts, road cuts, trenching and excavation. We mon- 1,000 feet of this road was out of the road layout. itor these permits very closely to make sure con- The DPW reconstructed this portion to be within tractors and utility companies are abiding by the the proper road layout, thereby saving .the town a rules that protect our roadways. possible legal battle and adding to public safety by straightening the road. This was a large undertak- Parks, Beaches and Grounds ing, and we are very proud of its outcome. We were requested to do a lot of work at At- The Department organized and executed the taquin Park. We placed a heavy duty iron swing takeover of the Mashpee Landfill. We have re- gate, many huge rocks, we cut brush, laid asphalt, ceived excellent reports from DEQE and from the and placed signs. We began our first year using the ° engineers overseeing the operation. We have begun new beach rake, which does an excellent job. a successful leaf composting program. We placed a cement building, drainage and fenc- ing at John's Pond Beach. We did extensive patch- Road Maintenance and Repairs ing at South Cape Beach, maintained the ballfields Normal maintenance runs on a continuous ba- and continued cutting on all grounds throughout our sis. One and one half miles of Mashpee Neck Road town. We maintained the Mashpee Woodlands, park- was reconstructed and resurfaced. Extensive Class ing area, walking areas and fences and continue I asphalt patching and strip paving was done on var- maintenance of our new boat ramps. Our attention to ious town owned roads where necessary. Recon- the rotary has created one of the prettiest on the Cape. struction of Bowdoin and Deerfield Rds. was com- pleted in accordance with the Private to Public Town Buildings Road Conversion program, thereby adding more The DPW workers moved the Building Inspec- mileage and safer roads to our town owned roads tor's and Board of Health offices from Town Hall to system. Work began on Brickyard Road and all their new location at Deer Crossing. We moved ' drainage was completed. present town offices from their location to the portable buildings. This work was in addition to Signs the regular duties of my men, and I would like to k A total of 210 signs and posts were installed commend them on doing the job well. and repaired as needed. The men of the department refurbished the "Land of the Wampanoags" sign, Buildings and returned it to its proper location on Route 151. We use various contractors as well as our own { Traffic Control/Line Paintin staff to oversee necessary building repairs. g We painted the interior and exterior of the Se- A total of 137 miles of town owned roadways nior Citizen's Center, built new steps and complet- were painted with center lines and side lines. Also ed work under the addition to the building. painted were cross walks, curbs, stop lines, parking lot lines and school zone areas. Emergency Repairs Snow and Ice Removal With the increase in funding under Emergency Repairs, many projects were allowed by the Board At the time of this writing, we have had no sig- of Selectmen. We were therefore able to expand nificant snowfall. However, ice related conditions our assistance to many more private roads. For have been above normal and the department contin- example, we were able to perform roadside cutting ues to respond as needed. We built a series of I- - 102 -