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a 72 i Report of the Cape Cod Planning .and Economic Development Commission To the Selectmen and Citizens of Mashpee: I herewith submit my official report as chairman of the activities of the Cape Cod Planning and Economic Develop- ment Commission. Established "for the purpose of improving, developing and protecting the resources" of Barnstable County, the Cape Cod Planning and Economic Development Commission has continued to vigorously pursue these goals during 1973. The year's events have demonstrated a growing recogni- tion on both the state and federal level that many issues must be resolved on a regional basis. Developing and pro- tecting our resources have become issues of national propor- tions spurring myriad legislative proposals. In many in- stances these measures propose a regional approach to re- source management. On Cape Cod, the groundwork has al- ready been laid to meet these growing regional demands. As the regional planning agency for Cape Cod, CCPEDC i. has involved itself in those critical problems that face the Cape as a whole, rather than those local problems that con- front each of the 15 separate towns. Preservation of open space, determining the quantity and quality of the ground water supply,managing solid waste, providing adequate hous- ing, meeting transportation needs—these *and many others are the day to day concerns of the Planning Commission. The Commission's primary task, as an advisory body, is in providing information, professional expertise and viable recommendations needed by the towns to effectively deal with regional problems. While the Commission offers this assistance, it is ultimately the town voters and their elected representatives that must take the necessary action to deal with these vitally important issues.