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REPORT OF THE OTIS TASK FORCE 'I To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: During the calendar year of 1975, the Otis Task Force has been successful in bringing about the location on Otis Air Force Base of two large Federal projects. These new installations will mean increased employment and substan- tial economic gains to the four-town area of Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich, and Mashpee; which comprise the Task Force. Some of the projects of the Task Force met with disappointment during 1975 but listed below are three definite gains which should hnot ave Cod: long-range, but immediate and positive economic impact on Upp Cap 1. The Task Force has taken an active part in the successful work done in preserving rail services on the Cape. 2. The location on Otis, by the Veteran's Administration, of a National Cemetery. This cemetery Connewill ryer Avenu eoxi and mately 785 acres between Route #28, Y the Hospital Area. on Otis of a U. S. Air Force Radar 3 The Scanning bSystemnt ThiSyst m will cover 70 aces n the Otis-Camp Edwards section. he Task Force hopes to bring to completion in Some of the projects which t early 1976 include: 4 i a. Granting to the Town of Sandwich 70 acres in the northeast 4 sector of the Base to be used as a Town Cemetery. �jb. Making available to the Bourne Water District approxi- mately 16 acres to be used for a stand pipe. r c. Locating a Veteran's Administration Medical facility s and/or service facility at Otis. t d. The possibility of a recreation, crafts and visitors 1 center on Otis; drawing upon funds from the Economic Development Agency. I e. The location of a School of Veterinary Medicine at Otis ' which would be privately funded. Ef. The possibility of locating a Solar Energy Laboratory at Otis. i i g. The bringing to the Cape of a Civil Service Agency rep- resentative to help Cape Codders obtain employment at the new Federal projects. h. A proposal by the U.S. Army to use 1,000 acres at Otis f for an Army Mobilization Center. The establishment of the National Cemetery and Radar System at Otis should However, the bring approximately 350 permanent jobs to this area in the future. actual work on the construction at these two sites should bring about an imme fate improvement in employment to this sadly depressed area. These instal lations, especially the Radar site, may also bring some satellite light industry here in the not too distant future. 104