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For 1991 a review of Special Permit development com- Report of the pliance is planned. Many developments are not in com- Planning Board pliance on some matter, phasing for instance. How these are handled will have an impact on the Town's income, infrastructure and shape, both short term and long. To the Honorable Selectmen Respectfully submitted, and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Anthony Ferragamo, Chairman The Planning Board is pleased to announce that in 1990 Judy Mills, Vice Chairman we no longer met'tit 2:00 A.M. Through most of the year Louise Behrman, Clerk we convened at 6:30 P.M. on the first and third Wednes- Wayne Garrette day of the month and adjourned before midnight. The Board approved 104 new subdivision lots, about 25% of boom year approvals. Report of the Less pressed by the ticking of a statutory clock we have South Cape Beach State Park been.able to turn to general planning matters and some Advisory Committee new issues. The Board was designated the Local Planning Com- To the Honorable Board of Selectmen mittee (LCP) by the Selectmen, and will be responsible and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: for developing the Local Comprehensive Plan-a master plan for Mashpee that will dovetail with the Cape Cod The South Cape Beach State Park Advisory Commit- Commission Regional Policy Plan (RPP). Preparation tee("Committee")at its monthly meetings during the year of the LCP will take at least two years. Our first step has 1990 considered and made various recommendations been to request grant funding from the Commission. A relative to the use of the South Cape Beach State Park major incentive for completion of this Town Master Plan, ("Park"). Regretfully, however, the "Committee" again the LCP in its acceptance will allow the Town to assess did not have the opportunity of expediting the long- Impact Fees to developments, offsetting the infrastruc- delayed overall development of the"Park"due to several ture costs some developments place on the taxpayers of significant factors. Mashpee. Security defaults were a major preoccupation this year. The year 1990 started as 1989 ended with the same two As a condition for approval of a subdivision the Board issues that must be resolved before development could requires security equal to 150% of the cost of roads, begin: i.e. (1) the nature of improvement of Great Oak sewage treatment and other work required. In the case Road; and(2)proposed relocation of New Town Beach. of default or dispute, the Board can use the security to complete such work, without cost to the Town or lot Great Oak Road buyers. The original plan and intention of the Department of The failure of banks that issue the security is a new Environmental Management("DEM")was that(i)Great situation. When Sentry Bank went under, a multi-million Oak Road be conformed to paper right-of-way on file dollar security on the Willowbend development, between with the Land Court; (ii) various encroachments upon Rt.28 and Quinaquissett Avenue, evaporated. The same private property be corrected; and(iii) Great Oak Road happened on a smaller scale with Capitol Bank and then be rebuilt and improved as evidence by drawing Sarakumit. No. 16 of the schematic design presented by"DEM" in October 1987. "DEM", however, has taken the position The Planning Board does have some other leverage on that the cost of such improvement would approximate most projects, such as road covenants-not finished? no 3.2 million dollars out of a budget for overall Park building permit. development of four million dollars, and thus not feasible. Roads - of 365 miles of road in Mashpee, 145 miles are Town owned(40%). The Board held hearings on the Accordingly, during this year, 1990, "DEM" submit- Town taking of Santuit Pond Estates roads and Sturgis ted vaFious alternate proposals for development to the Lane, recommended taking, passed by Town Meeting. "Committee" and thereafter to the "Committee" and Donna's Lane and Job's Fishing Road were also major Board of Selectmen ("Board") at joint meetings. These discussion topics. proposals considered substantial improvement of Great Subdivision Regs,which control such standards as new Oak Road something less than originally contemplated. road construction , were upgraded for Board considera- The"Committee"held many meetings considering these tion by our Consulting Engineer, Charley Rowley. proposals and eventually made its written recommenda- Charley,in December,just completed his tenth year with tions to the"Board."These recommendations and addi- the Board. We rely on his judgement. His reviews and tional considerations were incorporated into an Agree- recommendations are always thorough and professional. ment which the Board approved at a Joint Meeting of 107