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Report of the land on the west bank of the Mashpee River.
<br /> Conservation Commission 1990 The Prothero Family donated 3 islands in Hamblin
<br /> Pond totalling 1.5 acres, adding a unique resource area
<br /> to the Town's conservation reserve.
<br /> To the Honorable Selectmen Revenue in fees deposited to the town treasury was up
<br /> and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: 250%:
<br /> 1990 challenged the Conservation Commission and our General Fund 27,564
<br /> professional staff with a dramatic 68%increase in activi- Reserved Fund 10,307
<br /> ty. The Commission met in extra sessions and staff fre-
<br /> quently worked unpaid hours to meet the demand: Total $37,871
<br /> 1989 1990 % Change The increase was partly increased filings and partly a
<br /> new fee structure instituted by the State that directed a
<br /> Notice of Intent (NOI) 57 106 + 95% larger portion to towns.
<br /> Requests for
<br /> Determination (RDA) 39 52 + 33% Cranberry receipts in calendar year 1990 were$24,816.
<br /> Hearings 183 269 + 45% This figure is 25% of gross, under terms of a long term
<br /> On-Site Inspections 150 369 + 140% lease, soon to expire. The Commission, along with the
<br /> Pre-application Finance Committee and Executive Secretary Kevin Har-
<br /> Conferences 190 285 + 50% rington, is exploring options to increase the profit margin
<br /> Phone Consultations 2860 4175 + 45% on the Town's bog holdings.
<br /> All hearings were held and decisio ns rendered within Spring Town Meeting passed an artice re: Section
<br /> the statutory time periods. In the decade of the 80's, 172-14 Appeal Procedure, later turned down by the At-
<br /> Mashpee was the No. I growth town in New England,
<br /> as measured by % of population growth and land torney General for a technical flaw. it will be revised and
<br /> developed. Since 1985, the Mashpee Conservation Com- resubmitted. Section 172-12 re: Burden of Proof was
<br /> mission has been one of the three busiest in the state. Last amended by Town Meeting vote. The Commission is
<br /> year, despite a general down-turn in Cape construction, authorized to require the applicant to pay reasonable costs
<br /> Mashpee's coastal, pond front, and wetlands view land borne by the Town for specific engineering and consul-
<br /> continued with heavy building, planning and construc- tant review.
<br /> tion activity. A public relations/educational outreach program is
<br /> Mashpee's 23.86 square miles of land are graced by 26 established. Harry Desrosiers and Dan Homeyer have
<br /> miles of coast line; two estuaries, Waquoit Bay and Pop- completed the Continental Cable Video Training
<br /> ponesset Bay;4 great ponds over 100 acres;Ashumet 203 Workshop and are planning several presentations for the
<br /> ac., John's 317 ac., Mashpee/Wakeby 729 ac., Santuit Mashpee Government and Community channels. Susana
<br /> 172 ac.; 18 smaller ponds under 100 acres; 4 rivers: Lannik is drafting an informational brochure on the
<br /> "What, Why and How of Conservation"for distribution
<br /> Child's, Mashpee, Quashnet, Santuit; 3 brooks: Abigail's, in the spring. Funding for this project came from a set-
<br /> Quaker Run, Red Brook;7 Cedar Swamps;4 significant tlement agreement with a wetlands violator.
<br /> coastal plain pond shores; 4 anadromous/catadromous
<br /> fish runs; 14 salt marshes; I certified vernal pool; 4 bar- We continue to seek more efficient methods of enforce-
<br /> rier beaches, 9 significant woodland communities;3 pitch ment and processing of Non-Criminal Disposition(NCD)
<br /> Pine/scrub oak communities; 3 wildlife rare species -"tickets", for wetlands violators. Our thanks to Detec-
<br /> habitats;4 wildlife and plant rare species habitats; I area tive Brad Fish, Police Dept. Court Liaison, for his ad-
<br /> of critical environmental concern(ACEC); and 301 acres vice and help in making this an active program, not just
<br /> of cranberry bog, farmed and fallow. a paper policy. Thanks to Sue Brown, clerk, part-time,
<br /> There are 16,680 acres in Mashpee. 2,668 acres are who tracks who p I aid and who should.
<br /> wetland including ponds, streams, freshwater wetlands,
<br /> and salt marshes (16%):337 acres are salt marsh (2%), Conservation Agent Bob Sherman has pushed our
<br /> 51 acres tidal flat (.3%), 128 acres barrier beach (.7%), computer to its limits and beyond. A memory upgrade
<br /> 1,787 acres of pond over 5 acres; fresh, brackish, salt and some new programs allow most all current business
<br /> G I%),approximately 364 acres are small ponds, streams, to be computerized. Our long time Administrative-
<br /> bog et al (2%). Secretary Diana Lund continues to load in past records,
<br /> with the goal of making all pertinent information com-
<br /> Town owned land under Conservation Commission puter retrievable.
<br /> management, wetlands and uplands,total just over 1000 The Harbor Management Plan, released in January is
<br /> acres (7%). Conservation land increased last year with the culmination of years of work by a broad group of
<br /> the generous gift of 8 acres at Timber Landing Point on Mashpee citizens and Town professional staff. Agent
<br /> the Mashpee River by Earle and Polly Marsters. Dona- Sherman was materially involved in its development and
<br /> don of this parcel completed the corridor of conservation review. The Plan has broad implications for Mashpee's
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