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Report of the Report of the Sewer Commission Sealer of Weights & Measures To the Honorable Board of Selectmen To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Nlashpee: and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: The third annual report of the Mashpee Sewer Com- Herewith is my 1991 Annual Report for the testing and mission finds our situation only slightly changed from sealing of weighing and measuring devices conducted in that reported to you last year. With a zero budget im- the Town of Mashpee in accordance with the laws of the posed for FY92 and a continued slump in the real estate Commonwealth. market, we find ourselves with very few tools with which to accomplish our goal of protecting Mashpee's ground A total of 95 weighing and measuring devices were and surface waters through wastewater treatment. tested for accuracy and condition. Those devices that met the prescribed standards were sealed; some were adjusted As you know,the strategy which brought the Commis- and sealed; some were not sealed. sion into existence relied almost totally on private fun- ding of municipal wastewater facilities by developers who The sum of $8887.00 was collected in fees as of had proposed to build as many as a dozen private sewage December 31, 1991 and paid to the Town Treasurer. treatment facilities. With many of these developers now in bankruptcy or otherwise unable to proceed with their The State prohibits the sale or advertising of wood by projects, the funding is unavailable and all of our pro- the cord. Wood will be advertised and sold by the cubic posals are on hold. Federal funding has been eliminated foot, also a bill of sale must be presented to the consumer and only limited loans are available from the state, so by the seller with the buyer's name and address, and the we continue to hope that private resources can eventual- seller's name and address, plus the amount of wood in ly be utilized. cubic feet and total price. As part of the upcoming Local Comprehensive Plan For the consumer's protection when wood is delivered process, we will be participating in the development of we suggest measuring the wood before it is accepted and water resources management and water quality protec- paid for. tion plans. New approaches to the issue, including the use of small clustered denitrifying septic systems and I would like to acknowledge the cooperation of the other small-scale technologies will be looked at in addi- States Division of Standards and expecially Inspector tion to our existing proposals for larger privately-funded Tom Hansbury of that office. facilities. The outcome of the planning process, which will result in legal authority for the Town to collect im- Respectfully submitted pact fees on new development which could be used for wastewater facilities, holds hope that we will eventually James M. Crossen reach bur goals. As a result, despite our recent setbacks, Sealer we continue to be optimistic for the long run and will do our best to see that the necessary facilities and organization are in place to ensure future protection of Mashpee's water resources. Respectfully submitted F. Thomas Fudala, Chairman David Cohen John Doherty 99