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town hall general information, The Mashpee National Report of the Wildlife Refuge, golf courses and Mashpee's Guide Economic Development for Business. Committee EMPLOYMENT POOL DATABASE To the Honorable Board of Selectmen In order to improve employment opportunities for and the Citizens of Mashpee: Mashpee residents and at the same time assist local During the past few years Mashpee has implement- businesses,the Committee developed the Employment ed a number of successful economic development ini- Pool Data base. tiatives which will help guide the town into the 21st century.However,the busiest of the past few years has The data file includes a profile of the perspective job applicant such as work experience, ideal position been this fiscal year. requested, and full or part-time employment. The MASHPEE INDUSTRIAL PARK applicant simply fills out a form and mails it in to Town Hall. The information is entered and then made The Economic Development Committee is proud to available to Mashpee businesses at their request, announce that it was instrumental in finding an out- Depending on the business needs, a search is per- standing buyer for the Mashpee Industrial Park.Work- formed and the applicant list is sent to the business, ing as partners in the development of the park, the MENTOR PROGRAM Committee has been involved with positive negotia- tions on its development and has initiated marketing In response to the preliminary results of the Mt. efforts on behalf of the park. In addition the Commit- tee has been working closely with various State agen- Auburn Report,the Committee has initiated a business cies on infrastructure grant programs which will help mentor program designed to assist new businesses and leverage businesses to the park. entrepreneurs who wish to do business in Mashpee, Local business owners have graciously signed up for LOCAL PARTNERSHIP GRANT REPORT the program and the EDC is looking for additional vol- unteers to expand the scope of the program. The Committee has positioned itself to deliver an NEW MEMBERS array of economic development strategies recom- mended by Mt. Auburn Associates of Somerville,MA titled "Mashpee: To In order to help implement the long list of strategies Towards Shared and P P g g 1? Sustainable Development". The economic development special- during the coming year, the Committee has expanded ists have recommended among other strategies, the it's membership to include resourceful candidates creation of a job training and career program for from the community who have expertise in marketing, Mashpee's secondary education students and the com- human resources, and private enterprise. munity at large; the development of business forums and workshops on Mashpee;developing a mentor pro- OUR GOALS gram for prospective businesses; creating a tourism coordinating council;developing aquaculture farming; Many economic development initiatives have been streamlining the permitting process and; promoting made during the past few years and the challenge to the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge another town improve job opportunities and business vitality in natural resources. Mashpee is still before us. We are up to the challenge to entice clean and stable businesses to Mashpee but MASHPEE WEB PAGE more importantly, we are committed to preserving the special quality of life that we all enjoy in this wonder, Recent economic development and other town ful town. activities in Mashpee have necessitated the distribu- tion of valuable town data/information to prospective Thank you townspeople for your support and par- entrepreneurs, business interests, taxpayers, home ticipation in this most successful endeavor! We antrci buyers, and vacationers. pate your positive assistance in the coming year.These are exciting times for this very place we are all proud In response to this need, the Economic Develop- to call home. ment Committee lead the way for Mashpee's introduc- tion to the world via the World Wide Web. Mashpee Respectfully submitted, now has its own web page complete with information Thomas Potts, on the town's assessor records, what's new in town, Economic Development Chairman 134