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for the building renovation. The renovation was sub- Report of the stantially completed in January 1997. Council on Aging We completed the subdivision conversions of Clip- per Ship Village and Sachem Village in the Spring. The construction costs of the projects was within bud- get at$234, 000.00 and$69, 000.00 respectively. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: During the year, contracts for D.P.W. construction The Council on Aging is pleased to submit their and equipment were awarded for: 1996 Annual Report. 1. A waste oil shed at the D.P.W. The Council on Aging is the organized commitment by the people of Mashpee to coordinate and to carry 2. A salt storage shed at the D.P.W. out Health,Welfare,Educational and Recreational ser- vices and programs designed and implemented to 3. A tractor with a rotary side arm brush cutter. address opportunities and solutions for the empower- ment and betterment of the Senior Communities.It is 4. A wood brush chipper a mandated responsibility through state government to meet the needs of those in the population who are 60+, 5. An irrigation well and system for heritage The Council on Aging may act as a direct provider,a Park, Phase 1. sponsor or co-sponsor, or the originating source of Design documents were prepared and bid for a 2.4 information and referral. mile long bikeway on Route 130 from the Barnstable Election of officers was held at the Annual meeting Town Line to Heritage Park. The contract was award- which occurred in July.At that meeting Miriam Mullin ed to Lawrence Lynch Corporation for $419, 900.00. was elected Chairman, Elizabeth Jones was re-elected construction started during the Fall. Vice-Chairman,Arthur Weinstein was re-elected Trea- Brush was cut back on the shoulders of numerous surer and, again, Betty Jones was re-elected as Secre- tary. Other members re-appointed were Bob Osborn, town roads along with an extensive road sweeping Aurora Bird and Frank Hicks and B. Jean Thomas, effort. During the year B. Jean Thomas resigned and Jeanne Noussee was appointed as a new member. During the first two weeks of September we were hit with glancing blows of Hurricane Edouard and As per custom, the Council on Aging met monthly Hurricane Hortence. About 24 trees were removed on the second Wednesday of the month at 9AM,usu- from town roads. ally in the Senior Center. From time to time,residents We assisted the homeowners of Lakewood Ave. and from the Town attended the meeting. Wheeler Rd. in providing self funded private road During the year the Council on Aging sponsored a repairs. variety of health screening and health maintenance programs in conjunction with local agencies. Blood Road overlay paving was provided on sections of pressure screenings and weights were offered each Quinaquisset Ave. and Great Neck Rd. North. The month through an arrangement with the Visiting Nurse Great Neck Rd. North project will require additional Association of Upper Cape Cod &the Islands. Along work during 1997. with these screenings were a variety of presentations Tof health topics important to the Senior community. The Department of Public Works is pleased with the Several hundred Seniors turned out in November for accomplishments throughout the year. We look for- Flu shots provided through the VNA, an important ward to providing value to the citizens of the Town of part of the preventative approach of the VNA,Mash- Mashpee. pee Board of Health and the Council on Aging. R. Gregory Taylor Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands contin Director of Public Works ued to operate a nutrition site at the Senior Center f which provided meals both onsite and home delivered. Special appreciation is extended to Shirley Peters, Nutrition Manager and Theresa Davignon, Assistant Nutrition Manager and their corps of some twenty flue volunteers who provide the energy to make this valu- i 124