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Permits Fee Collected Report of the Building 813 $ 527,165.00 Animal Control Officer Wire 813 $ 41,405.00 Alarm 497 $ 16,300.00 Plumbing 623 $ 47,954.00 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Chief of Gas 659 $ 31,160.00 Police Cooper and the citizens of the Town of Reinspection 67 $ 2,687.00 Mashpee Signs 21 $ 945.00 Wood Stove 14 $ 140.00 It is with a great deal of pleasure that I submit my Sealer $ 1,450.00 sixteenth annual report to the community. During the Total 3507 $ 669,206.00 period of January 1, 2000 through December 31,2000 this department provided the following services. The following are the types of construction and the estimated cost of construction: 12,826 Miles covered 95 Dogs removed to the shelter New 179 $ 37,573,185.00 141 Feral and stray cats removed to the shelter Condo 119 $ 14,020,400.00 24 Animal bites investigated Add/Alter 178 $4,282,628.00 86 Dead animals and birds removed Garage 18 $ 596,270.00 162 Lost animal reports recorded Pool 30 $ 691,349.00 26 Barking complaints investigated Com/Alter 10 $ 1,182,000.00 8 Wild animals removed from domestic loca- Dock 10 $ 157,000.00 tions New Com 3 $ 1,492,600.00 10 Injured or sick animals and birds treated Shed 6 $ 50,200.00 37 Citations issued 01 Show cause hearings held Total 553 $ 60,0459632.00 In January, the annual rabies and licensing clinic resulted in seventy-one dog licenses issued. Also dur- Certificates of occupancy issued were 375 ing this month the Massachusetts Municipal Association selected the Town of Mashpee for one of four Kenneth E. Pickard Municipal Innovation Report of the Awards. The award recognizes municipalities that Sealer of Weights and Measures have developed unique and creative projects or pro grams to increase the effectiveness of local govern- ment. The MMA recognized Mashpee for the Animal Control Department's Community access television To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the program"Give Us Shelter." I am the host of the show Citizens of the Town of Mashpee and my husband, Michael, is the producer. The show finds homes for lost and abandoned cats and kittens Herewith is my 2000 Annual Report for the test- processed by the town. The cats featured on the show ing and sealing of weighing and measuring devices are given temporary housing and medical care by a conducted in the Town of Mashpee in accordance with charitable organization,Cats Lost and Wanting Shelter the laws of the Commonwealth. Inc., otherwise known as CLAWS A total of 132 devices were tested for accuracy In February, I participated in the "Read Across and condition. Those devices that met the prescribed America Day" at the Quashnet Valley School. standards were sealed; some were adjusted and sealed; some were not sealed. In May,the department held its annual feline rabies The sum of$1,450.00 was collected in fees as of clinic resulting in thirty-one cats being inoculated. December 31, 2000 and paid to the Town Treasurer. At this time I would like to thank all the Town's boards, committees, departments, personnel and citi- I would like to acknowledge the cooperation of zens for their continued support of my department and the State Division of Standards and especially me. I hope you enjoy the show! Inspector Tom Hansbury of that office. Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, James M. Crossen June M. Daley j Animal Control/Special Police Officer Sealer 114