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as well as a zoning article submitted by the Board of amendments at the request of the Board of Selectmen
<br /> Selectmen further specifying setback and buffer and Planning Board and on its own initiative. They
<br /> requirements for commercial lots along the main included bylaws requiring a 50 foot undisturbed nat-
<br /> streets of Mashpee, were approved unanimously by ural buffer area for commercial projects along our
<br /> the voters. main roads, regulating home occupations (not
<br /> adopted), allowing congregate care facilities, expand-
<br /> We would like to thank former chairman John ing the I-C commercial overlay zone, clarifying apph.
<br /> Kuchinski for his five years of service on the Planning cation of zoning on lots divided by a zoning district
<br /> Board, and to welcome Steven Dolan as Associate boundary, providing for modification of special per-
<br /> Member, replacing Beverly Kane, who was elected to mits, regulating commercial sand and gravel pits,
<br />` the Board in May. Both Board members and staff allowing for reconstruction of historic structures
<br /> would also like to thank Gail Marcantonio for her which do not conform to current zoning and regulating
<br /> excellent work as recording secretary, and look for- self-storage warehouses.
<br /> ward to working with her replacement, Nella Stevens.
<br /> Regular meetings of the Planning Board take place on Among our special projects for the year,working
<br /> the first and third Wednesdays of every month, and all with the Open Space Committee, were conservation
<br /> Mashpee residents are invited to attend and partici- purchases of the 12.4 acre Greaney property in the
<br /> pate. South Mashpee Pine Barrens,the 30 acre Als property
<br /> G on Goodspeed's Meetinghouse Road, the 32.7 acre
<br /> Respectfully submitted, Andrade property on Turner Road and the 1.6 acre
<br /> Matthew E Malone, Chairman Geoff Peck property off Quinaquisset Ave.We worked
<br /> on the negotiation of purchase prices and purchase&
<br /> James M. Dorgan, Vice Chairman sale agreements, wrote the necessary articles for
<br /> Dennis H. Balzarini, Clerk approval by the Town Meeting and arranged for the
<br /> Martine Meijering closings or takings for each of these purchases. The
<br /> Beverly A. Kane department was also successful in obtaining a
<br /> Steven Dolan,Associate Member
<br /> $135,200 Self-Help grant toward the purchase of the
<br /> Als property.
<br /> Report of the
<br /> Planning DepartmentWe also worked with the Selectmen and Habitat
<br /> for Humanity, Inc. to secure six Town-owned lots for
<br /> construction of affordable homes by Habitat, and with
<br /> 4 the Mashpee Housing Authority on planning for a new
<br /> To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the
<br /> Citizens of the Town of Mashpee 56 unit elderly housing project.
<br /> On behalf of Administrative Assistant Myra In addition, the Planning Department created a
<br /> Suchenicz and myself, it is my pleasure to submit this new Web site which includes the following: Planning
<br />� annual report of the Planning Department. Board agendas, minutes,notices, decisions and forms;
<br /> Subdivision Regulations and Zoning Bylaw; maps,
<br /> links and a summary of the Comprehensive Plan.The
<br /> Since the departure of Assistant Planner Eric
<br /> Twarog in May, the position has remained unfilled, URL for this site is http://ci.mashpee.ma.us/depart
<br /> apparently due to a salary level that is no longer com- ments/PlanningWeb/.
<br /> petitive. That situation has limited our ability to move The Town Planner also continued to participate
<br /> forward with major projects such as the preparation of
<br /> Planning Board special permit regulations, an update on a variety of Town and regional committees,includ-
<br /> to the Board's subdivision regulations, establishment ing the Watershed Management Committee (ex offi-
<br /> cio),Open Space(Land Bank)Committee(ex officio),
<br /> of historic districts, development of a Mashpee
<br /> National Wildlife Refuge coordination plan and other Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee,
<br /> Mashpee NWR Management Committee (and Land
<br /> activities related to implementing the Comprehensive
<br /> Acquisition and Signage Subcommittees), APCC
<br /> Plan. As a result, the activities of the department have
<br /> been focused primarily on assisting the Planning Cape Cod Business Roundtable, Cape Cod Pathways
<br /> Board with permit reviews, completing projects Steering Committee, Natural Resource Management
<br /> assigned by the Board of Selectmen and Town Committee and the new Affordable Housing
<br /> ACommittee and School Facilities Needs Committee.In
<br /> Administrator and assisting other boards and commit-
<br /> tees with their activities. addition,he has served as primary staff to the Historic
<br /> District Study Committee in developing possible his-
<br /> For the May and October Town Meetings, the toric districts.
<br /> Department prepared a number of zoning bylaw
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