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Finally, this Office has coordinated several ket value of the ten acre site as established by an inde- Technical Review Team meetings during the past year. pendent appraiser and would; (iii) provide for review Prospective businesses / developers have presented by the Inspector General of the entire transaction and information on their prospective projects and have comments. None of these proposed conditions are received directions on developing an array of projects contained within the"Agreement" and none were ever in Mashpee. intended. Respectfully Submitted, In the past few years the "Committee" has made persistent efforts to cause Legislation to be initiated Director Wayne R. Duchemin, that would be consistent with the provisions of the office of Economic Development "Agreement". The offices of Senator Henri Rauschenbach and Representative Nancy Caffyn were contacted for such purpose.After an extensive passage of time an appointment was finally arranged at the offices of Senator Rauschenbach, but the meeting was cancelled due to the resignation by the Senator from Report of the his office. South Cape Beach State Park It is important to note that Paragraph 17 of the Advisory Committee "Agreement" contains the following language with reference to the responsibility of "DEM" with refer- ence to the transfer of title of the 10 acre site to the To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and "Town", namely. `In furtherance of the above the the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee Department ("DEM")will initiate and support leg- islation transferring title of the site to the "Town". , The South Cape Beach State Park Advisory In the event such legislation fails of passage the Committee ("Committee") at its meetings during the Department will lease said land to the Town of year 2000 considered and made various recommenda- Mashpee for a period of ninety-nine years for the tions relative to the use and management of the South nominal consideration of one dollar." Cape Beach State Park("Park") and its amenities. The "Committee" has advisory powers only. It TEN ACRE SITE -WAQUOIT BAY was therefore the recommendation of the "Committee" to the Board of Selectmen ("Board") by As stated in prior annual reports, Paragraph#17 of letter dated November 14, 2000 that the"Board"write the Agreement ("Agreement") between the to Commissioner Peter C. Webber of the Department Commonwealth of Massachusetts ("DEM") and the of Environmental Management requesting that j Town of Mashpee ("Town") dated June 29, 1981 "DEM" in fact initiate and support such legislation as j obligates "DEM" to transfer the above site to the it is legally obliged to do. The "Committee" would be "Town"for the purpose of a boat launch facility.There pleased to meet with the Commissioner thereafter to are no monetary obligations imposed upon the assist in furthering the process. This is the current sta- "Town". However legilslation is required for such tus of the subject matter. I purpose. f HUNTING k In July of 1998 by reason of the efforts of the I South Cape Beach State Park Advisory Committee Hunting is not a permitted use of the "Park" under ("Committee") and then Representative Thomas the terms of the "Agreement", but Town By Laws do Cahir,legislation was filed by "DEM"but the legisla- not prohibit such activity and thus the matter is sub- tive session ended before any action was taken on the mitted to the "Committee" for its consideration each Act. year. j It was, however, most disturbing to note that the Accordingly, the "Committee" in 2000 again con- proposed Legislation was materially inconsistent with sidered whether or not hunting should be permitted the provisions of Paragraph 17 of the "Agreement" in within the "Park" during the 2000-2001 hunting sea- that it would obligate the"Town": (i)to be responsible son. The major issue to be determined was whether or for the costs of appraisals, surveys and other expenses not hunting at this time was compatible and consistent deemed necessary by the Commissioner of Capital with the current use of the "Park" in its present unde- Planning for the granting of such title; (ii) would veloped state, or whether to continue to allow this obligate the "Town" to be responsible to pay the mar- activity would endanger the lives or safety of the pub- 147