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<br /> Report of the Report of the
<br /> Planning Board Planning Department
<br />'i To the Honorable Board of Selectmen To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
<br /> and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee:
<br /> This past year saw quite a few special permit On behalf of Administrative Assistant Myra
<br /> activities on Route 130-Dr.Leach's Animal Hospital, Suchenicz and myself, it is my pleasure to submit this
<br /> Anchor Storage, Flagship Storage. We continued the annual report of the Planning Department.
<br /> discussions with-among others - Mashpee Commons,
<br /> Talanian Outlet Mall, Mashpee Technology Facility, During 2001 the vacancy in our Assistant
<br /> Windchime, Boch Center for the Performing Arts, Planner position continued to limit our ability to move
<br /> Shaw's Super Market, Willowbend, and New Seabury forward with major projects. As a result, the activities
<br /> - where the Flat Pond Subdivision project was of the department were focused primarily on assisting
<br /> recently referred to the Cape Cod Commission as a the Planning Board with permit reviews, completing
<br /> Development of Regional Impact (DRI). projects assigned by the Board of Selectmen and Town
<br /> Administrator, including Land Bank and other land
<br /> We haven't made much progress in the process acquisition projects, and assisting other boards and
<br /> of revising the Subdivision Rules and Regulations this committees with their activities.
<br /> year, however, we believe this will change once the
<br /> newly rehired Assistant Planner, Eric Smith, arrives, However, we are very pleased and thankful to
<br /> and will assist and support us in this important report that, on December 19, the Selectmen voted to
<br /> endeavor. appoint Eric Smith as Assistant Town Planner. Many
<br /> of you may remember that Eric served as our Assistant
<br /> Planning Board members continue to serve on Planner from 1995 to 1998, authored much of our
<br /> several town committees - Affordable Housing, Comprehensive Plan and was wonderful to work with.
<br /> Natural Resources Management, Design Review, We look forward eagerly to his return and to moving
<br /> Comprehensive Plan Implementation, Subdivision ahead on many of the projects delayed during the last
<br /> Board of Appeals. two years.
<br /> We welcome Dick Terry back to the Planning The Department serves as staff to the Planning
<br /> Board, Steve Dolan as a regular member, after serving Board and was involved in the review and permitting
<br /> as an associate member,and Don Myers as the Board's of numerous subdivision and commercial develop- �,I
<br /> associate member. We thank Matt Malone for his ser- ment projects during the year, the most prominent of
<br /> vice on the Planning Board as Chair-we were sorry to which were the 160,000 square foot "SouthCape �,
<br /> learn he couldn't run for reelection in May 2001. We Village" shopping center, to be located on the site of
<br /> also thank Jim Dorgan for serving on the Planning Dick & Ellie's Flea Market, and the 28 lot "Sconsett
<br /> Board until his resignation this year. We thank Nella Village" subdivision on Lowell Road. Much of the
<br /> Stevens for her support as recording secretary. And Department's time was also spent on modification
<br /> last, but not least, we want to thank the Planning requests to previous projects, most notably the
<br /> Department's staff, Tom Fudala and Myra Suchenicz, Windchime Point Condominiums and the Willowbend Ec
<br /> for their excellent support throughout the year. Golf Course expansion. In addition, we have been
<br /> deeply involved in planning to rebuild Route 28
<br /> Respectfully submitted, between Deer Crossing and the rotary, including traf-
<br /> Martine W. Meijering, Chair fic signals at Shellback Way, Donna's Lane and
<br /> Dennis H. Balzarini, Vice Chair Steeple Street, as well as redesign of the Lowell
<br /> Road/Great Neck Road North intersection.
<br /> Beverly A. Kane, Clerk
<br /> Steven Dolan For the May and October Town Meetings, the
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<br /> Richard L. Terry Department prepared two zoning bylaw amendments
<br /> Don Myers,Associate Member at the request of the Board of Selectmen. They
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<br /> included an expansion of the Groundwater Protection
<br /> District, to protect the Water District's new
<br /> Meetinghouse Village well, which was defeated at the "
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