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Board of Commissioners, all of whom are residents of Mrs.Botsford has maintained her certification as Mashpee. a Credit Compliance Professional and increased to level C9P. General Information The Mashpee Housing Authority's main office is Successful management agreements continue located in the Community Building of the Frank J. with Great Cove Community, Asher's Path Homeyer Village,7 Job's Fishing Road,Mashpee,MA Apartments,and Brewster Housing Authority. 02649. This main office is open part-time,Monday— Thursday, 9:00 AM — 2:30 PM. We are closed for In 2015,the Authority paid out over$512,000.00 administrative work on Fridays, but are available by in rent subsidies for Mashpee residents, and paid appointment. Hours can vary without notice depending $7,448.37 to the Town of Mashpee for a payment in on staff vacations, trainings, meetings and other lieu of taxes for our housing sites. appointments outside of the office. The Asher's Path Apartments site office is open Tuesday,Thursday,and Our website is updated regularly and lists which Friday,8 a.m.—2:00 p.m.. Applicants and clients are waiting lists are open and closed. Applicants may encouraged to call for an appointment if they need to download applications directly from the site if they see someone. Special appointment times can be choose. arranged,including evening and weekends. A 24-hour drop box has been installed in the in both office All agency reports were submitted in a timely entranceways to allow people to drop off paperwork at manner and all property reviews and audits/reviews any time. Applications for housing are also available were done with no findings. in the entranceways 24 hours a day,seven days a week. Board meetings are held monthly, usually on the We entered into an agreement for Monitoring second Thursday of every month unless otherwise Services for the new assisted living facility,Bridges by posted at the Town Hall. The location of the meetings EPOCH at Mashpee. is usually at the main office at 7 Job's Fishing Road. Meetings are always posted with the Town Clerk at the Several policies were reviewed, updated, and Town Hall. The authority has a website: adopted including the Snow Removal Policy, www.mashpeehousing.org and receives email Procurement Policy,Travel Policy,Outdoor Grill/Open communication at: mashpeeha@capecod.net. Flame Policy,Computer Security Policy,and our Fiscal Policies&Procedures. Administration The Housing Authority's Executive Director is Resident Services Leila Botsford. Management and administration of the Several services and recreational activities are Mashpee Housing Authority is the responsibility of the offered to our residents: A monthly newsletter is Executive Director,with support from staff comprising provided; Bingo and several games.are offered free of of an Executive Assistant, a Property Manager and charge; there is an annual Ice Cream Social; pot luck Resident Services Coordinator, a Director of dinners; afternoon teas; holiday parties; a monthly Maintenance, and a Custodian/Groundskeeper and a meeting/coffee hour with residents; and miscellaneous maintenance assistant. presentations throughout the year. In addition, the Housing Authority maintains a small library for Policy is established by a five member Board of resident use, and a sitting area with television and Commissioners—four of whom are elected and one DVR. Washing machines and dryers are provided for state-appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts. resident use for a nominal fee. A Resident Services Current members are Francis Laporte, Jill Allen, Coordinator assists at Asher's Path with special needs Melissa Phillips,Kevin Shackett,and Richard Halpern. and requests of the residents. A new raised garden was installed at the Asher's Path site so that residents can Activities During the Past Year garden (vegetables and flowers). Several Capital Improvement jobs have been completed at our Homeyer Village and Breezy Acres Community Involvement site and more are planned for the coming year. For a Mrs.Botsford has remained a very active member full listing,please see our website. in all area Executive Director professional groups,and 106 Ili