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the site location. With CPA funding, the playground ational facilities at John's Pond Beach. That$326,000
<br /> would be available for use by mid-summer 2015. appropriation contemplated, among other improve-
<br /> Funding shall derive from the CPC 10% Open ments,funding for a proposed bathhouse/picnic pavil-
<br /> Space/Recreation Reserves Account for this purpose. ion. With that appropriation, the Town of Mashpee
<br /> purchased a bathhouse/picnic pavilion, at a cost of
<br /> The Community Preservation Committee voted 8-0 in $92,821.92,and presently maintains possession of this
<br /> support of this article. structure.
<br /> The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by The Town anticipated installing the purchased bath-
<br /> a vote of 5-0. house/picnic pavilion at John's Pond Beach; however,
<br /> upon review and further consideration of plumbing
<br /> The Finance Committee recommends approval by and septic requirements, soil conditions and irregular
<br /> a vote of 6-0,1 absent. topography at the John's Pond site, the project was
<br /> deemed to be cost prohibitive. The project budget,as
<br /> Motion made by Selectman John Cahalane. initially estimated,did not anticipate or reflect the cost
<br /> of water and septic improvements required for the
<br /> Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and bathhouse, a facility that would be used for approxi-
<br /> transfer from the Community Preservation Fund Open mately three months during the beach season. It was,
<br /> Space/Recreation Reserve, in accordance with the thus, determined, in the interest of the Town, that the
<br /> provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44B, §5, $30,000 for installation of this structure at the John's Pond Beach
<br /> the purpose of funding the Attaquin Park Playground location was not a feasible option.
<br /> Project located at 35 Lake Avenue, Mashpee, includ-
<br /> ing any necessary costs and expenses related thereto, Upon further review, the Community Preservation
<br /> as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee voted to recommend installation of the
<br /> Committee. bathhouse/picnic pavilion at the more widely used
<br /> Heritage Park recreation facility. The multi-use recre-
<br /> Motion unanimously at 7:28 PM. ational site consists of two playgrounds, a basketball
<br /> court, the splash pad and eight athletic fields, which
<br /> Article 10 are actively used by the Town from March through
<br /> November. There are presently no permanent
<br /> To see if the Town will vote pursuant to the provisions restroom facilities at the Heritage park site location.
<br /> of M.G.L. Chapter 44B, §5, to amend the previous The DPW has proposed to locate the bathhouse/picnic
<br /> vote of the Town Meeting under Article 11 of the FY pavilion behind the lighted playing field referenced as
<br /> 2014 October Town Meeting by transferring the sum Field 3. At this location,the facility would be readily
<br /> of$92,821.92 appropriated for purposes of the John's accessible to two baseball fields and two multi-pur-
<br /> Pond Beach Improvement Project to the Heritage Park pose fields.
<br /> Improvement Project, including necessary costs and
<br /> expenses relating thereto; and, further, to see if the In consultation with the Community Preservation
<br /> Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Coalition in Boston, the Community Preservation
<br /> Community Preservation Fund Open Committee determined that the transfer of the bath-
<br /> Space/Recreation Reserve the sum of$63,000 for the house structure, upon recommendation by the
<br /> purpose of additional funding of the Heritage Park Committee, would be permissible pending final
<br /> Improvement project, including necessary costs and approval and authority by Town Meeting.
<br /> expenses related thereto, all as recommended by the
<br /> Community Preservation Committee, or take any The additional Community Preservation Fund appro-
<br /> other action relating thereto. priations requested by this article, in the amount of
<br /> $63,000,would fund the design,permitting,septic and
<br /> Submitted by the Community water connections, a concrete foundation/pad and
<br /> Preservation Committee parking lot lighting to improve and enhance the
<br /> Heritage Park property for the community and its
<br /> Explanation: In October 2013, CPA funding was users.
<br /> approved by Town Meeting to improve the recre-
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