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Many of the building permit applications have Report of the been re-written and simplified to assist the applicant in Building Department the permitting process; the website has also been re- worked to better assist the user;as well as defining the role and the permitting process for the Plan Review To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Committee. Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: This department is just one piece of a puzzle, The true role of this department is ensure that the which works with the other departments,with the same home you live in, or the apartment you rent, or the goal - to keep you and your family safe here in the business that you enter,is safe for you and your family. Town of Mashpee. Safety is what we strive for,and helping you keep your investment in good condition is the result of obtaining Projects that I have been involved in: Southport is the proper permits and inspections.This is what proper near 96%sold out;The Bridges—a 56 unit Alzheimer's permitting and the inspections accomplish: for it all and Dementia care facility has completed construction; works to everyone's advantage in the end. the Condos at Mashpee Commons: a 40B project - is still under construction. This first phase is made up of We also have a goal; and that is to ensure that the 53 units, with 13 of them being affordable. New Town of Mashpee has a healthy housing stock. When Seabury is continuing its construction of homes, and a community has a healthy housing stock, the world Mashpee Commons has placed several new does notice. People come into Town, neighborhoods foundations on the site for the purposes of supporting grow and thrive with the knowledge that their home a mixed used building — commercial on the bottom and local businesses are safe for them and their with residential apartments up above; worked with the families. Board of Health to update the requirements for the demolition permit. Echo Road has also experienced This department is also responsible for enforcing some new commercial development with several new the Town's Zoning Bylaws. These are the rules which buildings being constructed for various small scale the people of this community voted on to instruct us all businesses. on how we are supposed to build,work and live in the Town. This office is looking forward to the challenges The online permitting for plumbing,gas, wiring that all this new growth will bring. and for certain other types of building permits has Respectfully submitted, worked out as expected since its inception,last year. Michael Mendoza Building Commissioner J i ( y 71 88