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Town Hall. The authority has a website: where they are calling from. Management agreements www.mashi)eehousing.org and receives email between housing authorities in Massachusetts are communication at: mashoeeha@caoecod.net. becoming a more common occurrence for many reasons. Consolidation of services affords both Administration housing authorities the ability to save money and The Housing Authority's Executive Director is become more efficient. Small housing authorities are Leila Botsford. Management and administration of the able to build capacity and provide quality service by Mashpee Housing Authority is the responsibility of the employing a management agent with staff that already Executive Director,with support from staff comprising has extensive experience in the field, and enough of an Executive Assistant, a Property Manager and knowledge to jump into the job without the need for a Resident Services Coordinator, a Director of lot of training. Collaboration between authorities Maintenance, a Custodian/Groundskeeper and two allows both authorities to tackle tasks efficiently and maintenance assistants. cost-effectively. Mashpee Housing Authority staffing has been increased in order to maintain the same level Policy is established by a five member Board of of service to our Mashpee residents, and office hours Commissioners, four of whom are elected, and one have changed only minimally. Our commitment to our state-appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts. community remains as strong ever. Since Mashpee has Current members are David Harsch,Richard Halpern, been an innovative leader in the field over the past Francis Laporte,Jill Allen and Kevin Shackett. several years, we were selected to run Brewster Activities During the Past Year effectively,professionally and efficiently. In partnership with Housing Assistance Several Capital Improvement jobs have been Corporation, the completion of 10 new affordable completed at our Homeyer Village and Breezy Acres family rentals (Great Cove Community) was site and more are planned for the coming year. For a accomplished this past spring. This project is partially full listing,please see our website. funded by the Town's Community Preservation Committee, to which we are extremely grateful. Mrs.Botsford has maintained her certification as Mashpee Housing Authority manages the property on a Credit Compliance Professional and increased to behalf of the owner. level CBP. Mrs. Botsford has remained an active member in all Executive Director Groups,as well as a Our Housing Assistance Program, funded and board member of the Massachusetts Chapter of the greatly supported by the Community Preservation National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Committee,has had continued success in its final year Officials (MassNAHRO). She remains an active of funding in 2014, and we have been able to assist member of the Public Housing Advisory Committee, many grateful Mashpee citizens with this worthwhile established by Governor Patrick, and is a part of its program. We have applied for continued funding of working groups that have been established to address this program, have gained support of the Community new regulation and guidelines requirements. Preservation Committee, and hope that the Town supports continuing this program for the benefit of its In 2014,the Authority paid out over$522,974.00 residents. The program assists Mashpee residents with in rent subsidies for Mashpee residents, and paid loans for first and last month rent,as well as loans for $7,240.00 to the Town of Mashpee for a payment in security deposits, down payment assistance for first- lieu of taxes for our housing sites. time homebuyers, and emergency assistance for both rent and mortgage. Monthly rental assistance is also Our website is updated regularly and lists which offered for those in need of longer term assistance. waiting lists are open and closed. Applicants may download applications directly from the site if they After an initial one-year contract term,Mashpee choose. Housing Authority entered into an open-ended contract as the managing agent of the Brewster Housing All agency reports were submitted in a timely Authority,and maintains an office in Brewster as well. manner and all property reviews and audits/reviews Phone systems are linked, so that residents/applicants were done with no findings. in both towns are able to reach someone, no matter 99