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meeting time to finalize amendments to the Town of Report of the Mashpee Rules and Regulations Governing the 1 Planning Board Subdivision of Land. Additionally, the Board spent significant time working on the Local Comprehensive Plan update as well as on the on-going review of the To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the proposed new development at Mashpee Commons. Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Project proponent Mashpee Commons LP is pursuing t On behalf of the members of the Planning Board, a Development Agreement with the Cape CodCommission and the Town of Mashpee for a mixed ; it is my distinct honor to submit our report for the cal- endar year 2010. The Mashpee PlanningBoard is use development, encompassing twenty-nine (29) t acres of land at the Mashpee Rotary. Understandably, t responsible for the administration of Massachusetts Y� this proposal is of particular interest to the Board and 1 General Law Chapter 41 and parts of 40A in order to to the Town on the whole. In an effort to better inform ` promote the health, safety, convenience, and welfare 1 of the inhabitants of Mashpee, and for the oversight Mashpee residents, the Board posted the proposed and coordination of the long-term planning of the plans on the Town's website at www.mashpeema.gov, 1 Any comments regarding the plan can be sent to the 1 Town of Mashpee. Planning Board. I would like to take this opportunity t This year the Board welcomed two new mem- to thank Mashpee Commons LP representative, bers, David Kooharian and George Petersen, who Douglas Storrs, for his insight during these countless were duly elected to the Board on May 8, 2010. We meeting hours, and the Cape Cod Commission Staff, ' thank outgoing Board members John Cotton, James for their assistance and expertise on this matter. Leonard, and Thomas E O'Hara for their service. We extend a special thank We thank all of the Mashpee residents who took p you to departing Board Secretary Sonny DeArcangelis for her years of faith- the time to come before the Board with comments on ful service and dedication to the Board. On May 19, project proposals, whose input is invaluable and is always welcome. As always, the Board is indebted to 2010 the Board re-organized electing Mary Elaine Waygan as Chairman,Dennis Balzarini as Vice-Chair, our excellent supporting staff: Town Planner E and Joseph E. Mullin, Esq. as Clerk. The Associate Thomas Fudala, GIS Director Tom Mayo, Consulting Member position has remained vacant since the May Engineer Charles Rowley, and Board Secretary elections. Dennis Balzarini serves as the Board's rep- Jennifer Clifford, without whom it would be difficult resentative on the Historic District Commission. for the Board to fulfill its duties and responsibilities. David Kooharian represents the Board on the Design Review Committee. George Petersen represents the The Planning Board conducts public meetings Board on the Environmental Oversight Committee. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at r Mary Elaine Waygan represents the Board on the 7:00 p.m. at the Mashpee Town Hall,unless otherwise Community Preservation Committee. The Board was Posted. Planning Board meetings are televised live on pleased to receive at our meetings Selectmen's Liaison Channel 18, and public information is available on the to the Planning Board, Michael Richardson, who has Planning Board pages of the Town's website at t' been a great asset to the Board, and we thank him for http://www.mashpeema.gov. his time. I am also pleased to report that all Board Respectfully Submitted, members were trained on the new Open Meeting and Conflict of Interest Laws. Mary Elaine Waygan, Chairman Dennis Balzarini, Vice-Chairman In 2010, the Planning Board held twenty (20) Joseph E. Mullin, Esq., Clerk public meetings and eleven (11)public hearings. The David Kooharian Board acted on three (3) Approval Not Required George Petersen (ANR) plans, three (3) preliminary subdivision plans and three (3) definitive subdivision plans. The Planning Board presented four (4) zoning articles at cA i the Town Meetings in 2010 and made recommenda- tions on five (5) road takings. The Board also used ) 104