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of the Town's Comprehensive Plan update indicated Report of the that 58.9%of respondents supported the development A of a public sewer system,vs. 12.6% opposed, and that Americans with Disabilities 53.1 To believed that the Water District should develop Act Committee our sewer system,vs. 12.3% opposed.) i The County's "Cape Cod Water Protection To the honorable Board of Selectmen and the citizens I Collaborative"continued its work on seeking state and of the Town of Mashpee. federal funding assistance for wastewater facilities on the Cape, on coordinating wastewater facilities plan- The members of the Mashpee Americans with ning by the towns and on otherwise dealing with our Disabilities Act Committee are once again pleased to water quality improvement needs. Selectman Mike report continued progress toward our goal of eliminat- Richardson now serves as the Town's representative on ing barriers to access for the disabled throughout the Collaborative. The most important achievement of Mashpee. Such progress would not have been possi- the Collaborative to date has been its role in the devel- ble without the tireless efforts of all committee mem- opment and passage by the state legislature of Senator hers and the support of town officials and local mer- i O'Leary's bill(Chapter 312 of the Acts of 2008)which chants. provides 0%interest loans for wastewater facilities pri- I marily intended to prevent nutrient(nitrogen,phospho- Committee members continue to work with rus)enrichment of water bodies or water supplies, but South Cape Village officials, Design & Plan Review only to applicants who have a Comprehensive Committees and the Planning Board to improve the Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) approved by handicapped parking and access situation throughout DEP(the plan we are working on) and have adopted South Cape Village. Committee recommendations i' land use controls intended to limit wastewater flows to contributed to increasing the number of van-accessible i the amount authorized by zoning and wastewater regu- spaces in front of Roche Brothers, relocating cross- lations as of the date DEP approves the CWMP (so- walks to improve safety and changes in the handi- t, called"growth neutral"regulations). The 0%0 loans are capped parking layout on Joy Street and in front of P available between 2009 and 2019, in competition with Marshalls, Orvis Olympia Sports and Walgreen's. H other similar projects around the state, so we have a it strong incentive to complete and implement our waste- We have provided recommendations for parking water plan as soon as possible. and access in the proposed Mashpee Commons expan- sion proposal. Mashpee Commons' officials continue The Commission's Watershed Nitrogen to be very cooperative in acting on suggestions to is Management Plan will have major water quality, land improve curb cuts, sidewalks and parking. use and fiscal ramifications for the Town, so we invite all residents to actively participate in its development The committee continued to review and com- through our meetings and public hearings, by visiting ment on the, "7- Year Action Plan" for improving s our web site,and by reviewing and commenting on the access in the various recreation areas identified in the Kt draft reports we generate. It took decades for our Planning Department's, Self-Evaluation Report on s waterways to get into their current poor condition and Accessibility. The current economic conditions and it will probably take decades to clean them up,but we other town priorities will make it difficult to find the S. are now at the point when we must decide how to do funding for these improvements for the near future. a it and how to fund it. Your continued support for our i work and participation in this decision making process The committee's effort to obtain the funds nec- ;Il will be sincerely appreciated. essary to purchase and install a ramp/boardwalk at re South Cape Beach to enable persons with mobility )e Respectfully submitted, difficulties to cross the sand is moving forward S-L-O- re E Thomas Fudala, Chairman W-L-Y. By December 31, 2010, the committee has ie Burton Kaplan, Vice Chairman raised less than 20% of our$5,000 goal. We plan to id Ralph Marcelli, Clerk re-energize the effort in 2011 through additional solic- K Oskar lenert ie f itations on the town web site, town-wide email to Jack Malarkey employees and mailing(s). at Thomas O'Hara Joseph N.Lyons 139