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Stable permits 470.00 500.00 Commons. Unfortunately, Starfish closed up after Misc.permits 2,910.00 2,861.00 several months of operation. Mashpee Fish&Lobster Trash haulers 4,500.00 7,000.00 added Haley's Ice Cream as a takeout for soft ice cream and fried seafood. Carbo's Restaurant was con- Tobacco sales permits 1,050.00 1,000.00 verted for a short while to Mexican food as Fines 4,900.00 2,865.00 Desperados. The Picnic Box added sushi as an after- TOTAL REVENUES $99,957.00 $114,356.00 noon and evening attraction. Dunkin Donuts on Route 151 relocated to their former location to replace Sugar The Board of Health operations in 2010 proved and Spice in Dino's Plaza. The Mashpee Wampanoag ( !' to be a year that required cooperation and communi- Tribe permitted and began construction of a medical cation with other municipal departments and the pub- clinic on tribal land. The Wampanoag Government lic. The slow economy continued to affect the local Building was also permitted but construction had not real estate and employment markets. This was evident begun in 2010. by the amount of poor housing conditions, foreclo- sures and abandoned houses in town. Other Public Our re-appointed animal inspectors; Veronica Health concerns of 2010 included a post-H1N1 Warden, Assistant Health Agent and Mashpee Police I '' influenza pandemic response, the introduction of new Officer Ben Perry enforced our kennel regulations and tobacco/nicotine products, solid waste and recycling inspected barns and stables. There were no confirmed issues and fresh and salt water quality issues. A more cases of animal rabies in Mashpee. However, con- detailed summary is provided below: firmed cases were encountered in surrounding towns. Maintaining up-to-date rabies vaccinations for all cats, The H1N1 Influenza outbreak in April of 2009 ferrets and dogs will help prevent human exposure. posed the first public health crisis that expanded to a Officer Ben Perry resigned as Animal Inspector at the global pandemic in a very short period. The public end of 2010. A new inspector shall be appointed in health response to influenza in 2010 was completely early 2011. different from 2009. The H1N1 vaccine had been incorporated into the seasonal flu vaccine which was The environmental engineering firm overseeing supplied early and was made readily available to the Asher's Path Sanitary Landfill, that fulfills physician/pediatrician offices, pharmacies and com- Mashpee's post-closure requirements, is Weston & munity health centers. As the H1N1 flu strain was cir- Sampson. Landfill cap inspections identified several culating in public, the school-age children were prior- vents that were damaged and later repaired. Two itized for vaccination. The Board of Health, the groundwater monitoring wells that have been dam- Visiting Nurses Association and the school adminis- aged are also planned to be repaired. No further tration (especially the school nurses) coordinated to action was required for the landfill in 2010. A hold clinics in each of the three schools. In all, 292 Request for Proposal (RFP) is planned for the design vaccinations were administered to students and fac- and construction of a 1.6 megawatt photovoltaic solar ulty. array on the landfill in 2011. Two public seasonal flu clinics were held for our In 2010,the Board reviewed several draft regula- residents. Both clinics were open to the public 18 tions for consideration. They were the Manufactured years of age and older. A total of 246 seasonal flu and Housing Community/Mobile Home Park Community 21 pneumonia immunizations were administered. We Regulation, the draft Recycling Regulation and the would like to thank all our Council on Aging, Triad Rental Property Housing Regulation. The existing and Medical Reserve Corps volunteers who helped Smoking Regulation was also reviewed to incorporate create very smooth and orderly clinics, Christ the new nicotine delivery devices and to update the retail King Parish for use of their facility and the Visiting sale and youth access laws. The Recycling Regulation Nurses Association of Cape Cod. was proposed to be modified to include "mandatory recycling" for all properties in Mashpee. Final action Notable commercial and residential projects of was deferred until the Selectmen investigate options 2010 consisted of the addition of Starfish which for solid waste disposal and increasing recycling at the replaced Heather's/Simmer Restaurant in South Cape transfer station. The draft Rental Property Housing Village and Gustare Oils and Vinegars of Mashpeeg Re ulation was found to be too restrictive so it was 93