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Multi-tasking is the order of the day for the staff, Report of the and they have stepped up to meet the ever increasing need for services.We were able to hire additional staff Mashpee Planning Board in 2011,which has allowed us to manage our service goals and work to improve the library experience for To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the the community. To supplement our efforts, we are so Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: very fortunate to be able to call upon a corps of volunteers who arrive on our doorstep daily to lend a On behalf of the members of the Planning Board, hand. For the 2011 reporting year,our dedicated group it is my distinct honor to submit our report for the of volunteers logged 6000 hours,as compared to 2844 1 calendar year 2011. The Mashpee Planning Board is hours in 2010. Without our volunteers, we couldn't responsible for the administration of Massachusetts have the impact and outreach that has made us such a valuable and well used resource for the community. General Law Chapter 41 and parts of 40A in order to i! promote the health,safety,convenience,and welfare of This year also saw major changes for a very special the inhabitants of Mashpee, and for the oversight and i! group of volunteers, the Friends of the Mashpee coordination of the long-term planning of the Town of Library. Long term President, Barbara Notarius Mashpee. finished her second term in office, and was replaced at the helm by former Library Trustee,Nancy Soderberg. On July 6, 2011 the Board re-organized electing I! Mary Elaine Waygan as Chairman, Joseph E. Mullin, Looking toward the upcoming months,our focus Esq as Vice-Chair, and George Petersen as Clerk. The will be on crafting a Strategic Plan that will chart our Associate Member position has remained vacant. goals for the next five years. We will be looking for Dennis Balzarini serves as the Board's representative input from full-time and seasonal residents and would on the Historic District Commission.David Kooharian like to extend an invitation to everyone to become more involved in the Library. Volunteer. Join the Friends. represents the Board on the Design Review Committee. Attend a program. Check out an eBook. And then tell George Petersen represents the Board on the us what else we can do for you and your family. We Environmental Oversight Committee. Mary Elaine need your support and are always looking for in people Waygan represents the Board on the Community Preservation Committee. The Board was pleased to willing to share their time and talents. To those of you who are already contributing to our success, we thank receive at our meetings Selectmen s Liaison to the you! Planning Board, Tom O'Hara. We are also pleased to report that all Board members have been trained on the On behalf of the Staff and Trustees I would like to Open Meeting and Conflict of Interest Laws. offer sincere appreciation and special recognition to our In 2011,the Planning Board held twenty-two(22) co-workers and colleagues in the Town of Mashpee: public meetings. The Board acted on nine (9) special Town Manager, Joyce Mason and her staff, Dawn permit modifications,three(3)Approval Not Required Thayer and the Accounting Department, David (ANR)plans and one(1)preliminary subdivision plan. Delvecchio and the IT staff,Catherine Laurent and the The Planning Board presented one(1)zoning article at entire crew at the DPW, and Marilyn Farren and the the Town Meetings in 2011 and made Human Resources team. You make us look so good by recommendations on two (2) road takings. The Board being so good at what you do! And finally, a special nod to Mike Richardson, the Selectman Liaison to the also used meeting time to work on the Local Comprehensive Plan update as well as on the on-going Library Board of Trustees for his cheerful support of the Library and for encouraging us to push for review of the proposed new development at Mashpee excellence. Commons. Project proponent Mashpee Commons LP is pursuing a Development Agreement with the Cape Respectfully submitted, Cod Commission and the Town of Mashpee for a mixed use development, encompassing twenty-nine Kathleen Mahoney Library Director (29) acres of land at the Mashpee Rotary. L. Understandably, this proposal is of particular interest to the Board and to the Town on the whole. In an effort to better inform Mashpee residents, the Board posted 115