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Report of the This completes restoration of all six courts over the past Department of Public Works two years. As indicated in last year's report, the Town To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the received funding through the Cape Cod Water Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Resource Restoration Project for three projects, a Federally-funded program. One project is completion In 2011, the Department of Public Works of drainage improvements on Mashpee Neck Road, performed its normal operations for maintaining the The project's goal is to improve water quality in town roads, buildings, and Shoestring Bay,valuable shellfish habitat. Design and g properties including Heritage Park,South Cape Beach,the Transfer Station, permitting was completed. Substantial completion was and the cemeteries. achieved in December. Construction will be completed in 2012. Resurfacing and drainage improvements on Below are highlights of several specific activities the balance of the road will be coordinated with this during the past year. project. Another project is completion of a breach analysis for the Santuit Pond Dam and John's Pond Road Projects Dam. The analysis is necessary for design for Conversion of Horseshoe Bend Way,Cape Drive, improvement/reconstruction of the dams. This project Bayshore Drive, and Brookside Circle from private has been completed. The third project is roads to public roads was completed over the year. design/reconstruction of the Santuit Pond Dam and fish ladder. The project's goal is to bring the earthen dam Re-construction of Old Barnstable Road from into compliance with current state and federal standards Route 151 to the just beyond the Middle/High School and improve fish passage over the dam. This project is was completed in August. still under design and will be completed in 2012. Construction associated with re-construction of Funding was approved at the October Annual Great Neck Road North began. The project which will Town Meeting through the Community Preservation be completed in phases through 2012 will include re- Act for purchase of solar-powered artificial water alignment of several intersections, installation of a circulators for Santuit Pond. These circulators were traffic signal at Lowell Road, installation of drainage, one of the options proposed by the Santuit Pond and construction of a sidewalk along the west side in Diagnostic Study completed by AECOM in 2010 to addition to reconstruction of the road itself. Re- improve water quality and minimize algal bloom in the alignment of the intersection of Quashnet Road with Pond. Installation of these circulators will be Great Neck Road North was completed in November. completed in Spring 2012. The re-alignment resulted in construction of a single intersection to replace the two existing intersections. Building Projects The new road intersects Great Neck Road North at At the Quashnet Elementary School, flooring better angle,improving sight distance and safety. This replacement in the classrooms was completed(phased project will be funded through Chapter 90. over several years) as was refurbishing of the lockers and Phase I of installation of hand dryers in the Special Projects bathrooms. At the KC Coombs Elementary School, Construction of the last new field at Heritage construction of a walk and stairway to the Boys&Girls Park, a softball field, was completed. The project, a Club was completed. This project was funded by a 10-acre expansion of the facility was funded through donation to the B&G Club. At the Middle/High the Community Preservation Act. The expansion School, repairs to the roof were completed as was included construction of 4 new fields, a new parking refurbishing of the stairwells and replacement of the lot, and a new maintenance building with irrigation floor in the Culinary Arts classroom. well. Installation of solar panels on three municipal At the Mashpee High/Middle School repair and buildings was completed through a Power Purchase resurfacing of the remaining tennis courts were in July. Agreement. A 312 kilowatt(kW)system was installed on the roof at the Middle/High School. This system is I 120