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Work continued on the Planning Board's committees and departments with their activities and
<br /> "Mashpee Greenways" plan, with input from the responds to frequent requests from developers,realtors,
<br /> Department and a group of interested residents and appraisers, attorneys, consultants, landowners, other
<br /> coordination with Mashpee Commons.The goal of the town planners,planning students,residents and others
<br /> project is to provide the citizens of Mashpee with with planning, zoning, land use, traffic, land title and
<br /> public spaces to enjoy within the de-facto center of the similar requests for information and assistance.In 2013
<br /> town, which would also serve as a hub, tied in all those included 558 phone calls, 162 office visits and
<br /> directions to our extensive network of nature trails. over 300 email requests.
<br /> Features of the plan include a central park with
<br /> facilities to be located on the green across from the Some specific projects included demographic and
<br /> library,an exercise trail loop/exercise stations linking other data requested by the consultant working on a
<br /> the Commons with the Senior Center, Boys & Girls Human Services Needs Assessment for Mashpee,
<br /> Club and the elementary school area and walking and assistance to MassDevelopment consultants on
<br /> jogging trails that would connect the park to Mashpee development of a Joint Base Cape Cod(formerly Mass.
<br /> High School and Trout Pond, and from there to trails Military Reservation) master plan and utility studies,
<br /> along the Quashnet and Mashpee Rivers and then to assistance to the Tribal Council with the development
<br /> South Cape Beach and Johns, Mashpee and Santuit process for their proposed Wampanoag Village housing
<br /> Ponds. The trails would include a series of smaller project on Meetinghouse Road and assistance to the
<br /> parks and green spaces that would pass through the Assessing Department and Town Council in reaching a
<br /> heart of the Commons and integrate the public settlement with the state that will result in more than
<br /> recreation spaces with its commercial core and one million extra dollars to the Town in "PILOT"
<br /> surrounding residential areas. In conjunction with payments over the next 5 years.
<br /> activities such as farmers markets, artisan fairs,
<br /> concerts, outdoor movies, public art, bike and kayak During 2013, I continued to serve on the Plan
<br /> rentals and possibly a winter skating/ summer splash Review Committee and the Mashpee National Wildlife
<br /> park, the hope is that Mashpee Commons and the Refuge Management Committee. The Refuge
<br /> surrounding area will become a year-round destination Management Committee continued to focus its efforts
<br /> for citizens, visitors and their families looking for on planning for public safety, particularly wildfire
<br /> recreational opportunities along with a distinctive hazard protection, as well as on habitat protection and
<br /> shopping and dinning experience. a specific project related to rare New England
<br /> Cottontail rabbits, as well as the U.S. Fish &Wildlife
<br /> Given staff limitations and the Planning Board's Service's Congressionally-mandated"Comprehensive
<br /> decision to focus on its Greenways plan, the update of Conservation Plan" for the Mashpee Refuge, which
<br /> our Comprehensive Plan has moved forward more slowly should be completed in early 2014.In addition,as part
<br /> than anticipated.During 2013,I developed materials for of an update to the Mass.Military Reservation's"Joint
<br /> Board review of the Land Use & Growth Management Land Use Study" (JLUS) regarding coordination of
<br /> element Vision Statement,Goals,Objectives and Policies planning for on-base facilities with land use planning in
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<br /> and drafted a proposed Land Use Vision Map.The Vision the surrounding four towns, I served as a member ofi
<br /> Statement was adopted by Planning Board in January, the JLUS Technical Advisory Committee.
<br /> while Goals, Objectives and Policies were adopted in
<br /> March. The Board decided not to adopt a Land Use The Planning Dept./Planning Board pages of the
<br /> Vision Map until the LCP update is completed. Town's web site provide Planning Board forms,
<br /> planning-related links, the Town's Zoning Bylaw,
<br /> In addition to assisting the Planning Board with project checklists,the Board's Subdivision and Special
<br /> Permit reviews and other tasks, the Department Permit Regulations and other planning-related
<br /> undertakes other assignments from the Board of documents. Recordings of television broadcasts of the
<br /> Selectmen or Town Manager, assists the Inspections Planning Board's meetings can also be viewed on the
<br /> Department, Conservation Commission, Historic Town's web site at http://www.mashpeema.gov.
<br /> District Commission, Historical Commission, Sewer
<br /> Commission, Town Counsel, Assessing Department, I greatly appreciate the assistance of the
<br /> Inspections Department and ZBA staff across the hall
<br /> Affordable Housing Committee, ZBA, Mashpee P P
<br /> in taking delivery of plans and other materials and
<br /> Housing Authority, EDIC and other boards,
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