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FIR 1 Report of the Department of Public Works To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: n In 2013, the Department of Public Works performed its normal operations for maintaining the town roads, buildings, and properties including Heritage Park,South Cape Beach,the Transfer Station, and the cemeteries. Below are highlights of several specific activities The Tiger Long Playground at Heritage Park was during the past year. upgraded. The project included installation of new surfacing that is 100%accessible as well as installation Road Projects of new play structures. A shade structure was also Construction associated with conversion of the erected adjacent to the playground. Construction of a following private roads to public roads was completed: splash pad began and will be completed in Spring 2014. Timberland Shores (Hemlock Drive, Beechwood The project was funded through the Community Drive,Attaquin Street,Hornbeam Lane,Lantern Lane, Preservation Act. Pocknomett Street, Autumn Drive, Elm Lane, Holly Way, Fir Court); Quail Hollow Road; Shorewood Funding for renovation of the Community Park Drive; Sarakumitt Village (Park Place, Burning Bush, and Veterans Garden, located on Collins Lane across Scenic, Wood Haul, Noisy Hole); Sandy Fox Dr and from Town Hall, was approved at the May Town Fox Hill Rd; Ockway Bay Road; Pleasant Park Drive; Meeting. The project is currently under design and will Santuit Woods(Shields Road,Lyn Court,Tricia Lane, include a pavilion, lighting, and walking paths for use Michele Lane,Tobisset Street,Pequot Road and Court, by the Town and others for special events. Nobska Road). Construction will begin in Summer 2014 and is also funded through the Community Preservation Act. Construction associated with re-construction of Great Neck Road North was completed. The project Two additional projects were approved at the included re-alignment of several intersections, October Town Meeting with funding through the installation of a traffic signal at Lowell Road, Community Preservation Act. The first is improvement installation of drainage,and construction of a sidewalk of the facilities at John's Pond Beach. The along the west side in addition to reconstruction of the improvements will include construction of a new road itself. This project was funded through Chapter parking lot, bathhouse/picnic pavilion, and a 90. playground. The second project is improvement of the facilities at Great River Boat Ramp. These Special Projects improvements will include replacement/expansion of the parking lot, installation of a new ramp, and Reconstruction of the Santuit Pond Dam and fish construction of an accessible dock/float system. Both ladder was completed. The project brought the earthen projects will be completed in 2014. dam into compliance with current state and federal standards and improved fish passage over the dam. The Building Projects new pool and weir style fish ladder was designed to accommodate not only River Herring returning to the At Town Hall, DPW, Police, Fire, and the three pond to spawn but also American Eel. The work was schools, the exterior lighting was replaced with LED funded through the Cape Cod Water Resource fixtures (both building lights and parking lot lights). Restoration Project(CCWRRP)as well as the Towns of The LED fixtures use significantly less electricity than Mashpee and Barnstable who share ownership of the the existing lights, resulting in an energy and cost property. savings. The projects were funded 100%through Cape 112