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i 02649. This main office is open part-time, Monday - Our Housing Assistance Program, approved by Friday 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM. We are closed for the Community Preservation Committee and funded by m� administrative work on Fridays, but are available by the town at Town Meeting, has continued in 2013 and we appointment.Hours can vary without notice depending we have been able to assist about 55 Mashpee citizens, on staff vacations, trainings, meetings and other appointments outside of the office. The Asher's Path Mrs.Botsford has maintained her certification as Pe Apartments site office is open Mondays,Wednesdays, a Credit Compliance Professional and increased to level Pc and Thursdays, 8 AM – 1:30 PM. Applicants and C7P. Mrs.Botsford has remained an active member in clients are encouraged to call for an appointment if they all Executive Director Groups as well as a board need to see someone. Special appointment times can member of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National v be arranged, including evening and weekends. A 24- Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials A' hour drop box has been installed in the main office (MassNAHRO). This year,Mrs.Botsford was awarded 0 entranceway to allow people to drop off paperwork at Member of the Year award from the Massachusetts a€ i any time. Applications for housing are available at the Chapter of the National Association of Housing and be main office entranceway 24 hours a day, seven days a Redevelopment Officials(MassNAHRO). The housing be week. Applications for Asher's Path Apartments are authority was also awarded an Outstanding Agency re available in the lobby of that building 24 hours a day, Award for starting its Mashpee Housing Assistance he seven days a week. Board meetings are held monthly, Program. bE usually on the second Thursday of every month unless al otherwise posted at the Town Hall. The location of the Several Capital Improvement jobs have been ei meetings is usually at the main office at 7 Job's Fishing completed including replacement apartment kitchen h Road. Meetings are always posted with the Town Clerk countertops at our Homeyer Village site, repairing of is at the Town Hall. The authority has a website: sidewalks at our Homeyer Village site, repairing of lc www.mashpeehousing.org and receives email storm drain at Breezy Acres, replacement of one al communication at: mashpeeha@capecod.net. washer and one dryer at our Homeyer Village site; a replacement of carpeting in common areas at our h Administration Asher's Path site, installation of additional security o The housing authority's Executive Director is Leila cameras at our Asher's Path site,replacement of some V Botsford. Management and administration of the kitchen counters and cabinets at our Breezy Acres site, c Mashpee Housing Authority is the responsibility of the and some apartment flooring replacements at our a Executive Director,with support from staff comprising of Homeyer Village site. b an Executive Assistant, an Administrative Assistant, a YIn 2013,the Authority paid out over$388,545.00 s Property Manager, a social activities coordinator, a in rent subsidies for Mashpee resident, and paid e Director of Maintenance,and aCustodian/Groundskeeper. $4,914.33 to the Town of Mashpee for a payment in Policy is established by a five member Board of lieu of taxes for our family housing site. I Commissioners—four of whom are elected and one As of December 31, 2013 all waiting lists are state-appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts. c open for the following housing programs that we offer: � Current members are David Harsch,Richard Halpern, Chapter 667 housing (elderly housing) at Homeyer Francis Laporte,Jill Allen, and Kevin Shackett. I Village; Chapter 705 housing for families (three Activities During the Past Year bedrooms);the three,and four-bedroom MRVP Project Based housing at Mashpee Village and housing for Our partnership with Housing Assistance those 55 years of age or older at Asher's Path Corporation to construction of 10 new affordable Apartments. Waiting lists for the Chapter 667 housing family rentals (Great Cove Community) has moved for the disabled (one bedroom) and the one bedroom along rapidly and we are on schedule to start renting in MRVP Project Based program are open until May 12, the Spring of 2014. This project is partially funded by . 2014. The two bedroom MRVP Project Based program the town's Community Preservation Committee, to list is closed due to the extremely long wait (over 10 which we are extremely grateful. Housing Assistance years). Eligibility requirements must be met based on Corporation is the developer and Mashpee Housing the individual programs. Authority will manage the property. 96