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Commerce in development of a "ladder" sign to help improve visibility for businesses on Echo Road, and Report of the working with the Town Clerk, Fire Department and Housing Authority Postmaster in developing new addressing systems to enhance public safety response times in condominium projects and multi-tenant commercial projects. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee I also served on a variety of Town and regional committees, including the Open Space (Land Bank) Mission Statement: Committee (ex officio), Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Management Committee (and Land It is the mission of the Mashpee Housing Acquisition and Signage Subcommittees), APCC Authority to remain committed to working coopera- Cape Cod Business Roundtable and the County's tively with community, state, Federal, and local offi- Wastewater Implementation Committee. In addition, cials to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing to Eric or I served as primary staff to the Historic District the citizens of Mashpee in an atmosphere of dignity Study Committee and the Affordable Housing and respect. Committee and provided assistance to the Library Building Committee and the Senior Center Building General Information: Committee. The Mashpee Housing Authority is located in the Community Building of the Frank J.Homeyer Village, Over the years,the Planning Department has sin- 7 Jobs Fishing Road, Mashpee, MA 02649. Office cerely appreciated your continued support and encour- hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 agement. We continue to seek your opinions on the p.m. planning issues that face the Town and encourage you to participate actively in the Board meetings and com- The housing authority's Executive Director is munity debates that will help shape our town in the Leila Botsford. Management and administration of future. As always,we also pledge to do all that we can the Mashpee Housing Authority is the responsibility to help keep Mashpee a wonderful place to call home. of the Executive Director, with support from staff comprising of a part-time Administrative Assistant a Respectfully submitted, and part-time Maintenance person. F. Thomas Fudala Policy is established by a five member Board of Town Planner Commissioners--four of whom are elected and one state-appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts. Monthly meetings are held at the housing authority » offices on the second Thursday of every month,at 5:30 PM unless otherwise posted at the Town Hall. We cur- -" rently have one vacancy on the board. Current mem bers are as follows: k !f i —Chairperson r' David C Harsch E. Stuart Peoples—State Appointee, Vice-Chairperson LaVerne Williams—Treasurer Dan HomeY er Richard Halpern Activities During the Past Year: 2003 brought more budget cutbacks and staff changes,yet we were kept very busy trying to meet the needs of our clients. In 2003, we paid out over $396,000.00 in rent subsidies for Mashpee residents. The Authority has continued to focus on address ing the affordable housing crisis in the town of 112