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Catherine E. Conroy tion, the Commission is charged with preparing and s C.Ben Lofchie overseeing the implementation of the Regional Policy John W. Cramer, Jr. Plan, the set of planning policies and objectives that J.Michael Cardeiro guide development on Cape Cod. Jeralyn Smith I Representation on the Cape Cod Commission D.Bruce McHenry Barnstable Representative provides the Town of Mashpee with opportunities to Lance Lambros Sandwich Representative participate in setting regional policy and to advocate f Carey E. Murphy Falmouth Representative for the town's interests in land use planning. Commission membership involves each Cape town in The four ex-officio non-voting members are: important regulatory and funding matters at regional, , state, and federal levels. Through the Commission's 1 Senator Robert O'Leary Cape and Islands involvement, many committees and councils con- Senatorial District tribute to the quality of life throughout Barnstable i County. Some of these groups include the Barnstable Representative Matthew Patrick Third Barnstable County HOME Consortium Advisory Council, the Representative District Barnstable County Wastewater Implementation Committee, the Bays Legal Fund, the Cape Cod Truman Henson Representative of Groundwater Guardian Team, the Cape Cod Joint Coastal Zone Management Transportation Committee, the Cape Cod ! Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Citizens Paul Didodati Representative of Advisory Council for the Massachusetts Military Department of Fisheries,Wildlife Reservation,the Massachusetts Bays Program,and the and Environmental Management Massachusetts Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste ;II i advisory committees. Respectfully submitted, In Fiscal year 2003, the Cape Cod Commission I Morris Kirsner, Esquire provided a wide variety of services to the entire Chairman of the South Cape Beach Barnstable County region, including support for the State Park Advisory Committee development, updating, or implementation of Local Comprehensive Plans; coordination of Barnstable County's HOME and Soft Second Loan programs; preparation of the annual Comprehensive Economic Report of the Development Strategy for Cape Cod; regulatory !! review of Development of Regional Impact(DRI)pro- Cape COCA Commissionposals; support for the Cape Cod Transit Task Force; ; preparation of the annual Transportation Improvement To the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee Program (TIP); continuation of the Cape Cod Pond and Lake Stewardship Program; continued participa- The Cape Cod Commission provides regional tion in the Massachusetts Estuaries Project and other services and serves as a coordinator of many projects coastal and freshwater watery-quality studies; support and activities that affect all of Barnstable County. for Cape Cod Land Bank committees; and coordina- Activities involve promotion of affordable housing, tion of the Cape Cod Pathways program. demographic and economic data analyses, economic TECHNICAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE development programs, geographic mapping and data analyses, historic preservation, marine and coastal TOWN OF MASHPEE, FY 2003 resource protection, preservation of open space and The Cape Cod Commission provided direct tech- natural resources, transportation planning and analy- nical services to the Town of Mashpee in Fiscal Year ses,solid and hazardous waste management,and water 2003, as described below: quality and water supply protection. The Cape Cod Commission is charged with Planning, Community Development, and reviewing and regulating Developments of Regional Regulatory Program Impact (DRIB) for all 15 communities of Barnstable • Provided support for the $25,000 Local County. The Commission is also charged with recom- Comprehensive Plan (LCP) Implementation mending designation of Districts of Critical Planning Grant awarded by Barnstable County. Concern (DCPCs) which allow communities to pro- tect resources of significant regional value through • Provided technical comments on a Draft special regulatory and planning processes. In addi- Environmental Impact Report filed with the 141