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Significant progress has been made in increasing the awareness of the concept of"visitability"and it has Report of the been endorsed by the Affordable Housing Committee Building Department and the Planning Board. Three of the Chapter 40B projects going through the permitting process will include"visitable"units. All 120 units in the Mashpee To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Woods project will be"visitable"and significant num- Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: bers of the units in the Ashers Path and Jobs & Whiting projects will be "visitable." The main function of the Building Department is In 2007, the committee intends to work to obtain Public Safety and Public Service. We provide infor- mation to the residents of Mashpee regarding a second automatic door for the front entrance of the Building, Electric, Plumbing and Gas codes and also high school and Quashnet School. We also hope to enforce the Towns Zoning Bylaws. continue to work with the Council on Aging and Board of Health to identify all disabled residents who We accept permit applications, perform plan may require assistance during an emergency. review for code compliance and issue permits accord- Emergency shelters need to be inspected to insure they ingly. This year the total permit count for all permits are fully accessible to disabled residents. Efforts will was 2526. This count is approximately 19% lower continue to ensure handicapped parking spaces are in than the previous year and reflects the current down- compliance with ADA regulations and town bylaws. turn in the real estate market. This count does not, We will also seek means for ensuring there is adequate however, indicate a slowdown in this office. Instead, it handicapped parking for major events in town. We has given us the opportunity to pursue issues which in will continue to work with town officials to pursue the the past were neglected due to our extreme work possibility of earmarking funds from parking viola- loads. One major issue we are attempting to resolve is tions for ADA purposes. We must continue to work the backlog of "open" permits. These are permits with the Chamber of Commerce to see that business which for one reason or another have never been final- owners and managers are aware of ADA requirements ized and clog our system.We are also pushing forward and that public access facilities are truly accessible. on correcting long standing zoning violations that have We will pursue the feasibility of including a closed been overlooked. caption capability in the next town cable contract with COMCAST. Finally, we will continue to work for Although there is a current downturn in the mar- building more accessible housing in Mashpee. ket,that downturn is mainly residential.Mashpee con- tinues to attract many varied large scale commercial Respectfully submitted, developers hoping to satisfy more than one of our William Dundon(Co-Chairman) towns needs.Mashpee Commons,South Cape Village, Beverly Wooldridge (Co-Chairman) Southport,New Seabury, Ashers Path Apartments and Ira Brown possibly Mashpee Woods are all immense and unique Marilyn Farren projects either under construction or in the planning Patricia Parolski stage. Each of these developments will begin to fulfill Merton Sapers the diverse needs of the Town both commercially and Richard Stevens residentially. Robert Wooldridge Charles Maintanis (alternate for Mr. Stevens) This department looks forward to the challenge. Respectfully Submitted, Richard Stevens Building Inspector 101