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i will help prevent human exposure. Keep cats and fer- rets indoors and dogs under direct supervision. Report of the j Mashpee Historical Three public flu clinics were held for our resi- dents. The first two clinics were restricted to high-risk Commission individuals. The third clinic held in January of 2007 was open to all Cape and Island residents 18 years of age and older. In all, 840 flu and 150 pneumonia To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the immunizations were performed. We would like to Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: thank all our Council on Aging volunteers who helped create very smooth and orderly clinics,Christ the King The mission of the Mashpee Historical Parish for use of their facility and the Visiting Nurses Commission (MHC) is to preserve and maintain the Association. history of Mashpee and identify, evaluate, and protect its cultural heritage, historic records and properties. o erties. Horsley and Witten our new environmental P H y engineering firm overseeing the Asher's Path Sanitary The MHC went through further changes in 2006. Landfill, will fulfill Mashpee's obligations to oversee We regretfully accepted the resignation of Joseph the groundwater, surface water and gas monitoring Slattery from the Commission in April. All four of our requirements. Landfill cap inspections are conducted volunteers (Frank Kelly, Paula Webster, Pat Leonard and reports forwarded to the state. Contaminants and Judy Godin)left us during the year to pursue other remain below levels set by the E.P.A. interests. We miss them and are grateful for their many years of service. In 2006,the Board adopted a new cesspool regu- lation. This regulation authorizes the Certified Septic Frank J. Lord joined the Commission in Inspector to fail all cesspools upon transfer of prop- September and Gordon Peters in December. With erty. Adoption of this regulation further supports Chair Lee Gurney, historian Rosemary Burns, Sunny efforts to reduce nitrogen. Additional regulations per- Merritt, Paula Peters and Gail Slattery the taining to recycling and food establishments will be Commission is now at full membership. We are in the forthcoming in 2007. process of recruiting several new volunteers and plan to use their interests and expertise appropriately. Ann The Barnstable County Department of Health Graham became our new Clerk and only paid and Environment provided the summer bathing beach employee in September, following the retirement of sampling labor and administrative reporting to the Lois Wakefield-Perry in May. town and state. There was one marine closing and seven fresh-water closings due to high bacteria in The MHC cooperated with requests for informa- Mashpee. tion from the Massachusetts Historical Commission and numerous visitors,reporters,and researchers. Lee In conclusion, as the town continues to develop Gurney and Gail Slattery, with the support of and town departments are asked to once again level Rosemary Burns, serve on the recently revived Local fund,we would like to commend our health agents and Historic District Study Committee assessing a poten- administrative staff for their professionalism, consci- tial local district in Mashpee's historic town center. entiousness and commitment to the residents of our Paula Peters represents the MHC on the Community town. Preservation Act Committee. Sunny Merritt and Frank Lord serve as liaisons to the Mashpee One- Respectfully submitted, Room Schoolhouse Preservation Council. Gail Steven R.Ball, Chair Slattery continues to provide MHC exhibits at the Post Lucy Burton, Co-Chairman Office. Rosemary Burns continues work on the his- L.Glenn Santos, Clerk tory of south Mashpee. Our newest Commissioner, Gordon Peters, will be recording changes in Town through photographs. The Mashpee One-Room Schoolhouse Preservation Council (MOSPC), created as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation "Friends" group in 2004, held its first formal meeting in the Archives building. 107