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subsequently appointed by the Selectmen to serve on
<br /> Report of the the Committee.
<br /> Planning Board
<br /> The BRCC was charged with focusing initially
<br /> on three areas of concern: (1) Water resources, (2)
<br />` To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Traffic management, and(3)On-going land and build-
<br /> Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: ing development.
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<br /> On behalf of the Planning Board,it is my distinct The water resources issue was the subject of the
<br /> honor to submit our report for calendar year 2006. Planning Board's proposed DCPC nomination and
<br /> continues to be of major concern. Recognizing that
<br /> The sitting members of the Board as of January this important issue would be addressed by the BRCC,
<br /> 1,2006,were the Chair, Beverly A. Kane, Vice-Chair, the Planning Board voted to put aside its DCPC nom-
<br /> ination fora period of six months and to support and
<br /> Dennis Balzarini, Clerk, Lee Gurney, John Halachis,
<br /> Myrna Nuey, and Harvey Cohen. At the May, 2006 participate in the newly formed Committee.
<br /> election, Beverly Kane and Dennis Balzarini were re-
<br /> elected to 3-year terms. Following the election, the Planning Board members committed to review-
<br /> Board re-organized as follows: Beverly Kane, Chair, ing a number of recommended items from the final
<br /> Dennis Balzarini, Vice-Chair, and Lee Gurney, Clerk. draft DCPC document and to work towards preparing
<br /> action plans.
<br /> The Planning Board's agenda items addressed
<br /> during calendar year 2006 included reviews, discus- Since the scientific data indicates that the major-
<br /> sions and modifications of special permits, subdivi- ity of controllable nitrogen loading comes from septic
<br /> sions plans and definitive plans for Southport, South systems (approximately 75%) and the fact that
<br /> Cape Village, Windchime Point Condominiums, Stearns & Wheler is in the process of conducting a
<br /> Mashpee Commons, New Seabury, Stratford Ponds, town-wide wastewater management plan, the BRCC
<br /> Willowbend Country Club and Quashnet Valley. decided to focus its efforts on targeting the reduction
<br /> Various Approval Not Required (ANR) plans were of nitrogen loading attributable to stormwater runoff
<br /> reviewed,public hearings were held for the purpose of and fertilizer(approximately25%).
<br /> naming streets, and requests for Release of
<br /> Performance Guarantees were addressed. At its Wednesday, March 1, 2006 meeting, the
<br /> Board discussed and evaluated the progress of the
<br /> Zoning articles: Ten articles requesting amend- Blue Ribbon Comprehensive Committee and decided
<br /> ments and/or clarifications to existing bylaws were that it would continue to support the Committee's
<br /> submitted and placed on the warrant for the October work through to the completion of its 18-month char-
<br /> 2006 town meeting, and subsequently passed by vote ter, and at that time will again evaluate the
<br /> of the citizens. Two of the articles dealt with water Committee's accomplishments.
<br /> quality issues and one article updated and clarified the
<br /> subdivision bylaw to make cluster subdivisions As of December 31, 2006, the Planning Board's
<br /> mandatory in most cases. The Commonwealth of contributions to the BRCC's efforts to decrease the
<br /> Massachusetts presented the town with a "2006 Smart negative impacts of stormwater runoff and fertilizer
<br /> Growth Award" in recognition of our new "Cluster have resulted in the following accomplishments:
<br /> Development" zoning bylaw.
<br /> Publication of Charles Rowley's report:
<br /> Blue Ribbon Comprehensive Committee: "Stormwater Report on Runoff to Mashpee and
<br /> Santuit Rivers From Public Ways"
<br /> The Board of Selectmen's suggestion of an alter-
<br /> native to the Planning Board-proposed Water Revision of Zoning Bylaw, Section 174.21.1,
<br /> Resources District of Critical Planning Concern Storm Water Management Bylaw
<br /> (D.C.P.C.) resulted in the formation of the Blue Revision of Zoning Bylaw, Section 174-27,
<br /> r Ribbon Comprehensive Committee (BRCC). The Water Quality Report Bylaw
<br /> Committee was chartered on August 15, 2005 with an Revision of Zoning Bylaw, Section 174-47,
<br /> 18-month time-line and held its first meeting on Cluster Development Bylaw
<br /> September 27, 2005. Lee Gurney and Beverly Kane
<br /> were chosen to represent the Planning Board and were
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