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Snow and Ice Operations: d Report of the The DPW responded to 20 Snow and Ice events 5 Department of Public Works during the winter season. The largest snow storm was d February 12, 2006 with 13 to 18 inches of snow, n To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the The Department of Public Works acknowledges I' a Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: the retirement of Burley Greene, who served the rest.ff dents of Mashpee for thirty six years. We wish Burley In 2006, the Department of Public Works per- all the best in his retirement. 3 formed its normal operations for maintaining the town a Ex roads and properties including Heritage Park, South transfer Station: t y { Cape Beach, the Transfer Station, and the cemeteries. Below are highlights of several specific activities dur- In 2006 the Town of Mashpee generated 9,863 } ing the past year. tons of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). This is an j increase for the first time in several years. Analyzing j r =) this number, the increase is due entirely to an 8% i Road Projects: y p j increase from 2005 of trash collected by private ! Two town roads were resurfaced; a portion of haulers. This is trash generated by commercial prop- Sampson's Mill Road was completed from Cape Drive erties and residential properties with curbside pickup. to Route 28 and Lowell Road was completed from Old At the Transfer Station, 4,570 tons were collected,n' Barnstable Road to Great Neck Road North. Two change from 2005. Consequently, in an attempt to t town roads were reconstructed: Quashnet Road and address the increase, the DPW and Recycling Lovell's Lane with additional drainage added and the 6 ` Committee will be working with the Board of Health entire paving surface reconstructed. to implement recycling requirements for private haulers. i The intersection of Lowell Road and Great Neck Road North was realigned and reconstructed. The Recycling at the Transfer Station saw a slight t �I entire cost was funded by Talanian Realty. t decrease from 2005 (3%). Approximately 1,939 tons of materials were collected (general recyclables,yard 1 Three subdivisions were converted from private waste, and bulky waste only). Below is a list of some r roads to town roads. They were Harbor Ridge Road, Cranberry Ridge Road, and Quashnet Woods Road. of the materials collected at the Transfer Station withsw 1 a comparison of the quantities collected in 2006 versus 1 All the roads in Santuit Pond Estates were main- 2005. tained and double microsurfaced. 2006 2005 The traffic signal at Orchard Road and Route 28 Newspaper 253 tons 270 tons Cardboard 125 tons 124 tons ; was designed and constructed by Talanian Realty as Magazines 81 tons 76 tons mitigation for the South Cape Plaza project. The sig- paper/Junk Mail 35 tons 19 tons nal is designed to be "traffic actuated" and adjust phases to the demand of traffic. The signal was Chipboard 27 tons 13 tons installed in May. Scrap Metal/Appliances 230 tons 298 tons Glass86 tons 107 tons Greg Taylor, Director of Public Works, com- Plastic 28 tons 29 tons ' Cans 17 tons 16 tons pleted a year long term as President of the yard Waste 1,000 tons 1,000 tons Massachusetts Highway Association, a group of high- 704 tires 896 tires r way officials throughout the Commonwealth who pro- Tires mote education and safe community roads. Used Oil 3,420 gallons 3,310 gallons I Antifreeze 110 gallons 160 gallons Special Projects: Car Batteries 433 batteries 391 batteries 1 j Electronics/CRTs 57 tons 56 tons During the month of June, over 14 inches of rain Propane Tanks 149 tanks 475 tanks fell in Mashpee. This is 5.9 billion gallons of water in Mattresses 1,041 mattresses 939 mattresses one month. Many areas were overwashed. During the summer and early fall, the DPW added additional In addition to the materials collected at the drainage capacity to Scituate Road, Essex Road Transfer Station the Town continues to provide other I Woodland Road, Falmouth-Sandwich Road Briar recycling services and programs for residents and Patch Lane, Fawn Road and Deer Ridge Road. property owners. At the DPW, residents or property x owners can exchange their mercury thermometers for 44 f