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11ing from the Community Preservation Act, Mashpee Re ort of the C High School woodworking classes are busy construct- P ;t ing fixtures (replica desks and benches) for the build- Mashpee Housing Authority ing. MOSPC has applied for additional CPA funding to address the cost of moving the building not covered n by the earlier award. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the )f Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: )f The MHC cooperated during the year with C requests for assistance or information from numerous Mission Statement it visitors, reporters, and researchers. Our historian, ly Rosemary Burns, completed a series of three articles It is the mission of the Mashpee Housing id on New Seabury history published by the Peninsula Authority to remain committed to working coopera- )s Reporter and a two-page spread on summer visitors tively with community, state, Federal, and local offr- a published in the Mashpee Enterprise. She also contin- cials to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing to ct ued research toward a book-length history of South the citizens of Mashpee in an atmosphere of dignity I- Mashpee. We expect to produce mini pamphlets on and respect. ig selected subjects such as the history of education in Mashpee. Purpose The Mashpee Housing Authority is a duly orga- a All Commissioners helped visitors find nized public housing authority, created under MGL n- genealogical information, family photos, and other Chapter 121B. The Authority provides income-based a- documents at the Archives. Rosemary Burns and rental units to the elderly, disabled, and families. The [o Frank Lord previewed a Power Point presentation on Authority administers federal and state housing pro- 1p Mashpee history at Windchime condominiums. The grams under the direction of the authority's Executive Id MHC hopes to do more presentations for 2008. Director,with the oversight of a five-member Board of a- Commissioners all of whom are residents of Mashpee. m We continue efforts to computerize and organize to records to improve access to documents, books, and General Information C collections. Senior Clerk Ann Graham maintains our o- database and transfers our VHS video tapes to DVDs The Mashpee Housing Authority main office is to keep up with the technology. Commissioner located in the Community Building of the Frank J. Gordon Peters will be recording changes in Town Homeyer Village, 7 Jobs Fishing Road,Mashpee, MA id through photographs and scanning and documenting 02649. This office is open part-time, Monday — ae our photographic collection. Thursday from 8:00 AM—noon, with afternoon hours se varying from week to week depending on staff sched- a Regretfully, Commissioner Paula Peters resigned ules, meetings and other appointments outside of the Ig this year due to conflict with new employment. office. The Asher's Path Apartments site office is It. open Mondays,Wednesdays,and Thursday from 8AM J- We are grateful to the Board of Selectmen and —4:00 PM. Housing Authority clients are encouraged es Town Manager Joyce Mason for their interest and sup- to call for an appointment if they need to see someone. of port. Special appointment times can be arranged, including evening and weekends. A 24-hour drop box has been We also thank the people of Mashpee who installed in the main office entranceway to allow peo- ig encourage us in our work, donate materials to the ple to drop off paperwork at any time. Applications Id Archives, volunteer, and help us preserve Mashpee's for housing are available at the main office entrance- it history and culture. We always welcome your visits way 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Monthly W and comments. Board meetings are held on the second Thursday of re every month, at 5:30 PM unless otherwise posted at S, Respectfully submitted, the Town Hall. Meetings are posted with the Town ie Lee GurneyChairperson Clerk at the Town Hall. al , ,S Rosemary Burns Administration s Frank J.Lord 1e Sunny Merritt The Housing Authority's Executive Director is ie Gordon Peters Leila Botsford. Management and administration of A Gail Slattery the Mashpee Housing Authority is the responsibility le Ann Graham Clerk of the Executive Director, with support from staff 1- 115 I