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comprising of a part-time Administrative Assistant bedroom MRVP Project Based housing at Mashpee and full-time Maintenance person. Village. Policy is established by a five member Board of The Authority continues to move forward with Commissioners—four of whom are elected and one the hope to expand our property located 570 Old state-appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts. Barnstable Road (Breezy Acres), thanks in part to the Current members are David Harsch, Richard Halpern, town's Community Preservation Act Committee. The Francis Laporte, Charlotte Garron and Jill Alen. expansion of Breezy Acres will include the construc. tion of housing under a group endeavor with the Activities During the Past Year Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Mental Retardation. We hope Our biggest accomplishment this past year has to add at least two new affordable rental-housing units been the construction and full occupancy of our new for families on this property and afive-bedroom Asher's Path Apartments. Asher's Path Apartments shared living facility for clients of the DMR. Our consists of 56 units of affordable housing for persons applications to the towns CPAC for this project have 55 years or older. The site is located at one Carleton been approved and we are now in design process. Drive, on the corner of Carleton Drive, Asher's Path, and Falmouth Road/Route 28. The Housing Authority Our non-profit corporation, the Mashpee is thankful for the donation of the land, given by the Affordable Housing Trust,while still incorporated as a Town of Mashpee, which made this development pos- 501 (c) 3 is presently inactive. II srble. The Housing Authority awarded the construc- I tion and development to E.A. Fish and Associates of Resident Services Braintree. The groundbreaking took place in February 2007 and occupancy was completed by December Several services and recreational activities are 2007. The Mashpee Housing Authority has partnered offered to our residents: A monthly newsletter is pro- with Peabody Properties for initial management of the vided;Bingo is offered occasionally;there is an annual complex. Financing came from a MassHousing First Ice Cream Social;pot luck dinners; afternoon teas;and Mortgage Permanent Taxable Bond Loan and a loan miscellaneous presentations throughout the year. In from the Priority Development Fund and Low Income addition, the Housing Authority maintains a small Housing Tax Credits. The tax credits were syndicated library for resident use, and a sitting area with televi- ' ' by MHIC, which also provided the construction sion and VCR. Coin-operated washing machines and financing. The housing authority will assume full driers are provided for resident use. property management following a two-year training course on managing Low Income Housing Tax Credit Community Involvement projects. Mrs. Botsford has obtained her certification The Executive Director remains very active in as a Credit Compliance Professional. i community, State and Federal housing groups: Mrs. Botsford remains the President of the Small Housing Thankfully, in 2007 the state increased allowable Authority Directors Organization. She is a member of spending for the first time in over five years. The MassNAHRO's professional development committee, Housing Authority has done its best to keep up with a member of the Southeastern Massachusetts building maintenance, landscaping, and tenant ser- Executive Directors Association; a member of the vices. Mashpee Human Service Council; a member of the National Association of Housing & Redevelopment In 2007,the Authority paid out over$281,350.00 Officials; and a member of the Section 8 in rent subsidies for Mashpee residents. We spent over Administrations Association. Mrs. Botsford was also $48,680.00 for the maintenance and upkeep of our two � a presenter at the spring conference for the properties, Homeyer Village and Breezy Acres. The Massachusetts chapter of NAHRO (National authority paid $926.28 to the Town of Mashpee for a payment in lieu of taxes for our family house site. Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials), As of December 31, 2007 all waiting lists are Current Housing Programs open for the following housing programs that we offer: 18 Scattered site family and elderly units funded Chapter 667 housing (elderly/disabled housing) at via the Department of Housing and Community Homeyer village; Chapter 705 housing for families Development (DHCD) under the Massachusetts (three bedrooms); and the one, two, three, and four- Rental Assistance Program (MRVP). 116