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i Tom Mayo, but will likely be resumed next year. Committee, Charlotte was elected in May to the Progress was made on the Open Space element by Mashpee Housing Authority. Tom Fudala and on the Human Services element by Charlotte Garron, our Administrative Assistant. Both The Department has continued to assist with the should be complete in 2008, but work on the other Town's wastewater and stormwater planning,nitrogen dozen elements of the Plan will likely extend into the management and water quality protection activities next three years. through assistance to the Sewer Commission,prepara- tion and implementation of development regulations We continued to maintain a Town lands database and coordination with the Waquoit Bay National and provided our annual housing, land use and popu- Estuarine Research Reserve, the Cape Cod lation estimates and projections. We also continued to Commission's Water Resources staff, the DEP work with the Town Clerk, Fire Department and Massachusetts Estuaries Program and other agencies, Postmaster in developing new street naming and addressing to enhance public safety response times. We continued to work with the Conservation The Department also provided the Town Manager and Commission and others on occasional small purchases Selectmen with land information relative to their nego- and land donations. Through the Mashpee National tiations with the Wampanoag Tribe. Wildlife Refuge Management Committee, we contin- ued work on the Mashpee NWR Coordination Plan, As staff to the Planning Board, the Department recently focused on trash dumping, illegal ATV use, was involved in the review and permitting of a number emergency public safety access, forest fire prevention of subdivision and commercial development projects and property signage. during the year, along with input to the Zoning Board of Appeals on Chapter 40B developments, with much Charlotte continues to maintain and enhance the of the Department's time spent on modification Planning Dept. / Planning Board pages of the Town's requests to previously approved projects. web site, providing Planning Board agendas, minutes, notices, decisions and forms, planning-related links, Five zoning articles prepared by the Planning the Town's Zoning Bylaw, project checklists, the Department were approved at the October Town Board's Subdivision and Special permit Regulations Meeting. Major changes included adoption of a regu- and other planning-related documents. The Town's latory process for land-based wind energy systems, a web address is http://www.ci.mashpee.ma.us. total rewrite of the sign by-laws and adoption of new regulations for kennels. Other changes included The Planning Department sincerely appreciates i� j allowance of congregate care and assisted living facil- the support and encouragement we have received over ities in C-3 Commercial zones and clarification of the the years from Mashpee's citizens. We continue to application of"overlay" district boundaries in the cre- seek your opinions on the planning issues that face the ation of new lots. Town and encourage you to participate actively in meetings and community debates about our town's In addition to assisting the Planning Board with future. Please feel free to contact me at (508)539 _ wn 1 an- permit reviews and other tasks, the Department under 1400 x521 or via e-mail at 0 takes other assignments from the Board of Selectmen ner@ci.mashpee.ma.us with any opinions or sugges- or Town Manager, assists other boards, committees tions. and departments with their activities and responds to frequent requests from developers, appraisers, attor- Respectfully submitted, neys, landowners and the general public for informa- F. Thomas Fudala j tion and assistance. Town Planner i' During 2007, Town Planner Tom Fudala served on the Plan Review Committee, Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Management Committee, APCC Cape Cod Business Roundtable, the County Wastewater Technical Advisory Committee, the County Smart Growth Working Group and the DEP Popponesset Bay Pilot Project Working Group. Formerly a member of the Affordable Housing 130