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Commissioner Frank Lord continues to serve as A_ MOSPC President. Working cooperatively with Report of the 'i Public Works head Catherine Laurent, Frank oversaw Mashpee Housing Authority Li the big job of moving the Schoolhouse from the Old Indian Meeting House cemetery to land adjacent to the th Archives building. MOSPC received additional fund- To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the of ing from a 2008 Community Preservation Act (CPA) Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: cc grant to cover costs of moving the building not identi- t'' fled in the previous award, providing electricity and Mission Statement A installing security. Mashpee High School woodwork- ing classes have created fixtures (replica desks and It is the mission of the Mashpee Housing benches) for the building. Frank has set goals, estab- Authority to remain committed to working coopera. lished sub-committees and conducted other activities tively with community, state, Federal, and local offi cials to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing to sl to make the Schoolhouse ready for public and school p g the citizens of Mashpee in an atmosphere of dignity tours, now scheduled to begin in June 2009. and respect. F The MHC cooperated during the year with v requests for assistance or information from numerous Purpose visitors, reporters, and researchers. Commissioners The Mashpee Housing Authority is a duly orga- helped visitors find genealogical information, family nized public housing authority, created under MGL photos, and other documents at the Archives. Chapter 121B. The Authority provides income-based v +i Historian Rosemary Burns also worked with a local rental units to the elderly, disabled, and families.The 1 non-profit organization to publish her expanded his- Authority administers federal and state housing pro. F tory on New Seabury and continued research toward a grams under the direction of the authority's Executive a book-length history of South Mashpee Director,with the oversight of a five-member Board of Commissioners all of whom are residents of Mashpee, e j We continue efforts to computerize and organize t records to improve access to documents, books, andGeneral Information 1 collections. Senior Clerk Ann Graham maintains our database and transfers our VHS video tapes to DVDs The Mashpee Housing Authority main office is t t to keep up with the technology. Rosemary Burns, located in the Community Building of the Frank I Frank Lord and Ann Graham continued work on scan- Homeyer Village, 7 Jobs Fishing Road,Mashpee,MA ning photographs and developing Power Point presen- 02649. This office is open part-time, Monday 8,00 l tations on Mashpee history. The MHC hopes to do AM—noon, and Tuesday—Thursday from 8:00 AM- more presentations in 2009 and to produce mini pam- 4:00 PM. Hours can vary without notice depending on phlets on selected subjects such as the history of edu- staff vacations, trainings, meetings and other appoint cation in Mashpee. ments outside of the office. The Asher's Path i Apartments site office is open Mondays,Wednesdays, We are grateful to the Board of Selectmen,Town and Thursday from 8AM — 4:00 PM. Housing Manager Joyce Mason,and Town Planner Tom Fudala Authority clients are encouraged to call for an for their interest and support. appointment if they need to see someone. Special appointment times can be arranged, including evening We also thank the people of Mashpee who and weekends. A 24-hour drop box has been installed encourage us in our work, donate materials to the in the main office entranceway to allow people to drop Archives, volunteer, and help us preserve Mashpee's off paperwork at any time. Applications for housing history and culture. We always welcome your visits are available at the main office entranceway 24 hours and comments. a day, seven days a week. Monthly Board meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month,at Respectfully submitted, 5:30 PM unless otherwise posted at the Town Hall. Location of the meetings usually alternate between the Lee Gurney, Chairperson main office at 7 Job's Fishing Road and the Asher's Rosemary Burns,Historian Path location at 1 Carleton Drive. Meetings are posted Frank J. Lord with the Town Clerk at the Town Hall. Sunny Merritt Gordon Peters Gail Slattery Ann Graham, Senior Clerk 116