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for a 2 year term. In July 2008 Mary Waygan was We thank the citizens of Mashpee for their sup- appointed as Associate Member. port and the privilege of serving our community. In December 2008 our Chair, Beverly Kane, Respectfully Submitted, resigned for health reasons. I know that I speak for all Dennis H. Balzarini,Vice Chair Board members in saying that Beverly's leadership Thomas F. O'Hara, Clerk and dedication to the Board and the citizens of Town Joseph E Mullin ,Esq. of Mashpee will be greatly missed .We wish her good James Leonard health. Thank you, Beverly. Mary Waygan,Associate Member 2008 Major Board Actions and Activities: Feb-Revised Wind by-law for Town meeting re: Report of the Roof-Mounted Wind Turbines Planning Department Apri 1- South Cape Village special permit approval re. Retail cottages To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Board enters preliminary conversations regard- ing a tri-party Development Agreement between the During 2008 the Planning Department continued Town of Mashpee, Cape Cod Commission and to provide Town boards,developers and residents with Mashpee Commons LP regarding the remaining the highest quality planning advice and standards. neighborhoods to be developed per the Mashpee Commons Master plan, specifically , East Steeple As the year ended,Planning in Mashpee suffered Street,Trout Pond and North Market Street West. a major setback with the resignation of the Planning May-Willowbend filed proposed Special permit Board's Chairman Beverly Kane for health reasons. co Having worked with the Board for almost 25 years, I modification re: changing 11 approved lot plan to can say unequivocally that Beverly was the best, most 62 townhouse condominium units dedicated and hard working Chairman the Board has June- Southport Phase 3 approved. ever had and will be sorely missed. On a more positive note, our project to develop a October-Town Meeting 3 of 4 proposed zoning Local Historic District in the Main Street/Route 130 changers approved by voters. area came to fruition, with the adoption of the neces- sary by-laws, the development of a design guideline South Cape Village: Board agrees to minor and procedural manual for the District, the appoint- change process for SouthCape Village Special Permit ment of the Commission itself, the Commission's regarding proposed change to allow traffic and park- i' adoption of its regulations and guidelines on June 18 ing on Joy St. SouthCape owner agrees to road changes at front of Roche Brothers on Commercial and the processing of the District's first three applica- Sreet.for safety reasons tions, including a major reconstruction of the old Melia's /Ma Glockner's/VFW property. December - CCC Regional Policy Plan "vision A draft update of the Town's Open Space map"approved earlier by Board , revisited by Board Conservation and Recreation Plan was completed, and Selectmen and agreed to further review. adopted by the Conservation Commission and submit- ted for certification by the Mass. Division of - Note:The Planning Board is still without a much needed Assistant Planner. Conservation Services in June. The submitted plan re- needed the Town, for the first time since 2003, for state LAND (formerly Self-Help) and PARC (for- The Planning Board acknowledges Town merly Urban Self-Help) grants, as well as federal Planner Thomas Fudala, GIS Coordinator Tom Mayo, Land & Water Conservation Fund grants for open Consulting Engineer Charles Rowley and Board space purchases and development of outdoor recre- Secretary Sonny DeArcangelis. Thank you for your ation facilities. knowledge and support, Much of what this board accomplishes is a direct result of your support 129