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duty on Saturdays and Sundays. Originally it was one weekend day Report of the that was missed every two weeks. On Waterways Commission August 22 one of the lifeguards resigned, which meant that the life- guard schedule fell apart for the rest To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the of the season. Basically, there were Citizens of Mashpee: just five weeks of solid lifeguard cov- erage during the summer. The Waterways Commission presently meets monthly to deliberate on waterways related topics. (C) The Committee suggested placing a bike Our goal has been and continues to be to maintain and rack at the entrance to the path to the beach. improve the waterways in Mashpee. To this end, we Allan Morris stated that this was a good work with the Harbormaster to oversee maintenance idea, and that it was certainly doable. dredging. In addition, we plan and manage improve- I, on behalf of the "Committee", would like to ment dredging. We also actively support the Town's efforts to improve water quality in our bays. take this opportunity to thank Senator Robert O'Leary and Representatives Matthew Patrick and Jeffrey Maintenance Dredging Perry for their efforts and cooperation. In November/December, 2008, the County The"Committee" also expresses its thanks to the Dredge was commissioned to dredge the outer channel Board of Selectmen, the Town Administrator, and of Popponesset Bay. Inclement weather has redirected other Town officials for their input and cooperation. that endeavor to January/February of 2009. Approximately 4,000 cubic yards of sand will be We also wish to thank Allan Morris., Brendan placed onto Popponesset Spit. The 4,000 cubic yards Annett,and other members of the WBNERR staff. of fill will serve the purpose of beach nourishment which helps maintain the Spit's function as a barrier I would like to thank the"Committee"members, beach that protects the bay from storm action. Sand past and present, who have given their time and dedi- migrates along the Spit to the Northeast thus nourish- cation to the various issues. The present constituency ing the entire Spit and helping protect bay properties. of the"Committee" is as follows: Dredging Permit Renewal Jeralyn J. Smith, Chairman In 2008, the Waterways Commission worked Frank K. Connelly, Vice Chairman with BSC to help prepare and review the dredging J.Michael Cardeiro, Clerk renewal applications . New permits were obtained Augustus Frederick which allowed the current dredging to take place. C.Ben Lofchie William Martiros A change in policy by the Commonwealth of Lewis Newell Massachusetts took place which considerably nar- Steven Pinard rowed the allowed dredging windows for Mashpee, as Lance Lambros, Sandwich Representative well as most of Cape Cod and the Islands communi- Robert Lancaster, Barnstable Representative ties. This action has created a hardshipin efforts to Carey Murphy, Falmouth Representative schedule needed dredging for maintenance purposes. The Waterways Commission has been working with Respectfully submitted, other affected communities to jointly meet with State Jeralyn J. Smith officials to encourage reconsideration of the ruling Chairman, South Cape Beach and to re-establish the previous dredge date windows �' State Park Advisory Committee for the Cape and the Islands which had been in effect l for over 20 years. I Improvement Dredging Throughout 2008, the Waterways Commission has been researching ways to dredge the Mashpee River and the inner channel of Popponesset Bay. The current inner channel has filled in to a level of approx- imately 2 1/z feet at Mean Low Water, full moon tide. i 161