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i Report of the Director of Public Works To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Mashpee In 2009, the Department of Public Works performed its normal operations for maintaining the town roads and properties including Heritage Park, South Cape Beach, the Transfer Station, and the cemeteries. On July 1, the DPW assumed maintenance of the school buildings and grounds, j as required by the Town Charter. Former school maintenance workers and custodians were transferred to the DPW with the corresponding salary and expense funding. An improvement expected with this change is a consolidation of resources and staff between all Town properties, allowing for a more cost efficient operation. Below are highlights of several specific activities during the past year. Road Proiects Reconstruction of Old Barnstable Road, from Lowell Road to Payamps Road, was completed in Spring 2009, as was reconstruction of Asher's Path and Orchard Road. Funding for the projects .: was provided through Chapter 90. Also in Spring 2009, Timberlane Road was resurfaced and drainage improvement implemented. The drainage improvements included elimination of several locations where storm water was directly discharged to Santuit Pond. This project was funded through the 2004 Road Bond. Conversion of the roads in the Bayridge neighborhood off Mashpee Neck Road from private to Town was completed in Fall 2009. These roads include Simons Narrows Road, Yardarm Drive, Spinnaker Drive, Half Hitch Lane, and Starboard Drive. tia» Special Proiects i Construction of four new playing fields at Heritage Park was continued (two soccer, one baseball, one softball). Completion of the project is expected in late Spring 2010. Funding for this project was provided through the Community Preservation Act. Construction of Phase I of a Community Garden was completed in May 2009. Phase I included provision of 10 raised garden beds and water. Funding for a second phase was approved in October through the Community Preservation Act and will be completed in Spring 2010. Full operation of the fuel depot constructed at the DPW which was completed in early 2009 began on July 1. All Town departments use the facility for both gasoline and diesel fuel. Design of a sidewalk along the entire length of Great Neck Road North began in Fall 2009. Completion of the design is scheduled for 2010. Construction will be undertaken shortly i f thereafter in conjunction with reconstruction of the road. Transfer Station i In 2009, the Town of Mashpee delivered 5,201 tons of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to i SEMASS through the Upper Cape Regional Transfer Station. This amount includes both the tonnage collected at the Transfer Station as well as the tonnage collected by private haulers 155