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Funding was approved at the October 2017 TRANSFER STATION Annual Town Meeting through the Community In 2017, the Town collected 3,587 tons at the Preservation Act for design and construction of a new Transfer Station,a 1.4% increase from 2016. parking lot at Ockway Bay Boat Ramp as well as design and construction of new Pickleball Courts (8). For recycling,2017 was the seventh full year for The Pickleball Courts will be located on Ashumet single stream recycling at the Transfer Station. With Road,adjacent to the Mashpee Dog Park. Construction single stream recycling, all materials including of both projects is anticipated in 2018. newspaper, paper, magazines, cardboard plastics, BUILDING PROJECTS glass,and metal cans can now be recycled together in one container instead of separating it into 9 different The Town continues to work with Cape Light containers. Compact (CLC), National Grid, and Green Communities to implement energy efficiency projects Below is a list of some of the materials collected at Town buildings. Projects completed in 2017 include at the Transfer Station with a comparison of the conversion of the interior lighting at the Middle/High quantities collected in 2016 versus 2017. General School (100% CLC), Police Station (100% CLC), recycling (single stream,cardboard,and rigid plastic) Quashnet School (100% CLC/Green Communities), increased by approximately 2% from 2016 to 2017. and KC Coombs School (100% CLC/Green Communities). Conversion of lighting in other Town 2016 2017 buildings is proposed in 2018. Cardboard 159 tons 173 tons Scrap Metal/Appliances 263 tons 317 tons A Capital Improvement Bond was approved at the Rigid Plastic 26 tons 26 tons May 2017 Annual Town Meeting. See the report of the Single Stream 683 tons 681 tons Planning & Construction Committee for a list of Tires 203 tires 175 tires projects completed/proposed with these funds. Electronics/CRTs 29 tons 29 tons Propane Tanks 371 tanks 283 tanks Borrowing for replacement of the Mattresses 1039 mattresses 948 mattresses windows/doors/roof at the Quashnet School was also approved at the May 2017 Annual Town Meeting. Residents are also able to compost food waste at These funds will be offset by reimbursement from the the Transfer Station. Kitchen scrap buckets can be Massachusetts School Building Authority for up to picked up at the DPW. Scraps that can be composted 37.95% of the eligible project costs. See the report of include fruit and vegetable scraps, egg shells, coffee the Planning&Construction Committee for an update grounds and filters,meat scraps,baked goods (see the on the project. link on the Transfer Station page at www.mashpeema.gov for a full list of acceptable Projects completed over the year on Town items). buildings and facilities (all except the schools) were: replacement of the energy management system at Fire In addition to the materials collected at the Station#1,replacement of the emergency generator at Transfer Station,the Town continues to provide other Fire Station #1,reconstruction of the parking lot and recycling services and programs for residents and replacement of perimeter fencing at Police Station, property owners. At the DPW, residents or property construction of dinghy racks and kiosks at the three owners can purchase recycling and compost bins at a boat ramps,construction of an additional parking area reduced price and dispose of their medical sharps at the Mashpee Dog Park,and planting of trees in the (containers provided at no cost; program was funded Mashpee Community Park. through the Barnstable County Extension Service; starting in 2017,the Town partially funds the program). Over the year,the following additional work was completed in the three school buildings: at Improvements made at the Transfer Station in Middle/High School — carpet replacement in 2017 include repair of the trash hopper wall and auditorium; at KC Coombs School — renovation of purchase of a new compactor container(single stream) student bathroom; at Quashnet School — flooring and new roll-off(rigid plastic/scrap metal). replacement in two classrooms. 133