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The goal of all our initiatives is to maintain and ADDITIONAL DUTIES of the improve the waterways of our Town. WATERWAYS COMMISSION PUBLIC ACCESS Members of the Commission serve as liaisons on the following committees: The Waterways Commission worked in concert with the Harbormaster, Shellfish Constable, Mashpee/Wakeby and John's Pond, Popponesset Conservation Agent and the Department of Public Bay, Waquoit Bay, Water Quality/Water Sampling Works on Ramp/Floats/walkways/signage and dinghy Report, Barnstable County Resources Committee, rack storage. Our DPW is continually making Barnstable County Dredge Committee,Mashpee Sewer improvements to all our Town Ramp areas. Work Committee and Public Access. began this year for the complete replacement of the Ockway Bay ramp. The DPW along with the We want to thank the Town Manager, Assistant Harbormaster's office also began planning for the Town Manager, Administrative Assistant, the Select improvement of dinghy storage by the causeway to Board as well as the Harbormaster, Conservation Seconsett Island. Our DPW continues to do a Agent, Shellfish Constable and the DPW Director for commendable job supporting all of these Town sharing their expertise and providing their assistance in initiatives. all that we do. We all strive to do our job well for the benefit of the Town and the public for safety and We worked with DNR, the Harbormaster and recreation within our community. Native Land Conservancy to establish a private swim area around the 3 islands in Mashpee/Wakeby Lake. Respectfully submitted, The goal is to reduce boat traffic close to the islands Kenneth Bates, Chairman and improve on safety and reduce the stress imposed Donald MacDonald, Vice Chairman on the islands by the excessive boat traffic. Richard Noonan, Secretary Tim Leedham Again, this year, we led the water quality Al Wickel sampling effort so that the Town has better information Steve Mone to assess the water quality in our waterways, the Gregg Fraser progress we are making to stop their deterioration and the remediation efforts needed to improve upon their current state. COMPREHENSIVE DREDGE PERMIT We filed for a ten-year Town Comprehensive Dredging Permit back in 2013. We followed that _ F through the years with our consulting engineers and the many State and Federal agencies with whom we interface. That 10-year permit was finally secured in September of 2016. This past year we have continued working to include both the Little River/Great River Expansion Dredge Project, as described above, under the Comprehensive Dredging Permit. This will simplify and streamline future maintenance dredge projects. The Waterways Commission and the Town are also involved in an improvement dredging project for the Popponesset Approach Channel which is also in submission stages for permits and licenses. 163