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and state. There was one freshwater beach closing due to high algae counts and suspected bacteria at Attaquin Beach in Mashpee Pond. No saltwater closings occurred in 2016. The Board of Health also had some changes to its membership. Unfortunately, it was due to the passing of a dedicated member and retirement of another. Burton Kaplan, an eight year veteran of the board, passed away on February 21, 2016. Mr. Kaplan was a retired Colonel in the Air Force who, at 82 years of age, never missed a meeting. His steadfast dedication was an inspiration. Ms. Lucy Burton, a two-year office administrator for the Board of Health, joined the board in 2004. Ms. Burton's knowledge of the town, its constituents and her common sense application of public health rules and regulations will be certainly missed. Brian Baumgaertel was appointed to the board in May, 2016. It should be noted that the Board of Health office had a much needed updating of its office furniture and equipment. The Board of Health records have been scanned into an electronic format which has helped in providing excellent customer service. We would also like to commend our health agents and administrative staff for their professionalism, conscientiousness and commitment to the residents of our town. Respectfully submitted, Kalliope Egloff, Chairman Lucy Burton, Co -Chairman Brian Baumgaertel, Clerk Report of the Mashpee Historical Commission To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: The mission of the Mashpee Historical Commission is to preserve and maintain the history of Mashpee and to identify, evaluate and protect its cultural heritage, historic records, and properties. Our office is located in the recently renovated Archives Building at 13 Great Neck Road North and is open on Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. from late May through December. In January 2016, the last of the buildings renovations were completed with the installation of a high -density rolling storage system (7 double -sided 8- foot long Carriages) in the basement for boxes and items not stored in file cabinets. Our very competent volunteer Ed O'Connor worked with our Senior Clerk and commissioners to arrange and unpack boxes brought from storage and used during the summer of 2015. His insight and experience made this last step of the move well organized and efficient, grouping the collections for easier identification and access. Also, great appreciation to our Senior Clerk Ann Graham who finds requested items moved frequently during our renovations while updating our database describing our holdings and welcoming all visitors to the Archives. The last of our collections stored in 14 fireproof file cabinets were returned to our building by the DPW staff after 4 years in donated storage space at Anchor Self Storage. Most were placed in the basement because of weight and to complement the new rolling storage system. The shed roof addition over the basement door has kept rain from the exterior stairwell and when the door is closed, low relative -humidity archival -storage environment can be maintained. Also, in January new bookcases completing the furniture acquisition supported by Town Manager Collins were delivered and arranged on the first floor to replace the built-in shelving removed during renovations. Two oversize historical maps were rehung for public display and research including an 1870's Town map with owners' names and acreage and an 1858 published map of the Cape and Islands repaired 109