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Report of the Waterways Commission To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: The Mashpee Waterways Commission presently meets on a monthly basis at the Town Hall to deliberate on Waterways related topics. Our goal is to maintain and improve our waterways, thus improving safety of boaters on the bays, lakes, ponds and rivers. We also strive to help the improvement of our water quality. We work closely with our Harbormaster, Shellfish Constable (who are now a part of the newly established DNR Department) and the Department of Public Works. We oversee improvement dredging projects, maintenance dredging projects, the water -quality measurement process, and public access to the waters. Maintenance Dredging Our dredging efforts in 2016 were consumed by the dredging of the Popponesset Approach Channel in Nantucket Sound and the Popponesset Bay Inner Channel. These projects enable us to replenish the sand of the Popponesset Spit, which is the primary protector of our Bay, and a primary nesting area for migrating Plovers and Least Terns. We also spent many hours working to establish an alternate sediment disposal site for our Waquoit Bay dredging projects on South Cape Beach on the State property area. Public Access We worked in concert with the Harbormaster, Shellfish Constable, Conservation Agent and the Department of Public Works on ramp floats and walkways, signage, and dinghy rack storage at our Ockway Bay Ramp, our Pirates Cove/Ed Baker Ramp and our Great River Ramp. The need for a double wide ramp was addressed for Great River. That project has resumed and is in the engineering/permitting process. The conclusion of the project will be driven primarily by the permitting process. Comprehensive Dredge Permit We had filed for a Town Comprehensive Dredging Permit back in 2013. We followed that through the year with our consulting engineers and the many State and Federal agencies with whom we have to interface. That permit was finally secured in September 2016. Additional Waterways Commission Duties Please review the 2015 Waterways Report for the lengthy list of additional duties of our Commission. The Commission wishes to thank the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen, as well as the Harbormaster, Conservation Agent, Shellfish Constable, and DPW Director for sharing their expertise, and for providing their assistance in all that we do. We all strive to do our job well for the benefit of the Town and the public. Respectfully submitted, Kenneth Bates, Chairman Donald MacDonald, Vice Chairman Al Wickel, Secretary Tim Leedham William Taylor Donald Barton Stanton Healy Report of the Zoning Board of Appeals To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: The Zoning Board of Appeals is appointed by the Selectmen and acts under the authority of Massachusetts General Laws Chapters 40A and 40B, and the Town Zoning Bylaws. The Zoning Board of Appeals has the following powers: • To hear and decide Appeals in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 40A §8. • To hear and decide Petitions for Special Permits in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 40A §9. • To hear and decide Petitions for Variances as set forth in M.G.L. Chapter 40A § 10. • To hear and decide Appeals of a Decision/Opinion of the Building Commissioner in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 40A § § 13 and 14. • To hear and decide Petitions for Comprehensive Permits under M.G.L. Chapter 40B. Meetings of the Zoning Board of Appeals are generally held on the second and fourth Wednesdays 164