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16 Great Neck Road North <br />Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br />Ms. Waygan expanded on answers people gave for why their quality of life had gotten worse, <br />60% said water quality. Traffic congestion came in second at 41 %. Overdevelopment was <br />36%. In why people wanted to buy or move here, the number one factor was air and water <br />quality, beaches and ponds, followed by quality of public services, like police, fire, schools, <br />senior center, harbor master, followed by beauty and town character. She read that 70% of <br />respondents answered they saw a need for more affordable, attainable, and workforce <br />housing. She noted that types of housing will need to be looked into more by Mr. Lehrer and <br />Weston & Sampson. Multifamily and single family were split down the middle at 50%. She also <br />noted in the comments 31 people wrote in no more housing. She read the top 8 responses <br />regarding housing. 76% of people support or strongly support redevelopment of existing <br />buildings and properties into housing. 65% of respondents support or strongly support <br />developers of new housing to donate a portion of units to low or moderate income housing. <br />62% support or strongly support the removal of barriers that would encourage a mix of <br />commercial and residential in commercial. 60% said they would support height and density if a <br />portion of the units were affordable, attainable or workforce. 60% support or strongly support <br />town programs to encourage the use of more ADUs. 51 % of respondents support or strongly <br />support donation of town owned land to non-profit organizations for the construction of <br />affordable housing projects. The question regarding where single and multifamily housing <br />would be developed either everywhere or only in specific areas, 49% or respondents support <br />or strongly support affordable housing only in specific areas, while 35% support affordable <br />housing town wide. <br />She went on to discuss a question about protecting natural resources. 76% support or strongly <br />support prohibition on new construction in the flood zone. 79% support or strongly support <br />stricter stormwater management regulations and enforcement of stormwater violations. 72% <br />support or strongly support prohibition on the use of chemical fertilizers. 71 % support or <br />strongly support prohibition on use of pesticides and insecticides. 73% support or strongly <br />support landscaping requirements that encourage native vegetation. In regards to the adoption <br />of a Tree Bylaw, 55% of respondents are in support of tree protection. <br />Mr. Balzarini inquired about the Tree Warden. Mr. Lehrer stated it is the Conservation Agent, <br />but he only serves for properties that are in conservation jurisdiction, not town wide. <br />Ms. Waygan continued with the question regarding a street tree program, if people would be in <br />support of the town maintaining and planting street trees and 63% would be in support. She <br />ended with the question regarding which water based activity was utilized the most and 73% <br />answered swimming. She will provide her raw data to Mr. Lehrer so Weston & Sampson can <br />review it. <br />3 <br />