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16 Great .Neck Road North <br />Mashpee, Nassachusetts 02649 <br />Ms. Waygan referenced Cape Space. The FDIC itself could do that somewhere. There are a <br />lot of homebased businesses that need a fancy office space once in a while and the Town <br />would sponsor you in that. Say we have someone that lives in Mashpee and we want to <br />develop their business. They would sign an agreement with the town to keep it in town for at <br />least five years and the town will provide them office space. It's a co-op model. However, we <br />would need to make sure our established industries are maintained and not displacing <br />businesses. <br />Mr. Hansen doesn't think there should be discouragement with Al coming down the pike and <br />taking over jobs. <br />Mr. Lehrer also stated the ability to compete in the market place. Market forces are powerful <br />and we need to make sure it's also something the community wants. Also, regarding high <br />speed fiber, the Tribe just got that huge grant for $10MIllion. <br />Sustainability <br />Ms. Waygan commented that a lot of people don't understand what sustainability is, so we <br />need to provide a definition. It has to do with climate change but more. <br />Mr. Lehrer stated ultimately it's about not overconsuming. Fossil Fuels and emissions relating <br />to climate change and plastics with the solid waste problem, basically utilizing energy efficient <br />processes that don't contribute further. <br />Ms. Faulkner read the definition. It refers to the ability to maintain or support a process <br />continuously over time. It seeks to prevent the depletion of natural or physical resources, so <br />they will remain available for the long term. It is fulfilling the needs of the current generations <br />without compromising the needs of future generations. <br />Ms. Waygan offered an example such as not putting your new Fire Station in an area that will <br />flood. You cut down and stop contributing, then you build up your resilience. It's easier for us <br />locally to build up resilience by making sure dams are in good shape. We have to reestablish <br />wetlands. She wrote about improving stormwater and floodwater patterns. An action under <br />number 7 could be to restore wetlands. Another example would be to place utilities <br />underground in preparation of severe storms. Low lying roads are also vulnerable. <br />Mr. Hansen elaborated about number 10, maintaining dams in good condition, he wants to add <br />flood control infrastructure like berms and dykes, because it's more than dams. <br />4 <br />