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Successful CPA endeavors to improve upon the environment encompass the Santuit Pond Restoration project using an aeration and circulation system and the two -phased Shellfish Propagation/Estuary Restoration Project deemed successful in the restoration of shellfish populations and the reduction of eutrophication in the estuaries. This project will be greatly beneficial in removing nitrogen to improve water quality and meet TMDL requirements to offset costs associated to sewering. New projects include the restoration of the Upper Quashnet River system in the John's Pond conservation area to improve water quality, aquatic and riverbank habitat. CPA funds were appropriated to fund the Garner Bogs/Upper Childs River restoration project. The goal of this project is to create a cold -water fishery in the Upper Childs River and to restore the abandoned Garner and Farley cranberry bogs to wetlands. Additional recreational projects beneficial to the Town and its visitors include the two -phased John's Pond Beach Improvement project, the Heritage Park bathhouse/pavilion project and the Great River Boat Ramp reconstruction project which now incorporates a double ramp design, a kayak launch and the reconstruction and enlargement of the parking area with improved drainage and bio-retention. The old wooden structures at the Ockway Bay Boat Ramp and Edward A. Baker Boat Ramp at Pirates Cove have been replaced and upgraded with aluminum marine -grade material with the use of CPA funding. The Ockway Bay Boat Ramp project received phase II funding to reconstruct the parking lot and develop a site plan. CPA funded projects include the beautification and re-establishment of the Mashpee Community Park located across from Town Hall. On site is the One Room Schoolhouse and Veterans Memorial Garden. The two -phased project added a band pavilion and handicap restroom facilities located at the Archives building. A host of recreational events, concerts, and artisan events are planned for the upcoming season. Adjacent to the Community Park is the Community Garden, also funded through the CPA. This project received additional funding to reconstruct the garden areas, and to support additional site improvement to public areas. In order to conform to the economic development strategy of the Town to promote more lands for public use, funding was allocated to the Santuit Pond Preserve, a valuable property for wildlife habitat and trails. The CPA funded project supported the construction of a 10-vehicle parking lot off Route 130 for public access and removed an old metal storage building. Funding has also supported the Mashpee Greenway project. In addition, a new Mashpee Trail Map Guide booklet has been funded to provide key information and mapping for recreational activities. The Community Preservation Committee wishes to acknowledge the continued support of the Board of Selectmen, the Town Manager, the Assistant Town Manager and Town Meeting in making community preservation a continued success while enhancing and beautifying the Town of Mashpee for the present and for the future of community preservation. Respectively submitted, Andrew Gottlieb, Chair Dawn Thayer, Vice -Chair Brian Hyde, Clerk Richard Halpern Ed Larkin Chad Smith Mary Waygan David Harsch Lynne Barbee Report of the Conservation Commission To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Mission Statement: The Mashpee Conservation Commission is responsible for the protection and preservation of the town's precious wetland resource areas and the values they provide by utilizing the provisions set forth in the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (MGL Ch. 131 § 40) and the Chapter 172 Wetland Protection By-law. Furthermore, it is the mission of the Conservation Commission to manage, monitor, protect and enhance Mashpee's conservation lands and open space parcels through our Chapter 173 Conservation Land Bylaw for the benefit of native flora and fauna and public passive recreational use. 123