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Cans 15 tons 15 tons Report of the Scrap Metal/Appliances 282 tons 286 tons Tires 645 tires 530 tires Recreation Department Electronics/CRTs 24 tons 30 tons Refrigerators/ACs 701 each 923 each Mattresses 1070 each 1229 each To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Residents are also able to compost food waste the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: at the Transfer Station. Kitchen scrap buckets can be MISSION picked up at the DPW. Scraps that can be composted To meet the needs of our community by include fruit and vegetable scraps, egg shells, coffee promoting quality educational programs, recreational grounds and filters, meat scraps,baked goods (see the activities, and special events that are designed to link on the Transfer Station page at www.mashpeema. enhance personal growth, learning opportunities aoovv for a full list of acceptable items). and community development, while focusing on the In addition to the materials collected at the educational and recreational interests that influence our Transfer Station, the Town continues to provide other health and well-being. recycling services and programs for residents and PROGRAMS property owners. At the DPW, residents or property Kids Klub Childcare Center: In 2022 we owners can purchase recycling and compost bins at completed our 30th year in operation as a Town- a reduced price and dispose of their medical sharps sponsored program. It is the only center in Town that (containers provided at no cost; program is funded by offers year-round, full-time daycare. This year, in an the Barnstable County Extension Service and the Town effort to respond to the market demand for childcare, of Mashpee). we added infant care and enrolled our first infant in The Town continued to host with the other Upper the program in October. Kids Klub Childcare Center Cape towns free reciprocal hazardous waste collections is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 20221. The Town continued to participate with Department of Early Education and Care. the other Cape towns in a program for collection and Our self-funded center offers affordable care and recycling of latex paint; residents were able to bring quality programming to over 60 families with children unused paint to Bourne or Dennis. Information on the ranging in age from 6 weeks to 6 years old. Our infant/ scheduled collection events for 2023 will be available toddler and full-time preschool programs consistently in early Spring. Check the Town's website at www. operated at 86% capacity during the course of the mashpeema.gov/transfer-station. year. Children may attend our program two or more A complete list of the materials accepted at the days per week. This flexibility in scheduling provides Transfer Station can be found on the Town's web page families with more latitude in the care and education of at www.mashpeema.,gov/transfer-station. their children, while remaining affordable. High staff retention provides consistency in teaching standards Cemetery: and a dependable, familiar environment for the In 2022,30 plots and 14 niches were sold at Great children as they grow with the center. Our seven full- Neck Woods Cemetery. Twenty-nine interments were time employees and three part-time employees work held. Work on three new columbariums was completed closely with the Mashpee school system to prepare the in Spring 2022 and they were made available for use. children for Kindergarten. Layout of two new sections for earthen burial was also completed. Conceptual plans for expansion of the Kids Klub was open for the entire year,providing much-needed childcare to our community. As we cemetery will be undertaken in 2023. began the long road to economic recovery and a return Fees collected from sale of plots are deposited into to normalcy, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a dedicated cemetery account. Cemetery operations was, and continues to be, very supportive of Early are 100% funded through this account. Childhood Education and realizes that the need for affordable,quality childcare is a necessity for working Respectfully Submitted, families. Catherine Laurent Director 158