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5 Mashpee Select Board Minutes February 12, 2024 APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS Mashllec Watcr uali MonitortnwProram Udate: Ed Eichner,__TMDL Solutions School of _w_www._.............._.�.�M..............................._ i _ _ a . w �____ _ SMAST W ersit ..of Massachusetts Dartmouth: (continued) Marine Science and Technolo am Susan Dangel, Cotuit Road, President of Save Mashpee/Wakeby Pond Alliance commented on her interest in attending the review of the Mashpee/Wakeby Pond draft Management Plan in April. Currently, the Town has not planned to sewer in any pond area. Ms. Dangel made note of the need to focus on the ponds in the upper estuaries; Mashpee/Wakeby, Santuit and Ashumet Ponds to obtain a better sense of what is entering into the river and into the estuaries. Marc Blesoff of Pickerel Cove Circle asked if the change in climate conditions has been factored into this review. There has been a clear increase in temperature, and it remains to be seen as to what will happen with the sediments. The problem has been ongoing for the past 25 years, and at this point, there is no clear signal. Lynne Barbee, Surf Drive indicated there were recent discussions on stormwater runoff. An aggressive stormwater runoff remediation program may reduce the impacts by directing the discharge into the ground rather than into the ponds and estuaries. It was noted the impediments to fresh water bodies is phosphorus. This presentation involves nitrogen management aimed at restoration. Continued effort on sewering is proven to reduce nitrogen loads. The Town is receiving 0% financing with 25% forgiveness in moving forward with Phase II of the CWMP. Representatives from SMAST indicated they are here to help and ready for further discussions. Community Development —Block MGrant Update w Michaela Warman -Colombo; Selectman Wyman -Colombo updated the Select Board on the grant application for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). A hearing is scheduled on Friday, February 16, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Waquoit Meeting Room of the Mashpee Town Hall to inform and solicit comment and ideas on the application planned to request grant funding for housing rehabilitation including connecting to sewer lines for eligible residents, the construction of a playground at an affordable housing site or sites including the LeClair Village playground project, and acquisition of land for affordable housing and the planning and design of affordable housing. At the next meeting, the grant application will be placed on the agenda to request the Select Board's approval and authorization for the Town Manager to execute the grant application on behalf of the Select Board. The request is $950,000 and the grant deadline for submission is March 23, 2024. It was suggested that all relevant Boards and Committees including the Wampanoag Tribe provide letters of support to show unification and possible leverage of funding.