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16 Great Neck Road North <br />.wlashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br />Policy FS12: Increase the supply and availability of public meeting space for Town Boards and <br />Committees, working groups, and for Mashpee-based non-profit service organizations such as <br />Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, etc. <br />Ms. Waygan noted the facilities that exist are closed in the evenings. All groups don't have <br />access to reasonably priced rooms. Building a Community Center is super expensive. We <br />need to figure out away to give people more access. Volunteer groups have to rely on <br />churches forth space. An action step would be to build a Community Center. She would like <br />to say make more spaces available in off hours through provision of staffing. There could be <br />some scholarship fund given out to applicants such as Boy/Girl Scouts through an application <br />process. Another action step is to construct/allocate more space. <br />Policy FS13: Support volunteer members of public boards and committees with training, <br />conflict resolution/mediation services, and legal support. <br />Ms. Waygan added participation on these committees requires a lot of time and knowledge of <br />policy. Actionswould be specific train ings boardswould receive. Shewould also like to include <br />the MIDC (Inclusion and Diversity Committee) as a resource as well as Human Resources that <br />offers guidance. <br />Policy FS14: Increase youth participation in local governance with integration of activities with <br />other youth systems, such as school and youth groups. <br />Ms. Waygan stated if 20% of the population is youth there should be 20% representation. They <br />should establish a town youth committee. <br />Policy FS15: Provide recreational programming and facilities that nurtures youth curiosity and <br />opportunity as well as adult learning in a variety of disciplines consistentwith local, state, <br />and/or national trends. <br />Policy FS16: Lead by example and maintain Mashpee buildings and facilities consistent with <br />community character and construct new facilities in locations that are consistent with other <br />planning goals and priorities that enhance community pride and the visual quality of the built <br />environment. <br />Ms. Waygan made a note for Action FS8, when considering a new website for the town she <br />thinks that should include a dedicated staff person. There is mention of a Communication <br />Director, propose that person update and monitor the website inclusive of press releases. <br />Natural Resources <br />iA <br />