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-1 -eat )Veck ,Roae.I North <br /> MASHPEE HISTORICAL COMISSION <br /> Minutes of Meeting—September 4, 2025 <br /> Mashpee Historical Commission meeting was called to order by Ava at 4:05 pm. <br /> Commissioners Present: Ava Costello, Richard DeSorgher, Brian Hyde, Lenny <br /> Pocknett, and Nancy Soderberg. Rosemary Burns Love and Joan Tavares-Avant were <br /> on the telephone. Guests: Michaela Wyman-Colombo, and Tracy Wilson, Mashpee <br /> Select Board. <br /> Ava began the meeting with explaining that we would be discussing the Mill Pond and <br /> its historical significance. Tracy Wilson talked about a WBNER group called Source to <br /> Sea that recently conducted a walk around the Mill Pond area for educational purposes. <br /> Their premise is to return the area to its natural state to restore the water quality of the <br /> Mashpee River. <br /> Lenny Pockn,ett spoke about the significance of the existing ecosystem — birds and <br /> small animals that live there, and how harmful that would be to see it destroyed. The <br /> area has many memories for many in the town. Nancy asked a few questions about the <br /> Child's River restoration near her home, and Brian Hyde asked a few questions about <br /> the area around Red Brook—similar concerns about restoration projects. Michaela <br /> commented that we will need several more informational meetings to discuss all <br /> aspects of the proposed restoration on the Mill Pond area before a decision is made. <br /> Richard made a motion to approve the MHC Minutes of July 24th, it was seconded by <br /> Rosemary, and they were approved unanimously. Brian Hyde abstained as he was not <br /> present at the July meeting. <br /> New Business: <br /> Richard proposed that we should open our meetings with a Wampanoag land <br /> acknowledgement statement, similar to the one used by the Mashpee School <br /> Committee, as follows: "The Mashpee Wampanoag welcome you to our traditional <br /> homeland. The Mashpee Historical Commission recognizes and honors the many <br /> generations of Wopanaak people who have lived and been sustained in this territory for <br /> more than 10,000 years." Nancy seconded the motion, and it was voted unanimously., <br /> Commissioner Reports and Updates: <br /> Nancy attended a presentation by David Martin on The American Revolutionary War <br /> held at the Mashpee Public Library. The Barnstable Press has recently printed a book <br />