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,�yrxrasr�.a <br /> Town of Mashpee Community Preservation Commission <br /> " 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> tz Mashpee, MA 02649 <br /> Community Preservation Commission Meeting Summary <br /> Tuesday, September 16, 2025; 6:30 PM <br /> Mashpee Town Hall -Waquoit Meeting Room <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North, Mashpee, MA 02649 <br /> *In-person and televised meeting* <br /> Present:Arden Russell, Chair/Member at Large, Lynne Barbee, Member at Large, Judy MacDougall, <br /> Member at Large, Seana Pitt Conservation Commission Representative, Mary Waygan, Planning Board <br /> Representative, and Brian Hyde, Historical Commission Representative. <br /> Present via ZOOM: Ed Schmuhl, Member at Large <br /> Absent: Richard Klein, Mashpee Housing Authority Representative and Michaela Wyman-Colombo, <br /> Select Board Representative <br /> The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm in the Waquoit Meeting Room. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> No Public Comment <br /> APPOINTMENTS AND HEARINGS <br /> Annual Public Hearing <br /> The Mashpee Community Preservation Committee(CPC) convened its annual public hearing <br /> addressing a wide range of projects and issues under the Community Preservation Act. The stated <br /> purpose of the Annual Public Hearing, as required by the Community Preservation Act, is to gather <br /> feedback from residents regarding community priorities, including how Preservations Funds should be <br /> allocated. <br /> • The discussion opened with reflections on the CPA program in Mashpee. Chair Russell noted <br /> that CPA funds have been instrumental in supporting affordable housing, historic preservation, <br /> open space protection, and recreation. She emphasized the importance of continuing to educate <br /> the public on how CPA funding works and ensuring residents understand the value it brings to <br /> the community. <br /> o Mashpee's program is funded by a 2% property tax surcharge, reduced from 3% to <br /> redirect 1% into the Wastewater Fund. The state supplements local contributions with <br /> matching funds that fluctuate annually. <br /> o Mashpee adopted the program in 2005, the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) <br /> has raised more than $23 million locally, with about $9.5 million in state matches, <br /> totaling roughly $32.7 million. Funds support four eligible categories: Historic <br /> Preservation, Recreation, Affordable Housing, and Open Space <br /> 1 <br />