09/16/2025 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE Minutes (2)

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,�yrxrasr�.a Town of Mashpee Community Preservation Commission " 16 Great Neck Road North ° Mashpee, MA 02649 • Edward Baker Boat Ramp: The most recent in a series of boat ramp upgrades, located in the Mashpee Neck area. Affordable Housing Projects The CPC has supported several affordable housing initiatives, notably: • LeClair Village: CPC provided funding to the Mashpee Affordable Housing Trust, who then in turn,provided funding to the LeClair Village project, but COVID-related cost increases forced the developers to request additional CPC funding. CPC later funded a $210,000 playground for the site, with $100,000 more coming from donations. The project anticipates more than 40 children living there. • Breezy Acres Housing Authority Property: CPC provided funding for renovations, including new siding, roofs, and windows, which significantly improved the property's appearance and energy efficiency. Land Bank History and Open Space Protection • Before the Community Preservation Program, Cape Cod had a land bank that allowed towns to purchase/provide funding for open space purchases. • When the Community Preservation program was adopted by Mashpee, the Land Bank was "folded in"to the CPC. CPC was then responsible for paying the remaining debt on properties that were purchased and financed. It assumed $15 million in land bank debt. • Established in 1998, with the land bank funds, CPC secured 621 acres of open space, 274 of those acres were in the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge. • When CPC was created,. Since then, CPC has funded the protection of another 132 acres, including Pickerel Cove, Santuit Pond, Chopchaque Bog, Mingo Conservation and 475 Nathan Ellis Highway. Overall, CPC has dedicated more than 50% of its funds to open space, preserving over 760 protected acres in total a major conservation achievement. Application Process for CPC Funds • CPC reviews project applications and makes recommendations, but final approval rests with town meeting voters. Because Mashpee holds two town meetings annually, there are two funding rounds. Applications must be submitted well in advance for review and inclusion in the warrant. • The next town meeting is scheduled for May, and applications are due on the 1st Friday in November and for 2025, this falls on Friday,November 7, 2025, at 4 PM. The committee encourages early submissions and reassures residents that uncertain projects can still be submitted for eligibility review. Guidance is also available from the state coalition on comparable projects. 3