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| List: MassLep Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:14:43 -0400 From: 'Barbara Volkle' via MassLep <masslep...> Subject: [MassLep] Joint Base Cape Cod Survey - comments due 10/1 |
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As you may remember, the Massachusetts Butterfly Club has walks there=20 each year.=C2=A0 We are lucky to have access to the regionally rare pinelan= ds=20 and grasslands there during these=C2=A0 visits. Please help circulate this information. * Please take some time to read the information below and comment. Thanks to Jake McCumber, Natural Resources & Training Lands Manager,=C2=A0M= A=20 Army National Guard, for giving us notice of the opportunity to comment. FOR THE SURVEY:visit www.jointbasecc.com and submit comments by=20 Thursday, OCTOBER 1, 2026. MassDevelopment currently has a survey for public input regarding the=20 "master plan" they are developing for the southern 7,000 acres of Joint=20 Base Cape Cod. This includes the grasslands we visit during spring=20 grassland bird tours and summer butterfly walks. This is an opportunity=20 for them to hear from a variety of stakeholders=C2=A0as they begin the=20 planning process for the future of Joint Base Cape Cod. Here=E2=80=99s some background information. JBCC encompasses 22,000 acres across four municipalities: Bourne,=20 Mashpee, Falmouth, and Sandwich. Approximately 15,000 acres constitute=20 the northern training area, while the cantonment area comprises the=20 remaining 7,000 acres to the south.=C2=A0 A masterplan for the 7,000 acre= =20 area is being developed. JBCC cantonment area is a patchwork of parcels across 7,000 acres.Some=20 of these parcels are being declared as =E2=80=9Cexcess=E2=80=9D by one of t= he services=20 and will likely go to the state.MassDevelopment has the authority to=20 oversee of influence that transfer and what happens with =E2=80=9Cexcess=E2= =80=9D=20 military land owned by the state in MA. Of course, development and affordable housing are big drivers on the Cape. The consequences for wildlife with development would be very=20 problematic.Connectivity between open space parcels is vey=20 important.Together with Crane Wildlife Management Area (state managed),=20 this is one of the largest blocks of contiguous habitat in southeastern=20 MA.Also, housing and commercial development beyond taking habitat=20 directly would require new road, support facilities, would reduce the=20 ability to conduct prescribed fires, introduce pets and pests to the=20 environment, new lighting impacts to nocturnal species, etc. * The announcement and the link are below. The website link takes you to the main website.=C2=A0 If you scroll down a= =20 little bit there is a box on the lower right that says "Tell us what you=20 think!" and has a button for "Give Feedback" which will take you to the=20 survey. Barbara Volkle Northborough, MA <Barb620...> * We want to hear from you! The Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC) Cantonment Area Master Planning=20 initiative is underway, and community input is an important part of the=20 process. Cape residents, employees, visitors, stakeholders, and others=20 interested in JBCC are invited to complete a brief survey. Your feedback=20 will help identify community priorities and support the base=E2=80=99s curr= ent=20 and future missions. Survey responses will help shape Phase 2:=20 Envisioning, which will include additional opportunities for public=20 input and discussion. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete.=20 Please click on the QR code or visit www.jointbasecc.com and submit by=20 Thursday, October 1, 2026. MassDevelopment --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= MassLep" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to masslep+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/masslep/fac= <92373-b1e6-45a4-9261-29cbf27ae8b8...> |
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