Greetings Popponesset Friends and Neighbors,
As we prepare for the start of the summer season and the July 4th holiday weekend, please remember that for everyone to enjoy a successful, safe, and peaceful summer we all need to be responsible, considerate, and neighborly.
Our Security Team
Our Post One security team will be on duty this summer wearing white Polo shirts with their Post One logo. Ways you can assist the security team:

• Be prepared to show your beach flag whenever requested by the guards
• Adhere to the rules regarding not dropping off individuals at the beach from your vehicle
• Park exclusively on your own property
• Call a tow company if an unauthorized vehicle is parked on your property – that is your responsibility, not the Mashpee police. Notify the police if you have called for a tow, as the car operator may contact the MPD to inquire.
• Obey speed limits
• CALL 911 if you observe a situation that may require emergency services
• Follow all PBA Rules & Regulations

Please note: This summer we hope to have enhanced Mashpee Police Department presence with more paid details, directed patrols and ATV Patrols. They will be here to discourage large, unruly crowds and underage drinking. If they see fit, they will tow cars, issue tickets, make arrests, and disperse unruly groups.

Preparing for July 4th

• Should you observe any type of emergency or dangerous situation call Mashpee Police directly for the fastest available assistance.
• Call the police whether it’s fighting, trespassing, property destruction, overly loud late-night noise, bonfires, or fireworks. Your calls are followed up on and counted.
• Consider leaving your front and back yard lights on during nights when trespassers may run through the property
• Lock your cars and put away all yard items, bikes, etc.
• Please discourage your group and family members from posting on social media that this is a place to come to party or visit uninvited - Popponesset beaches are private and patrolled by police and security.
• Instead, please spread the word about our Security measures such as police response, potential ticketing, towing, and, if warranted, possible arrests.

We expect to enjoy a peaceful summer season. Let’s tell our families, friends, and guests to remain polite and civil to our Security team and to MPD officers as they work on our behalf. Our success will depend on everyone’s commitment to considerate neighborly behavior.

Enjoy your summer!
Security Committee, PBA Board of Directors

Saturday, June 25, 2021 –We had a great turnout for the PBA semi-annual Homeowners Meeting at the Community House this morning.

Reports were presented by PBA committees about budget and dues collections, Community House activities, security, Deans Pond maintenance, roads and drainage, communications and beach accessibility.

We also heard from Mashpee Town Selectman Andrew Gotlieb about local water quality issues and future plans for wastewater management. Bob Hughes, representing Save Popponesset Bay, addressed us about their current progress and future plans to maintain the Spit. Barbara Reilly presented results of the 2021 PBA Survey.

To the Popponesset Community:

The PBA Board has been very active this winter addressing many significant community needs and projects. We have recently completed a two-month budgeting process and have made our initial budget recommendations for 2021.

Our operating budget has not changed from 2021 vs 2020.  And while we have accomplished several of our important goals over the past two years, despite best intentions we weren’t able to move as fast as possible on some of our previous approved projects. The result is that we have some funds available to us this year that have carried over from the prior year. We plan to apply these carried-over funds to several prioritized projects this coming year. The projects include:

Security
We have a new security task force and in January we held an online security meeting with the community resulting in recommendations for several new initiatives. We plan to work with our new security company, our neighboring communities, and the Mashpee town officials to send an early and consistent message on security, especially at the beaches. We will also use extra private and police details in the three weeks around July 4th.

Water Quality
We will continue to fund water quality studies to establish a good baseline of the water condition of the beaches.

Beach Accessibility
We will expand on the progress we made in 2018 to increase accessibility to the beaches by adding a beach boardwalk on Squaws Lane and a mobi-mat at Sandy Beach.

Community House
We will purchase some new playground equipment plus some other exciting summer improvements and also budget for continued architectural work and future improvements to the house.

Deans Pond
We will work with a nationally recognized firm (Solitude Lake Management) to address the biological health of the pond and perform recommended maintenance, as well as target critical areas to address invasive species. We feel very strongly that if we do not invest in the pond now, this precious resource will continue to deteriorate.

Drainage
In 2020 we were able to complete several significant drainage projects. We plan to be more aggressive with drain cleaning this year and to use this time to assess our needs and designs rather than planning new larger projects.

We plan to apply most of the roll-over funds to the above prioritized projects, leaving some for any additional unexpected needs and costs. We strongly believe these collective expenditures are warranted. We will mail PBA members a more detailed budget letter.

If you are a member of the PBA and need to update your contact information please contact us here: UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFO

We will again open up our April 10th meeting to the community online at 9:30 AM. Login information for the meeting will be on the calendar [CLICK HERE] and posted on Facebook. You can feel free to ask us any questions during the meeting or contact us here: CONTACT

Looking forward to spring returning in Poppy,
The PBA Board

Our webinar last Thursday evening featured advice from professionals in the field on how to market your home for vacation rental, while preserving the peaceful character of Popponesset that we all love. There was lots of helpful information for homeowners on how to screen vacation renters and protect your property. The presentation was well attended online and we recorded it for those who could not attend. You can access it here on the website- here's the link: