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THE MASHPEE ENTERPRISE•FRIDAY,APRIL 2, 2004 Page 13
<br /> Assembly To Wei h 15 Requests
<br /> Marine LifegLENW
<br /> For $460,000' CountySurplusens
<br /> Center Op
<br /> By MICHAEL C.BAILEY Mary J. LeClair of the by Ms. LeClair, the Upper Cape
<br /> Loggerhead
<br /> As the fiscal year 2004 draws to Barnstable County Board of towns would collect a total of
<br /> a close, the Barnstable County County Commissioners said Ordi- $90,116: $14,576 for Bourne;
<br /> First Patient Assembly of Delegates is prepar- nance 03-10,the$300,000 expendi- $41,541 for Falmouth; $17,285
<br /> for
<br /> ing to engage in its annual ritual ture to help human services, was Mashpee; and $16,714 for Sand-.
<br /> Of divvying up surplus county drafted after the county received wich. The amounts are based on
<br /> By CHRISTINE M.FERULLO y M funds. However, at least one about 30 requests for assistance the county's assessment to each
<br /> The National Marine Life Cen- E county commissioner is objecting from Cape human services pro- town, and each town would be
<br /> ter welcomed its first patient this to how the money may be spent. eiders. "We just couldn't deal free to use the money as they saw
<br /> week. On Wednesday, April 7, the as- with them all,"she said. fit.
<br /> Eco, a 95-pound loggerhead �� sembly will meet to discuss and According to Diane C. Thomp- In.order to veto the ordinance,
<br /> turtle, was transported from the , , �� x` ,= F� 3. vote on 15 proposed uses for son, clerk of the assembly, all 15
<br /> New England Aquarium in Bos- �� the county commissioners must
<br /> �' $460 000 in surplus county, funds. ordinances have been moved for-�v vote to do so unanimously or by a
<br /> ton to the Main Street facility inh The leftover money is the result ward for discussion by the full as- two-thirds majority.The assembly
<br /> Buzzards Bay Tuesday morning. of the region's still-healthy real sembly.
<br /> estate market; fees and taxes col- Ordinance 0401, the $300,000 can only override the veto if the
<br /> The turtle will complete its reha- ordinance passes with a two-
<br /> will
<br /> at the life center and lected through the county's Regis- refund to the towns, is already
<br /> will be released back into the try of Deeds have contributed to a facing an uphill battle as Ms. Le- thirds majority weighted vote;'
<br /> wild sometime between mid- and county surplus since 1999. Clair has vowed to veto the meas- each delegate casts a weighted
<br /> late summer, when the Gulfs �' The net surplus is actually ure. In a prepared statement, Ms. voted based on his hometown's,
<br /> - population.
<br /> Stream shifts northward toward about $1.46 million, but in March LeClair said that she opposes re-
<br /> Cape Cod. k 2003,the assembly pre-approved a turning the money to the towns Ms. LeClair indicated that she
<br /> "It's really exciting to have an
<br /> $1 million refund to all 15 Cape because Cape municipalities has the support of fellow Com-
<br /> animal in these tanks," Danielle tos�,.to help them weather tight have already received a refund, missioner William Doherty, and'
<br /> O'Neil, animal care coordinator , �- fiscal times. Itis the first time and that there are other needs to does not believe the assembly
<br /> for the National Marine Life Cen- ': that the county has ever approved attend to. will be able to override a veto.:
<br /> ter,said Tuesday afternoon. surplus spending before the "I took the position that any Ms. LeClair and Mr. Doherty
<br /> Eco was found cold-stunned on money was even in the bank. revenue in excess of the voted in favor of Ordinance 03-10
<br /> November 30, 2003, in Great Hol- The assembly's standing com- $1,000,000 should provide funding back in January, with Commis-'
<br /> low in Truro during a beach walk mittee on finance last week held for human services agencies sioner Lance W. Lambros voting
<br /> by Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctu- public hearings on the last eight throughout the Cape. This would against it.
<br /> ary volunteers. The loggerhead, ordinances on the table. be done through competitive The public is welcome to at
<br /> was named Eco because when Those ordinances included grants," she said. "I feel strongly tend the next assembly meeting,
<br /> rescuers found the turtle, it was CHRISTINE M.FERULLO/ENTERPRISE 300,000 in refunds to the 15 Cape that individual towns can no which will begin at 4 PM. The'
<br /> covered in layers of barnacles, Danielle O'Neil, animal care coordinator for the National towns for local use; $157,000 for longer adequately support their meeting will be held in the as-•
<br /> some embedded in the animal's Marine Life Center, checks to see if Eco the loggerhead turtle the Sandwich Marina; 50,000 for human service activities and I sembly chamber at the;
<br /> shell. is settling into her new quarters in the life center's interim the Wastewater Management Re- pledged the county's assistance." Barnstable First District'
<br /> Court-
<br /> "She looked like she was carry- care facility. The turtle was transferred to Buzzards Bay serve Grant Program; $150,000 for According to figures provided house on Route 6A in Barnstable.
<br /> ing her own ecosystem on her, Tuesday from the New England Aquarium in Boston. '.associated services delivered to
<br /> back,"Ms.O'Neil said.. the homeless," including services 01.15 TO HOSt Chamber
<br /> Eco's internal temperature delivered by fire and police de-
<br /> when she was found was only three feet in length. Some are be- leased, Eco will be the only ani- partments, and donated munici-
<br /> 41.9°F. She weighed 71 pounds• lieved to live as long as 50 years mal at the facility. After her re- pal services; Cape Cod Five Cents Savings 508-477-0792 or by a-mail to'
<br /> and was two feet in length. or more. lease, the life .center hopes to Also, $25,000 for the Arts Bank and The Mashpee Chamber info@mashpeechamber.com.
<br /> Staff at the aquarium estimate Loggerheads are named for make adjustments to the interim Foundation of Cape Cod; $25,000 of Commerce sponsor a Business
<br /> Eco's age is between 4 and 5 their large heads. They tend to care facility to accept stranded for the Cape Cod Maritime Mu- After Hours for networking and Mobile Health
<br /> years. It is difficult to determine nest in Florida from late April seals. scum $15,000 for the Marine Life meeting other members of the Van Iri'TOWll
<br /> the sex of a loggerhead without a until September and travel up the The center's interim facility Center in Bourne; and $5,000 for business community. The`Mobile Health Link Van'
<br /> DNA test, particularly if the ani- coast along the Gulf Stream. consists of two rehabilitation the MART Guide, a guidebook This event will be •held
<br /> � will be in Mashpee on Wednesday,
<br /> mal has not yet reached sexual In 1978, the US Fish and Wild= tanks, each 12 feet in diameter. published by the Cape Cod Wednesday, 5:30 to 7 PM, at the from 9 AM to noon at the Want-'
<br /> maturity. However, Eco's caregiv- life Service designated .logger- The tanks are about four feet high Chamber of Commerce that pro- Cape Cod Five Cents Savings panoag Indian Tribal headquar-'
<br /> ers at the National Marine Life heads as a threatened species. and can hold 3,800 gallons of wa- motes "car-free" sites of interest Bank, 5 North Market Street, ,
<br /> Center believe the loggerhead is ter. A pumping system connected Mashpee Commons. ters on Great Neck Road South
<br /> tovisitors p and in Mashpee Villa
<br /> a female. Eco will remain:in quarantine to a storage tank circulates the and the committee re- p Village from'
<br /> q � Hors .d'oeuvres will be pro- 12:30 to 3:30 PM. Free health
<br /> Eco weighs 95.2 pounds, is 2.17 sea water, which is maintained at
<br /> throughout her stay at the life viewed seven ordinances asking vided by Giovanni's of Deer screenings for cholesterol, diabe-`
<br /> feet long, with an internal tem- center. Public visits will not be about 76°F for turtle rehabilita- for;$10,000 for the Cape Cod AIDS Crossing and refreshments by tes, and blood pressure will be
<br /> perature of 75°F. Adult logger- permitted; however, National Ma- tion and about 60°F for seals. Support Group; 3,000 for an in- Mashpee Wine.&Spirits. available..
<br /> heads generally weigh about 250 rine Life Center Director Sallie The facility, which is essen- terpreter for the Visiting Nurse Attendees are urged to bring a Referrals to communitysere-'
<br /> to 300 pounds and measure about K.Riggs said she hopes to set up a tially a temporary greenhouse,is Association of Cape Cod; $50,000 business card to participate in ices across the Cape will also be:'
<br /> short-circuit camera and a moni- temperature-controlled and to aid elders at risk; $50,000 to the spring raffle. Admission is $5 available for family plann}ng,
<br /> Route 28 for in the visitors'center. staffed by animal care coordina- purchase a van for use by the per person, but chamber mem- birth control, and pregnancy test
<br /> "We want people to finally see tors and a corps of trained volun- VNA; $144,000 for homelessness bers who bring a non-member ing. For more, information, 'one,;
<br /> ntinued from Page One were here and ready to dp,reha teers. There.»is.aisgrta-,pertttimer? prevention 4 programs; . .and,. guest.will be.admitted free alon can call-1-888-5 7�9994.'The .
<br /> bilitai on, but we' don't want to g 5 van is
<br /> hear the latest) plans fromrf!'al�' veterinarian, Who ahgp Spends., $300,000'in compati£1ve grants for___with their guest. RS�TPs'are se- open to all ages; its services• are
<br /> compromise her care," said Ms. time at the New England Aquar- human services on Cape Cod. quested no later than Monday at confidential.
<br /> nian at their Apri112!meetingo t 1. O'Neil. ium, .,,.,.;. . -
<br /> The developer continues to fo-
<br /> cus on traffic solutions through Although her arrival at the life ,
<br /> safety improvements, eliminating center was traumatic at first, Eco Fundraising for the life center
<br /> congestion, and creating bypasses was appearing more comfortable n continuing. Money is still
<br /> away from the rotary. yesterday. On Tuesday, she was needed for the.annual operating
<br /> Any improvement to the rotary slamming to the'walls of her tank, expenses of the interim facility
<br /> must be approved by MassHigh- trying to assess her boundaries. and for the overall building fund.
<br /> way and costs,for those improve- "Now she's very peaceful.
<br /> For more information on the £a-
<br /> ments will be paid for in fair She's been sleeping on the bot-
<br /> call
<br /> or to donate, residents can
<br /> shares by developers, according tom, gracefully swimming
<br /> call 508-743-9888 or visit the
<br /> to Mr.Megathlin. around,"Ms.Riggs said. NMLC web site atwww.nmlcorg.
<br /> The Cape Cod Commission is Although she refused to eat for Those interested in helping ;w
<br /> holding a public hearing April 21 the first two days, Eco dined on provide a closed circuit television `
<br /> on Southcape's proposed phase squid and herring yesterday. to view Eco are also.encouraged
<br /> two plans. Until she's ready to be re- to contact the life center.
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