1/12/2006 BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE Minutes

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happens, come back and say,well that worked and this didn't. we'll never achieve an integrated vision that way. 3r. Theis said that for all the discussion on the future, we've got some remedy to handle. Especially in regard to nitrogen, He said he was working on it professionally on a business approach. Ms. Gurney said she had a question more than a comment. Land use has become such a critical aspect of everything else we do. we want to be cared we don't get the cart before the horse,regarding zoning regulations. But we need that bigger picture. How do we pull it offs How do we get them in the right order`s she asked. Ms. Kane said that to ask that question today was totally irrelevant. She stated; "'We cannot ask our town, "What would you lime our town to look like?"It looks like what it is. we have major impacts of traffic is in the way of wastewater,in the way of drinking water, water supplies. I have to say that I did find one positive thing, she said, that she read about in the paper, that was how the bushels of oysters were on the Mashpee Diver. She thought it was a tremendous accomplishment, and to her way of thinking, what she wanted her town to look like, She wanted clean bays, she emphasized, shellf.shing, swi tng fishing, and she wanted the natural resources to be as pure as they possibly could be made. lam% Sherman said the Committee could do what lis. Kane discussed by partnering with professional people that are in the business of doing that successfully. we may have to pay someone a million dollar's to do it,he said. Ms. Lane said that the Committee could not get started with a i inion dollars. The Town Planner said that the Comprehensive Plan stated earlier had been implemented, we bought lard to keep the population down. You can only do so much with zoning* Don't think we haven't been able to do anything. Certain things were shot down,like scenie roads. There are certain things you can accomplish and certain things you can't for various reasons, Thehan' nan said that he would life to close out the discussion that night on this topic. what I would suggest eves one to Mink about, for the next meeting,he asked Committee members: "In your*own mind, what do you tag this town should look like?How Mashpee should be formatting a vision of what we want. Now is an opportunity to weigh in on redevelopment,just as on initials development. You've got to have vision. Everyone,that's part of our homework for the next nneeting, he concluded. New Business Under new business,the Committee would be bringing in the EDIC, Matt Patrick and Mark Alverson, who would talk about it at 7:15 p.m for the next meeting,the Chairman stated, It will take 20 minutes, then questions from the committee. The Chainnan said that the Committee would continue the discussion on land use and growth management, The Educational.Plan will be discussed on January 26T11 the Chairman stated. He then added for any public comments. Thehan*man said he didn't want to close the meeting without g*ving anyone else the opportunity to come up. Jinn Hanks came up to the rm'crophone and stated that he was Chairman of the waterway Commission. He had documents to give to members of the Committee and those in the audience eoneeimng"what would It Take to Dredge the Mashpee River?"He said he would leave it for the Committee members to look at. The Chainnan suggested everyone to look at the document, and asked if there were any other comments from the public. Amold Cuveja cavae up to the microphone, introducing self as being on theonimg Board. Mr. Cuveia said to the Committee to take into consideration that we were allowing a lot of building to be dome, Popponesset, New Seabuly, demolishing the buildings and rebuilding