1/26/2006 BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE Minutes

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1 Torn of Mashpee Blue Ribbon Comprehensive Committee Minutes of Meeting January 26,2006 The Town of Mashpee Blue Ribbon Committee was called to order in Conference Room#t, Mashpee Town Hall, 16 Great Neck Road North,Mashpee,Massachusetts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 26,2006. The Chairman,Don Meyers,presided. Blue Ribbon Committee Members present: Zella Elizenherry; Chuckle Green, vice Chair;Lee Gurney;Beverly Dane;John Miller- Don Myers, Chairman;Ted Theis. Also present:F. Thomas Pudala, Town Planner A quorum being present,the Chairman called the meeting to order. Approval of Minutes Review/approval of the minutes from the Blue Ribbon Committee meetings held on 12/22/05 and on 1/12/06 were continued until the next Committee meeting,when the Committee members have received copies of the minutes.in time for their review. Communications Public Comment The Chairman asked if there were any public comments. Edward Baked,a Mashpee resident who fives on Captain's RoadS spoke out about the December 22,2006 Committee meeting,when there was a presentation given by Douglas Storrs regarding the Ring Road.Mr.Baker said that the presentation that was held and an earlier edition of the Mashpee Enterprise discussing the Ring Road were different from each other. The Mashpee Enterprise stated that the second ring on tine road was not gong to happen. Mr.Baker had concerns about the proposal given and was afraid that the members of the Committee would make a positive recommendation on the second ring on that road.He said he was worried about emergency vehicle response time in his neighborhood,because it would mean going through two roundabouts to get from the fire station to his house, and then two roundabouts to get to Falmouth Hospital from his house. He thought it was a very significant delay and a threat to public health to people who live East of the rotary He was concerned about traffic,because new roads means new construction. With new construction,he said, also comes the impervious services and the wastewater,one lane would be close to Trout Pond, and the buffer zone would be reduced to that pond and.Trout Pond flows into the Mashpee Rive-, where there is a significant shellfish resource, He said that he hoped that upon looking on that proposal,the Committee would come back with a negative determination regarding the roundabout. Old Business Reports From Each Board/Commission regarding DCPC Objectives The Chairman asked for reports from each board or commission regarding DCPC objectives. Beverly Dane spoke out and said there had been a Planning Board meeting on Wednesday,January 18"'and the Board had resumed discussions on DCPC objectives. Ms.Dane wanted to report on Item#3, regarding Zoning By-laws, She said she would be appointing a.point person on the Planning Board. She said that she had been communicating with the Consulting Engineer, Charles Rowley, he had.knowledge regarding salt grater and storm drains in the town of Mashpee. Ms. Kane handed and read from a drag she had compiled, where she had taken a closer look at the storm water issue, as well as other issues needing to be resolved in the community and by the Planning Board and Blue Ribbon Committee. She said that she was preparing a draft and that it would be presented to the Town Meeting in October 2006. Olean Santos discussed the Board of Health and that the Board was proceeding with the cesspool ban.He said it was in the final draft,but it would soon be"good to go,"and after the public meeting would be a"done deal."He said that the ban meant that if a person had a cesspool,they would have to bring it up to Title 5, It would be deemed in failure if the person changed ownership or if there was any change to the footprint of the building, additions to it,for instance, he said.