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Mr.Halvorson spoke about the need for an economic picture for the ERIC that should be clearly <br /> defined and defended. That there were limited amounts of space in both the towns of Falmouth and <br /> Mashpee,he said.He added that there should be job retraining, and industrial development.He said that <br /> there was a need for a Regional Technology Center,which had strong support from Senator Murray. In <br /> anticipation of this, he said,the organization CEDI )needed to have a 50 I C organization to receive finds. <br /> It was not the EDIC#s intention to run and develop programs for four towns, what was needed was to <br /> generate a new corporation to run the Center.To have one meeting and a nominating meeting,to come up <br /> with all the nominations for a fere member steering committee and have fonds to apply to support that <br /> management team.Mr.Halvorson reiterated that land be set aside in both Falmouth and Mashpee, and that <br /> the industrial park created could put together to create industries such as marine science and renewable <br /> industry. That in a few years a regional organization would be created. <br /> The Chairman asked W.Halverson a question concerning the frequency of meeting for these <br /> DIC committee meetings.Mr.Halverson said that the meetings could be field three or four meetings a <br /> year,as an advisory or transitional organization. <br /> The Chairman asked for any more questions from the Committee. <br /> W.F. Thomas Fudala,the Town Planner, asked how and EDIC and an RDIC interact. <br /> Mr.Halverson said that the BMC was a vehicle of expectations. The there was a limited amount <br /> of space available. A,person looking at an EMC would see pieces of land here and there,an equivalent of a <br /> park and dispersed buildings and supplies and services. <br /> Mr.Harding spoke that if anybody was interested and wanted to know the people under the gun, it <br /> would be those members of the steering committee. That they were only going to be there to prove the <br /> model works-that buildings were needled and instead of creating the bricks and mortar, creating the jobs <br /> would be fast,He emphasized that he wanted to grow jobs and businesses in Mashpee.He said that he and <br /> colleagues wanted to envision small offices, To take the synergy of four towns to wake some of the funding <br /> up and to create an advisory committee for anyone who wanted to join. <br /> The Town Planner had a question for Mr. Miller.He stated that the Planning Board had an <br /> industrial building of 8,000 square feet.Did the BMC work with a private developer`s <br /> Mr,Miller replied that the FDIC focus was to create jobs.The FDIC corporation would work with <br /> what benefits the Town and was perfectly compatible,that it is still a corporation, The EDIC was not there <br /> to give favors,just to do smart things for the Town. <br /> As the meeting progressed,many of the Committee"s questions were answered by not only <br /> Committee member Mr. John Miller*but also with distinguished guests Representative Matthew Patrick,, <br /> Mr. Harlyn Halvorson and Mr, John Harding. <br /> The Chairman thanked and acknowledged the three speakers as they left the conference room.. <br /> The Chairman asked the Committee if it would think about the EDIC at that moment and at the <br /> next meeting. <br /> Before continuing to Old Business,Ms.Kane spoke and said that the Town Planner had developed <br /> two new maps,one for the web site and other smaller ones for the community.The Town Planner said that <br /> he could send the reaps in..peg size through e-mailing. <br /> Old Business <br /> Educational Programs <br /> Ted Theis spoke out about educational programs and that he was still in the process of soliciting <br /> the principals of the schools for a.scholarship prograrn.He said that he wanted it to be put forward to the <br /> youth of the Town and to put it forward to people who did not know the situation developing. <br /> Mr.Theis said that he was thinking of promotion with a radio station to promote the awareness of <br /> water,also that he would meet-with Boyscouts and Giriscouts and other youth groups. <br /> Mr.Miller interJected that a possible group would be the Future Business Leader's group. <br /> Prodding people to move forward. <br /> The Chairman said that one issue would be a community group,chartered with that type of <br /> educational program with the Town would be the vital way to go,the number of individuals looping into <br /> the environment. <br /> Ms. Gurney stated that there was the Capekeepers group who was starting a speaker's bureau. <br /> Mr. Santos said that there were grants available through schools.He mentioned a web site called <br /> °. :.:. .:5w', tr ... ............. .......--i # -and added that schools and teachers could get onboard this site and find out various <br /> ......................information, some of it regarding clean water and-recycling, <br />