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lashpee citizen Ed Baker spoke about a meeting in Yarmouth he had gone to several <br /> weeks ago,when a speaker from Cornell University gave a presentation on nitrogen from the air. <br /> The speaker, according to Mar. Baker, said that the science had not been glued down m'any way, <br /> shape or fox-tn. He said that nitrogen cones not only from the ch-am,but that it comes dry and it <br /> comes wet, and a lot of it appears to be associated with automobiles. They found heavi or <br /> concentrations of airborne material closer to the roads, than away fi-om the roads, on either side of <br /> the traveled roadway,they had heavier concentrations. <br /> Mr. Baker thought that the roadways in Mashpee should have buffer strips, as the rivers <br /> had there. He said the only measurement system, which he was aware of on the Cape,was in <br /> Truro (corrected by the Town Planner). He added that the measurement does wet depositions and <br /> they factored out the wet to figure out how the dry was averaging. <br /> The Vice Chair,said it sounded life new science. <br /> The Towyn Planner,Tom Fudala, said that the Cornell scientists were doing measurements <br /> off`Route 28, down to the Quashnet River,measurements of particulate and gaseous forms of <br /> nitrogen. The Town planner joked that what had become a traffic problem has become a nitrogen <br /> problem, <br /> NIr. Miller said that from an educational standpoint and for public knowledge, it showed <br /> that the public might be getting a grasp that Title 5 didn't solve nitrogen loading in septic systems <br /> acid fertilizers that were-not organic, add to that mix,what's floating around the air,whether <br /> power plants in Sandwich or industrial sites in New Jersey, it's all part of the process, he said. <br /> The Vice Chair asked Ted Theis if he had any information he wanted to share in the <br /> educational venue. Mr. Theis said he was still gathering information, and had been dfi-afted to the <br /> Special Events Committee and that the committee was trying to do a series of games for various <br /> youth organizations, such as a bean bag toss or a dunking booth,to use this as an opportunity to <br /> pass out brochures for education for air and water quality and how to tie there together. <br /> The Vice Chair-asked if Mr. Theis had any more information on printing documents from <br /> Jail? <br /> Mr. Theis said that it could be made to happen,with printing, it wouldn't be a problem in <br /> black and white and perhaps two colors much life the im nates would be doing clean up for a non- <br /> profit organization. <br /> The vice Chair said he had one item fi-ore the Board of Health; Steven Ball approached <br /> hire if he could have another```ember on days when Tenn Santos could not be there and sit as an <br /> alternate to take in the meeting, Mr. Ball had been told it was undoable,but the Vice Chair said <br /> That it could be done and though they would like to maintain the BRCC group ft+orrr start to <br /> finish. He added that he would like someone to take back to the Board what was going on at the <br /> BRCC meetings, than not have anyone. <br /> Ms. Kane suggested the Board of Selectmen would elect the alternate. The Vice Chair <br /> said that.was what he wanted to ask the Committee to allow that action to be taken by the Boar-di. <br /> Motion A notion was made that the B . C committee allow the Board of Selectmen to <br /> select a Board ofHeal tii alternate, should Glenn pantos not be available, The motion was <br /> seconded and all agreed. <br /> Mr. Miller spore regarding the Chamber of Commerce essay contest on the Future of the <br /> Town of Mashpee had`aero response."He said that announcements were`rade at the school to <br /> Future Business Leaders as an optional assignment as part of their senior project. The cut off date <br /> was school vacation week, <br /> W. Theis spoke that in working with the CHIPs program, regarding police and children <br /> going missing said that the response in grade and middle schools was better than in upper grade <br /> schools. He said he thought the same was going to be true in any educational process regarding <br /> the environment. The Vice Chairman said that the Committee should take the approach of another <br /> school, since it did not work out at M ashp ee High School. The vice Chair said he would be <br />