5/19/1998 MASHPEE COMMONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes

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I are to be spent. Mr. Chace expressed concern as to whether the process taken thus far is appropriate. Mr. Chace posed the followingquestions to the Committee/Public: 1 . Problems wih the process both prior to and at Town Meeting; . The Committee ' s interpretation of Town Meeting outcome; . How can Mashpee Commons Ltd. (MCLP) improve their performance in the future; . `here did not appear to be a cohesive position between the Committee and 1LP stated at Town Meeting. In response, Mr. Ferguson stated the problem was that the Planning Board did not support the Article; and that the Planning Board representative has been unable to attend Connittee Meetings on a regular basis. Mr. Ferguson also stated there aro members of the public who want to see the proposal, in its entirety, presented at the October Town Meeting. mr. Chace inquired if it is the general consensus that this Committee be re-designed in order to include and provide the Planning Board With a major role on the Committee. Mir. Ferguson was in agreement that the Planning Board take a major role and that a Planning Board representative should be in attendance at all Committee Meetings. If it is impossible to have Planning Board representation, the Committee should be providing them with Meeting information. Mr. Fud.ala stated that he had made all of the arguments for the Committee at the Planning Board Meeting which denied support of this Article. He stated the problem had been with citizen concern for various studies which had not been provided a promised. Mr. Chace responded by stating that he had been under the impression that it was understood that what had been proposed could create less environmental impacts than the current zoning. i The Chairman recognized Beverly Kane, who consented from the viewpoint of the citizons by stating she was in disagreement with the characterizations made of Planning Board actions. she stated that the Planning Board, by law, held a Public Hearing on this matter. A number of citizens attended said Public Hearing who were opposed to the proposal . she further statd there had not been anyone present to spear in favor of the proposed zoning change. The Planning Board responded to a number of citizen concerns that this Conittee continually promised full studies on all of the impact areas, and that they would not come before the -2-