7/29/1991 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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* i BOARD OF SELECTMEN Page 7 MINUTES +SON DAY, JULY 299 1991 Workshop Discussion: I hat I ' d like to see Mashpee be is what it has always been states Selectman Gottlieb. Something different and distincto A sense of openness remains*. Thi is ars opportunity to avoid mistakes made by other communitys. Selectman Jacobson agrees we are different and distinct and let' s keep it that way, Selectman Caf fyn has been viewing illegal dumping areas a a has found many beautiful areas in - a.shpee, Where is so much undeveloped .and. She agrees to keep it in that state. This is a secondary home area for many residents. It is important for us to encourage development for the year round resident. With concerns of the economic situation, the educational facilities don' t seem to go away states Selectman Hanson. We have done a poor job in p .an ing without balancing financially. Before we do much more, he suggests to identify our hurdles,, We' ve got to analyze what it will take to bring a balance i Tovm. We have dome nothing to slow the development to change the need for schools, The cost of services is greater than our tax informs Selectman Hanson for example 5000 students and a $700 tax bill* Selectman Jacobson agrees. We realize growth in Yiashpee has never payed for itself fully,, Selectman Gottlieb suggests typical types of homes be characterized to warrant the types of services. There have been many projects in the phase of development i Blias pee that should have been 'encouraged the town states Selectman man Hanson, .hese include McDonald' s, Bufflehe d Bay, Field' s Point and Software 2000. There have also been good developments that have more than paid j their share informs Selectman Lawrence$ -in the 70' s, 2% of the tax revenue was generated from ew Seabury.. Are we able to discern between a good. and bad developer? We should all agree as a Board states Selectman Lawrence. Depart- ments in Town can' t effectively move towards developing Town unless they are d�i.re t d. Selectman Jacobson has suggested Selectman an Lawrence prepare his views on paper for discussion at the next workshop meeting. She has suggested the other Board Members also prepare information for discussion. We should view the financial bottom line and other types such as tax, environment and traffic suggests selectman Gottlieb, It is the consensus of the Board not to be concerned for the October Town Meeting preparation of this discussion, Selectman Caffyn also suggested for Mr. Harrington to prepare comments for discussion such as the facts of what is in e i stanc e and the number of children that will be going to school. Before we market Mashpee, we should identify what and where we are going,