5/11/1992 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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J BOARD OF SELECTMEN Page 2 MINUTES MONDAY, MAY 11 , 1992 Selectman Jacobson welcomed new Board Member George Costa to the Board of Selectmen. PUBLIC DISCUSSION: William Zammer was present on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the recent survey that was circulated at Town Meeting. Mr . Zammer read the memo of concern and objection to the Planning Board Survey as submitted by the Chamber. (Enclosed ) The Chamber indicates the concept is excellent , but should be done in a more scientific manner to truly represent the priorities of the citizens of Mashpee. Tom Fudala related that Town Meeting was the ultimate distribution point for the survey since the plan will ultimately be approved at Town Meeting. There was no money in the budget to mail the survey. All survey ' s were marked and coded in distribution of over 1000. Several boards and departments responded with specific questions and issues on the survey . This is a small step in the two year process indicates Mr . Fudala . There is no intended bias in the survey. Mr. Fudala welcomes working with the Chamber and other related input . *Selectman Caffyn recommends to have a workshop with Mr. Fudala and the Chamber for this discussion. The scheduled date is Thursday, May 44;', 1992 at 4 : 00 p.m. *Selectman Caffyn has recommended to submit a letter to the School Committee requesting distribution of the survey through the children . It is a valid manner to distribute information to area residents . With concerns towards the survey, Selectman Vaccaro indicated that there was no intent on Mr . Fudala ' s part to skew the issues . With regards to the statistical validity, the returns from Town Meeting give statistical indication of how Town Meeting members act and how the voters in Saturday ' s election feel . It does not overlap with the rest of the Town to be the feelings of the entire Town. With regards to perception, Selectman Vaccaro indicates that apparently some people perceive the survey as different than the intent . He relates that Mr. Fudala had the best of motivations . Selectman Vaccaro has worked with Mr. Fudala and indicates if the Chamber feels certain questions are biased, they can be flagged . Tests can be run to see if the questions are biased . Selectman Vaccaro indicates that communication is a problem. We all need to be sensitive to the concerns of all elements of the community . We should try to do things in advance in the future. I'