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Ludents can walk or ride bAkes to school p it reduces .the overall <br /> traff-1c -in the surrounding neighborhood . The community can use <br /> the building after school if it is, accessible , One-third of the <br /> students are with-in ] -,. 5 miles of the Center site , only 10% are <br /> within 1 . 5 miles of the 151 site . The traffic consultants said <br /> both s-ltes could work but this one made more sense because of its <br /> central 'location . <br /> Commun-ity Im o a this site has historical value . The <br /> .int er'section of Great Neck Rd ... and 130 was the focal point of <br /> development. It -is s-ignificant that town hall i's 'located hered <br /> This is an opportunity .to locate a commun-ity center in a <br /> pedestrian env-ironment. "151 is a more veh-ioular environment. <br /> The access-ibility on weekend q and after school to both students <br /> and adu'lts provides s4grvi f i cant opportunities to the town . <br /> Mr . Franc chi stated he understands many people are here tonight <br /> because of environmental concerns . They look at it as an <br /> opportun ity - The majorlty of prope rl(-,y at the Center site is <br /> privately owned . There was a condo project started with 144 <br /> residential units . Even with today ' s zoning it would allow 65 <br /> housing units . This 'is not a question of leaving it open or <br /> building a high scho(-)] :. A public., development can be very <br /> sensitive to the envlronpienta] concerns . The site 'is -180 acres <br /> and the school will use at most 80 acres and the building only 2 . <br /> There wl "I 'l be same pavement and trees cut for fields but they ocan <br /> site the school sensitively and with much greater control on thl";-; <br /> publ 'ic development than on a private one ., A )arge portion of -the <br /> site can be 'left open and wooded ,, <br /> Qperat i onal. Costs.: Mashpee presently spends, $4,50 , 000 on busing <br /> it ' s students:,, There are no sidewalks yet and no policy has yet <br /> to be adopted regarding walking but there could be a lot of <br /> students walking or biking each day , The number of buses and <br /> mileage would be greatly reduced .,, A conservative est-H-nate for <br /> savings each year, would be $50-70 , 000 ., Th-Is adds up year, after <br /> year. There are already plans for a bikepath along Rte 130. <br /> There -is one area where the 151 site is favored and that is site <br /> deve I ops ent costs. Utilities are already there. The plan can be <br /> compact, which is 'less expensive . Public water iG available . <br /> Water would have to be brought up to the center site . T h ex 15 1 <br /> site would represent a one time savings of $250-3005000 . <br /> However- , the State reimburses the proJect ( for Mas hpee at a rate <br /> of 58%) for site development, but operational costs are not <br /> reimbursed . Total project costs could be the same at elther <br /> s i te, <br /> Mr-. Franceschi stated during their investigation , they found <br /> t.here -is a feeling the Center of Mashpee is shifting to the <br /> its large so 'I cr,-)mmercial development . <br /> rotary area because of <br /> A high school -is different from a commercial development. It can <br /> 2 <br />