3/14/1995 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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MA HPEE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Y Tuesday, March 14, 1995 Page being given all of this stuff in bits and pieces and was it an afterthought. Paul stated that although it sounded lime that, it was not bits and pieces and ultimately the first part of the E I R as far as he understood, that the EIR was filed with the State. It goes out for a 30 day review period by the public and then there was public hearing that come out of that. From that public hearing the MEPA people cote up with the replies that they want and the additional information that they might want to put into the final EIR. He stated that this was why the Committee had to male their submission back by the 15th, which was the following day and then the State has 30 days in which the public can review those comments main and object to those comments. From there if everything is okay} then they have an additional 7 days in which to issue the final EIR without change. Paul stated that the five items that they had to go back and clarify was: the wastewater M they want comment rewired from the Turn to implement management strategies to reduce nitrate and wastewater treatment plant influent to the lowest level; a wastewater - comment required from the Town to participate in a regional water shed planning efforts to Waquoit Bay; third, wastewater - during the review process it was stated that the chemistry curriculum would employ a microscaled standard practice (the policy that the Committee is trying to put together); fourth, due to the environmental sensitivity of the water shed, the Committee is requested to commit to a maintenance schedule for drainage system, retention basin and playing fields; fifth, being the traffic - rewired from the Town a short and long terra traffic migration measures including funding, strategies, and the implementation schedule. Steve reread the traffic item and stated that the Committee could not do that and stated that he felt enough was enough. He felt that all of these issues we were legally rewired to handle in terms of the septic treatment and its nitrogen levels and wondered if the school wanted to sign off on a program for low nitrogen contributions, but felt objected to the fact that these issues showed up at this point in time. Greg Taylor did not see this as a problem and stated that they worked on it last night and that it was just about all set and that the only issue was the additional money needing to be spent on the traffic issue and felt that it was all under control. Paul reiterated Steve 3s comment criticizing the need for having to do this at all. Peter stated that the people should know that they spent $37,000 on extra paperwork for the EIR. Paul stated that the Selectmen and the Town should be made aware. Joe cited also the extra paving that they had to do as a result of the Cape cod commission's review. Paul asked Tori to put together a list of the special requests that they have received from the particular groups dealing with the EIR. stove stated that as far as the traffic issue, they were tallying about a population going down 151 and some down Barnstable Road to Falmouth High School now, He stated that the only other impacts they would be adding would be some community impacts that were not during traffic hours and stated that to have this level of nit-picking going on over the traffic study that was already done, the lane widening, the accommodations that have already been made to accommodate the existing traffic is ridiculous and stated his objection. Paul stated that he was just going by what the consultant stated needed to be done. He said that in order to get this portion done and to get the EIR in by the next day, he said they had to do it. Joe stated that it should be noted that they spent about $10,000 a month to support the Cape Cod Commission and that it cost an additional $100,000 on the project. Paul agreed and stated that they should identify this to the Selectmen and let them know. Merry Sue feels that they ought to draft a letter to the Selectmen telling thea exacting how they feel but they are forced to proceed at this point. Greg suggested that they draft a letter to the Assembly of Delegates who is the one who approves the budget for the Cape Cod Commission. Paul suggested that they send a letter to the Selectmen and that the Selectmen could then communicate with the Assembly of Delegates. Peter stated that it cost about $60,000 total cost directly to the EIR process of the cape Cod Commission. Paul requested that research be done for details on these expenditures.