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contaminated and have a great die off like we did 20 years ago,they'll be doing zero for us. So the plan <br /> actually covers that.We're not going to spend all that money as long as the shellfish are working. But if <br /> we have an incident 15 years from now, and the shellfish get killed off,then we'll have to address this <br /> issue. But in the meantime,what it means is that it's going to cost a lot more than what the state <br /> requires us to put in the plan. The engineers are of the opinion, and I am personally(I've been in <br /> engineering for over 40 years), I know the plan is grossly overestimated both in cost and the amount of <br /> investment that we have to put in the ground. The sooner we get to put stuff in the ground,the sooner <br /> we'll know what else, if anything, we have to do. So we have a nice solid Phase 1 that attacks the most <br /> polluted areas,the Mashpee River watershed. Phase 2 is an extension of Phase 1 but over on the west <br /> side, Quashnet, Moonakis River. Waquoit is mostly polluted by Falmouth. We want to move slowly in <br /> the first 5 years to see what impact the shellfish and initial storing can do. From then on, we can scale <br /> back the whole cost of the operation.Tom Fudala said we are behind schedule because the Selectmen <br /> have declined the funding. <br /> Mary Adams asked how many people went to the Mashpee Commons plant tour. Tom Fudala said of <br /> the 30 or so people at the meeting, 9 signed up to attend, 3 or 4 actually came. Nancy Curran asked <br /> about a Town Open House at the plant so anyone interested could see it.Tom Fudala said there's <br /> limited parking and that we were only able to do this due to the kindness of Tom Ferronti, who is the <br /> head of construction and manages the treatment plant at the Commons. He's a very busy guy- it's not <br /> something we can do often, but maybe in the future we could organize another trip.The one thing I've <br /> got to say is that plant, as good as it is, does not have odor control.There were some smells outside of <br /> the plant, but if you walk 100 feet away,there's nothing.These people are more than 250 feet away, <br /> and the main neighborhood is 800 feet away. We put buffers around the whole property. Joe Lyons <br /> said to keep in mind these plants are all over the state today...and in New York City, Los Angeles, <br /> Chicago, San Diego....these are right in the middle of neighborhoods. New Seabury is a perfect example. <br /> Southport is another example.The plant is not an issue of what it is or where it is. It's an emotional <br /> issue of"not in my backyard",that's understandable, but they were asked to come and see what they <br /> won't see in their neighborhood, and only 3 from the neighborhood showed up. <br /> Tom Fudala said there's a critical meeting on Monday. If we don't get the funding,the preliminary <br /> design is done in December,then we're stuck. <br /> Ken Dunn said I'm new in town, I don't see the big picture. We need to get the "what we're really trying <br /> to accomplish"out there. That's got to be#1,that we're trying to save the environment. Tom Fudala <br /> said it's hard to deal with that"nobody knows" question. Part of it is timing. All of this used to be on <br /> TV, but how many watched? It's been in the paper, how many read that?What else can we do?This <br /> crisis has been going on for over 30 years. <br /> GHD WWTP Preliminary Design Project: <br /> Work begun 1/2/19. Property surveys and topography completed. Preliminary layouts developed and <br /> public workshop held at July 18 meeting. Preliminary layouts are supposed to be developed in <br /> September.A Value Engineering Consultant is supposed to come in October and view what was <br /> proposed and make recommendations. <br /> Status of design funding articles. 2 articles were put in, right now they are in limbo. <br />