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Page 8 Mashpee Annual Town Meeting March 6, 1972 <br /> Article 6 Continued - item 103 -Park & Rec. <br /> Garland: The figure given here includes "-e500.00 for bats , balls, <br /> me-mbership dues , and whatever else is needed. <br /> M,.Is. Sturgis : T regret taking up your time. I didn' t know it <br /> had been taken care of. <br /> Costa: Inquired of Moderator if he might ask Mr. Garland of Fin. CO,RO. <br /> a question on item 46. The Moderator replied there was no "hold" <br /> on I'tem 46. <br /> Costa proceeds : There is one problem� There is a communlcations <br /> gap between the fire and. police. The fire department has a re- <br /> ceiver in their truck. They can' t call us. We can' t call thee- , <br /> -,Te asked Mr. Garland for $200.00 for two-way comrn..unication l_L <br /> Fire C--hief Hicks is at Soutl,, Cape Beach� for in:eta nce, and need's <br /> a cruiser, he has to go all- the way back out to call. This JL-Gem <br /> was deleted <br /> Garland: Replied it was not felt this was neye ssary� That there <br /> was a tie-in with the Barristable network, opera,[_-ed by the Barnstable <br /> Tail complex. These people can com=nicate back and f orth through <br /> the network. That is better than driving all the way out to ph-one. <br /> Costa: I am not standing up here to make a fool of mnyself 'he <br /> Barnstable network serves 15 towns, and every fire deDartment and <br /> DOlice department on the Cape . In the summier time wdhen things , <br /> are at peak there ' s no guarantee you can get through wlien and as <br /> Ease as you need to. A regular transmitter costs $1 ,000- We <br /> are asking only $200 for something we can use We don't have <br /> that much time to wait in summer if there is an emergency at the <br /> beach - fire because of vandalism and culprits sighted who need <br /> to be apprehended. . . .there isn' t that rauch time. It is sometimes <br /> too late to act by the time con nunication has been established. <br /> Garland: I make a motion the Police Department expenses be left <br /> at $21, 755. Seconded. Voice vote indeterminate. Hand cournt, <br /> 3., -1-or; opposed, 101. Mlotion did not carry. <br /> Bingham: I make a motion that $22, 270 be appropriated in item 46. <br /> Seconded. <br /> Ehrisman: Comment on item 46. 1 don't think we were all very <br />