06/07/2021 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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4 Board of Selectmen Minutes June 7, 2021 APPOINTMENTS& HEARINGS Public Comment: Lynne Barbee; Surf Drive, spoke on the Mashpee Commons expansion project. Ms. Barbee requested public input and time to review all of the details. Ms. Barbee stated the voters need a clear, detailed and agreed upon signed plan before any zoning bylaw change. Although she is appreciative of the Board of Selectmen Ms. Barbee said most importantly,we have a situation where the zoning bylaw cart is being put before the development plan horse. With the cart behind the horse, we can make Mashpee better. Ms. Barbee noted she is supportive of increased affordable housing in Mashpee. Housing happens within and impacts a community. Ms. Barbee explained the town needs to get this right and the 25-year agreement needs at least 25 weeks of review, public comment and independent assessments. Richard Klein of 205 Ashers Path West stated in his opinion if the town moves forward with the town meeting articles in October,we are all screwed. Mr. Klein voiced support to defer the articles to 2022 and indicated the town needs to negotiate to see what the developers are willing to give to the town. Marje Hecht a resident of Hoophole Road indicated the Planning Board is rushing headlong into an agreement before we know what the zoning is for and that the Cape Cod Commission is drafting a development agreement with no select board or public comment. Ms. Hecht asked for a commitment from the Board of Selectmen to not submit any bylaw until there is a development agreement. Ms. Hecht stated that Mashpee Commons is trying to build a little city in Mashpee with thousands of new residents, equivalent to six super Walmart's in the most congestive center of town. Ms. Hecht said that it is important to know the dimensions of the project and commented as residents we suffer with traffic and there is a need to consider the implications of the project. Ms. Hecht also conveyed that high priced units are not family or workforce housing and favored deferring the zoning amendments to the spring town meeting. Kathryn Jacobsen of Sea Oaks Condominiums, 195 Falmouth Road voiced concern on the issue of wastewater management stating it is doubtful the current wastewater treatment plant at Mashpee Commons could handle the wastewater. She asked if the developer would be required to build another wastewater treatment plant. Karen Faulkner asked the Board of Selectmen to delay any and all bylaw amendments on the Mashpee Commons Plan until a development agreement is executed by the Board of Selectmen. Under the development agreement,the lead negotiator is the Planning Board. Ms. Falkner stated the development agreement should elicit what benefits the developer is giving to the town and the impacts. Ms. Faulkner also noted if the Planning Board votes for the amendment in October and if the bylaw amendment were to pass, there is no legal binding mechanism for Mashpee Commons to participate in a development agreement. We would be stuck with the bylaw amendment forever. If the zoning bylaw amendment was to pass,Mashpee Commons would have carte blanche for high density and the town would have no recourse. Ms. Faulkner also agreed there is a dire need for a fiscal impact statement done by an independent consultant. And in closing Ms. Faulkner stated the town cannot let Mashpee Commons push us into getting this bylaw amended. The town should not put the cart before the horse.