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Town of Mashpee Aannina Boar <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> Mashpee, -Massachusetts 02649 <br /> Chairman Fulone took a moment to reiterate the rules of the Public Comment period. Everyone gets <br /> two minutes, and it is not a dialogue. Know your questions and do not repeat yourself or what someone <br /> else has stated previously. <br /> Lynn Barbie- She was thinking a lot about Mr. Balzarini's comment about parking in the previous <br /> meeting. She heard on the radio that GM is moving to all electric cars. She hopes it goes in the notes <br /> that we will need parking, but also plug in parking. Hopes to see it in the plan. <br /> Yvonne Courtney- She is concerned about the impact of the project on the Town. On the website there <br /> are 22 departments, she would love to see how this project will impact the different departments. You <br /> have to look at: fire and rescue, building inspector, natural resources officer, traffic (with more <br /> accidents), zoning, and planning department. Need to have a statement from each dept. to say how it <br /> will affect the budget. What are they going to need? More people equal more supplies, more help, it all <br /> costs money to the Town. Lastly, parking. Are the roads the same size or smaller than the ones <br /> presently at the Commons? On street parking as it is now, any delivery truck blocks traffic. A <br /> commercial building with someone living on the second floor will not be able to park in front of their <br /> apartment. <br /> Elena Doyle- Picked up where she left off the last time she spoke. She did eventually purchase a house <br /> in 2017. After 2 years and 6 offers, finally accepted to buy a house that was virtually uninhabitable for <br /> six months due to the condition. She remodeled and if she bought that same house today with the <br /> same down payment, she would not be able to afford it. There is a ton of demand and no supply. If you <br /> look at what you paid for your house and the value today you cannot afford it. A whole generation who <br /> cannot remain to stay on Cape Cod. Mashpee Commons is putting a plan forward in a substantial way, <br /> Planning Board should seriously consider moving forward with them. <br /> Meaghan Mort- Resident of Barnstable, here because with housing the way it is now, she is looking to <br /> buy in any town on Cape Cod. Housing matters, not location. She is native of Cape Cod, an adult, <br /> millennial, wife, student, and mother. She is inundated with "these people" are going to be moving here. <br /> These people are in their late 20's early 30's looking to buy. She is narrowly avoiding homelessness <br /> with her landlord. If he were not willing to rent to her family, she would have no place to go. It is her <br /> third year there, and she has no problem paying rent and is a great tenant. She has delayed adoption <br /> with DCF because of housing instability. Development has been in the plan for decades with the <br /> Commons, so it surprises her that people did not expect this. She is also appalled that people who live <br /> in a community surrounded by others would think they were not taking care of emergency services. <br /> (She referenced a comment a citizen previously made about not wanting to pay for extra resources). <br /> We have a social contract towards each other. [TWO MINS. WARNING] <br /> Marjorie Hecht-We do not have a fiscal impact study, don't know how much it will cost, don't have an <br /> environmental impact study, wastewater, traffic study, or housing survey. What does Mashpee need, at <br /> what rents, and how do we satisfy people who are looking for homes? We do not know how Mashpee <br /> Commons will meet the need. We have a bottom line from Mashpee Commons, 1700 units, 1.2 million <br /> feet of commercial space, and some drawings. What will these impact studies find? They take time. <br /> Nobody in the business world would move forward without that information. Eventually at some Town <br /> 2 <br />