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16 Great Neck Road.North <br />Nashpee, .Massachusetts 02649 <br />Mashpee Planning Board <br />Minutes of Meeting <br />Wednesday, November 03, 2021 at 7:OOPM <br />Mashpee Town Hall - Waquoit Meeting Room <br />16 Great Neck Road North <br />Mashpee, Ma 02649 <br />APPROVED 11/17/2021 <br />Broadcast Live on Local Channel 18 <br />Call -in Conference Number: (508)-539-1400 x 8585 <br />Streamed Live on the Town of Mashpee website httts:lBwww.masheema.cov9char�el �18 <br />Present: Chairman John Fulone, Jack Phelan, Mary Waygan, Dennis Balzarini, Joseph Callahan, <br />Robert (Rob) Hansen <br />Also Present: Evan Lehrer — Town Planner <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Chairman Fulone called the meeting of the Planning Board to order at 7:OOPM. The Pledge of <br />Allegiance was recited. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES —October 20, 2021 <br />There were no comments made regarding minutes. <br />MOTION: <br />Mr. Balzarini makes a motion to accept the minutes as written for October 20, 2021. Seconded <br />by Mr. Callahan. All in favor. <br />PUBLIC DISCUSSION <br />Meredith Kilpatrick- She thanked the Chair for the opportunity for public dialogue. Ms. Kilpatrick stated <br />she was the citizen who filed the Open Meeting Law complaints in July and September. She specifically <br />was referencing the lack of Public Comment at the Mashpee Planning Board meetings. The purpose of <br />Open Meeting Law is to ensure transparency in the government. Per Open Meeting guidelines section <br />17, public participation is entirely within the Chairs discretion. However, the Attorney General's office <br />encourages public bodies to allow as much public participation as time permits. <br />Tonight, she would like to clarify the status of these complaints in her letter to the Board. She has <br />recently been notified that the complaints have been assigned to Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth <br />Carnes Flynn. Ms. Kilpatrick provided their office a full packet outlining and summarizing the actions, <br />especially a historical outline of actions, of the Mashpee Planning Board. Now she awaits a decision as <br />to whether these complains will undergo a complete official review and if it will result in consequence. <br />Ms. Kilpatrick has been advised and encouraged to create opportunities for correction locally, <br />simultaneous to seeking assistance from the Attorney General's office. She has respectfully asked <br />