04/15/2009 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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advisory committees is a landscape architect, architect, and representatives from the Fire Department, Board of Health, and Building Department. There is a great concern. regarding safety factors at Commercial Street and that every effort should be made to rectify the situation, an opportunity lost at this point resulting in the Planning Board vote to deny the request for Special Permit modification. The Chairman of the Design Review Comm asked that the Planning Board be aware that in the event of accident/injury, the Town of liashpee is liable. At the point the Chairman made reference to a communication received from the Town Mariag r regarding a letter from David F. Burton, Managing Director, The Foster Burton Companies, Inc., dated March 23, 2009, addressed to Mr. F. Thomas Fudal , Town Planner, Town of i la hpee, 16 Great Deck Road Forth, Mashpee, MA 02 4 ; said letter was an e-mail communication. The Town Planner has no knowledge of said communication informing the Board that he is not in receipt of the e-mail. The Chairman then proceeded to read said communication into the record: `Good Morning Toni, I am writing you to express-my support of the proposed changes for Joy Street in South Cape village. In all honesty, I initially questioned the thought process and wisdom in making such changes. I love the open piazza feel that exists there now. Upon-reviewing the plans however. in their entirety then making several site visits, I came to the conclusion that these changes were an acceptable compromise. I should stress that a large part of mar decision making process revolved around the proposed modifications to the front of Roche Bros. l am surprised that the existing configuration ever passed the permitting process. In my view, this is a profound safety issue. Shoppers entering and leaving Roche Bros. have a mice covered portico in which to shop and be shielded from weather. However, the moment they leave the covered area they are right in the travel lane of south-hound traffic. I am truly concerned about a young child Czgetting away" momentarily from parents and dashing out into traffic. For that matter, any citizen or the first time visitor unfamiliar with the surroundings could be in jeopardy if the.Joy Street reconfiguration is contingent upon the modification for the Roche pros. situation- this is a very compelling reason to allow the implementation of the new plans. I have heard some discussion about how such changes might impact the temporary location of the lahpee Public Library. As you are well aware, as Chairman of the Mashpee Library Board of Trustees, fellow Board Members and l have a fiduciary responsibility for the care and custody of the library building, grounds, collection, staff and operation. The Board did not and cannot take a position on this matter. As only one member of the Board, I do not envision any adverse conditions, in the medium or long term. The Library's anticipated move to the permanent location is slated for late spring 2010. Mr. Tlanin has been particularly gracious to the Library"family" and we are most grateful. Please be clear that I am speaking solely on behalf of myself, a private citizen, taxpayer and long-time businessman. As a fellow businessman, Mr. Talanian is not immune to the current economic climate. He is obligated to provide the best for his tenants, many of whom are small business owners. Over the past twenty-five years my family has operated retail businesses in both Deer Crossing and Mashpee Commons 5