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MASHPEE BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES MAY 24, 1989 The Mashpee Board of Appeals held a meeting at the Mashpee Town Hall on Wednesday, May 24, 1989 at 7:30 p.m. Board members present and acting throughout were: William J. Hanrahan, Cheryl A. Hawver, Richard E. Halpern and Edward M. Govoni. Michael A. Makunas arrived at the meeting at 9:40 p.m. Mr. Douglas Boyd, Building Inspector, was in attendance. Little River Boatyard, Inc. - (Owner of record: William E. Burtis) Requests a Special Permit under Sections 5.1, 6.2 and 6.3 of the Zoning By-laws for permission to change a non -conforming structure in an R-3 zoning district on property located at 15 Riverside Road (Map 119, Block 88) Mashpee, MA. Members sitting: W. Hanrahan, C. Hawver, R. Halpern Ms. Virginia Driscoll, an abutter, stated that she would like to challenge the right of Mr. Halpern to sit on this hearing. Mr. Hanrahan asked on what grounds she was challenging. She replied that she had spoken to Mr. Halpern on the phone and believes he • is biased in favor of the petition. She explained that he said some neighbors were denying Mr. Burtis the right to be successful in his venture. Mr. Halpern responded by saying he did not believe he had any bias, he was not an abutter, he had no financial interest and had never done business with the boatyard. He said he had given Ms. Driscoll information as a Board of Appeals member since she had several questions on procedures. Ms. Kathleen Perry, 29 Riverside Road, also challenged the right of Mr. Halpern to sit on the hearing. She reported that she had received a phone call from Mr. Halpern on April 29 in which she claimed he said he thought it was ridiculous that all of this was coming up. John Read, 45 Riverside Road, commented that area residents were not being objective about the situation. An unidentified member of the audience stated that everyone in the room had a different opinion. Ms. Perry requested a copy of the minutes of the meeting and was informed that she should submit the request in writing. Mr. Hanrahan stated that unless there was demonstrable financial • conflict of interest under the statute he saw no reason that Mr. Halpern could not sit on the hearing. He explained that there are definite procedures for appeals if anyone is aggrieved by the decision of the Board. He asked that the objections be noted in the record.