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PLANNING BOARD <br /> Town of Mashpee <br /> PIANNING BOARDMINUTES : .-25- 84 Cont'd. Page 5 <br /> Chester Garland felt the three people who objected most to the district <br /> Mrs . Wilson, Mr. Pratt and Mr. Sweeney - was because of their plight <br /> and vested interests, He went on to say other advances in filtering <br /> may occur in the future and enable the water to be refined <br /> Mr. Sweeney responded to Mr. Garland by saying he wasn't representing <br /> anyone but was a concerned i t i en. Mrs , Wilson assured Mr. Garland <br /> that her comments were on a technical natter and she was not influenced <br /> by the persons laying the bills <br /> Mr. Mrsters said he felt Mrs , Wilson presented a balanced look. <br /> The Planning Board took the article under advisement and said they <br /> would sake a recommendation before or at town meeting. <br /> Mr. Marsters said the next article to be considered was the moritorium <br /> article , He read the article and said it was presented by the Mashpee <br /> Taxpayer's Association and the Planning Board was required to hold a <br /> Public hearing. He then asked the proponements to mare a statement. <br /> John Malone , President of the Taxpayer's Association read a letter <br /> he submitted as a hatter of record, and which is attached to these <br /> minutes , He said the Association was not against construction but <br /> was concerned' with unstructured growth. He read from an editorial <br /> which was published on 1/31/84 which stated the Planning Board was <br /> swamped , the police understaffed o no water, the lagoon was full and <br /> the building inspector was buried <br /> Mr. Marsters responded that what Mr. Malone said were generalities <br /> and he can't help but take a little offense . He said the Planning <br /> Board and others are working diligently to make sure the growth is <br /> done right. He also said he didn't think it fair that Mr. Malone <br /> set himself up as an expert. <br /> Mr. Malone went on to say he was not a planner by any means but his <br /> concern is growth in Mashpee and the rate of growth and the Town <br /> services available at this time , He said the town services have trouble <br /> keeping up with existing and growth should be slowed down to give <br /> them a chance to catch u . <br /> John Ferguson of the Businessmen's Association read a statement in <br /> which they said condominium residents put less strain on town services <br /> than single-family housing as most are summer res-idents. He also said <br /> condominiums provide the town with needed tax revenue . <br /> Mrs , Petti of the School Committee wanted to know why if they provided <br /> tax revenue , why do we have to cut back in hiring policemen and firemen e <br />