11/7/2018 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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neighborhood consensus for the renaming to Santuit Lane. Historically,Mr. Schmidt stated that the area was the location of the original Wampanoag meeting house and camp area. Mr. Schmidt further noted that the Cotuit Fire Department had no difficulty locating his address for a fire at his home. Mr. Schmidt supported the naming as Santuit Lane, adding that personally, he would incur an expense due to recently ordered stationary. The Chair confirmed that Mr. Schmidt had submitted an email thread amongst the neighbors discussing the issue of renaming to Santuit Lane. Susan Lindsay, Santuit Lane, supported renaming the entire stretch of roadway to Santuit Lane. Ms. Lindsay shared the history she learned about the area from long time neighbor and member of the Wampanoag Tribe,Bing Hollingsworth,who grew up hunting the area and knew the area as Santuit Pond and Santuit Lane. Ms. Lindsay was in agreement that signage and numbering required improvements in the interest of safety. Ms. Lindsay explained the way in which the existing numbering had occurred. Ms. Lindsay noted that there were no issues with Google Maps or FedEx deliveries or GPS. Ms. Lindsay was in favor of maintaining Santuit Lane. The Chair inquired whether there was a neighborhood association and Mr. Schmidt responded that he served as Treasurer and Ms. Sewell served as the President. The Chair suggested that signage solutions would need to be paid for by the neighborhood and Mr. Schmidt confirmed that they were aware of that. There was discussion about property ownership of neighbor Mr.Richards, who indicated that he did not want Shields Road Extension. Mr. Hansen requested clarification from the neighbors about their preferences, suggesting that they were in favor of renumbering but not changing the street name. Mr. Schmidt reiterated the personal expense he would incur from renumbering but that he understood the issues with the existing conditions and hoped that he could maintain 417, John Phelan,Mashpoe Deputy.Fire Chief, confirmed that the Department has had difficulties locating homes in emergency situations. Mr. Phelan stated that the lack of sequencing in the numbering of the homes created a significant emergency situation and the street naming was less of an issue for emergency responders compared to the need for sequential numbering. The Chair inquired whether the Fire Department could sponsor a meeting with the Homeowners Association to identify a unified numbering system for each house, which Mr. Phelan responded that they could. Mashpee Fire Chief, Thomas Rullo, stated that his responsibility was to quickly locate the house, to respond to an emergency, and solve the problem. The Chair referenced an email received from resident Suzanne Greenberg expressing her concern about the changes,but preferring the street name be changed to Santuit Lane. The Chair invited Board members to comment. Mr. Weeden inquired about property#1/#91 with the Santuit Lane return and the possibility that frontage could be changed. Mr. Phelan confirmed that the driveway was at the back of the house. Further discussion should occur with the owner of the property. Mr. Cummings suggested that the proposed numbering was realistic, referencing the#1/#91 property. 5