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Town of dash e e Aannina Boarcl <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br /> History is not something that is quantifiable, please take into account what the history of this Town and <br /> development of this Town means to current and future residents. <br /> Kathy Jacobson- Her biggest concern with the expansion of this size is wastewater. Our Town has <br /> finally begun to make positive steps to clean up waters, and she feels this much development and <br /> housing units, assuming zero septic systems will be allowed, even if the developer expands the <br /> wastewater treatment plant, she doesn't see how our environment will handle this. The vote for the <br /> treatment facility is one step forward, this development is taking steps backwards. <br /> Marjorie Hecht-Very happy the Planning Board and Community will have more time discuss the <br /> expansion plan. Her two minutes will focus on housing. We need a housing impact study for this project <br /> in addition to the other impact studies. We need to know what exactly the housing needs are and what <br /> exactly Mashpee Commons intends to build. How much rent or monthly mortgage can someone <br /> working at a minimum wage in Mashpee Commons pay? How much can a middle incomed family pay? <br /> What about a retired senior on Social Security? Or a teacher in our local schools, a nurse, a secretary, <br /> a town employee, we need an independent survey who finds this out. Last week we heard from a <br /> young woman who struggled to buy an affordable home in Mashpee with two incomes. Let's quantify <br /> that and see if Mashpee Commons plans to meet her and other family's needs. We need to know how <br /> much yearly income is required to rent or buy in Mashpee Commons. How large are the units? She has <br /> a friend in her eighties, a retired teacher, who looked at Mashpee Commons apartments, she could not <br /> afford the rent or live in that small space. What about a newly married couple or a couple with one <br /> child? What we don't need is more upscale housing for wealthy second home buyers. Let's prioritize a <br /> study of the real costs and affordability of this project. <br /> Rory- Owns the business in the Commons, Rory's. She also recently moved into the Commons with her <br /> two young daughters and sold her house in Harwich. The proposed Development Agreement between <br /> the Town, Cape Cod Commission, and the Mashpee Commons must be negotiated in a civil and <br /> respectful manner. As a young person and young family hearing about the slow progress for housing <br /> for people in her age group, people who work for her company, is disheartening. She is speaking to this <br /> from a personal place. Bob Chace and his family have done nothing but care about the Town of <br /> Mashpee for the past 40 years. Just being a tenant for 9 years, they go above and beyond for all <br /> tenants. She feels for her employees and upper level management team who make good salaries, they <br /> cannot find a house to buy and they would love to buy a home they could afford in the Commons. They <br /> would love to have access to playgrounds, restaurants, and being able to walk to work. She really does <br /> not see how this is not the perfect scenario for a housing crisis for people especially in her age group. <br /> She is trying to get as many people as she can under 50 to speak to this, personally this is a slam <br /> dunk. This will put Mashpee on the map. How can you fix the problem without providing more housing? <br /> This is exactly what Mashpee Commons is proposing. <br /> OLD BUSINESS <br /> Continue discussion and deliberation on proposed Community Activity Center Overlay District <br /> Proposal <br /> 4 <br />