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16 Great Neck RoadNorth <br />Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br />Ms. Waygan said the owner brought back this proposed amendment to the zoning, but this is by <br />citizen petition. Is the owner submitting these or it is by citizen's petition? <br />Mr. Lehrer clarified the property owner was the primary petitioner who got 10 signatories. <br />Ms. Waygan states that if it's submitted by owner it goes to the Board of Selectmen for <br />consideration to be put on the Warrant. If it's by citizen petition it goes on the Warrant either way, <br />Selectmen don't have a say. She reiterated it's not submitted by owner, it's a citizen's petition. <br />Mr. Fulone explained the owner is likely one of the citizens who signed the petition. <br />Ms. Waygan said last time this went from the Planning Board to the Board of Selectmen, and they <br />didn't put it on the Warrant. This came back to the Planning Board, and she informed the applicant <br />to go back to the Selectmen and convince them to put it on the Warrant. She doesn't know what <br />happened but now she is seeing it presented as a citizen's petition. <br />Mr. Lehrer is claiming to have a different understanding of what transpired. He remembers <br />submitting a letter in response to the Planning Boards motion of the day. It was pursuant to the MA <br />Zoning Act; the property owner is in the power to submit articles to the Selectman. Again, that is the <br />end of the process. <br />Ms. Waygan stated it is a citizen's petition, not owner. That is not the avenue it took. Her takeaway <br />with Town Counsel was not that the Board wanted to target areas that were disturbed, that was not <br />her takeaway. That was a while ago though and she does not have notes. <br />Mr. Fulone inquired what the next step is. <br />Mr. Lehrer said the Board can take a motion on the entirety of articles or it can be done individually. <br />He advised the Board to take Public Comment prior to making any recommendation. <br />Matthew Haney- He is with MEZ Realty, owner of Lakeside Estates. They are the direct abutters. <br />MEZ Realty used to lease a part of this area for Lakeside Estates. Wells were discontinued and the <br />lease is over. Lakeside Estates supports it 100%. It will be developed one way or another. They <br />prefer solar, no traffic, ground base, no noise, large buffer, no pollution, and the Town gets tax <br />revenue. The law recently changed. The Town can assess taxes or payment in lieu of taxes as part <br />of a pilot program. He had called up Falmouth to get more information on the systems. He noted <br />you can't negotiate a payment in lieu of taxes until after the article is passed. The negotiation has to <br />take place with the Board of Assessors. As an abutter, one directly impacted by this use, they are in <br />full support, it's a great use for the Town. <br />Lynne Barbee- She has family that lives in Old Barnstable Road area. She saw this on the Warrant <br />and went for a drive, she is very pro solar. She drove the Lakeside development and down <br />Algonquin Road. All she saw was trees and then residences. Then she saw the R5 zoning, she <br />thought they should be building housing not cutting down acres of trees to build solar farms. She <br />0 <br />