06/15/2005 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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(Mr. Baker did not request said letter be read into the Record, but asked that it become a part of the Record; to which the Board agreed. ) Chuck Casior -- Provided the Board with a copy of the letter he read into the Record: "While I agree that the principal detriment to continued growth has an effect on Mashpee' s water supply and on the ecological damage caused by the uncontrolled release of nutrients into our ponds and coastal water. This however" is a regional problem that can only be solved by a regional approach. Having said that, I applaud the Planning Board for a least beginning to bring this issue to the forefront in ashpe . I suspect the Planning Board can' t establish regulations on something that has already been built or approved, but it seems to m that by exempting from this process existing single-family homes which clearly are the primary cause of the current nutrient loading problem, the proposed la-nn.ing Board solution is begging the question since those properties will continue to pour nutrients into our accuifers and waterways at current or even higher rates into the- future. And, therefore the proposed approach would seem to place the entire onus on future construction to in essence maintain the nutrient loading at today' s levels . To me, the question is how can today' s future levels be reduced. Further construction should have the obligation to make contributions to increase the water district' s water well and grater storage capacity, just like South Cape Village was required to make traffic mitigation contributions . In addition of course, they would have to meet any requirements placed on existing properties . secondly, it may be contained in the exemptions listed in Article 14 o the DCPC draft, but I don' t see where any special consideration for residential or commercial construction which already have or will construct surer systems . To me., the establishment and mandatory hookup of all properties to a regional serer treatment system is the only solution to this prole le . It will be very costly, but ire mkt view it is the only real solution. Since the creation of a regional treatment system does not appear as one of the options, the DCPC process as an approach appears- to rye to be -very cumbersome and extremely bureaucratic process . My question to the Board is, can the objectives outlined by the Planning Board to address this issue be accomplished without the moratoriums and the legalistic and regulatory authority of the DCPC process . "