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Committee`, a-t its -September 2, 2003 meeting voted -o t <br />write this letter in support of the accessory apartment <br />Zoning By-law which -has been placed on the October 2.003 <br />Mashpee Town Meeting Warrant. As the Planning Board will <br />be holding a Public Hearing. on October 1, .03 .on- this <br />matter, the Affordable Housing Committee wishes to have <br />this letter of support entered into the public Record. The <br />Affordable Housing Committee worked on the development of <br />this accessory apartmentBy-law in conjunction with <br />officials -from various Town Boards and Officials including <br />your Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals. sincerely, <br />ella Elizenberry, Chairperson of the Mashpee Affordable <br />Housing Committee's . <br />Letter dated September 2 ,2003, addressed to Mr. <br />udala, regarding the Affordable Housing amendment: "I <br />have spken to you many times in the past several years <br />relative to a number of issues involving both Mashpee and <br />the Dome we own at 25 Leamington Lane. since we cannot be <br />at the Public Hearing on 100103, I am writing to you with <br />my thoughts on the proposed Affordable Housing issue of so- <br />called in-law apartments, I have appeared before the ZBA <br />-on a number of dates this past year opposing such variances <br />-f'or- in-law, apartments. with l-imited success-: -'the - -BA has - <br />rarely met a variance it didn't life. Since I have already <br />written Mr. Govoni expressing my thoughts and <br />recommendations on this i-s-sue, I will not repeat therm. I <br />also seat a copy of this letter to you. I will simply say. <br />that based upon my reading of the proposed amendment, very <br />little consideration is given to abutting property owners. <br />These owners have purchased homes with the expectations <br />that these homes are in one -family areas. Let us be <br />candid, New Seabury or enclaves like New Seabury have <br />little to be concerned about. It is unlikely that the <br />Marsters Company will be building a load of possible two- <br />family houses any time soon. I appeal to you and the <br />Planning Board to incorporate appropriate requirements <br />which would protect abutting property owners. I can <br />testify to the outcome of a program gone haywire. I <br />believe that the Building Inspector will concur with me <br />based upon the experiences with two of my neighbors who had <br />with and without approval in-law apartments in their homes. <br />Thank you for your consideration, John M. Casey, 86 <br />Tennyson Road, Cranston, RI" <br />Below I shall try -to list several issues that should <br />be incorporated in the In -Law amendment <br />12 <br />