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youllre all cat feaders, and, I never want you to not say what you reallyfeel "s goodf,r this,
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<br /> towl'i because of what so-meoody,said int"he news, ,aper off the cu,ff
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<br /> Mr. Balzanni: It really bothered me:, because of the people
<br /> Mr. Kos harlan: Yes
<br /> Mr. -Balzanni.. Mashpee Comm(Ms, ever sinee .141.ve been,on,the Board, th,ey-have a thing, like,a,
<br /> patent.j,don"t remember how many zon e Changes we gave thern t o do their pro j 0 ect,and we gave
<br /> thern q'uite a lot of zone changes. We spent almost 3 years going over a 3--way agreement,,,
<br /> Mashipee Commons, 1 ,in that 3 years, we even met onn, a Saturday, o
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<br /> give this change-to him., And 11was ki 'skeptical', about gliving that change because we're not
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<br /> going to get anythIng for it and'he says, oh no, we're stin going"to come back i t aft,er we
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<br /> gave him that change, If you,,notice, 'he never came back to the Plaiinin Board. He came back,
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<br /> once or twice, to show us sometlii,,ng, but he got what he wanted, and then wanted nothing to do
<br /> wig -us. fie hCa,.s,a pattern of doing that,,, you know.,
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<br /> Mr. Koohan'an: I t wn hink- this To , has a unique opportupity to do, somethIng',abou creafi
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<br /> ''idea at the center of the Town. Rlghttiow the center of town is private property, it'sba sIcally an
<br /> outdoor ma,11, 1, don't think that's realty great,, I do n"t tl.nnk'It's good that thc citizens of this
<br /> to.wn will.walk towhat sbecome the center of the,town,,and lose the fights, that, had.before
<br /> they en,tered the center oftown., I thinkl 'tharthe town needs, a place, the citizens ofthe town,,
<br /> need, a,place'to have some public area,there,where they can exere, e I
<br /> is, their rights offtee speech
<br /> andas,senibly aInd, whatever else whether ornot it afl'�Cts business. There s morc�, to life, than,
<br /> business. it"s important, It's riot the only thing that's important. The moreres,earch that'sbeen,
<br /> done about these kiinds ofissuesl and there's,Just an articleI read today, I sent over to,"rom but
<br /> I 'stoo late to get. Every major cily', basically 'in the world, iAs. i-e-discoverlingtheIr park systems.
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<br /> 'They"re re-discovertng it for,different reasons. In this,; world today, you don't have to heave your
<br /> t t yt hing an I yout don't have to go downtown,to ,het What you waant. Y101"Ll
<br /> house o,ge ever oun, w ",t
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<br /> can order `It. So why do, you go downtown? More and more people are going downtowin for,the
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<br /> experience and part,,of that expefience is inixiing w th their f I ,i izens of the town and the
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<br /> atmosphere that,is created down there. A major 'nputto �that and major part of that,is the,pub,11C
<br /> s ace that's bemg Created, ,rhe parkways, the waterways, t I he recreation f 1 M 11 111 P acilifles tl at are
<br /> these downtown,areas, they bring,people down there. If all you 5,re 'interested in' ''is money and
<br /> makiing money and, business, andI know there J`s a lot ofpcople ho think that the en.d of the
<br /> world, making,money, you can't make it 1�,f-you don't briiig,people there. The only,way to bn*ng
<br /> 'I 'here t t, , 1 s to c twe,(ate a,pl ace thn aWS d es.irab,I e to b e. And plart o f"that i s creati ng p ub I i,e spaces, that
<br /> brin g" people down. You can go,through Europe and see som,cofthe old-citles and things hke
<br /> that and those I ittle piazzas or little plazas or little parks arepacked at night,' 17�hey re packed,
<br /> with citizens who are hanging out and enjoying each oth - strolling around and people
<br /> walking, and, incidentally poP ping,in and out of the shops and,rest auran.ts and stores,that are
<br /> there. T'li,ey didn't coine here to sboplthey came here to, socialize but oncethey were there, they
<br /> got interested, in something an,d went. 'So, it's a"win-win
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<br /> a,community and making t y,tro nonem their bus,inesses. So it's not a ss'by ng mall
<br /> 1 C bit of,space to make sonleth th ing ,"it's that dest rable. We"re not asking fior any,N h ig giant t ing
<br /> .from Ma pee Commons,, Mash pee commons has a,piece of land that they don't use that's i in
<br /> front of the Iibrary wh,tch would be,an extraordinary p1aceto start a park system, destination park
<br /> sys-tern., Mashpee CoMrnons can build'n"ght Ly to,the water on, 71"rout Pond,, We're looking for
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