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16 Great Neck Road North <br />Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br />Ms. Waygan asked if anyone else would like to speak from the public. She acknowledged <br />Michaela Colombo. <br />Michaela Colombo- She stated the Select Board and FinCom voted unanimously in support of <br />articles 30, 31, & 32. <br />John Miller- He is here to speak as Town Moderator and citizen. This year there are a number <br />of duplicate articles which could be a recipe for colossal confusion. The proponent of the first <br />redundancy should speculate on what consequence a yes or no vote relative to the article that <br />follows. They can be tabled and he will be tolerant but the voters should be made aware, <br />especially regarding a reconsideration. <br />Ms. Waygan asked what a reconsideration was. It was explained that a notice to reconsider a <br />previously acted on article, the moderator can take a vote on reconsideration. <br />Ms. Barbee noted she would indefinitely postpone these articles once the Planning Board <br />articles passed. <br />Chair recognizes Glenn McCarthy, the Citizen Petitioner for article 45. Ms. Waygan read the <br />memo Mr. McCarthy wrote into the record about 174-17.1 Raze and Replace. Audio from the <br />Zoom was difficult to hear. In no way does article 45 prohibit this all over town, and building is <br />beneficial when done responsibly. Section 17.1 has legal flaws in enabling a specific waterfront <br />project. The bylaw that was adopted omitted the words "to the neighborhood" and was done <br />intentionally. Contrary to general law and other provisions of Mashpee bylaw which would <br />require, 17.1 is defective. He would like to reduce the risk of being sued. The town is now in its <br />3rd or 4th litigation. 17.1 has given us what he terms as 'Forest Gump Zoning', a box of <br />chocolates where you never know what you're going to get. The exception of non -conformities <br />has harmed too many neighborhoods and it needs to stop until we can create a better set of <br />rules based on metrics. 17.1 is harming our waters. <br />Ms. Waygan sat on the Board when 17.1 was approved. She begged to add "detrimental to the <br />neighborhood". She is a proponent of property owner rights. She thinks they consider <br />supporting this. Without getting rid of, abutters and neighborhoods have no recourse. The <br />Planning Board is here to help resolve this, they won't make any progress unless this piece is <br />deleted from zoning. <br />