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16 Great Neck RoadNorth <br />wlashyee, Massachusetts 02649 <br />Mr. Lehrer has a meeting with the Tribe in the next couple weeks to be entirely inclusive in this process. <br />Ms. Waygan read the RPP and asked if this has ever been used in a community before? Sometimes <br />it's presented as one area flowing into another. She finds that doesn't always happen on Cape Cod. <br />She is fine with using this, as long as there is flexibility, and it doesn't have to flow from one to another <br />but how things happen here on the Cape. You might have these intense natural areas in a place zoned <br />commercial. It's important that even though it is zoned commercial, people think it will be an activity <br />center, when there's actually a beautiful and natural site. This all comes about from the Green Way <br />idea many years ago. When you look at the open space in the town and zoom out, you can see a lot of <br />green open space that is disconnected. She is willing to give it a try and remain flexible. <br />Ms. Sweet noted they have not used the Regional Policy Plan from the Cape Cod Commission as a <br />guide. There is no requirement to follow in any particular way and there is a lot of flexibility that we will <br />adapt as we move forward. Certain pieces will not work, certain pieces will. This is why they look to the <br />Planning Board for feedback. <br />Mr. Fulone stated that outreach is valuable and it will inform the entire process. <br />Mr. Balzarini commented the most important thing he heard was the Cape Cod Commission. In the first <br />plan, he did not like some ideas. It was utilized a bit in the master plan but, this town does not belong to <br />the Cape Cod Commission. We cannot get what we want if we have to follow their examples, this is the <br />people's town. <br />Ms. Waygan stated the RPP is not statute. There's guidance, regulations, and statute. She would like <br />Ms. Sweet and Ms. Wells to inform them if they see something is not working. She doesn't want to get <br />stuck with a piece of an LCP that doesn't function. <br />Mr. Fulone commented that the current plan is 22 years old and a lot has changed since then. <br />Ms. Waygan noted the open space plan devised in 1998 is still partly used. There are sections of the <br />plan that are valuable. The Historic Resource chapter has a lot of first person testimony that was <br />codified. Historic should have an appendix, as it required a great deal of work. She would not like to <br />throw it all out. Also, transportation is completely outdated. <br />Ms. Sweet elaborated that part of their job is understanding that sentiment and filling that gap. That is <br />one chapter that often doesn't change, historic and cultural resources, even 22 years later. They want <br />to identify things that do change, like the Economic Development Outlook probably significantly <br />changed. It is important to know where we are starting from and adapt a new plan from where you <br />started. <br />Mr. Fulone remarked that history cannot be changed, but it will be added to. <br />Mr. Lehrer wants to elaborate on why this approach with place types makes sense. We aren't talking <br />about transect development. The RPP does recognize different types of places with variant <br />characteristics. Mapping these placetypes while keeping community engagement and vision work <br />specific, will better engage targeted conversations and questions. What does the town want to see in a <br />Esj <br />