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apof MAS�Fe <br />INC. IBIN <br />n <br />�AOTamnw M�� <br />16 Great Neck RoadNorth <br />wlashyee, -Massachusetts o2649 <br />a half -acre parcel of land east of the golf course, Accessors Map 77, Parcels 21, 22, & 23, <br />located in the neighborhood southeast of Cotuit Bay Condominiums. That lot has a value of <br />$300,000 and is a dry buildable lot in town. They are proposing that the parcel be donated to <br />the town or an organization of the town's choosing, such as Habitat for Humanity. They <br />engaged in conversations with Beth Wade. This would bring a total commitment of $390,000 to <br />affordable housing efforts. <br />Mr. McElhinney continued regarding the other issue being the Flow Neutral Bylaw, it's a non - <br />zoning home rule ordinance. Mr. Eddy had conversations with the Chair of the Sewer <br />Commission, the governing body in charge of interpreting this and applying it. It's fair to say <br />there are several ambiguities on how that applies to this situation with having the wastewater <br />treatment plant and being an open space development where the lot sizes are substandard for <br />zoning and 250+ acres of open space. We are at a point to work on those issues with sewer. <br />They are prepared to resolve all other issues, not suggesting that point has been reached, but <br />they would be happy to agree on a condition to satisfy the Sewer Commission on their bylaw. <br />Ms. Faulkner summarized that the bog mitigation efforts will turn active bogs into wetlands and <br />the acreage has increased to 5.3, formerly 2.3. It was previously stated there would be a <br />$90,000 cash contribution to the Affordable Housing Trust. They are also going to donate <br />these three parcels which come to one half acre valued at $300,000. They are spending <br />$750,000 for bog mitigation, and this brings the total mitigations to approximately $1.1 Million. <br />Flow Neutral allows you to build 4 bedrooms on one acre, that equals 10,000 sq. ft. per one <br />bedroom. If you want to build on 5 acres, you could build 20 bedrooms. They are proposing to <br />build 12 units with 4 bedrooms, that totals 48 bedrooms putting us 28 bedrooms over. <br />Mr. McElhinney stated the way they interpreted the bylaw, it talks about property connected to <br />the plant, which is more than 440 acres. In 2015 they were entitled to over 2,000 bedrooms. <br />Simplistically, he looks at it as there is no discharge on that parcel, the physical discharge <br />there today is going away. Looking at 440 acres, those 48 bedrooms are 2% of the available <br />capacity of the plant. The Sewer Commission and DEP are the ones who determine the <br />available capacity, they must approve the permit and are dealt with through the application. At <br />the end of the day, it's another board's expertise and bylaw. <br />Ms. Faulkner would like Jared Meader to explain the paragraph at the bottom of page one and <br />a couple sentences on the second page, the potential applicability of home rule for the Flow <br />Neutral Bylaw. <br />Mr. Meader noted this policy was not intended to prohibit developments such as Cranberry <br />Point due to nitrogen flows. Considering total capacity of July 2015, the plant is fully improved <br />to handle 150 gallons per day with more than enough unused. He noted the bylaw has areas <br />of gray that are tricky. Any flow treatment plant will increase nitrogen, just less, it still impairs <br />an already bad situation. The bylaw is not designed to stop growth, it is designed to control <br />