10/19/1982 GROWTH STUDY COMMITTEE Minutes

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GROWTH REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES MEETING OF TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1982 MASHPEE TOWN HALL Present: Chairman Richard Terry, Sel. Jean Thomas, Michelle Stone, Richardson Jonas, Harold Collins , Leonore Anderson and Sel. Chester Garland. Chairman Terry convened the meeting at 7 :30 p.m. and suggested that the Board discuss priorities. Dick Terry said that the apartment idea seems to be a way to reach some goals as opposed to putting up some houses. However, he asked the ques- tion: "Do we want apartments at all in Mashpee?" He suggested that the Committee think it through as well as Possible before committing them- selves to mapping and plans. Sel. Thomas stated that where the town is concentrated is pretty well spoken for and asked if we were being diverted about to something we can' t do anything about? Chm. Terry said that he is le,-arjing toward housing bedroom community -- suggesting mapping out a zone with a mix mentioning the Market Place in Hyannis as an example. Sel. Thomas mentioned that there isn' t a combination such as that in Mashpee. Chm. Terry asked if the town wanted to go for a commercial type area or living space apartment area suggesting that we should try and see what we want to do as we need to tell the consultant the way in order to give him some direction so that he can carry out our wishes. The apartment thing is not really what we are looking for. we have to decide what kind of apartments, how many bedrooms and if we want that at all. We must verbalize some priorities. Harold Collins said that the town has plenty of living quarters for elder- ly people such as condominiums (a method of ownership) mentioning Summer- wood and Massasoit. Chm. Terry suggested a combination zone and broadening our base inrcertain areas; however cautioned the committee to go slow if they are not sure. Sel. Garland talked about defining apartments and mentioned the place across from the melody Tent in Hyannis as being horendous and then men- tioning a beautifully designed building for the elderly in Wareham Center. He stated that there might be a need for house apartments restricted to elderly which would be accessible to the shopping center. Sel. Thomas asked if it would be put behind New Seabury Shopping Center? Sel. Garland suggested working with Fields Point. He mentioned that he would not want to see apartments where there would be three or four stories of brick as there should be something tastefully done which would be apropos for the area.