01/26/1983 GROWTH STUDY COMMITTEE Minutes

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GrSt.Com. 1/26/83 4. Sel. Thomas said that is what is needed - a willingness to work together. Mr. Wasil asked where in the proposal is there room for a recreation area? Chm. Terry said that would be allowed in the commercial zone. Mr. Wasil said he had owned business-zoned land here for 20 years, and has paid taxes on it, which was hard to do at some times during the Indian Suit. In fact, he had to lose other property to keep this commercial parcel intact. Now you want to zone some of my land industrial, he said. Mr. Marsters explained to him that he was misinterpreting the map. Chm. Terry emphasized that no land here is zoned industrial. Buff Chase said he agrees that most of the owners support the Village Concept. However, some of the suggested changes don't seem to consider everything, he said. He said he, too, thought it would have been helpful for Mr. Barber to talk to the property owners during the planning stages of the proposal. He said some people, as well as Sel. Thomas, seem to think it would be easier to 'effect these changes if there were more, smaller property owners, rather than having one owner holding the major share of the area under discussion. However, he feels this is an advantage to the town. He urged more flexibility in the planning, saying some of his corporation's future plans would be restricted by the pro- posal. He said he would like to see the possibility left open to reduce the townhouse zone, and increase that allotted for C-1, in case it is necessary. Don't zone yourselves into a corner, he advised. Mr. Chase continued that perhaps incentives could be built it to persuade Mr. Kirsner to build offices on his land - but that's tough, when it is not something you really want to build, he said. Morris Kirsner reiterated that his family is totally committed to working with this com- mittee, and that they do support the Village Center Concept. Sel. Thomas said that Nashpee now has the opportunity to do something that no other town on the Cape has - to create something that is visually attractive. Obviously, the land- owners want the opportunity to do what they want with their own property. The whole pur- pose of this is to make the town attractive for our own people - and to others who might consider:-.coming here, she said. Mr. Kirsner said he hopes the committee will pursue the idea of a Review Board, and it should be made up of people within the town, he feels....."people who are in tune with it". Chm. Terry said all this information will be taken back to the consultant, then we will discuss it some more, and have a Public Hearing. He said it is the hope of this committee to make progress, even if it is slow - moving forward a little each year. He feels that Brian Barber has done some good things. George Benway agreed, saying at least he got us all here. Sel. Garland said it appears to him the plan could stay in place with just removing #7 and #8 in the Sunnary of Zoning Changes Proposed. .. .everything else could stay intact. But Mr. Marsters said that #2 bothers him, also - he would like to see more buffer room allotted before starting with the townhouses. Buff Chase questioned putting townhouses against C-1 on Route 28 - he doesn't feel that's a good place for residences. Pauline DeLory reminded everyone of the original hope that this would create a place where senior citi- zens could live and walk to everything. Sel. Thomas asked, if Route 28 was allowed to go C-1, wouldn't we be permitting a strip? Mr. Marsters felt if a mad could be put in on the C-1 boundary, it would relieve the traffic situation, and help everyone. Sel. Garland stated he disagreed with Mr. Marsters regarding the residential buffer. Bob DeLory said he disagreed with Mr. Marsters relative to not having residences near C-1 - that's ideal for senior citizens, he believes. Mrs. DeLory would prefer not to have the senior citizens be required to cross the road.