11/05/2025 PLANNING BOARD Minutes (2)

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of TMs s,s z. AU1MLIUV�y own qf MaS 2 Panning Board c� 16 Great Neck, RoadNorth -11ashpee, Massachusetts 02649 in the job market yet, but to be able to take a bus and get dropped off at Trader Joes for work is an opportunity. Annie Tabor- She thanked the Planning Board for asking what the name of the store will be. It appeared 5 years ago as Trader Joes, now it was Falmouth Marketplace. She listened to all the Cape Cod Commission hearings and the developer, she agrees about the traffic, and the number of people on the Commission who shook their head. She is unsure why we need another store, all within easy walking distance and similar pricing, some maybe a little higher than others. What will be done for those who live in Deer Crossing Unit A and B when it rains? Will there be plantings and a wall? She would like to see how that part of the community is protected. She would also like to see signage. Elana Doyle- She looks forward to hearing the traffic study presentation. She wanted to speak as an avid supporter of Trader Joes. She became a vegetarian after her 14t" birthday, and Trader Joes changed what that meant for her. They have so many options to fit her lifestyle. As a parent who omits artificial dyes, organic foods became paramount. They offer wildly reasonable prices. She is team bring Trader Joes to Mashpee. She runs the Facebook group The Mashpee Message with 11,000 members, there have been overwhelmingly positive remarks since the rumor blossomed in 2022. She went on to read multiple remarks ofFline from the source. John Miller- He's had a business at Deer Crossing for 25 years, and nobody reached out to him for comment. One thing that needs to be considered for this parcel is the topography. This whole back portion abutting Unit A and Unit B at Deer Crossing is highly elevated, even though they are proposing plantings to screen that, the people who live there will be looking into a parking lot. Rather than sharing the easement, it will require fill to make passable with retaining walls. His take on the Commission is most of the work is done on subcommittees of members from every Town. It was troubling to hear none of the DRI criteria is weighted in any way, traffic being the gorilla, was given the same consideration as landscaping and environmental concerns. That does not make sense to him. He submitted written comments and strongly recommends the town take an independent study on traffic and the whole spectrum, as well as both sides of the rotary. With the new units being built at Jobs Fishing, and Chipotle, it would be prudent to look at the collective convergence over the next 3-10 years. He has yet to meet anyone who doesn't love Trader Joes. It is arguable that maybe the industrial park is a better fit. Finally, he would suggest a site tour involving Police, Fire, Town Officials, Engineers, Water Dept, everyone would all have a stake in the appropriateness. This portion of Shellback Way and Rt. 28, at the top of the hill where the condos start is a private road, not town owned. The ownership is the four abutters, so maintenance will be an issue. Those four parties wont easily agree with increased traffic. Only 10% of traffic will use the right-hand curb cut, the other 90% of traffic exiting will use Shellback Way to Rt. 28. 9