MMVA Minutes ~ May 2003

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=45 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>MMVA Minutes ~ May 6, 2003</I></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=415 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>Minutes Of The Monthl</I><I>y Meeting O</I><I>f The</I></div> <div> <I>Marstons Mills Village Association</I></div> <div>           ____________________________________________________________</div> <div> Secretary: David Curtis</div> <bR> <div> <B>Burgess House - Joint Committee</B></div> <div> Linda Edson informed the meeting that Carl Riedell and the heating system manufacturer will rebuild the malfunctioning system.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Board Of Directors</B></div> <div> <B>Present:  </B>Directors Al Baker, David Curtis, Leah Curtis,<B> </B>Linda Edson, Craig Larson, Peter Lavigne, Deb Lavoie, Donna Lawson, Robert Trout.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Absent</B>:  Directors Ken Snell.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Guests:  </B>21 guests signed the list which is in the Secretary's file.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Call To Order And Welcoming Remarks</B></div> <div> The Secretary called the meeting to order at  7:10 PM.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Minutes Of Last Meeting</B></div> <div> Accepted.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Treasurer's Report</B></div> <div> The Treasurer's report showed balances as of May 6, 2003:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Operations: $1,979.24.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Daffodils: $46.00.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Scholarships: $1061.55.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Signs: $100.00.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Mural: $100.00.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cash: $500.00.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Total: $3,786.79.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Correspondence</B></div> <div> No new items.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Status Of Action Items</B></div> <div> River Day was a success. Linda Edson expressed great disappointment at the turnout from the Board. The financial results are not available yet.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Public Comment</B></div> <div> There was a lively public comment led off by James Crocker of the COMM Prudential Committee who presented the reasons for the COMM Special Meeting scheduled for May 20th. Other contributors to the discussion included Carl Riedell, Town Council and COMM Water Commission, Gary Blazis Town Council, Robert Smith Town Attorney, and several others.</div> <bR> <div> Mr. Crocker quoted at length from several documents (extracts are in the Secretary's file) including the archives of the <I>Cape Cod Times</I>, the minutes of the Prudential Committee, the Horsley Witten report, the Tighe Bond report, the K-V Associates report, the Local Comprehensive Plan, the Cape Cod Commission Act, and the Compact of the Cape Cod Conservation Trusts.</div> <bR> <div> In summary, the Prudential Committee is requesting approval of the taking, by eminent domain if necessary, from the Town of Barnstable, of approximately 35 acres on Old Mill Road in Osterville (known to many as the Darby property.) The Town of Barnstable has earmarked this property as the site for about 85 units of affordable housing. </div> <bR> <div> The proponents say they believe the Town has not fully understood or acknowledged the need for COMM to protect existing water supplies and develop new ones in order to support the anticipated future growth in population. The COMM Water Commissioners have determined that the water district does not need the Darby property and that they can meet future demand for water without the property.</div> <bR> <div> The Town has stated they believe this to be an effort to stop the development of affordable housing on the property, and the Town Counsel quoted citations of previous court decisions where similar efforts in other communities which had the side effect of stopping affordable housing have been denied on the grounds of violations of civil liberties. </div> <bR> <div> The COMM warrant does not state the cost to the tax payers of acquiring the property but the Town paid approximately $7,500,000 about 20 years ago so, unless the Town change their position and donate the land to COMM, it could be several million dollars.</div> <bR> <div> The Prudential Committee will address the cost issue at the Annual General Meeting. (Note: the AGM was adjourned to June 17th., after a large crowd of attendees overwhelmed the meeting place but the <I>Cape Cod</I> <I>Times</I> reported the Prudential Committee believe the land will cost $4 million.)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Old Business</B></div> <div> DPW Director Mark Els will schedule regarding the Burgess House parking lot. Representative Perry has pushed the Massachusetts DPW on the issue of the routes 149/28 intersection and the Mass DPW have agreed to reconsider it.</div> <bR> <div> <B>New Business</B></div> <div> None.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Next Meeting</B></div> <div> The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 PM.</div> <bR> <div> The next meeting is the Annual General Meeting which will be held at Liberty Hall, Main Street, Marstons Mills on Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 7:00 PM<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Helvetica" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> All meetings are open to the public.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Have Any Agenda Items For Discussion?</B></div> <div> Please contact David Curtis at 508-420-9868, or any Board member.</div> <bR> <div> <B>THE MMVA BOARD OF DIRECTORS</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Linda Edson, President ~ 508-428-4141</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Craig Larson, Vice President ~ 508-428-9198</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">David Curtis, Secretary ~ 508-420-9868</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Peter Lavigne, Treasurer ~ 508-428-0167</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Al Baker ~ 508-428-2433</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Leah Curtis ~ 508-420-9868</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Deb Lavoie ~ 508-428-4515</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Donna Lawson ~ 508-420-9480</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Ken Snell ~ 508-428-8965</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Bob Trout ~ 508-420-5740</div> <bR> <div> One vacancy exists.</div> <bR> <div> Terms end on the date of the Annual General Meeting held in June.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Next MMVA Meeting - Wednesday June 4, 2003, at 7:00 pm</B></div> <div> At the Liberty Hall, Main Street, Marstons Mills.</div> <bR> <div>  <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-379555-1"; urchinTracker(); </script>  </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=20 BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Links:</FONT>  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to Marstons Mills"><U>Home</U></A> | <A HREF="map.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MarstonsMills.org Site Map"><U>SiteMap</U></A> | <A HREF="id310_m.htm" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="MMVA Minutes May 2003"><U>Top</U></A> | <A HREF="mmva_home.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marstons Mills Village Association"><U>MMVA</U></A> | <A HREF="olderminutes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marstons Mills Village Association Olde"><U>Older Minutes</U></A> | <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Page new: July 21, 2003</FONT></div> </td> </tr></table></body>