MMVA ~ Special Announcement !

<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 ~ Special Announcement !</I></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=415 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>_______________________________________________________________________________</I></div> <div> <I>COMM  Annual General Meeting - May 20th</I></div> <bR> <div> Please attend the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills (COMM) Annual General Meeting at the <A HREF="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?zoom=7&mapdata=AJx7q5MwhEiovFBgk0S6Hcx8IsczI0oVMRDfL1zbFT4cF0%2flmCY2dL8n3KJuamcG%2fFDTYuJlq5UqYBNknGxvHyo4PJYYpzQLB%2fztn5I3YHauY5s2anyB5XTeHHJHpgc0VSVMx5g0yEYUhbleMeudhvFmndpJjOfvR6Ms8DXwOv2PspzhIF3NzVweisE6mAoiX4lkFBrm6x%2bWVJtLJs56LGeo3iLlUlP%2b4gjRW170AwpKsEXJkAkNiu3F6Y%2brEq7xS0gKcD3go%2fUENVmRVqchgtIIJtBBr6ha8kjEyFWg3tBIAePdcEFAEEOZSB1sRC12eg1x8tTEp0hYMB6qkUrGDHnkmZG4NatqDf%2ffPDJRssyoOH8Pl5S7n%2bt4UwRvcf0ZdLUzpNZDsS8%3d" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?zoo"><U>Marstons Mills East Elementary School</U></A>, 760 Osterville West Barnstable Road, on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00 PM. <I><B>The decisions made at this meeting impact your property tax rate!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> The Prudential Committee wishes to take, by eminent domain if necessary, from the Town of Barnstable, approximately 35 acres on Old Mill Road in Osterville (the Darby property.)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> The Prudential Committee say COMM needs to protect water supplies and develop new ones to support anticipated future growth.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> The COMM Water Commissioners say the District does not need the Darby property because they can meet future demand for water without it.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> The Town Council say they believe this is an effort to stop the development of affordable housing they plan to put on the property.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800c811111100.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> The Town Counsel says similar efforts in other communities have been challenged in court as violations of civil liberties.</div> <bR> <div> The meeting warrant does not state the cost to the tax payers of acquiring the property but the Town paid approximately $7,500,000.00 for it about 20 years ago.</div> <bR> <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> | <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >E-mail the MMVA:</FONT> <A HREF="mailto: mmva@marstonsmills.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: mmva@marstonsmills.org"><U>mmva@marstonsmills.org</U></A> | <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Page new: May 15, 2003</FONT></div> </td> </tr></table></body>