Minutes Of The Monthly Meeting Of The
Marstons Mills Village Association
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Secretary: Ann Trout
Board Of Directors
Present: Al Baker, Craig Larson, Peter Lavigne, Deb Lavoie, Donna Lawson, Brian Lobdell, Bill McIntyre, Ann Trout, Robert Trout.
Absent: David Curtis, Linda Edson.
Guests
Emory and Geri Anderson, Jackie Etsten, Alex and Bob Frazee, Barbara Hill, Maureen McPhee, Richard Wheeler.
Call To Order And Welcoming Remarks
The President called the meeting to order at 7:07 PM.
Minutes Of Last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting were accepted.
Treasurer's Report
The Treasurer's report was accepted with the following corrections: 
The Barn subcategory should, after discussion, remain.The Business Center of Cape Cod's contribution should be moved to Village Day.
The bill for liability insurance for Village Day should be voided.
The proceeds of the Village Day 50/50 Raffle will be moved to Scholarship.
Correspondence
None.
Public Comment
Jackie Etsten discussed and took questions on the draft of the Local Comprehensive Plan:
It was noted that in the plan the proposed apartments over the Windmill Plaza are preferred to have at least one bedroom to discourage turnover.
The proposal to add affordable housing to the Stop and Shop property was discussed extensively. Both the west and the north of the property have been proposed for housing. Either would require reopening the DRI of the area. There is also concern that adding housing, particularly in the north, could impinge on the Hayden well fields, and would be unlikely to pass the Cape Cod Commission.
The proposal to add several traffic lights to Route 28 was discussed and it was acknowledged that these lights would have to be timed to facilitate traffic flow.
Concern was expressed that the addition of a sidewalk to the area near the Stop and Shop not be overlooked, as funding earmarked for it would revert to general funds if it were not pursued.
Concern was voiced that additional parking needs be planned for in the Prince's Cove area.
Jackie Etsten noted that Prince's Cove is quite polluted, above acceptable state and local levels, and the Plan must consider a solution to this.
She noted that a public meeting should be held so that the Plan could be revised by mid-November.
Donna Lawson noted that the median strip of 28 near the Stop and Shop needs to be planted with more easily cared for plants.
Bob Frazee suggested that the phrase Fuller Road be replaced with Fuller Farm area, in regards to home of historic interest as Fuller Road is no longer extant.
He also recommended that the Airfield remain in its present designation “in perpetuity”.
Richard Wheeler commented on the importance of maintaining “charter land” for future generations.
He also noted the capped landfill should be judged as a future resource for the community.
Indeed, Jackie noted that the question of future zoning of the area around the landfill would be a good topic for public comment at the up coming meeting.
Debbie Lawson noted there is already a walking trail near I -190, this was suggested for future development in the plan. She and Bill McIntyre will work on assessing the geography of the existing trial for public use.
Bob Frazee noted that it would be nice to have a hyperlink in the Plan to a list of scenic roads, etc.
Jackie noted that Marstons Mills Elementary is slated to close in the future and Craig Larson noted the importance of the community maintaining control of the building for civic use.
It was decided that Nov 3rd at 7 pm at Burgess House would be a good time and location for the public meeting to discuss the LCP. .
Council Report
No town councilors were present.
Old Business
Subcommittee Reports:
Burgess House: No news.
River Day: No news.
Village Day: Extensive discussion of the results of Village Day. All agreed it was a great success overall. Almost $3,000 was netted. Although the road race officially lost about $200, it was generally felt that it more than compensated for this by generating significant foot traffic benefiting Village Day overall. The sponsoring of tables was a success. Potential areas of improvement include:
Too many t-shirts and hotdogs were purchased.Few classic cars showed up, and of those who did, many did so after the roads were closed for the road race, making it impossible to park them. Potential fixes were to work on the arrival schedule, not charge admission to the show for the cars, or if so, to link it to a raffle, or simply not have this attraction next year.
The use of golf carts for handicapped access was suggested.
More announcements of other attractions by the DJ.
More photos.
An official “Break Person” to relieve volunteers for bathroom breaks, etc.
Donna noted that she would like to see more American flags in evidence.
Subcontracting the ice cream to an ice cream truck was suggested by Craig.
The addition of a membership drive table(s) with free admission with family memberships.
Membership And Newsletter: No news (see above)
Scholarship: No news.
Local Comprehensive Plan: As above.
Herring Run: No news.
New Business
Craig Lawson handed out a paper on the Community Preservation Act generated by an outside interest group.
It was proposed to appoint Deb Lawson as Public Relations Appointee for interfacing with non-Village Association members. Ann Trout will continue in her role as of Secretary of the Village Association generating the meeting minutes, agendas, and correspondence between the members. Debbie will coordinate emailings between the Village Associations and generate announcements to the public in her new capacity. This was passed with the length of her term to be discussed at a future meeting.
Brian Lobdell presented a paper on some suggestions for “band aid” repairs to the barn. This was tentatively approved and will be discussed further at a future meeting.
Ann Trout discussed a request received from the Library Fund Drive. It was voted and passed to contribute $100.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:37 PM. The next meeting will be November 2, 2004.
Have Any Agenda Items For Discussion?
Please contact Ann Trout at 508-420-5740, or any Board member, with new agenda items for discussion.
The MMVA Board Of Directors [term ends]
Craig Larson [05], President ~ 508-428-9198
Al Baker [07], Vice President ~ 508-428-2433
Ann Trout [06], Secretary ~ 508-420-5740
Robert Trout [05], Treasurer ~ 508-420-5740
Dave Curtis [06] ~ 508-420-9868
Linda Edson [05]
Peter Lavigne [07] 508-428-0167
Deb Lavoie [05] ~ 508-428-4515
Donna Lawson [04] ~ 508-420-9480
Brian Lobdell [06] ~ 508-428-3682
Bill McIntyre [07] ~ 508-428-1855
Terms end on the date of the next Annual General Meeting.
Next MMVA Meeting - Tuesday November 2, 2004 at 7:00 pm
At the Burgess House, Route 149
PLEASE PARK IN THE BURGESS HOUSE PARKING LOT NEXT DOOR !
NOT ON THE STREET !
