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Rep. Turner suggests
home rulepetition
on maintenance
By Susan Vaughn
svaughn@barnstablepatriot.com
A
town council roads committee
set up this year to revisit the
longstanding issue of private
road maintenance may have found a
detour around other proposed lengthy
and complex solutions.
The answermightbe ahome rule peti-
tion suggested this week by State Rep.
Cleon Turner, who represents a portion
of Barnstable. He also has submitted a
Housebillthatupdates somedefinitions
in a 1786 law relating to private roads
and bridges, and puts the decision of
whether to improve the roads on the
homeowners' associations.
Turner's also has outlined an amend-
menttoHouseBill 1880thatwouldallow
a town council to declare a private road
public by virtue of its commonusageby
the public, but would not involve the
town "taking" the road. In the amend-
ment, he defines common usage as "a
road that has been commonly used over
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Exploring a
detour for
private roads
Marathon organizer
believes in giving
backsomeof his
profits to Capecauses
By Susan Vaughn
svaughn@barnstablepatriot.com
GIVINGBACK-Paul Collyer,center,with Barnstable Police Sergeants
Kevin Tynan, left, and Andrew McKenna this week after Collyer
presented a check to the department for the Michael Aselton
Scholarship Fund- Collyer, who runs the Hyannis Marathon, has
contributed significantly for several years to the fund in memory of
the former patrolman who died in the line of duty in 1983.
Marathons and bike-a-thons
and many other similar
events are held each year
on the Cape, and many are run for
charitable causes; however, someone
has to run them and be paid for that
big task.
Paul Collyer is one of those events
directors, who heads up B.A. Event
Promotions out of Somerville, a
successful business that runs the
annual Hyannis Marathon and Half
Marathon, the Greater Hyannis
Road Race, the Harwich Cranberry
Harvest Half Marathon and others
on the Cape, and other locations
around the state.
While many events organizers take
their profits with them, Collyer is an
exception, according to Barnstable
police officers, who wanted to give
him recognition for what he has
returned to Cape communities.
Collyer's generosity is something
rarely seen by such organizations,
Sgt. Kevin Tynan, president of the
Barnstable Police Department's
Michael Aselton Scholarship Fund,
said. "We want to recognize Paul for
his philanthropic events."
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IT'S A GIVE AND TAKE'
Snowbond_
JAN NOWAK PHOTO
DID YOU SEETHE WINTER OLYMPICS? - Braden Nowak ,2,strikes up a conversation with an attentive friend in Osterville.They
were hoping for more snow and good sledding yesterday,but the town got a cold drenching instead.
Tightens medical
marijuana district
By Susan Vaughn
svaughn@barnstablepatriot com
Town
Council approved an amend-
ed version of a special overlay
zoning district that will allow a
registered medical marijuana dispensary
to locate here. The town had a morato-
rium of several months on any action
until a zoning ordinance and regulations
could be drawn up.
Theregulations are in conjunction with
the new state law approved by voters (57
percent in Barnstable) in November 2012
that allows for up to five dispensaries in
a county. The state recently approved
licenses for dispensaries in Dennis and
Mashpee in Barnstable County.
The approval came late on Feb. 6 after
a required joint public hearing with the
planning board , which recommended
a large district that covered most of
the Independence Park industrial area
along Independence Drive, Mary Dunn
Road , Attucks Lane and Airport Road
as well as a section along Route 28 from
Yarmouth Road to the Yarmouth town
line. The planning board had expanded
the Growth Management Department's
original recommendation for a smaller
section of the industrial park closer to
Route 132.
Several town council members ob-
jected to the expanded areas, especially
along Route 28 and the upper section of
the industrial park that is home to the
Brazilian Assembly of God in Hyannis
Church , Trinity Christian Academy,
Cape Abilities Inc., and day care centers,
socouncilors proposed twoamended ver-
sions with significantly reduced districts
before the final one was approved.
The council went ahead with the
changes even though the planning board
did not have enough votes at 3-2 in favor
to make a positive recommendation on
the amended version. The council was
not required to follow the planning
board's recommendation.
Planning board Chairman Matthew
Teague explained that the expansion
through the industrial park would allow
more flexibility, and stressed the security
at the dispensaries.
"These are locked, closed , window-
less buildings and are not {for} illicit
adult use," Teaguesaid, and added that
they provide "an economic opportunity
and revenue." He even noted that home
delivery of the products in armored
trucks with guards is planned. "It's not
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COUNCIL
ROLLS
ITS OWN
Somesolutions
are intheworks
By Lee Roscoe
news@barnstablepatriot.com
LEE ROSCOE PHOTO
ACONTINUINGCONVERSATION-StateSen.DanWolf speakswithpsychologistStefanie
Adams at a League of Women Voters meeting on mental health care parity Feb. 8-
The
League of Women Voters
convened a panel on mental
health care parity (providing
the same coverage for mental health
as physical health) Feb. 8 in Harwich.
Moderator Joan Bernstein said, "One
fourth of American adults sufferfrom
diagnosable mental health issues,"
which other panelists said fall on the
spectrum from mild depression and
anxiety to psychosis.
Many panelists said a percentage
of homeless and incarcerated have
mental health issues. Substance abuse
as well as physical health problems
accompany poor mental health, mak-
ing it a leading cause of disability.
Ron Holmes of NAMI (National
Alliance on Mental Health Issues)
added, "The Cape suffers 1.6 times
the state average for suicide."
"The economic burden in lost
productivity and lives is ten times the
budgets used to treat people, accord-
ing to the World Health Organiza-
tion," said Bernstein.
State Sen. Dan Wolf said behavior-
al health "is an issue affecting people
throughout their life: vets returning
from war, school children, elders. It's
an issue in the workplace, and even
in community gathering places such
as libraries."
"Stress is the biggest trigger for
these illnesses," Holmes said. "Eco-
nomic deprivation, job loss, death ,
isolation." Other speakers cited root
causes such as conflict-ridden family
life as well as brain chemistry.
Wolf went big picture: "We expect
success, but many don't have access
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Glimmersof hope
for mentalhealth services
Not yet filed
By Patriot staff
staff@barnstablepatriot.com
As
the March 5 Hyannis Fire
District vote on spending
nearly $20 million to build
a new fire station approaches, some
town residents are preparing to ask
Barnstable Superior Court to issue an
injunction prohibiting the vote.
John Julius of Hyannis is a leader
in the effort, which seeks to file a ten-
taxpayer lawsuit as early as tomorrow.
A draft of the complaint,provided by
Gary Lopez of Centerville, states that
the Hyannis Fire District, the Town of
Barnstable, and the state Department
of Revenue have failed to incorporate
fire district property taxes with the
town levy. The draft complaint quotes
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Marathon man crosses
the finish line in C'ville A:IO
VILLAGE: BHS girls hockey wins
on Pink inthe Rink night A12
SPORTS: Cotuit's Black Comedy
a funny farce A&E
A&E:
UP FRONT
Smart' parking meters
draw debate
A simplefundingrequestfor new !
parking meter kiosks at Bismore :
Park resultedinanextendedques- :
tion-and-answer session between j
thetowncouncilandRichardScall, ;
interim director of town Regulatory ;
Services on Feb. 6. A:2
Commandingattention
When people talk about !
Barnstable High School, what I
comes to mind is usually the I
school's exceptional theater and :
athletic programs.The DECAClub j
wants to change that. A:3
Osterville celebrates
allthingschocolate
Chocolate, both hot and sweet, j
made the scene the Friday before ;
Valentine's Day in Osterville. The ¦
village's ninth annual Chocolate •
Festival even included a dog pa- •
rade. A:5
BUSINESS
Authority issues
suspensionsto inn,
restaurant
Thequalityofmercywasstraineda
bitatthelicensingauthority's Feb. 10
show-cause hearings on complaints
abouttheInternationalInnandShang-
hai Chinese Restaurant. A:6
OPINION
GAUVIN:Historyof voter
indifferenceplaysroleinfire
distric
t pollingchoice
How many people does it take
to milk 20 million bucks from the
taxpayers' piggy bank? A:8
SPORTS
How theWest didwin
The sound inside the gym at the
HyannisYouthandCommunityCen-
: ter Feb. 12was deafening andit's no
: wonder; the place was filledto near
capacityas SturgisEastandSturgis
West boysvarsity basketball teams
battled it out on the court. _ A:12
Arts & Entertainment ....Back Section
Business A6
Classifieds ME:14
Events A&E:2
Editorials A:8
Health Report A&E:11
Legate A&E:12-13
Movie Listings A&E:2
Obituaries A9
Op-Ed A9
Religious Service M
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:10
Sports A12
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