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ANOTHER 'WAY' - State Rep. Cleon Turner, D, who represents part of
Barnstable ,suggests to the town council roads committee an expedient
way forthe town to handle private road maintenance.A home rule petition
would allow the town council to declare some private roads public
based on common public use.Town Attorneys Ruth Weil and Assistant
Town Attorney David Houghton listen and later add some legal opinions.
CONTINUED FROM PAGEA:1
an extended period of time by
the general public to travel from
one public road or area to an-
other public road or area" and
would require that public funds
be used to maintain the road.
However, Turner said the bill
hasn't passed and is not likely
to this year, although it has no
opposition. He said one of the
problems is, "City representa-
tives in the House don't get
rural issues."
Instead, Turner suggested the
home rule petition that would
apply only to Barnstable and
would be similar to the proposed
general legislation, but could be
expedited because of the home
rule status. The home rule bill
would allow town management
to determine the extent of any
maintenance, which would be
paid with public funds.
"This bill says [the town] can
do whatever they want, but it's
not considered a taking,"Turner
said. He has not filed the home
rulebillbecause he was "waiting
for Barnstable to let me know
what theywantto do."Thetown
council would have to decide if
it's ready to make the argument
for maintaining private roads,
while avoiding taking them as
public roads, he said.
"I assume the legislation
can do that," Turner said. "If
Barnstable chose to [go with
the bill], I .think we'd be well
protected. "
Turner stressed that the town
would have to act quickly to get
the home rule bill passed by the
end of August, because it's an
electionyear and the Legislature
won't be doing much after that.
He said he could also get sup-
port for the bill from State Rep.
Brian Mannal, who represents
much of Barnstable.
TownCouncilor Jim Crocker,
a roads committee member,
called Turner's home rule peti-
tion "a clever bill because it
allows us to do the work, but
avoids quite a bit of expense. I
would support it." The expense
would involve awarding dam-
ages in a private road taking.
Crocker moved to autho-
rize committee Chairman Will
Crocker to speak to the town
council president and the legal
department about supporting
the petition and putting it on
a council agenda. The motion
passed unanimously.
Council President Jessica
Rapp Grassetti, who was in the
audience, indicated she would
follow through on the request.
Assistant Town Attorney Da-
vid Houghton, who attended
the meeting to discuss the legal
aspects of the road taking pro-
cess, referred to another roads
committee that was formed in
1993 consisting of town admin-
istrators and two citizens at large.
However, after some discussion,
it wasdetermined that the admin-
istrative committee may never
have met and hasn't taken any
action. Committee member Phil
Wallace was one of the at-large
appointees, and confirmed that
the committee never met.
TownCouncil Administrator
Barbara Ford said the com-
mittee wasn't meeting because
there was no money for road
maintenance.
When Crocker asked if the
two committees should work
together, Houghton said the
charge of the administrative
committee was to recommend
specific roads, but had no policy
role.
"This one has more of a
policy role. I think they are rea-
sonably separated and can work
independently," he concluded.
Rapp Grassetti and commit-
tee member Sara Cushing both
suggested adding members to
the town council roads com-
mittee. "I would like to engage
the public more," Cushing said.
Chairman Crocker and the
three other members present
agreed to discuss the roads com-
mittee at their civic associations,
and Ford said she would send
e-mails to the others.
Clenn and Donna Magnuson,
who live on the private Elijah
Childs Road in Centerville
that might be affected by the
proposed legislation, attended
the meeting. Donna Magnuson
suggested the committee ask the
administrative committee for an
opinion on Turner's bill.
Private roads...
EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTOS
SHARING THE ROAD - Councilor
Will Crocker , chair of the council's
roads committee, reports on the
committee's Feb. 3 session [see
page A:1].
CONTINUED FROM PAGEA:10
Morse, who's thrilled to have
dropped a four-hour round
trip commute from his daily
routine, is a member of the
Centerville Civic Association.
He offered some rules for orga-
nizations that are successful.
First , he advised
^
"define
who you are and who you
are not. We're not NASCAR ,
we're not the New York City
Marathon. Know your busi-
ness, and do not stray. Don't
sell T-shirts; let a third party
do that... Promise only what
you can deliver."
During a Q and A, Morse
said some entrants com-
plained when charity runners
were allowed on the course.
The split these days is 80
percent qualified by their
running times and 20 percent
reserved for fundraisers (the
Dana Farber Cancer Center
is the biggest) . The BAA has
found , he said , that some of
those who run for charity get
bitten by the competition bug
and qualif y by time in subse-
quent years.
Just before announcing that
the association 's next meet-
ing will be March 3 at 7 p.m.,
Sauro said the town's 375"1 an-
niversary committee has asked
all villages to be represented
in the Town of Barnstable July
4 parade in Hyannis. And one
more thing: they 'd like asso-
ciation member Doug Warren
of Four Seas Ice Cream to
come up with a Barnstable
375,h flavor.
Marathon man...
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:9
are, aconstant low-frequency buzz
detrimental to concentration for
work, and a solitude wrecker.
Is there to be no freedom from
the hovering intrusionsof civiliza-
tion and technology, one of the
very reasons people vacation on
the Cape? To get away from cell
phones, computers, the Internet,
and the noise and visual presence
of machines.
What about wildlife? Drones
will certainly interfere withmigra-
tory birds and insects flying at the
same altitudes.
Are we such a consumer cul-
ture we can't wait for the mail to
bring packages? We have to have
drones colliding with our cars
to get packages to us quicker?
Delivering newspapers from the
air, the writer suggests - quite
insane. And how about the jobs
lost to humans delivering papers,
and given to drones?
Drones will cause clutter, noise,
and potential accidents. Lord
knows what toxins their manu-
facture will leave behind.
As for those claims of drones'
peaceful uses, what in fact are
they? SWAT teams, local police
and federal agents arming drones
with radar, LIDAR, and technol-
ogy known and secret which
can and has tracked Occupiers
in NYC, which can see through
buildings, and spy on dissenters
and activists without a warrant?
OK, so maybe we won't have
armed Predator drones surgically
striking humans in the USA as
they do in Pakistan.
There 's already plenty of
usable technology for all the al-
leged peaceful uses of drones via
planes and satellites. For every
weather event , ground mapping
use, lost child or vessel , drug
deal, or forest fire -about the
only conceivable "peaceful" uses
of drones - there are as many
other invasive uses by police,
marketers , military and crimi-
nals. Because "some say peep-
ing toms " may use the devices?
Some one says -someone does.
Do you want human traffickers
and stalkers using this stuff?
And they will.
The ACLU, the columnist 's
"nanny" organization , is there to
protect our increasingly eroded
civil rights. They ask that up-
coming legislation build in safe-
guards: No weaponized drones.
Use in very limited circumstances
"as long as the information
cannot be used as evidence in a
criminal proceeding or investiga-
tion , or used for any intelligence
purpose. " They should be used
only, "In emergencies when a
threat to human life or safety
is imminent. " Drones should
never "use biometric matching
technology ".... nor .... "collect
data on other people who are
not the subject of " a warrant ,
"or monitor people's lawful First
Amendment activities... .to make
sure drone use doesn't 'fly under
the radar,' state courts should
publicly report to the legislature,
on an annual basis, about war-
rants authorizing drone use in
the Commonwealth."
And lastly, did anyone ask we
the people, the citizens of Cape
Cod, whether this is something
we want? No.
This kind of arbitrary deci-
sion to go ahead with drone tech
without any referendum from the
citizens in the area it would affect
is exactly why people are upset
with corporations and govern-
ment which no longer represent or
even have the courtesy to consult
their wishes.
Surely Massachusetts and Cape
Cod can do better!
Lee Roscoe
Brewster
New streetlights
in Cotuit
I attended a meeting for the
conversion of the street lights in
Cotuit to LED fixtures with the
engineer from Siemens and the
Cape Light Compact. All news is
good news. A detailed report on
our savings, estimated at 67 per-
cent for energy and maintenance,
down from $24,000to $8,000, will
be released in the next couple of
weeks. Our 303 lights will take
less than a week to install. The
project should be completed in
April/May. The details are as
follows and are in compliance
with Mass DOT requirements:
1. Brightest (100-watt): Route
28 and Main Street from Putnam
Avenue to Freedom Hall,
2. Old Shore Road next to boat
ramp will have deflector, keeping
light away from Goulds' house
and a dimmer that will dim light
late at night ,
3. Rest of the village will have
70-watt bulbs,
4. I requested that they install
a different fixture at the Town
Dock that has two more lights
than the others because of theft
on boats in summer.
The lights in the village will all
be at the exact same brightness,
which allows the eye to see better
and us to drive better. The total
cost of $111,750 for labor and
materials will be paid by Cape
Light Compact. This project is
on time and onbudget.On'behalf
of the Prudential Committee 1
would like to thank Cape Light
Compact and Siemens for this
outstanding project that will pro-
vide safer street lights at a third
of the cost for our village and
the rest of the Cape and Islands.
Rick Barry
Chairman
Cotuit Fire District Pruden-
tial Committee
LETTERS...
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:1
to opportunity; clean environ-
ments but we allow Monsanto
to dictate our food choices, or
a nuclear station and NSTAR
to poison our environment. We
are told one thing and experi-
ence another. This is part of the
mental health problem. "
Many mentally ill don 't get
services because of sti gma ,
fear, cost, and lack of access,
according to Beth Albert , direc-
tor of Barnstable County 's De-
partment of Human Services.
"People think they can handle
problems on their own. "
Speakers discussed services
available. Howard Baker-Smith
of Massachusetts Department
of Mental Health said the agen-
cy supported living in apart-
ments rather than group homes,
with goals of treating the ill
individual like a "person with
lived experience " rather than an
inmate, as well as encouraging
"flexible services directed by the
recipient. " DMH also supports
hospital inpatient care, contract-
ing with both private and state
employers.
Albert said at the county
level, "40,000 Cape Codders
used the services of four com-
munity health centers " for both
primary and mental health care,
adding that a new Navigator
Pilot Project uses skilled social
workers to help people whose
needs have not otherwise been
met who have behavioral illness
and substance abuse problems
with "housing, transportation ,
funding and legal issues so they
do not fall through the cracks."
It served 36 clients (average age
53) since August. She said the
state has initiated a Senior Care
Option for low-income seniors
which treats the whole person ,
hel ping to keep elders well and
at home. "A [federal] grant of
$1.6 million is also coming in
to our region for permanent
housing for folks with mental
health disability. " Albert said.
She said that stable housing is
one of the biggest assets to limit
behavioral health problems.
Panelists agreed that "wrap-
around care " which integrates
the physiolog ical with the men-
tal with outpatient community
support is essential to supp ly
patients (and their families)
with effective tools for recov-
ery or illness management to
reclaim productive lives and
fulfill their potential , stressing
education and prevention by
early diagnosis.
Baker-Smith said views of
mental health "have evolved
in 400 years from prisons and
warehoused asylums to rehabili-
tation. " Wolf added , "We have
to recognize that in a cultural
context some of the people who
have been the most gifted with
vision or creativity have been
mentally ill. Their contributions
can be remarkable. "
Though attitudes have
changed for the better , lack
of funding and inadequate
available insurance plans hold
progress back. Holmes said that
while the Affordable Care Act
supp lies some parity for mental
health with regular medical
health , the "devil is in the de-
tails. " Baker-Smith urged that ,
"Teams providing services need
leadershi p, for actually connect-
ing individuals to services , and
for getting funding. " He admit-
ted , "The outpatient system is
broken , clinics are under-funded
and understaffed. " One panel-
ist , nurse Diane Wolseiffe r,
cited homeless without insur-
ance stuck in emergency rooms
awaiting openings for treatment.
Audience member Stefanie
Adams, a psychologist , spoke
up, "Aside from those in crisis,
there 's a disaster in terms of
access for functional mentally
ill patients ," she said. "There 's
an awful discrepancy between
being paid $10 an hour and
having a $1 ,000 deductible.
Big Pharma owns treatment
protocols , compromising best
practices. "
Wolf summed it up: "Our
health care system is broken. I
can't even figure out my bills. "
"Only 6 percent of the overall
health care budget is spent on
mental illness," he continued.
"The [National Institutes of
Health] estimates only 1 cent
out of every health dollar goes
to mental health care and pre-
vention. The bottom line is, we
expect mental health care but
can't fund it unless we reform
our tax code."
Mental health services...
CONTINUED FROM PAGEA:9
Reginald Geary, 86
MarstonsMills-Reginald Geary of
Marstons Mills died Feb. 3,2014,atthe
McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich.
He was born on Sept. 10,1927, in
Stamford, CT. He graduated from
New York University and served in
the U.S. Navy. He was the director
of marketing for Aetna Life Insurance
in New York City.
Inretirement,he was a member of •
the Osterville Men's Club,the Hyannis
YachtClub,and numerous book clubs.
HewasadocentfortheAbbyAldrich
Museum in Williamsburg, VA,and a
volunteer at the Heritage Museum
in Sandwich.
He is survived by his wife of 57
years, Marlene Casey Geary; his
four children, Regina DiMascio and
husband, Nick, of Scituate; Cynthia
Richard and husband,Daniel,ofAttle-
boro and Barnstable, Harold Geary
and wife,Colleen,of Loudonville,NY;
and Terrence and wife,Jenn Cash,of
New York City; seven grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren; and three
brothers,Edward,Richard and Robert
Geary.
Memorial donations may be made
tothe McCarthy Hospice Care Center,
73 Service Road, East Sandwich,
MA 02537.
Philip Edgar Goss,
80
Lawrenceburg, KY — Philip Edgar
Goss, 80, of Lawrenceburg, KY, for-
merly of Hyannis, died Feb. 6, 2014,
in Kentucky.
Born in Cambridge,Mr. Goss was
a medic in the U.S.Army during the
Korean War. He retired from the U.S.
Postal Service as the manager offleet
maintenance.
He is survived by his wife, Patty
Phillips Goss of Kentucky; four
children, Kathleen Goss of Louisi-
ana, Philip Goss of Arkansas,Patri-
cia Goss-Chase of West Yarmouth,
and David Goss of Somerville; six
grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren. He was predeceased
by his wife, Shirley (Peterson) Goss,
and his son Paul.
Rita G. Karle, 92
Centerville— Rita G. Karle,92,of
Centerville, died Feb. 1,2014.
Born in 1921, Ms. Karle grew up
in Southbridge. She graduated from
Bryant College in 1942.
She was the school nurse for 22
years at Marstons Mills and then
at Cotuit elementary schools. She
loved Cape Cod Symphony.
She is survived byherfour children,
Diana Joyce, Debra Evans, William
Karle and LisaTaylor;nine grandchil-
dren; and her friend for 92 years,Ray
Varin. She was predeceased by her
husband, Donald C. Karle.
Mabel (Lovejoy)
Murray, 95
Centerville — Mabel (Lovejoy)
Murray, 95, of Centerville, formerly
of Waipole, died at home Jan. 31,
2014. She was the wife of the late
Edward Murray.
Mrs. Murray was born in Franklin,
attendedWaipole HighSchool,where
she met her husband. After raising
their family inWaipole,they retired to
Cape Cod in1977 and were married 67
years. She was known as a devoted
wife, mother and grandmother.
Surviving are her two children,
Edward Murray and his wife,Joanne,
of Vermont (formerly of Medfield),
and Lynne (Murray) Mahoney of
Centerville; four grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren. She was
predeceased by her sister, Priscilla
Lovejoy Morgan.
A memorial service will be an-
nounced at a later date.
James "Jim" R.
White, 57
Centerville — James "Jim" R.
White, 57, of Centerville, died at
McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich
Feb. 5, 2014.
Born at Cape Cod Hospital in
Hyannis, he grew up in Barnstable
Village and Centerville. Mr. White
lived life "his way,
" despite physical
challenges.
He worked for Baxter & Nye and
CarNu. He loved music, Corvettes,
the ocean, snowstorms, spending
time with family and friends and
full "coozies."
He is survived by his mother, Bar-
bara Nye; his father, Richard White
and his wife, Pam; his sisters, Jill
White, Liz Nye and Kathryn (Kitty)
White and his brother, Rich Nye.
Memorial donations may be made
to CHIP'S House,9 Park St.,Centerville,
MA 02632.
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