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Ice Gator
DAVID STILL II PHOTO
WINTER'S BITE
- Lurking just off shore
in Hathaway's Pond
inthe waning hours of
Wednesday's light was
a creature formed of ice
and a receding pond.
After small plates of ice
formed at the base of
near-shore shrubs,the
pond level fell away about
an inch,leaving small
stalactites to reflect in the
still water below.
Warm reception for plan to control growth
Some questions
remain for Cape Cod
Commission
By Edward F.Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com
The consequences of unchecked
growth were evident at Barnstable
Superior Court House Wednesday
night: it was hard to find a seat as
the Cape Cod Commission's plan-
ning committee heard the Town
of Barnstable's request to control
more of its own development .
The room was full of Commission
members and planners, and also a
good number of representatives of
the town'snew growthmanagement
department. The presentation by
the visitingteam from Main Street,
Hyanniswasled byPatty Daley,who
once played on the Main Street,
Barnstable team as the Commis-
sion's legal counsel.
Congratulationsrather than con-
frontations were the order of the
day, as the commissioners praised
the quality of the town's proposal
to assumethe Commission'sreview
role up to certain thresholds for
residential and commercial growth.
It helped that the Commission and
the town have kept in touch during
preparation ofits Growth Incentive
Zone plan.
What would be the first GIZ ap-
proved by the commission got high
marks from the regional planning
agency's staff, which found that
the town had created sufficient
offsets to more intense residential
developmentdowntownbyreducing
opportunities for residential devel-
opment outside the GIZ. The staff
report cited sufficient wastewater
treatment infrastructure to sustain
the initial growth proposed over the
first five years of the plan and noted
that plans to handle traffic were
adequate for the same period.
Staff did express concerns that
reductions of commercial develop-
mentpotentialoutsidethe GIZwere
insufficient for the square footage
of developable commercial space
inside the zone being sought by
the town.
Whilenot recommendingapprov-
al of the plan, which must also be
voted on by thefull Commissionand
the county Assembly of Delegates,
the staff report noted that a GIZ for
downtown Hyannis makes sense,
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? SPORTS j^
Auger retiresas BHSbaseballcoach
Dr. Peter Auger announced his retirement
Wednesday as head coach of the Barnstable
High School baseball program after a 32-year
career A.i1
Cold,snow fail to ice marathon
Pete Stringer ran his 15lh Hyannis Marathon
Sunday. Greg Karukas ran his first marathon,
period A:10
BHS boys hockey gets into tourney
with emphatic win
They had to win, and they left no doubt.A:10
Let there be light
If you improve it, they will come. That
is the hope of the Cape Cod Baseball
League in regards to McKeon Field in
Hyannis A:10
The Unsung Heroine of Barnstable
Longtime volunteer
to be honored at
Statehouse ceremony
By Kathleen Manwaring
kmanwaring@barnstablepatriot.com
KATHLEEN MANWARING PHOTO
TAKING A MOMENT - In a rare moment of repose, Lilly Tu
enjoys the sunshine spilling through her living room window. A
dedicated local volunteer, Tu will be honored tor her efforts by
the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women today at
the Statehouse in Boston. .
Friends calling on Lilly Tu are often
surprised to find her at home. De-
pending on the day, she's usually
busy at one of her numerous volunteering
positions.
Today, you'll find Tu at the Statehouse
in Boston, where she'll be honored by the
Massachusetts Commission on the Status
of Women as the Unsung Heroine of 2006
for the Barnstable community.
Tu began volunteering during World
War II, when she spent summers teaching
the children of men and wome* building
B24 bombers. "I've volunteered , I guess,
forever," she said.
At age 83, Tu has logged more than 2,000
volunteer hours withorganizations such as
the Retired Senior Volunteer Program,the
Senior Environment Corps, the Red Cross
and the Barnstable County Sheriff's Of-
fice. "I like to feel that I am accomplishing
something," she said, "that I am helping
to alleviate some of the work that has to
be done."
Originally a summer resident of West
Barnstable, Tu made the Cape her perma-
nent home fouryears ago,immersingherself
in the community. She volunteers with the
West Parish Church and at the county farm,
among other locales.
For Tu, it is deeply important to be
involved in volunteer work. "We take our
community for granted." she said. "We
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? ENTERTAINMENT ?
Underdog's creator to share his
stories of the hero pup
Don't expect a bird, a plane, or even a frog
to visit Heritage Museums and Gardens in
Sandwich on March 11. Instead, it will be little
old Underdog who comes. Or, at least, his
creator's clips and recollections of him that
live on, more than 30 years after his original
appearance on NBC C:1
Stages Theater Company brings
Everyman\o life
0 Death, thou comest when I had thee least
in mind C:1
Pilot House still part of
effort to help homeless
Operation In
From The Cold
living up to its
name
By Edward F.Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com
Pilot House is staying on
course,even asthe treatment
program for homeless people
with serious psychological or
substance abuse problems
seeks a new home port.
"It does look as if a new
location has been found ,"
said Claire Goyer, execu-
tive director of Duffy Health
Center, which operates Pilot
House with Community Ac-
tion Committee of Cape Cod
and Islands,Inc. "We're pretty
optimistic that there's not
going to be a disruption in
service."
Estelle Fritzinger,executive
director of Community Ac-
tion, confirmed that another
site has been identified in
Hyannis.
The move has been neces-
sitated by expiration of the
lease on April 15. "We have a
great landlordthere,but there
were some internal problems
between the landlord and the
rest ofthe condo association,"
Goyer said. "There were fac-
tors beyond our control."
Pilot House has provided
a structured environment
for some of the neediest of
the homeless, ensuring de-
livery of treatment services
through Duffy. It was opened
in an abandoned building on
Barnstable Municipal Airport
property,then moved to asite
behind the K-Mart plaza on
Route 132.
The program has become
part of an overall strategy to
bring homeless people out
of camps around Hyannis
and into housing programs.
Operation In From the Cold
combines municipal, human
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? BUSINESS ?
Bring it on!
Let it snow, let it snow,let it snow!At least five
inches, anyway. That was the mantra being
chantedbydriverswhopurchasedautomobiles
from Dick Beard Chevrolet and Beard Subaru
in Hyannis recently A:8
Black belt to the 10th
degree
To his students at Self Defense Centers USA,
James Brassard is known as Mr. Jim. ..A:9
? OPINION ?
PAUL GAUVIN:Tax plan backfires
Industrialist and author Vivian Kellems was
oncequotedinthe LosAngeles Times saying,in
part,"Our tax law...is a hydra-headed monster
and I'mgoing to attack,attack and attack until
I have ironed out every flaw in it." A:7
Thewhole mirror
I recently came across a riveting description
of a destabilizing condition that has been
spreading over theworld's surface for the last
few years A:7
Flat deeds revenues leaves
little room for growth
By David Still II
dstill@barnstablepatriot.com
For county operations,the 2007 budget proposal
represents the status quo,withno new programs,
but also nothing cut.
The recommended $26.7 million spending
plan presented by the county commissioners at
Wednesday'scounty Assemblymeetingrepresents
an increase of just 6/10ths of 1 percent over the
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County budget
growth 6/10th
of a percent
'Oldwreck' now seenas a wreck
When Priscilla Stone Houston first saw pho-
tographs of large timbers on Craigville Beach
in the Patriot's Dec. 23 edition, she knew
immediately what it was: the old wreck.. A:2
Y not?
ACapeCod Commissionsubcommitteeislikely
to recommendthatamajorexpansionandreno-
vation planforYMCAof CapeCodbeexempted
fromfullDevelopmentofRegionalImpactreview
as a Project of Community Benefit A:5
? UP FRONT ?
Adults also welcome
With the exception of a few pieces pf eclectic
furniture set on the wide-board flooring, there
appeared little else in the unheated building
but chilled oxygen molecules in the company
of a diminutive woman sitting by a window,
smiling B:1
? VILLAGES ?
Arts C:1-C:2
Automotive B:8
Business A 8-A9
Classifieds C.8-C.10
Editorials A;6
Events C:3£:8
Healthscape B.3-B 4
HealthReport B4
Legate C7-C8
Letters A7
Movie Listings C:2
Obituaries B:2
Op-Ed A7
People B:2
PatriotPuzzle B:5
RealEstate B:6
ReligiousServices B:5
ServiceDirectory C:9
Villages B:1
Weather A:12
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