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CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:6
1956
One occasionally hears the
thud of a baseball against
a mitt, a glove, or even the
sharp slap againstbare hands,
indicating that boyhood and
the times are basically nor-
mal; but what has become of
the old time tops which were
common, along with certain
other games and devices, in
the sprin g of the year? The
word is stillin the dictionary:
"achild'stoy,commonly cylin-
drical,pear shaped,or conical,
with a tapering usually steel
shod point on whichit ismade
to gyrate." but where are the
tops themselves? One sees
kites, marbles, and baseball
bats, but only seldom an old
fashioned top. There was nev-
er any reason why tops should
not be spun at other times of
the year, but spring was the
onerealseason;that waswhen
the craze broke out.
1966
John McGinn,park and rec-
reation commission member,
had been on his feet several
timesat the recent townmeet-
ing in defense or explanation
of the commission'sdecisions
and activities during the year.
Finally, feeling more than a
little piqued bythe continued
barrage of heckling, he smiled
and declared , "Our commis-
sion is learning fast -and one
thingwe are learning iswhom
in town meeting you want to
be on your side - and whom
you want to speak against an
article."
1976
Selectman Paul Brown
slammed the recent study
of Sandy Neck by the State
Coastal Zone Management
Commission as an assault on
home rule. He read from the
federal guidelinesnamingone
task ofthe CZM asidentifying
means "of finding total con-
trol"to carryout policieswhile
utilizing"existingauthorityto
the fullest."He termed this a
"red flag"signalingthe erosion
of the town's rights at Sandy
Neck Beach.
1986
On April 8 the citizens of
Barnstable will elect one of
nine candidates to the office
of selectman. The contenders
are MichaelK. Carroll,William
T. Friel, Ellen McDonough-
Flynn,MaryK.Montagna,Jef-
frey N. Parker, Kevin J. Perry,
Tom Rugo, Edwin F. Taylor,
and John A. Weiss.
1996
Amtrak has dealt Cape Cod
an economic punch.
The nationalrail servicehas
scrapped a $100,000 advertis-
ing campaign for The Cape
Codder anditisthreateningto
end operation ofthissummer-
time train service in 1997.
The move reflectsAmtrak's
attitude that Cape Cod has
not been doing enough to
ensure the train's success.
Early Files...
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:2
Senate President Travaglini.
"He told me I was instrumental
in helping pass the override ,"
Labdon recalled. "When stem
cell research in the state passed,
I was overjoyed. That was a vic-
tory for me."
Labdon would also like to see
what sherefers to asprophylactic
health care. Citing the refusal by
US healthcare agencies to fund
preventative medicines and as-
sisted technology, Labdon feels
there is a need for health care
reform. "In 1990 when I had my
accident , the technology just
wasn't there," she said.
More than 13 years later Lab-
don'sprivate insurance company
finally approved her for astanding
wheelchair. Sadly, over time the
cartilageinherhipshad eroded so
that using the chair properly was
painful. "If I had gotten the chair
even five years after my accident,
I wouldn't have the pain issues I
have now," she said.
Labdon would like to see the
government give serious consid-
eration to preventative medicine
rather than focusing mainly on
treatment. Recalling the case
of a disabled friend who died as
the result of a bedsore infection,
Labdon said, "As sad as it was, it
also made me completely angry.
It's not rocket science. It could
have been prevented. "
Labdon hopes that the nextMs.
Wheelchair Massachusetts will
continue to promote disability !
awareness while bringing issues
close to her into the mainstream.
"Just because you're sitting in
a wheelchair doesn't make you
different from anybody else,"said
Labdon. "Disability is the only
minoritythat anyone canbecome
at any time."
At the April 8 event the two
contestant s,Autumn Grant from
Attleboro andLoriFrankianfrom
Boston, will be interviewed by a
panelofjudges,giveshort speech-
es on their personal platforms,
and share their accomplishments
aswheelchair-dependent women.
The.winner,chosen bythejudges,
will be crowned Ms. Wheelchair
Massachusetts 2006.
Labdon , who will continue
as the coordinator of the Ms.
Wheelchair program, considers it
animportant meansofpromoting
disability awareness. "Itisagold-
en opportunity for the winner to
advance her own personal goals,
network,and make connections,"
she said. "She can really demon-
strate to her constituency that
there are barriers that are still
here and why it is important to
break them down.If they make of
it what they want to get out of it,
the rest willcome back in spades.
They will do some good."
For more information about the pageant
and about Laurel Labdon, visit www.ms-
wheelchairmass.org. The Federated Church
of Hyannis is located on Main Street.
Crowning glory...
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:1
Cod Commission. Some of us
don't actually agreewiththat,
myself included."
Farnham would cut off the
regulatory arm of the Cape
Cod Commission while pre-
serving its regional planning
role.
"Iwillsay that the Cape Cod
Commission does do good
things," he said. "It can be
helpfulintermsof actualfiscal
contributions back to towns
as staff support and technical
assistance. The unfortunate
part of that is the evil side of
the Commission, which is the
total disregard for any sense
of urgency, disregard for fair-
ness, disregard for common
sense. The powers they have
to keeping pulling the levers
when they have you on the
rack, that totally blows out
all the good they do."
The Case for Regulation
"I think it would be a huge
mistake for Cape Cod to not
have a regional regulatory
agency," Fenn said. "That
being said, I think there are
many things that could be
done to modifyour regulatory
process to address concerns
these folks and others have
regarding the expense of
the process and the length
of time. We've been working
on that the last year and a
half. Weunderstand there's a
legitimate problem."
Fenn is hopeful that the
April 20 presentation to the
council, if it comes off, will
help demythologizethe Com-
mission.
"We regulate a very small
proportion of development
activity on Cape Cod," she
said.
Admitting that "regulatory
work by its very nature is
contentious," Fenn said the
Commission has had "some
real successes in trying to get
businesses to go to the right
places on Cape Cod. We have
big box stores, but they went
to places that were already
developed (such as B.J.'s
Club building on Cape Cod
Aggregates land) ."
Without regulations else-
where, Fenn said,the planned
Growth Incentive Zone for
downtown Hyannis would
lack attraction. "Without
maintaining a rigorous de-
velopment review elsewhere
in town," she said, "there's
no incentive to go there. It's
just as easy to go out to the
strip on (Route) 132."
Sparring on Economic
Development
Farnhammincesnowordsin
criticizing the Commission's
economic development ef-
forts.
"They have done nothing
of significance to help the
Cape's economy," he said,
"to help kids getting out of
school, to reduce the burden
on the residential tax. People
piss and moan about tax bills,
(but ) mostother communities
makemajor efforts to createa
commercialtaxbase.Weenact
a split taxrate and stick it to
business."
Fenn says the facts tell a
different story.
"Cape Cod has had faster
job growth, higher wage in-
creases than the state or the
nation during the 16 years
the commission has been in
business,"she said."Could we
have a better economy? Sure.
We need to grow some of the
other sectors. We've created
development agreements for
the Mashpee and Falmouth
technology parks, and we've
got somehigh-tech industries
movingin there.
"Our job was never busi-
ness promotion. There'sabig
difference between economic
development and business
development."
Farnhammade it clearthat
he is speakingfor himself and
not the council as he pursues
an opt-out for Barnstable.
"It's no secret that Vice
President (Janet) Joakim
is a strong supporter of the
commission," he said. "I will
tell you that I think there's
a majority of people on the
council who probably would
vote to have a question put
on the ballot to let voters
decide. If (Councilor Greg)
Milne can have a ballot vote
on reducing taxes,you ought
to have one to reduce the tax
you have to pay to the Cape
Cod Commission,,, or option
B, to retain the commission
and reorganize it as a plan-
ning, no longer regulatory,
agency."
Fenn said the county com-
missioners are looking for
membersto serveon apanelto
review the performance of the
Commission, an exercise she
believeswillbethe mostuseful
way to retool the agency.
Asfor the50or socriticswho
"landed" on the Commission
at the airport last week,Fenn
said, "Thisisarelatively small
number of people speaking
as if they represent the en-
tire population of Cape Cod.
When you see the results of
the resident survey of Cape
Cod next week, you'll see a
major disconnect between
what they're saying and what
the majorityofthepopulation
seems to care about."
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