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Water collaborative
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pointed as regional members
by the county commissioners.
They will be two members of
the collaborative'sfive-mem-
ber steering board, with the
other three elected by the
town reps.
The steering board will
bring one or more names
forward for anexecutive direc-
tor of the collaborative, who
will be a county department
head reporting to the county
administrator.The collabora-
tive willvote on those names
before passing them along to
the county commissioners,
who willdo the hiring.The ED
post has been somewhat con-
troversial,and gossipthat the
choice has alreadybeen made
was aired at the meeting.
With O'Brien a couple of
placesaway at the table,John
Cahalane of Mashpee said
he'd heard talk that there's
a "feeling this is designed for
one person to get ajob, and I
don't even know who it is."
"I've heard that, too," said
Hinckley, who added , "Any
person who gets this job
will be one the majority of
the steering committee feels
comfortable with."
For some time, there has
been informal talk about
whether O'Brien, the former
president and CEO of the
Cape Cod Chamber of Com
merce, might serve as execu-
tivedirector."Therewasnever
any intention of any single
person getting a job out of
this," O'Brien said later in
the meeting, adding that he'd
seen the talk on blogs. "It's
incumbent on allof us to allay
these arguments."
With the inauguration of
the collaborative, the coun-
ty'sWastewaterImplementa-
tion Committee will become
more a scientific and techni-
cal panel. McKusick cited
the accomplishments of the
WIC, and her fellow Orleans
resident Hinckley thanked
a third person from the Hub
of the Lower Cape,Assembly
of Delegates member John
Hodgkinson. "Without him,
we wouldn't be (organized)
in this form,"he said.
The Collaborative willmeet
again at 8:30 a.m. on May 10
and June 14 in rooms 11 and
12of the Barnstable Superior
Court House.
MMR's future...
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there has been heightened
concern for those currently
stationed and working at
the base, as well as plans for
the base itself. "What'sgoing
to happen?" asked Shiver.
'The airplanes are going to
go away." Beyond that, he
stated, there has been no of-
ficial word from the National
Guard Bureau asto what the
realignment plans will be.
However, Shiver was able
to speculate. "Now that the
aircraft are leaving,"he said,
'we willstillhave the need for
federal funding, but it willbe
much less."
It is hoped that the base
ml] become a much more
streamlined military area
with a major updat e in the
technology being used. In a
sense, the base will become
more of a command and con-
trol center, aswell asincrease
its capabilitiesfor gathering
and analyzing data, allowing
for more informed decision-
making."Change is difficult ,"
said Shiver. "But you need to
have the capability of under-
standing of what the forces
are against you."
Comparing it to the tele-
phone system that once
required operators to place
calls, Shiver explained that
the more advanced technol-
ogy would allow data gather-
ers,or sensors,to be anything
from a satellite monitoring a
foreign country, to a soldier
on a satellite phone crawl-
ing through the forest in
that country. Both sensors
would have the capability to
communicate with analysts,
command and control, and
decision makers.
Unfortunately the more
streamlined approach will
most certainlymean areduc-
tion inthe number of people
stationed at or employed on
the base. "The good news is
that there are a lot of smart,
young people out there who
are better at computers than
I am," said Shiver. "The bad
news is it requires fewer
people to do things."
In response to questions
pertaining to plans for the
runways at the base, Shiver
explained that the Coast
Guard plans to assume full
responsibility for them. "The
Coast Guard has agreed to
fund, operate and maintain
the airfield ," said Shiver.
"They willmakeitmeet Coast
Guard minimum require-
ments."
The only aircraft that will
eventuallyremainonthe base
will be Coast Guard aircraft
and Army helicopters. "The
sound offreedom willbecome
helicopters," Shiver said.
When questioned why the
National Guard Bureau has
yet to come forth with its of-
ficial decisions for the future
of the base, Shiver felt that
money was the issue. "We're
not talking a few dollars
here,"he said. "We're talking
billions."
Another area of confu-
sion was how a small base
such as Barnes in Westfield
would be able to handle the
incoming F-15's. "Barnes is
a small, municipal airport,"
said Shiver."It is a very typi-
cal Air National Guard base
where it's very small, very
efficient,and it'snew."Shiver
explained that the BRAC
changes were scheduled for
completion by 2011, allowing
time for modification of the
base to accommodate the
aircraft.
Acknowledging that the
situation seems difficult to
comprehend, Shiver encour-
aged the group to look at
what the 102nd will have
the possibility of becoming
as opposed to what issues
could befall them. "They will
be extremely viable with a
long-lastingmission,"he said.
"Change is always a double-
edged sword."
COUNTY CLIPPINGS
GETTING HER PRIORITIES ,
STRAIGHT - Margo Fenn, the
Cape CodCommission'sexecutive
director,listensTuesdaytoa report
of findingsfrom a survey of public
attitudes about development
and the Commission's role in it.
The survey found high levels of
concern about traffic congestion
and the availability of moderate-
and lower-priced housing and
a limited appetite for further
development, even in designated
growth centers. A full report will
appear in next week's paper.
Contesting Dominion
Cape Codders have been
weighing an offer from
Dominion Retail, Inc., of
Pittsburgh to supply their
electricity for two cents less
a kilowatt hour through
December. The offer is good
through April 17, or until
7,500 customers sign up.
Nstar is offering a similarly
competitive rate.
Chris Powicki of the Cape
& Islands Energy Informa-
tion Clearinghouse has put
together a "Tips for Choos-
ing a Supplier" Web page
at www.cirenew.info/power-
SupplyTips.htm that offers
insights into the several
options.
Data on the site shows
an average monthly cost for
residential consumers of
$64.60 for Cape Light Com-
pact, $56.03 for Nstar, and
$54.50 for Dominion. Powicki
notes that these three plans
do not include "green" op-
tions, although Cape Light
offers two
"Compact Green" plans
($67.61 for 50 percent of
power derived from credits
for production of energy by
hydro and bioenergy facili-
ties, $69.81 for 100 percent).
Meanwhile, the Compact
announced a reduction in
municipal electricity rates
to 9.99 cents per kilowatt
hour. In a statement, the
Compact said it hopes "to
reduce prices for all custom-
ers on the Cape and Vine-
yard" this year.
Managing
stormwater
Protecting our shores
becomes more important
as a perfect storm of global
warming and home insur-
ance cooling threaten Cape
Codders. On Tuesday,a
workshop on "Breaking the
Barriers; Moving Forward
with Low-Impact Stormwa-
ter Design on Cape Cod" will
be held at the Brain Center
in Mashpee from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Reservations for the free
workshop are required by to-
day: contact Gabrielle Belfit
of the Cape Cod Commission
at 508-362-3828 or gbelfit@ca
pecodcommission.org.
The workshop is aimed at
town planners, engineers,
conservation commissions,
boards of health, site plan-
ners, developers, landscape
architects, garden groups,
and watershed protection
organizations.
Helping you to home
ownership
The Cape Home Owner-
ship Center willhost "Home
Forever," a guide to success-
ful home ownership, April
18, 20, 25, and 27 from 6 to
8:30 p.m. at 460 West Main
St. in Hyannis. The free
sessions are for homeown-
ers old and new and cover
everything from mortgage
refinancing to home safety
to home repairs (the last
hands-on, with the help of
Bradford's ACE Hardware).
Call 508-771-5400, ext. 285
to register.
They're Superior
recyclers
The Barnstable Superior
Court clerks are No. 1when
it comes to recycling, best-
ing the Land Court offices
at the county complex in
Barnstable village handily in
a recent competition. Cape
Cod Cooperative Exten-
sion finished third and the
Resource Development office
placed fourth.
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