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? UP FRONT
W. Barnstable Fire annual next week
A new roof,radio equipment and a $748,000
general operating budget will go before vot-
ers in the West Barnstable Fire District at
Wednesday 's annual meeting A:2
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? OPINION
Performance & performances
The Osterville land easement debated and
voted recently by our town council provides a
splendid example of the diversity of political skills
representing us at town hall. During this battle,
there were various levels of brilliance offset by
similar levels of poor performance A:7
Life is wild at Cape Wildlife Center
Organization seeks
to relocate wildlife
and itself
By Kathleen Manwaring
kmanwaring@barnstablepatnot.com
KATHLEEN MANWARING PHOTO
SO SQUIRRELY - Don't be fooled.
The shy look is all for show with
this spirited female gray squirrel in
rehabilitation at the Cape Wildlife
Center in West Barnstable.
Now that spring has officially
sprung, life at the Cape Wildlife
Center in West Barnstable has got-
ten much busier.Babies have begun
arriving and while the center at-
tempts to rehabilitate and relocate
the younglings, staff is looking for
a new home of their own.
Although the center is situated
at the end of Meadow Lane in the
middle of a lovely piece of prop-
erty, the number of animals need-
ing assistance on Cape Cod has
grown so steadily in recent years
that the center no longer has the
building space to adequately house
them. "We currently treat 1,600 to
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Hyannis civic president
Drouin dies unexpectedly
Annual meeting
postponed
By Paul Gauvin
pqauvin@barnstablepatriot.com
Paul Drouin ol Hyannis. president of
the Hyannis Civic Association and well-
known real estate broker,was enjoying
fish chowder at Main Street' s Common
Ground lunch counter a week ago today
when he was asked how things were
going.
"Good ," he re-
plied with gusto.
He was upbeat ,
talkative and said
he was enjoying the
new condo he had
purchased at Sea
and Main streets in
October and looking
forward to the asso-
ciation^ imminent
annual meeting.
Three days later he died unexpecte dly
at Cape Cod Hospital.
He leaves a son, Paul Jr of Melrose.
A native of Concord,Drouin would
have been 69 Tuesday, the date of the
civic association 's annual meeting.
"The executive board met Tuesday
night and postponed the annual meet-
ing to sometime in September " said as-
sociation vice president Paul Sullivan.
Notices were being hastily prepared on
Wednesday to inform members.
Since going into semi-retirement
several years ago, Drouin took increas-
ing interest in civic affairs, serving on
varied committees and forging a solid
working relationship with Town Man-
ager John Klimm.
"Paul was liked and respected by
the association board ." Sullivan said.
"He had a good relationship with the
town manager and good rapport with
the business community, the Business
Investment District (BID ) and the
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No new
programs
in $142M
budget
Spending would tap
$5M in reserves
By David Still II
dstill@barnstabiepatnot com
At more than $142 million in total
spending, it's difficult to think of
Barnstable 's 2007 proposed budget
as tight, but according to the man
responsible for it, there 's little room
in the numbers.
Town Manager John Klimm de-
scribed the spending package,which
tops $142 million for all operations ,
as a "maintenance "budget. Between
fixed costs and planned wage increas-
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Diane Turco spent a night injail this week to get
' an answer from U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt A:3
Activists push Delahunt as
he pushes Congress
Parents and guardians are invited to rank four
options, including the existing schedule,for
school start times in a survey coming home
with students Monday. The document will be
available also on line at www.barnstable.k12
ma.us and should be completed th A:4
Start time survey coming
New bank gets initial FDIC OK
The still-forming Bank of Cape Cod received
initial approval late last month for deposit
insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation A:8
Art for art's sake - and much more
Business and art coincide at Life. Inc where
product design and production leave room for
artistic expression A:8
? BUSINESS
? SPORTS
And in this corner
Usually the police prefer to take on lawbreak-
ers and ne'er do wells Next Friday evening,
however, local and state policemen will take on
officers from across the country and Bermuda
in the Massachusetts State Police Boxing
Tournament at the Four Points Sh A:12
Sailing away with a win
The BHS varsity sailing team earned them-
selves a victory and a loss Wednesday
during some testy weather and a small craft
advisory A:12
Hyannis faces coming request
for new fire station
Pierre, the 92-year-old lumberjack who has not
taken a vacation in 60 years, tells the Maine
Woods Lumber Co. boss he needs a week
off B.1
? VILLAGES ?
'Uninhibited' artists ready
to show works in Cotuit
With a few quick and simple brush strokes
executed with a freedom of expression thai
suggests years of training, Ei Mori breathes
life into her watercolors "I like birds," she
said, "I like how they sound in spring they
are free." C 1
? ENTERTAINMENT ?
Arts C:1
Automotive C:12
Business A 8-A.9
CapeCodAcademy A:10
Classifieds C 9-C 11
Editorials A:6
Events C:3-C:7
Health Report B:5
Legals C 8-C10
Letters AJ
Movie Listings C:2
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1
Obituaries B 2
Op-Ed A 7
Patnot Puzzle B 5
People B2
Real Estate B6
Religious Services B:5
Senior Sense B:3-B:4
ServiceDirectory C11
Villages B.1
Weather A12
? INDEX
BARNSTABLE COUNTY BUDGET
Some on Assembly
recommend higher
amount
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatnot.com
From within and without, the
county commissioners' proposed
budget for human services spend-
ing was criticized Wednesday.
The health and human services
committee of the Assembly of
Delegates is calling for funding
at $360,000, plus $30,000 for the
new Human Rights Commission.
That's well over the $275,000 the
commissioners recommended
after rejecting requests from
the county 's Health and Human
Services Advisory Council that
totaled $655,000 (the council has
since trimmed that to $375,000).
The committee (not including
chair Charlotte Striebel) wants
the full Assembly to back its re-
quest that reserve funds or other
appropriate sources be tapped
to restore some of the cuts the
commissioners said were neces-
sitated by flat Registry revenue
projections and increased costs
for health insurance,retirement
benefits,and cost-of-living in-
creases.
If the finance committee ,which
meets on May 3 at 3 p.m. to vote
on the budget,backs the change ,
the full Assembly would be next
to vote. Should that body back
the increase, the commissioners
could override the action and send
it back to the Assembly, necessi-
tating a two-thirds margin there
to defend the shift.
The specifics of the committee 's
increases were being tabulated
Wednesday and were not pre-
sented to the finance commit-
tee at its meeting following the
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Call heard for human services funds
Ordinances
offered to
combat
crowded
rentals
Proposals seek to
address 'quality
of life' issues
By David Still II
dstill@barnstablepatnot.com
Overcrowded rentals in residential
neighborhoods have been an increas-
ing frustration for residents and towr.
officials.
Residents want the rentals returned
to their intended capacity, and the
town wants a means by which to dc
that without infringing on individual
rights.
A set of ordinances to be presented
to the town council next week is the
CONTINUED ON PAGE A:4
State of the town
DAVID STILL II PHOTOS
LIVE AND ON DEMAND-TownManager John Klimmdelivers
his fifth State of the Town Address last Thursday, detailing
last year 's accomplishments and outlining goals tor the
year to come. Amongthose recognized were the late Shirley
Flynn for her work inchampioningthe arts,and the late John
Rosario ,who served on town boards andcommitteesfor the
past three decades. Among the projects proposed for next
year is the video streaming of "on-demand" meetings over
the town's Web site, allowing people from across the town
and across the country to watch the meetings of boards
and commissions. The address was the first such video
to go out live. Klimm also called for the creation of a new
performing arts center in downtown Hyannis.
DAVID STILL II PHOTO
KEEPING COUNT - A herring makes its way unimpeded by nets to the Mill Pond in Marstons Mills. The final gate has
been affixed with a white background to make an ongoing counting project easier. This is the first of three seasons
where the taking of alewives is prohibited statewide in an effort to rebuild stocks.
Herring one