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an extra breath when Build-
ing Commissioner Tom Perry
dropped that bombshell.
The session was dedicated
to working through another
revisionofanorderto increase
regulation of residentialrent-
als and a comprehensive oc-
cupancy ordinancethat would
limit the number of residents
based on the number of bed-
rooms and the number of
parked vehicles as well.
This meeting followed last
Thursday's council meeting,
where residents of several
areas in town that have seen
greenlawns turned into park-
inglots turned out to demand
immediate action.
One resident , Bill Elkins,
who said he'd accepted the
"pit bull" responsibility for
urging a quick response , said
Wednesday that he's been
receiving 10 calls a day on the
matter, from every village in
the town.
The frustrating nature of
the work is that every step
taken to fix one problem
seems to create another. A
case in point was increasing
the age for exempting children
from the provisions from 19
to 22. The intent was to al-
low family members to live at
home while attending college,
but Councilor Greg Milne of
Hyannis said he foresaw a
return to the bad old days of
short-term rentals to off-Cape
college students.
Meanwhile , according to
Milne,whoisinvolved in rent-
ing vacation homes, inspec-
tion provisions in the rules
could drive off customers ,
cutting into the Cape's eco-
nomic heart.
Councilor Fred Chirigotis
of Centerville , noting that
any rules would have to ap-
ply across the town to be fair,
wondered how restrictions
intended for use in one area
would work out in another
where, for example, a couple
might move into a house to
care for an elderly relative
and exceed the number of
allowable cars. Councilor
Leah Curtis of Marstons Mills
wondered what would happen
if six members of her family,
with their cars, dropped by
for an extended stay.
Ruth Weil, director of the
growth management depart-
ment, tired to reduce such
concerns by noting that en-
forcement agents would not
be going around peeking in
windows. Even with the pos-
sible hiring of two agents, the
town will not be able to keep
up withthe demand to resolve
complaints.
Town Manager John Klimm
spoke forcefully at Wednes-
day's meeting, having just
taken atour of Bristol Avenue
and other streets off Bearse's
WayjustnorthofHyannisEast
Elementary School , about
the need for action. Assistant
Town Manager Paul Niedz-
wiecki said there was a real
danger of losing single-family
neighborhoods in Hyannis
permanently.
Council President Hank
Farnham, who said he's been
developing a .deeper under-
standing of the seriousness
of the problem , wants to see
the revised rules back before
the council in June.
Paving the way...
Group opposes
wastefu l political
spending
By Kathleen Szmit Manwaring
kmanwanng@barnstablepatriot.com
KATHLEEN SZMIT MANWARING PHOTO
ANGRY ABOUT EARMARKS
- Tim Phillips, president of
the Americans for Prosperity
Foundation, shares his group's
views on political earmarks as
part of their "Ending Earmarks
Express"tour.Thegroupstopped
inHyannistoexpress disapproval
ofearmarksfor beautificationand
a life-size statue of JFK.
The Americansfor Prosper-
ity Foundation's"Ending Ear-
marks Express" made a stop
in Hyannis on Wednesday to
shareitsviewsabout local and
national political earmarks.
Tim Phillips, president of
the non-profit organization,
said that the group chose
Hyannis after learning about
earmarks setting aside more
than $400,000 in federal funds
for what he deemed unneces-
sary projects.
"We are campaigningfor an
endto earmarks,"saidPhillips.
"We're sayingthatthe earmark
processisat best wasteful and
abusive, and at worst, has
caused corruption."
Thesix-memberfoundation
tookissue specificallywiththe
allotment of $382,000 for the
Cape Cod/Hyannis Gateway-
beautification project , and
$100,000 for a life-size bronze
statue of President John F.
Kennedy.
At the brief rallyheld at the
public boat launch at the end
of Lewis Bay Road, the group
handed out a"fact sheet"that
stated, "We think spending
$482,000intaxdollarsto 'beau-
tify'whatiswidelyconsidered
to be a beautiful and wealthy
area-not to mention aresort
destinationfor America'selite
- when thousands still face
the rubble left behind by
Hurricane Katrina is a mis-
guided way to spend federal
dollars."
Mark Forest, chief of staff
for the man behind the ear-
marks, U.S. Rep. Bill Dela-
hunt,sounded amused by the
description of Hyannis when
called by the Patriot.He said
the Gatewayfunds areacatch-
allfor improvementsfollowing
on construction ofthe Hyannis
Transportation Center,includ-
ing sidewalks, plantings and
similar projects.
"It's not like we're reno-
vating someone's office," he
said.
Separate from the Gateway
monies are those for the JFK
statue. Forest noted that the
project has the support of
the HyannisArea Chamber of
Commerce andother business
and civic groups.
Other earmarks that have
been targeted by the founda-
tion are the Bridge to No-
where in Alaska and a teapot
museum in North Carolina.
"Even if you don't have a
problem with this earmark,
there's probably an earmark
you do have a problem with,"
said Phillips.
The "Ending EarmarksEx-
press" left Washington, DC
last month. Following their
Hyannis visit, the group will
travel to N.H. and Vermont,
the finaldestinations on their
tour.
Edward F. Maroney contributed to
this story.
Aiming to end earmarks
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transportation " initiatives
such asvariablemessage signs
to inform travelers of traffic
conditions. The study will be
"multi-modal,"takinginto ac-
count,for example,pedestrian
and bicycle access.
Cole is on the 25-member
task force , which will work
with EOT during the study,
serving as a stakeholders '
group and a sounding board
for the public.
Mark Thompson of Inde-
pendence Park, with which
the interchange would con-
nect, isn't on the task force,
but he was among the more
than 30 interested parties
in the audience. Thompson
voiced skepticism regarding
the entire enterprise.
"To me, this seems like a
very weighted group against
Exit 6 1/2," he told the task
force , urging more voices
be added to the 25-member
panel.
Bob Frey,manager of state-
wide planning with EOT, said
the study,to be conducted by
TranSystems, a Kansas City-
based firm with three dozen
offices across the country,
including one in Medford , has
no foreordained conclusions
regarding Exit 6 1/2.
In putting the task force
together, he said, "We didn't
know going in who's pro Exit
6 1/2 and who'santi Exit 6 1/2.
Iwould hope people wouldn't
viewit that way.Wedon't want
to turn it into a referendum
on Exit 6 1/2."
Frey was open to adding
people to the task force ,
though he cautioned that
the group is already at or
near the upper size limit in
terms of workability. State
Rep. Demetrius Atsalis, an
unabashed Exit 6 1/2advocate
-though he prefers to call it
Exit 6B - suggested adding
town councilor Harold Tobey
and former councilor Paul
Lebel. Tobey himself, who
was appointed by the coun-
cil to be a liaison with Exit
6 1/2 advocates, asked to be
included.
"I have an open mind, but
my mind is open to seeing
Exit 6 1/2 be accomplished ,"
he said. "I'm for it if it's good
for the community, and I think
it's going to be good for the
community."
Tobey said Tuesday that he
has been asked tojoin the task
force and will do so. Lebel,
who said he would be happy
to serve, said he has heard
nothing since the meeting.
State Rep. ShirleyGomes of
Harwich,whoisn't on the task
force,told the group it should
include voices from the Lower
Cape, which she represents,
and the Upper Cape. Hyannis
is the "hub" of the Cape, she
said, and those who live in
outlying communities have a
stake in getting to and from
the village more easily.
"I think you have to have a
voice at the table, not some-
body who happens to show
up, " she said.
Atsalis and state Sen. Rob
O'Leary, whose districts in-
clude Hyannis, are on the
task force. O'Leary said he is
not an Exit 6 1/2 foe, despite
what may have been said
about him. He characterized
access to Hyannis as "a major
transportation problem" for
the Mid-Cape.
"We need to have an open
mindgoingintothisand that's
where I'm coming from," he
said.
Tom Mullen, former head
of the town Department of
Public Works and a member
of the task force as president
of the Barnstable Land Trust,
said he has "hard questions"
about Exit 6 1/2.
"Once the die is cast, if it's
good,it'sgreat,"he said,"and
ifit'sbad,you have to live with
it for 100 years."
Frey rebuffed Coles' call to
accelerate the study, as well
as a suggestion from Rick
Angelini, an owner of Grille
16 at the Asa Bearse House
in Hyannis, to set a comple-
tion deadline of May 12. 2007.
one year from the date of the
meeting. He said taking the
time to do a comprehensive
advance study often saves
time in the long run.
"Yourultimate goal is to get
support and hopefully con-
sensus early on in the process
rather than later on,"he said.
"We've seen many examples of
how that does save time."
Frey also took issue with
Thompson's suggestion that
the task force and study
process are a "way of keep-
ing the public shut out."Frey
said all task force meetings
will be open to the public,
and three meetings will be
held specifically to update
the public on progress and
collect comments: one after
the task force has goals and
objectives and the study has
documented existing condi-
tions, including projects in
the pipeline; another after
potential alternatives have
been developed; and a third
when recommendations have
been drafted but not yet
finalized.
"Whether or not you're on
the task force, you always
are going to be able to come
to the meetings and you're
always going to be able to be
heard ," he said.
The group, which did not
elect a chairman, has tenta-
tive plans to meet again June
20. Members willread a draft
scope of the study and submit
comments by today.
Tom Cahir, the former state
representative from Bourne
resident who's now a deputy
secretary at the EOT said he
understands public skepti-
cism, but he defended the
need for a comprehensive
study, saying conditions and
potential improvement alter-
natives have changed since
accessto Hyanniswas studied
in the past.
He sought to assure the
task force and the audience
the study won't get lost in
the shuffle.
"This is probably our high-
est-priority study in the com-
monwealth," Cahir said.
Exit 6 1/2...
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Now, worshipers of all races
attend the church, of whom
about 40 attended the meet-
ing, and plans to relocate to a
new building on Attucks Lane
near Barnstable Municipal
Airport are under way.
In a sea of car dealerships,
fast food restaurants , and gas
stations, the current location
of Zion Union is "the last bas-
tion of what was on North
i
Street ," said Town Councilor
Harold Tobey. Along with the
church' s minister, the Rev.
Bernard Harris , and John
Reed, president of the Cape
and Islands NAACP Tobey is
working to create a museum
to celebrate Cape Cod's long
African-American history.
"I'm a product of that ,"
Tobey said. "That building
has been there since mychild-
hood."
Assistant Town Manager
Paul Niedzwiecki proposed
a $500,000 budget for the
construction and creation of
the museum. The town need
only pay for half. Thompson
said the Lorusso Foundation
will match, dollar for dollar,
what the town puts up for the
museum. The $13,000 cost for
preservation, climate control,
and other upkeep will be do-
nated by Independence Park
of Hyannis.
The cost of exhibits in
the museum, said Reed, has
already been shouldered by
willing participants. Along
with Fortes's chair and other
belongings she has promised
to donate upon completion
of the museum, members of
both the black and white com-
munity are already offering
artifacts and documents for
inclusion.
"People are callingeveryday
and saying, 'What can I do? ,'"
Reed said.
Dr. Carol Gordon, librarian
at Barnstable High School,
will contribute a collection
she accumulated during her
tenure at Barnstable Middle
School. During that time, she
and other colleagues created
the I Have A Dream Museum,
dedicated to Cape Cod'sblack
history and to the Rev. Dr
Martin Luther King. Jr.
"Weunearthed many things
related to black history," she
said. "We've been waiting for a
place to put these artifacts."
Along with members of
the church , town officials
came out to advocate for
the museum's construction.
Niedzwiecki said Town Man-
ager John Klimmisin support,
as are Cynthia Cole, director
of the Hyannis Main Street
Business Improvement Dis-
trict andQuincy"Doc"Mosby,
manager of the Barnstable
Municipal Airport.
Cole said that , with two
other historical museums
in the area, a black history
museum could create more
opportunities for bus tours,
trolley rides, and tourism in
the area. "It is a cultural and
economic development initia-
tive," she said.
Mosby "wholeheartedly "
supports the museum. Along
with the land on which the
airport sits,whose first owner
was a former slave and the
namesakeof MaryDunn Road,
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