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Revenues , expenses , discussed for 2008 By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatnot.com Next year 's budget for the HyannisWater Division is essentially done , but the citizen board tasked with looking at rates and the system's capital needs is already looking ahead to 2008 and possible rate increases. The town-owned wa- ter division , formerly the Barnstable Water Com- pany, makes about $2.6 million a year through its current water rates and usage,which covers annual operating expenses. Using rough numbers and broad strokes at its Tuesday afternoon meet- ing, the board was able to quickly identify the need to establish a capital improvement fund to ad- dress the long-neglected distribution system. While the figures used were far from firm, they are representative of the in- creased expense needed to improve the water system. Chairman Deb Krau said that allofthe suggested new expenses arejustifiable,but become difficult when seen CONTINUED ON PAGE A:5 Hyanniswater board looks to capital plan, rates Leading citizen passes By Edward F. Maroney emaroney@cape.com SEAT OF HONOR - Eugenia Fortes outshines the sun in August 2004 as she enjoys the dedication of Eugenia Fortes Beach in Hyannisport. Eugenia Fortes, who stood up for hu- man rights by sitting down -on a beach and in a rocking chair -passed away Friday. She was 94. Six decades after the Hyannis woman rpfused to move from East Beach to a "colored" section, the Hyannisport strand was renamed Eugenia Fortes Beach. In later years, Fortes, the last surviv- ing founder of the Cape chapter of the NAACP, expressed her concerns force- fully to the town council. She received a rocking chair for her exclusive use at council meetings; that rocker may be- come the centerpiece of a black history museum in Hyannis. CONTINUED ON PAGE A:3 barnstablepatnot com PAUL GAUVIN PHOTO FISH TALES - Eric Brazer, left, of the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association explains the more than 25 species taken by New Englandfishermen at a display set up in the Cape Cod Maritime Museum Sunday as part of Maritime Days. If you ever wanted to know how ancient mariners squeezed ship models into bottles, or made sails, or how early Wampanoag Indians used fire to make canoes out of trees, or stare at a sea robin up close, or wonder if a Horseshoe Crab race is as exciting as the Preakness, then you should have attended the 5th annual Cape Cod Maritime Festival on the Hyannis waterfront Sunday. While the above and other edu- cational attractions and curiosities were there for the taking,along with food, musical entertainment and fun CONTINUED ON PAGE A:4 Exhibitors educate at 5th Maritime fest