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Critics make hard landing on airport plan...
EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTO
PAIN PAIN - Pain D'Avignon
owner Vojin Vujosevic feels
the pain as he tells a Cape Cod
Commission subcommittee how
airport expansion planscould ruin
his successful business.
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ardize our aquifer. Hyannis
is no place for an airport .
It belongs up at Otis (Air
National Guard Base on the
Upper Cape)."
Contrast that with
Barnstable Municipal Air-
port Commission Chairman
Art Kimber, who said his
board'srequest for approval
of the major terminal ex-
pansion and renovation as
a Development of Regional
Impact could really be con-
sidered a "Development of
Regional Improvement."
It fell to Mark Nelson, a
principal of Horsley Witten
Group of Sandwich,to defend
that statement, and he ticked
off the arguments: replace-
ment of an outdated 1940s-
era terminal with a larger,
more attractive, secure and
rational layout; a new access
road taking traffic off Route
132 and the Hyannis Rotary;
reduction of entrances to
the airport from Route 28;
improved, screened, environ-
mentally-friendly parking; a
larger and more secure fuel
storage setup; and "unde-
velopment" of troubled sites
such as a nearby automobile
junkyard.
The proponents argue
that the plan, though an
expansion, will actually re-
duce traffic and pollution.
They're seeking "offsets" to
the Commission's environ-
mental standards that in-
clude takingdown old houses
over the last few years in the
airport "safety"zone, pulling
out septic systems and fuel
tanks in the process.
Nelson said the parking
lots would have vegetated
"islands" that would serve
to remove 80 to 90 percent
of nitrates and metals from
stormwater and reduce the
volume of water going into
Upper Gate Pond,
Andrea Adams, project
manager for the Commission,
called stormwater manage-
ment "one ofthe most critical
issues"for the project. Citing
the staff report , she said a
long-term monitoring pro-
gram would be necessary.
Adams noted that the
developers are counting un-
developed areas in their cal-
culation of nitrogen loading,
adding that the staff would
recommend that be done
using the project area unless
protections against develop-
ment could be assured.
The need for a master plan
for the airport - even the
comparatively tiny Chatham
facility filed one with the
Commission when it wanted
to expand -was stressed by
Adams in asking whether
the application reflected
the maximum quantities of
materials and waste to be
produced by the airport.
She did praise its managers
for "stepping up"to address
haz mat issues.
Criticism was heard from
the Yarmouth selectmen ,
who objected to not being
formally included in the re-
view;from Barnstable Coun-
cilor Greg Milne about the
size of the new terminal and
its place in apost-9/11 world;
from Helen Shah, president
of the Hyannis Park Civic
Association in Yarmouth,
who said she understood the
terminal "needs to be fixed,
(but) without expansion; "
and from Tom Sullivan of
Yarmouth, who demanded
the existing stormwater
runoff system, built by the
military in the 1940s, be
torn up and that the same
standards applied to the
clean-up of the Massachu-
setts Military Reservation
be used here.
Mocking the potential ad-
dition of airlines, Sullivan
said, "You can't make this the
T.F. Green of New England"
given the density of homes
around the airport.
Perhaps the person with
the most to lose -his busi-
ness -spoke passionately.
Vojin Vujosevic, an owner of
Pain D'Avignon, asked why
his bakery on Airport Road
had to be sacrificed for the
new connector access from
Attucks Lane.
From an idea in 1992 to
moving into the building in
1994 to employing more than
60 people and supplying over
400 accounts, the company
has been a success story.Why
then,Vujosevic asked,is"the
bakery in jeopardy because
of an (overflow) parking lot
that would be used once a
year for the (Nantucket)
daffodil festival?'
Nelson said the developers
recognized the value of the
business and would work
cooperatively to locate an
alternative site.
Meanwhile , airport sup-
porters may feel that time's
a' wastin'. Last month, Nan-
tucket Memorial Airport was
awarded more than $5.7 mil-
lion in federal grants to begin
building a"state-of-the-art"
terminal. Town Meeting has
endorsed the $25 million plan
for the terminal,which will be
25percent larger and open in
summer 2008.
A press release from the
Cape & Islands ' Congres-
sional delegation calls Nan-
tucket "the second busiest
airport in Massachusetts.
The next review subcom-
mittee meeting is set ten-
tatively for June 29 at 1
p.m., with the site to be an-
nounced. One topic may be
an extension past the current
review deadline of Aug. 25.
An interesting alternative...
KATHLEEN SZMIT MANWARING PHOTO
BEAUTY WITH AN EDGE - Southeastern Alternative School Student
Kawana Wheeler, 16, enjoys the way drawing makes her feel. "It
keeps me calm," she said. Here she is seen with a color sketch she
created.
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of classroom counselors,
teachers, special education
teachers, and both an ex-
pressive arts counselor and
coordinator.
Art as a means of expres-
sion is extremely important
at SAS, which does follow
the guidelines set forth by
the state Department of
Education. "Alot of my kids
in Art class will get their
feelings out," said Wyse.
"The kids come in and don't
know how to talk about the
things that bother them.
Through drawing they can
start the conversation."
In spite of the precon-
ceived notions others may
have about the students
at SAS, many are actually
quite artistically talented.
This was apparent during
the school's recent art show,
held Friday.
Student artwork was care-
fully framed and put on dis-
play for parents, friends and
visitors. The students were
available during the viewing
to answer questions about
their works, which they did
eagerly and articulately.
Colima Lafontaine, 18 and
a recent graduate of SAS,
paints unique, abstract and
occasionally haunting im-
ages that captivate the eye.
"I like my emotion paint-
ings," she said, pointing at
a strikingpiece in red and
black. "If I'm angry,it helps
get everything out."
Because Lafontaine found
Art to be a creative niche,
she has taken a course at
Cape Cod Community Col-
lege, and hopes to continue
her education there in the
fall.
The artwork of Kawana
Wheeler 16, is strikingin its
contrast to the artist. Con-
fidently expressive, Wheeler
sports multiple piercings,
including one in her bot-
tom Up, projecting a bit of
an edge. Her art, however,
is delicate at times, soft. "It
keeps me calm," she said
with a warm smile."If I'm
not drawing, I'm writing in
myjournal."
Paul Mott's pieces are
all about color, which he
explained.To those unfamil-
iar with his polite demeanor
that lies beneath a gruff ex-
terior, Mott might come off
as a "thug." One look at his
vibrant and spirited works,
however, and the age-old
adage about not judging a
book by its cover comes to
mind.
It is important to Wyse
that her students know ex-
actly what they are capable
of. "If I set the bar here," she
said, making a low motion
with her hand, "they're
going to go here. If I set the
bar higher, they are going to
go higher."
Many SAS students do
strive for success. Since
2003 all but one has passed
the MCAS, and there are
several graduates enrolled in
college. While the ultimate
goal is to transition students
back into their local public
school, many opt to remain
at SAS through graduation.
"They find such success here
they advocate to stay," said
Wyse.
Graduates of SAS also
return, but not to continue
their education.Instead
they visit beloved teachers
and offer encouragement
to attendin g students. "We
love it, too," said Wyse. "We
like knowing what they're
doing."
Such a personal approach
to education may seem
strange, but Wyse feels it is
the backbone of the pro-
gram. "We get to know our
kids really well," she said.
"At SAS, we don't tear them
down. We build them up."
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