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__ EVENTS CALENDAR _
CapeWalk 2006...
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Cod Pathways coordinator, AMC leader)
Start:9:30 a.m. at the Punkhorn Park parking lot at the end
of Run HillRoad, Brewster.Atrainer from Cape Cod Healthcare
Rehabilitation Services will lead stretching exercises.
End: Salt Pond Visitors Center, Eastham
Lunch: Nickerson State Park
Parking: Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Salt Pond Visitor Center
and carpool to Punkhorn Park.
Directions to SALTPOND VISITOR CENTER: Route 6 east
through Eastham Center, past the light at Town Hall,turn right
at Cape Cod National Seashore sign, and right again into the
visitor center parking lot, park at east end of parking area.
Day 7 -Friday, June 9
Eastham to Wellfleet
Length: 12-13 miles
Highlights: Views of Nauset Marsh , walk along Coast Guard
Beach, proceed into the uplands to the globally unique habitat
of coastalheathlands found in the Cape Cod National Seashore,
and nearby cedar swamps.
Leaders: Mark Coulson (Cape Walk leader), Michael Lach
(executive director of the Harwich Conservation Trust , Cape
Walk leader, and assistant director of The Compact of Cape
Cod Conservation Trusts)
Start: 8:30 a.m. at the Salt Pond Visitors Center, Eastham
End: Long Pond, Wellfleet
Lunch: Cape Cod National Seashore Headquarters,Wellfleet,
Michael Lach will talk about three globally unique habitats
found on Cape Cod.
Parking: Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Long Pond parking area in
Wellfleet to carpool to Salt Pond Visitor Center.
Directions to LONG POND parking area: Route 6 through
Wellfleet, right on Lawrence Road to Long Pond Road, follow
to parking area.
Day 8 -Saturday, June 10
Wellfleet to Truro
Length: 12- 14 miles
Highlights: Explore the many hidden ponds , scrub pine
forests, enter the wilds and globally unique habitats protected
the Cape Cod National Seashore, and experience spectacular
views of the Atlantic Ocean.
Leaders: Ken Coulson (Cape Walkleader), Rachel Hutchinson
(Barnstable County AmeriCorps), Lorna Hutcheon
Start: 8:30 a.m. at Long Pond , Wellfleet
End: Highland Light, Truro
Lunch: Somewhere in the Ballston Beach dunes; John
Whelan , will talk about the Dune Shacks and the Peaked Hill
Trust.
Parking: Meet at 8:00 a.m. at Highland Light parking area
to carpool to Long Pond parking area.
Directions to HIGHLAND LIGHT: Take Route 6 through
Truro to Highland Light Road. Head east on Highland Road
and turn right onto South Highland Road. Turn left on Light-
house Road and park in lot on right.
Day 9 - Sunday, June 11
Truro to Provincetown
Length: 14 miles (this is strenuous walking on sand)
Highlights: While this segment is difficult walking through
sand dunes, it is often a favorite. See inter-dune wetlands,
pass by the rustic dune shacks of yesteryear's summer visi-
tors, walk along an historic railway bed , pass through a large
beech forest - possibly blanketed with rare lady slippers , and
celebrate the walk with sunset at Herring Cove.
Leaders: John Whelan (Cape Walk leader) , Rachael Hutchin-
son (Barnstable County AmeriCorps)
Start: 8:30 a.m. at Highland Light, Truro
End: Ice Cream Social and Award Ceremony, Herring Cove,
Provincetown
Lunch: Province Lands Dunes
Parking: Meet at 8:00 a.m. at Herring Cove to carpool to
Highland Light.
Directions to HERRING COVE: Take Route 6 to the end
past Provincetown , and follow signs for Herring Cove parking
area. Take a left at the stop, and park at the end of the lot.
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vestigation of the fire structure in the first place. The report
clearly made the point that the analysis was subject to error and
was to be used by committee members only for general infor-
mation. The report details the difficulties in trying to compare
our combined five-district cost (approximately $10.5 million
in FY2000 not counting benefits and debt service) to those of
other towns. A significant part of that difficulty is caused by
the Barnstable districts ' method of reporting their financials.
Merely getting to a reasonably accurate idea of what fire cover-
age costs the taxpayers of Barnstable requires deconstructing
five District Annual Reports, all of which are formatted dif-
ferently. Once that is done those operating costs can then be
compared to other towns based on information available on
the Massachusetts Department of Revenue Web page.
I am not surprised that Mr. Sullivan does not like the
report. Even recognizing that it is not an exact science and
there is plenty of room for error it indicates what most people
instinctively know when they look at the complex fire struc-
ture - the taxpayers are most probably paying too much for
fire service. The picture would most likely have looked even
worse if the report had included the generous benefits given
to the local fire districts.
The report does not attempt to provide a final or exact
answer to the question of cost and that fact was made
abundantly clear to all committee members. It does seem to
confirm that we are paying too much and lends the weight of
that evidence to the conclusion reached by the committee
- the town should fund a professionally done study which
will do the same type of financial analysis that I did except
that it will be done with the benefit of all the resources of a
professional consulting firm. The next step is to get the Town
Council to take this issue seriously and spend the money to
answer the Fire District question once and for all.
Mr. Sullivan's objections at this point are more than a
little disingenuous. He was given answers to the questions
he raised in your article - he just did not like the answers. A
minority report is not appropriate.
Mike Ingham
Centerville
Generous librarian remembered
Across Time and Place (May 19): This is a picture of Miss
Marie Taveau of Barnstable. She was the librarian at Sturgis
and called me to offer me a German dictionary. She said she
didn't know anyone else who might be interested. Her mother
was a customer of our place of business, the Ojala Farm on
Route 6A in West Barnstable. Her mother was a sister to
Oscar Sasigi. They lived in the large house right below Uncle
Ned , the bus driver, who also sold insurance.
Marie lived in Osterville in later years and we met several
times there. She seemed to walk everywhere I'm not sure
that she ever drove a car.
Hope this will be of help, but I'm sure others know her
very well.
Alice O. Sorvo
Centerville
PS. She died a few years ago.
Hy East students salute those who serve
Frequently, while driving to work , I hear radio commentary
that criticizes the educational system. I will agree there is
need for improvement and I know teachers are constantly
assessing students' knowledge and working to meet the
challenges in the schools.
As the school year comes to a close I thought it appropriate
to comment on one of the many activities in the schools that
go unnoticed. Inspired by the efforts of 13-year-old Dylan
DeSilva of Brewster (capecod4thetroops.com ), students at
the Hyannis East decided to have a penny drive to help him
continue his mission of sending care packages to troops. One
kindergarten student brought all the money from her piggy
bank.It was a sizeable amount so the teacher checked to make
certain the parents were aware. Her parents were aware and
supported their daughter 's decision. Another student was in
tears, fearful she had missed the final collection day.
Most of the money brought to school was pennies. With help
from the Marstons Mills Stop & Shop, the many pennies were
counted and students were told they had collected approximately
$750. 1wish you could have seen the look of pride and accom-
plishment. When I asked one of the students what he thought
about the collection, he said, "It's great. They deserve it."
Wendy Lithwin
Teacher, Hyannis East
Osterville
How we're destroying the buffalo
Spring is a time of new beginnings, and one especially ef-
fective way to start anew is to go vegetarian. There are many
reasons for doing this: health, environmental , animal welfare.
Regarding animal welfare , many people are aware that most
meat comes from animals confined to horrendous factory
farms. What few realize , however, is that meat production
affects wildlife as dramatically as it affects farmed animals.
Buffalo are a case in point. A symbol of the American west,
and inextricably entwined with our nation's history, buffal o
today are confined to small areas compared to their former
range, so that cattle can graze where buffalo once did. Large
part s of the west have become virtual feedlots for cattle ,
and native species like buffalo are mercilessly and brutally
harassed and killed.
In Montana buffalo who leave Yellowstone Park in search of
winter forage on ancestral lands are hounded back by agents
of the Dept. of Livestock and even Yellowstone rangers using
helicopters , horses and snowmobiles. They have pushed buf-
falo onto ice-covered lakes where they have fallen through.
They run them through fences and barbed wire, causing
injury. They force buffalo to use precious energy running
at a time when they need to conserve energy most. And in
spring they even harass pregnant buffalo and their newborns ,
forcing newly born buffalo calves to run miles upon birthing,
effectively killing them.
This winter, government agents slaughtered nearly 1,000
buffalo on behalf of cattle ranchers.
For these reasons the Buffalo Field Campaign, which works
to protect free-roaming buffalo, urges people to "Boycott
Beef: It's What's Killing Buffalo. "
Patricia Panitz
Centerville
When overcoats turned green
I read with interest the item about my father in the Early
Files recently. I was a young man and went with him to the
Braves game.I can still picture the green paint on his overcoat.
For some reason . I did not sit in a wet paint seat.
We enjoy the Early Files each week. Keep up the good
work.
The Rev. Dr. Carl F Schultz . Jr.
Wind farm's not worth the cost
As a businessman, consumer and taxpayer I have reserva-
tions about the proposed construction of wind farms as it
relates to their economic feasibility. One only needs to read
the May 22nd letter in the Wall Street Journal (www.saveo-
ursound.org.News ) "Tilting at Windmills," written by Mr.
William Koch, to understand that wind farms simply are not
economically viable without millions of dollars of subsidies
from taxpayers, you and me!
As if that was not proof enough, go to the Department
of Energy 's Web site, www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/
elecprih.html , for a glimpse of rates that be. Score; Denmark
= $.297/Kwh; (with wind generation accounting for 20 percent
ofthe total mix) USA= .$.094/Kwh (2005 rates). Considerthat
130 lMw Wind turbines in the Gaspie Peninsula in Canada
couldn 't achieve more than an 18 percent output of capacity
per year over the last five years. The operator of that facility
said it would have been cheaper to purchase the power that
was generated!
Alternative energy is a good thing, just as energy conserva-
tion is. We must be smart about the choices we make, and it
appears that energy conservation wins hands down on this
one. Just Say No to Really Expensive Power Now!
Rob Bussiere
Mashpee
They struck a chord with her
I would like to not only extend a hearty "CONGRATULA-
TIONS" to the students and faculty ofthe Music Department
at Barnstable High School for their "CABARET NIGHT"
- but also a huge thank you. It was an incredible evening of
entertainment for which I feel privileged to have been in the
audience. The focus , energy, creativity and extensive variety
of talent presented was incredibly impressive. All ofthe staff
and every single student involved should be very proud.
Thank you again.
Linda Kelly
Marstons Mills
The wind farm and hot air
I have followed the many articles and discussions surround-
ing the Wind Farm issue on Beacon Hill, in the media and on
the Cape and the Islands.
To start from a level playing field , I think all Government
officials . Legislators and proponents should divulge any
campaign contributions , stocks , trust or other income they
have or will receive from energy companies.
The main reasons I have heard against the Wind Farm have
been migratory birds , real estate values and sailing.Migratory
birds, by their name, move from location to location. They
are not a permanent fixture.
Real estate values should have no bearing in that the Farms
are proposed for the water, not land.
Sailing is a leisure sport and you learn to sail somewhere
else just as if a storm were approaching or there were rocks
or sandbars.
What I have yet to hear from any opponents are the issues
of health and cost benefits to the citizens. There have been
tests done for years on the issue of Cancer and the Sandwich
Electric plant and stacks that show the highest rates of cancer
are in that area and from the plant.
Perhaps those opposed need to explain how birds , land
values or sailing are more important than somebody losing
a lung, breast or their life to cancer.
The other issue is cost benefits. Perhaps the proponents
need to explain why the rest of the citizens should not be
allowed to share in the cost savings for electricity that the
Wind Farms will bring. Maybe the proponents should pay for
all of the savings lost by the rest of the citizens.
One only needs to open their eyes, and use a little New
England common sense, to what other communities have
already done to help reduce the cost of electricity and cut the
dependence on foreign oil and reduce the pollution caused by
coal. Look at the Midwest and Southwest. They enjoy some
ofthe lowest electricity rates , and cleanest air, in the nation
due to their allowing Wind Farms.
Even Texas, a big energy and oil state , has decided to al-
low Wind Farms off the Gulf Coast near Padre Island. Padre
Island is a resort area just like the Cape and the Islands.
Texas knows that oil wells, birds , tourists and Wind Farms
can coexist.
If I were in charge of deciding on where Wind Farms should
be placed for maximum efficiency to capture the air, I would
chose Beacon Hill and the Barnstable Town Council hearing
room. There is enough hot air generated in these places every
day to supply free electricity to go to the moon and back.
Ken Moulton
Lawton, OK
Einstein and the winds of change
"The world will not evolve past its current crisis by using
the same thinking that created the situation." Those are the
words of Albert Einstein. He is telling us that if the status quo
is producing problems , and we can't venture new solutions,
that "quo" itself is in peril.
That axiom from Einstein couples nicely with the warning
from Dr.James Hansen, chief climatologist at NASA, who tells
as the "tipping point" - the point at which global warming
will be irreversible no matter what measures mankind t akes
after that point - is going to arrive in as little as 10 years,
[f we haven 't changed our collective thinking about this
?urrent crisis in the decade we are presently in, our planet
Eart h will become increasingly hostile to all life, including
us humans.
That 10-year time frame looks especially threatening
when one looks at the five years it has taken for Cape Wind's
'orward-Iooking project to get studied and restudied ad
nauseam , and with Minerals Management saying it will be
six years or more before their decision will be forthcoming.
3o just imagine when new proposals such as the Cashman
Buzzards Bay windfarm might get OK'd.
We are all really being shafted by politicians , bureaucrats ,
fossilized organizations and newspaper editors who worry
about views, or that in a capitalistic country someone will
make money while serving consumers ever-increasingly on
their energy bills.
Einstein played the violin to soothe his active mind. Nero
iddled while Rome burned. The wind power obstructionists
iddle-faddle as the earth heats up with dire consequences ,
anstoppably. if we don't universally think more creatively.
We have only a decade to smarten up!
Richard C. Bartlett
Cotuit
LETTERS
TOWN OF BARNSTABLE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UNDER THE ZONING ORDINANCE
JUNE 21, 2006
To all persons interested in. or affected by the Zoning Board of Appeals under Section
11. of Chapter 40A of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and
all amendments thereto you are hereby notified that
7:00 P.M. Appeal-2006-053 Petrovits
Mark B. & Valerie Petrovits have applied for a Variance to Section 240-47.1 Family Apart-
ments The applicants seeking relief for a family apartment of 660 sq ft , located in an
existing detached garage The property is addressed 45 Bog Road, Marstons Mills, MA,
as shown on Assessor 's Map 045 as parcel 027 , in a Residence F Zoning District
7:15 P.M. Appeal 2006-054 Butch
Barbara Butch has applied for a Variance to Section 240-11 E.Bulk Regulation , Minimum
Lot Area The applicant seeks to create a buildable undersized lot from a lot that has
merged due to common ownership of adjoining lots The properties are addressed 107
Straightway and 104 Melbourne Road, Hyannis MA, located as shown on Assessor 's
Map 268 as parcels 213 and 228 The lots are in a Residence B Zoning District
7:30 P.M. Appeal 2006-055 Carey
Michael C and Susan E Carey have applied for a Special Permit pursuant to Section
240-92 B Non-conforming Buildings or Structures Used as Single and Two-Family
Residence The applicants seek to further expand an existing nonconforming dwelling
into the required front yard setback along Ocean Street and FourthAvenue The property
is addressed 166 Fourth Avenue, West Hyannis Port, MA and is located as shown on
Assessor s Map 245 as Parcel 123 It is in a Residence B Zoning District
7:45 P.M. Appeal 2006-056 Nyman
James E Nyman has applied for a Variance to Section 240-11 E Bulk Regulation,
Minimum Lot Area and Section 240-36 Resource Protection Overlay District that now
requires a minimum lot area of 2-acres The applicant seeks the variance for a 0 93-acre
lot that he created in 1999 not in conformity to the then required minimum lot area The
property is addressed 223 Winding Cove Road Marstons Mills, MA, located as shown
on Assessor 's Map 057 as parcel 055-001 It is in a Residence F Zoning District and
the Resource Protection Overlay District .
8:00 P.M. Appeal-2006-057 Cleary
Raymond Joseph Cleary, Sr and Carole Ethel Cleary. co-Trustees of both the Carole
Ethel Cleary Family Trust and the Raymond Joseph Cleary, Sr Family Trust have ap-
plied for Variances to Section 240-7 D Lot Shape Factor and Section 240-13 E. Bulk
Regulations Minimum Lot Width The subject lot is shown as Lot 1 on an Approval Not
Required Plan endorsed by the Planning Board on June 6 2005 and recorded at the
Barnstable Registry of Deed The subject lot has a lot shape factor of 24 9 exceeding
the maximum lot shape factor of 22 and a lot width of 108 57 feet when a minimum of
125 feet is required The subject lot is a part of parcel 14 shown on Assessor s Map
349, addressed 119 Oakmont Road (Cummaquid) Barnstable , MA. in a Residence
F-1 Zoning District
These Public Hearings will be held atthe Barnstable TownHall 367 Main Street Hyannis
MA, Hearing Room. 2 ' Floor Wednesday June 21, 2006 Plans and applications may
be reviewed at the Zoning Board of Appeals Office Growth Management Department ,
Town Offices. 200 Main Street Hyannis MA
Gail C Nightingale. Chairman
Zoning Board of Appeals
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