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WINDSOCK Survey finds growing support for Cape Wind Sixty-one percent of Cape and Islands residents sur- veyed support the Cape Wind project , according to the Civil Society Institute of Newton. The self-described "non- partisan and nonprofit think tank" commissioned apoll on alternative energy by Opinion Research Corporation of 600 Massachusetts residents,with 9 percent of respondents be- ingCape Codders or Islanders. The poll found widespread support for the project in gen- eral, with 82 percent strongly or somewhat supporting it. An e-mail request to the Institute for information on funding of the study had not been answered by press time. The question 's phrasing presented both sides of the argument but used condi- tional language to describe opponent's points, to wit: "People who support the project say it is needed to generate clean , renewable alternative energy for Cape Cod and also to reduce our reliance on imported energy without increasing global- warming emissions. People who oppose the project say it might be visually unap- pealing, could interfere with recreational sailing or other navigation,and might endan- ger birds... " NPR to host debate Chatham Bars Inn will be the setting for a debate on "Wind Power: The Wave of the Future" July 19 at 7:30 p.m. The event , moderated by Margot Adler of the public radio program Justice Talk- ing, is a fundraiser for the Cape and Islands NPR sta- tions. For tickets ($25), call 508-548-9600 or go to www. capeandislands.org. Keeping things spinning Information and accusa- tions have been flowing into the Windsock so fast and in such volume that a lot has been blowing out into the breeze again. You may have missed the following: April 27: The board of the PassengerVesselAssociation, a national trade association that includes the Steamship Authority and Hy-Line Cruis- es,votes to oppose Cape Wind because of "unacceptable safetyrisks,includingpossible collision and interferences with navigational radar." May 2:Independent System Operator of New England objects to the gubernatorial veto power over wind projects inserted in the Coast Guard reauthorization bill.The coor- dinator of the region'swhole- sale electricity markets notes "a need for significant new generation resources by 2008 to avoid supply shortages"as well as "an over-reliance on natural gasasthe primaryfuel for power generation." Cape Wind and other renewable energy projects constitute one step toward necessary diversification. May 3: Cape Wind issues a fact sheet on the state's role in reviewing the project and on the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The company notes that the Massachusetts EnergyFa- cilities Siting Board OK'd the project'splan for transmission lines after a32-month process. The decision isbeing appealed by opponents. Cape Wind says other reviewsby state agencies and states that chairs of five state legislative committees, includingboth energycommit- tees, have written to protest the amendment before Con- gress that would give the gov- ernor veto power.Further, Cape Wind says the state'sclaims to jurisdiction throughout Nan- tucket Sound were rejected by the federal government as far back as 1981. May 4: The Alliance to Pro- tect Nantucket Sound takes out an ad in Washington's Roll Call to declare that the Energy Policy Act of 2005 "inappropriately exempts " the company from having to bid for 24 square miles in Nantucket Sound. "From the moment Cape Wind filed its application with the Corps, it behaved as though it was entitled to develop-Nantucket Sound, regardless of the fact that it belongs to all of us. This is what rankles people the most. The taxpayers and citizens own that ocean." May 4: "Nothing was 'slipped' intothe energy policy act, Cape Wind asserts in another Fact Sheet. The com- pany quotes a recent Senate Energy Committee document to that effect: "Because of the substantial financialinvestment made by Cape Wind under the previous regulatory system, which did not require competitive bid- dingpriorto initiatingproject specific regulatory compli- ance activities ... the Cape Wind project and others that could demonstrate the same characteristics ... were ex- empted from the competitive requirementsthat apply to de novo offshore wind develop- ment after the date of enact- ment of (the Energy Policy Act) ... this also prevented the considerable prior public investment by Federal and State governmentsin analysis and permitting of offshore wind development from being thrown away arbitrarily." And that's just one week. Sincethen, Sen.Ted Kennedy has moderated his view on veto power for the governor (has he concluded pro-tur- bine hopeful Deval Patrick might win?), and the federal MineralsManagementService continues to hold hearings on how the public thinks it should review renewable energy and alternate use off- shore projects. You can chip in by going to ocsenergy.anl. gov by July 5. Alsoinrecent days,Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound co-chairman Bill Koch of Ostervillemade asplash inthe Wall Street Journal with an op-ed piece revealing his dis- cussions four years ago with Cape Wind chief Jim Gordon about possibly investing in the Nantucket Sound proj - ect. Koch wrote that Gordon wouldn't sharehis "economic model,"so Koch and his aides did their own and found the idea too risky. Inhisownopinionpiece, Gor- don wrote that he approached Kochto gainhissupport for the project , but not to sign him up as an investor. He pointed to Alliance statements that the project could make massive profits at public expense, and questioned whyKochwould try to make the opposite case. Intranet... CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:1 town'sInformation services director, Dan Wood, said that it was part funding and part figuringout what to do. That it's taken the better part of the 10-yearlicense is not entirelydisappointingto Wood. Advances in technol- ogy and what would now be installed are to the town's advantage, he said. The funding for the in- tranet comes from accrued cable franchisefees, accord- ingtoWood,andnotaxpayer support will be needed to install the system. The intranet isenvisioned as entirely fiber optic, and would also provide access points for awirelessnetwork across town. Wood said this would be useful for the police department , which uses in-vehicle computers and networks. A short-distance intranet wasinstalledto feed the new town offices at 200 Main St. five years ago. That project , stretching lessthanhalf amile,brought some insight into what a town-wide build would rep- resent. Wood said that it took 30 months to license space on the 30 poles between town halland the new offices. The town-wide intranet would require the licensingofmore than 1,700 poles, which are permitted in batches of 200 at a time. The town did develop a master agreement withVeri- zon as aresult of the earlier negotiations , but Wood still expectsalengthypermitting period. NStar-owned poles will have to be negotiated separately. Comcast is not adverse to the licensing provision, but it doesn't want to do the work. Wood told the com- mittee that the company has offered $250,000 toward the installation of the wires if it did not have to perform the work. Thelinewouldrunjust be- lowthe power linesonutility poles in an area reserved for municipal use. As there is space set aside already on utility poles and also because most are within the town's public right of way, for which annual lease fees are collected , some com- munities simplyinstallsuch serviceswithoutthe lengthy lease and permitting period. Wood said that outside at- torneys were consulted to see if there was anything on the books that would allow this as aright.With no clear answer, the decision was made to dot all the i's and cross all the t's. "We'll be able to sleep at night by going through the lease process," Wood said. All of this was raised as the town's36-monthwindow to renegotiate or seek other cable providers draws near. The countdown officially starts in December, with the 2009 expiration of the present license. Meetings available online... CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:1 the click of a mouse. Barnstable 's informa- tion systems department launched the service this week, offering an immediate archive of meetings from the entire month of May. Live cablecasts of town channel 18 are always available. Information Services Director Dan Wood said that the plan is more of a going-forward proposi- tion, with allfuture meet- ings and programming made available on-line. Storage will be the pri- mary consideration for how long meetings will remain available. For example,last week's towncouncilmeetingran a little more than three hours andlogs in at 128megabytes. Files can be streamed, simi- lar to watching television, or downloaded to your com- puter, similar to a DVD or videotape. Files are formatted as Windows Media Player documents. Free players are available for both PCs and Macintosh computers throughMicrosoft.com. Most Windows-based computers already have the application loaded. Meetings available online can be found by clicking the "Video on Demand" link on the left-hand side of the home page,town.barnstable. ma.us. ^ffl As a public school educator, you have made a difference M —you have helped to shape the future of this community, M its children , and our profession. Good luck , good health , B best wishes and may you all thrive in the endeavors ahead B as you approach this new beginnin g. We say thank von for m being all that you have been throughout the years; you've B made our lives better and we will miss you all. K Peter Auger Lynore Frew B IreneAylmer Kenneth Gavin m M. jewel Blake Carol Gordon B MargaretChap man Barbara Harrington m Jane Charette Paul LaBouliere B Kathleen Crown James LeClair M Karen Darrah Patricia Lindsley I Susan Ellis Susan Logan-Malizia m Janet Evans Brenda Teleen M Katherine Foley Trudy Whel/tn M Thank you all for over 500 years of I dedicated service to the children I of the Town of Barnstable! 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