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By Patriot Staff TJI@barnstablepat not "The singing of masons building roofs of gold." We don't know whether Dun- can Inches will use that line from King Henry V this weekend when he im- personates William Shake- speare at the Barnstable Comedy Club, but he's welcome to it (we found it in Bartlett's). Club mem- bers have been singing about repairs to the roof of the venerable club on Route 6A in Barnstable village, and now they're asking everyone to join the chorus by attending one of Inches's fund-rais- ing performances tonight or tomorrow at 8 p.m. or Sunday at 2:30 p.m. For tickets ($14; $12 for students and seniors), call 508-362-6333.... Think of it as a three-week intensive course in chamber music, with no homework.The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festivalhas the first of its 11concerts Monday at 6:30 p.m., when four string quartets from the Walnut Hill School perform at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis. The Borromeo String Quartet, the festi- val's anchor, plays works by Crumb and Beethoven Aug. 6 at 8:15 p.m. at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and ap- pears Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. at Cotuit Center for the Arts to play Beethoven, Brahms, and also Dahl's concerto for clarinet, violin, and cello. Cellist Bernard Greenhouse joins in a performance of Brahms at First Congrega- tional Church in Wellfleet Aug. 4 at 8 p.m. Back at the Cotuit Center on Aug. 7 at 8 p.m., festival artistic director Nicholas Kitchen talks about his instru- ment, the 1730 Gesu violin owned by the family of his mentor, Szymon Gold- berg. Violin maker Marco Coppiardi will participate, and plenty of playing is planned. To learn more about the series, which runs through Aug. 19, go to www.CapeCodCh.am- berMusic.org or call 800- 818-0608. You can order tickets at that number or go to www.TicketWeb. com.... A friend passed along a copy of CNN news- man Anderson Cooper's Dispatches from the Edge , a catalog of the reporter's personal woes juxtaposed with the natural and manmade disasters he's covered. You could call him a tsuris tourist.... Down-Cape calendar: Three events of interest are on the wrong side of the Bass River Bridge this weekend. Tonight from 7 to 9, contemporary Im- pressionist Joan B. Lewis has a reception for her show at Roots Home and Garden on Commercial Street in Provincetown across from Spiritus Pizza. It's up through Aug. 3. Saturday from 11a.m. to 1p.m., Cape author Tom O'Connell will sign and talk about his autobiography, The O'Connell Boy: Educat- ing "The Wol f Child" at Booksmith/Musicsmith in the Skaket Corners mall in Orleans. Later that day, Mid-Cape Home Centers and the Wellfleet Recre- ation Department offer a free "Concert on the Pier" starting at 5:30 p.m. Local darlings The Chan- dler Travis Philharmonic will offer their musical melange of instrumental ingredients before yield- ing the stage to New York City's Flying, whose publicity says it combines "Stevie Wonder'sjoy of sound and melancholy, Sun Ra's interstellar har- monies, and the cracked pop psychedelia of Os Mutantes."Bring big ears. ffU4 \Jf a4i> 14**" Effective Sept. 1, if approved By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatriot.com It was a low turnout for Tuesday afternoon's public hearing to flatten Hyannis's water rates. Five people spoke, three representing organizations and two from the general public. The change in water usage ratesisprescribed bystatelaw, which does not allowmunici- palities to charge decreased rates for higher water usage, as was the practice for the privately-owned Barnstable WaterCompany. Byflattening the rates, the town would be in compliance. The water divisionwillpick up about $50,000 in new rev- enues if the rate change is approved. Makingthat decisionwillbe Town Manager John Klimm, whotook the matterunder ad- visement after the hearing. The change proposed this week isthe first step in estab- lishing an entirely new rate structure for the division. A hydraulic modeling of the Hyannis water system is un- der way,asis aframework for variousrate scenarios,both of which willbe used to develop a new rate schedule. It was just that potential that the HyannisArea Cham- ber of Commerce would not like to see. Executive direc- tor Monica Parker said that the chamber understood the need to flatten the rates, but expressedhope that aflat rate would remain. "We would expect that the water board keep these rates level and not move to an es- calating scale," Parker said at the hearing. She added that such a rate structure "may disproportionately and negatively impact commer- cial users." Hyannis resident John Ju- lius asked the board if it had read the March 2004 capital needs report on the water company.Water Board Chair- man Deb Krau said that the board had. The line of questioning was cut short by water board member Peter Cross, who askedtherelevance ofJulius's questions, as they did not specifically address the rates up for the hearing. Cross said that Julius's questions were more appropriate for one of the water board' s regular meetings.Julius,whowasthe lead plaintiff in a 10-taxpayer action against the purchase of the water company, did not argue the point much and left the podium,then the hearing. Klimm had to similarly rein in Hyannis Business Im- provement District Executive Director Cynthia Cole. Cole thanked the water board for reaching out to the business community in advance of the hearing,but thenraised previ- ously stated concerns about the composition of the water board , which does not allow Hyannis business owners living outside the village to serve. Klimm said that was a discussion for another time, but also indicated that Cole might be surprised at the level of support to be found for that idea. The water board sent let- ters to all water users ex- pected to see at least a $50 increase as aresult of the rate change, advising them of the reason for the change and the hearing date. One-time Fees The hearing was held also* to address the one-time fees* for new water connections paid by individual users, some ofwhichwould increase* substantially under the pro-; posed rates. Connection fees for new one-inch meters would in-- crease from $375 to $2,000,' which is more typical, even low,for public water systems. The system development , charge (SDC), which does not cover the cost of instal-, lation, would be put toward ; future capital and expansion, projects for the system.There is no such capital reserve for . the division at thispoint.The. SDCs ranged from $2,000 up. to $20,000 for an 8-inch con- nection. New tapping fees for subdivisions were also included. Developer Jacques Morin spoke to these new fees, noting the steep increase. He made application for his Hyannis affordable hous- ing developments last week, thereby avoiding any of the new rates. A decision on the rates is expected shortly. Hyannis water rates under advisement Klimm rules gas station can open, if I OK accompanied by conditions By Edward F. Maroney emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com If they ever rewrite Fid- dler on the Roof and make Tevye a town manager, they can change his signature song "Tradition" to "Condi- tions." Barnstable Town Manager John Klimm willexempt the Mid-Cape Mobil gas station at Route 6's Exit 6 in West Barnstable from the town's 1to 3 a.m. curfew, but only if the owners meet a series of demanding conditions. This week, Klimm allowed Mid-Cape Mobil'spetition to stay open if it agrees to waive a 14-day notice and close immediately upon report of the police department that conditions the curfew was created to eliminate (crowds hanging out, for example) exist at the site. Also,Mid-CapeMobilmust agree to a waiver of liabil- ity for the town and hold it harmless for any claims that might arise out of incidents due to the absence of en- forcement of the curfew. The gas station'sattorney, Michael Crossen, did not return a phone call for com- ment by press time. In his formal findings , Klimm noted that the gas station serves a public need and is not itself likely to at- tract crowds. If allconditions are met, he's willing to ex- periment with the opening. Klimm's findings recog- nized the police depart- ment's concerns about how quickly a crowd can be gathered via cell phones, these days, and how difficult , it is for a limited number of , officers to disperse a large group. If Mid-Cape Mobil meets the conditions and opens, it may have company. The, operators of the nearby Burger King restaurant have petitioned to re-open during the curfew hours, and their, request will be heard by Klimm Aug. 11at 10:30 a.m.'; at town hall. i I • " "* * • Bon Repose Bedding I —<«ii*i —. 106BassettLane•508-775-7349 I MOT 771 FALM0UTH IM rl LLA Kenyon's Plaza •(720 Rt.28)• 508-540-7110 ¦I * l I I fafal 0RLEANS I It's how you live BLa 'i*"**^'""*** .The bestplace ^ 9t \ f orthe best T*TW¥^t7 f *% in window HMSBMBIMM f ashions ™^*s*~* * *'*^: . 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