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POLITICAL POTPOURRI
Unwelcome questions
on bill blasts
State Republicans are hammer-
ing the Democratically-controlled
House for the non-passage of a bill
to fund tuition and fee waivers for
returning veterans, which lapsed
without action in the House as the
session ended July 31.
In an item here last week,
comments from Barnstable 2nd
District state represent ative can-
didate Will Crocker, R-Centerville,
sparked a reaction from incum-
bent Demetrius Atsalis, D-
Hyannis.
The bill was the funding por-
tion of the tuition waiver law for
returning veterans signed by Gov.
Mitt Romney on Veterans Day last
year. The $8 million set-aside was
one of a number of bills the House
did not get to before time ran out
in its formal session.
That the House didn't get to
the funding portion is the point
that Crocker said he was trying to
make.
He said that the Democratic
decision-makers in the House
allow votes on things such as the
immigrant tuition bill to come to
the floor, while bills such as the
Welcome Home legislation U.S.
Servicemen returning from the
middle east, don't.
From Crocker's Aug. 9 press
release: "In January of 2006, the
Speaker along with 107 Demo-
crats jumped at the opportunity
to allow illegal immigrants tuition
breaks, today we read that our
soldiers returning from Iraq do
not get the same treatment -I'm
extremely disappointed."
Not understanding just what
Crocker meant, Atsalis challenged
Crocker's numbers. In his own
press statement issued this week,
Atsalis said, "I have to say that I
am quite surprised that an indi-
vidual who has made a career as a
news reporter on Cape Cod radio
would put out a Press Release
containing such incorrect state-
ments of the facts. The In-State
Tuition bill never made it out of
the House of Representatives."
He's right. In January,the House
defeated the immigrant tuition
bill, 96-57, which would have
provided in-state tuition rates
to Massachusetts colleges and uni-
versities to undocumented immi-
grants residing in Massachusetts.
Crocker said that the 107 num-
ber represented the number of
Democrats voting on the tuition
bill in January, for and against, not
the final outcome. He said the in-
formation was provided to him by
the state Republican committee
In an e-mail response to a
question, Crocker wrote, "What
disturbs me is that given a choice
between helping and honoring the
returning Iraqi War Veterans, the
leadership, instead, chose to take
a vote on giving in-state tuition to
illegal aliens."
Crocker's comments of last week
bear similarity to those of other
Republican candidates.
Lt. Gov. Kerry Healy, as quoted
by the Boston Herald on Aug. 9:
"The Legislature has made the
appalling decision to vote on
things like tuition breaks for illegal
immigrants, but they couldn't take
the time to take a vote to help our
Massachusetts war heroes ... I find
it deeply disturbing."
From GOP state Rep. Can-
didate Dick Neitz, running to
unseat Democrat Cleon Turner
in the 1st Barnstable District, as
posted on his capecodtoday.com
blog: "It seems like our legisla-
tors just don't get it! Where are
their priorities? It is appalling that
our Legislature found the time to
vote on tuition breaks for Dlegals,
but has failed to reward our own
veterans."
From Abington GOP state rep.
candidate Andy Burbine, as found
on his election Web site: "The legis-
lature found time to vote on things
like tuition breaks for illegal aliens
and a pension benefit for a former
crony but can't find the time to
vote on legislation that will help
men and women who put their lives
on the line to protect this country.
Once again the legislature has
shown a total lack of priorities in
doing the people 's business."
For more information, try www.
electwillcrocker.com or www.elect-
atsahs.org.
Perry Supports New
Mission at Otis
Representative Jeffrey Davis
Perry, R-Sandwich, tossed his sup-
port to the proposed new military
intelligence unit suggested for
Otis Air National Guard Base.
The 2005 Base Realignment and
Closure Commission's decision to
move the 102nd Fighter Wing to
Westover-Barnes represent s the
loss of 500 jobs , which Perry said
remains a concern to him.
The state has committed $2
million to maintain the fire depart -
ment at Otis, which was deter-
mined to be a key component to
attracting a new mission as well
as keeping the Coast Guard at the
Base, which, according to Perry,
could see a partnership with the
National Guard for maintenance of
the airfield.
The new proposed mission for
Otis could include the training and
use of real-time digital images cap-
tured by reconnaissance planes
and unmanned flying vehicles.
For more information, try www.
electjeffperry.com.
White makes it
on Nov. 7 ballot
It's official : Yarmouth resident
Peter White will be among the se-
lections in the 10th Congressional
District on the Nov. 7 ballot.
White , an independent candi-
date, submitted 2,458 certified
signatures to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth this week, which
is in excess of the needed 2,000 to
qualify.
White is running on a platform
to impeach Bush/Cheney and
other members of their Adminis-
tration, end the war in Iraq and
bring the troops home, communi-
ty-based renewable energy devel-
opment , universal health care and
a Voters Bill of Rights.
For more information , try www.
peterwhiteforcongress.com.
Airport, PWC matters at council
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:1
change in Yarmouth's non-
voting airport commission
member the resolve has little
to do with that town's recent
actions, he said, and every-
thing to do with adherence
to the town charter.
Munafo chided the Patriot
for last week's article sug-
gesting his action was a "tit-
for-tat" retaliation for legis-
lation sought by Yarmouth
to change Barnstable from
a municipal to a regional
airport (see letters , Page
A:7). Such a move would
open up seats on the airport
governing body to neighbor-
ing towns.
Munafo said that he'stalk-
ed off and on for more than a
year about filingsuch legisla-
tion, but was talked out of it
by council leadership.
The request essentially
asks the airport commission
to stop treating Yarmouth's
non-voting representative
as a member. Yarmouth first
gained a seat at the airport
commission table in a 1989
agreement with Barnstable's
then-board of selectmen.
The airport commission has
maintained that practice
over the years , providing
all but voting rights to the
Yarmouth member. Munafo
sees that as a violation of
the town's charter and its
administrative code.
Munafo said that he was
feeling confident about his
item going into the meet-
ing.
Last week , Town At-
torney Bob Smith termed
Yarmouth' s move in the
legislature an "unwarranted
aggression."But he also said
that Barnstable has little to
fear from such a bill. From a
legislative standpoint, Smith
said that the Legislature
cannot simply "reach in"and
change the airport's struc-
ture. Smith said it would be
aviolation of the Home Rule
amendment's so-called "fair
play" clause.
If, on the other hand , the
Legislature votes to change
all municipal airports in the
state to regional , such a
change could "conceivably"
be made. He added that such
a change would take and
"extraordinary activity" on
the part of the legislature,
including atwo-thirds major-
ity in both houses and the
signature of the Governor.
Another airport commis-
sionmatter before the council
this week was the appoint-
ment of anew member. There
are two candidates for the
position: Daniel Santos of
Cummaquid and Thomas
Dolby of Marstons Mills. The
council appointments com-
mittee nominated Santos ,
who worked on the clean-up
of the Massachusetts Military
Reservation. Dolby's name
was added on the council
floor at the July 20 meeting
by Hyannis councilor Greg
Milne.
PWCs Won't Be PDQ
On the banning of launch-
ing personal watercraftsfrom
the town-owned Wequaquet
Lake ramp, a large turnout
of PWC riders is expected ,
as are a number of residents
from the lake.
Action alerts from PWC
organizations spread across
the Internet , generating
some militant callsto protect
rider rights. As the same
time, residents on the lake
were organizing a unified
front of their own.
Barnstable Police Chief
John Finnegan said that
he's "100 percent" in favor
of changing the ordinance.
Finnegan said the lake has
become a destination for a
larger number of users as
other towns have shut down
access.
An amendment addinglan-
guage recognizing the town's
obligation to include the
state in the decision-mak-
ing process is also expected
to be offered. As reported
in the Patriot last week , the
town signed a management
agreement with the state in
the mid-1990s covering sev-
eral town-owned boat ramps,
including Wequaquet.
As such, decisions that af-
fect access to the lake also
need to go through a state-
run process.
The item 's sponsor ,
Centerville Councilor Tom
Rugo,was feeling good about
its chances for approval.
Extra $3 Million for
Youth Center
Also on this week's agenda
was a request to move an-
other $3 million toward the
Hyannis Youth and Commu-
nity Center.
At a Tuesday Press confer-
ence, Town Council Presi-
dent Hank Farnham termed
the proposal to add to the
existing $15 million autho-
rization "a very exciting and
reasonable alternative. "
The plan is to take unspent
bond proceeds and authori-
zations from the Barnstable
Unified Traffic and Parking
System (BUTAPS) appro-
priation and apply it to the
youth center.
There had been some con-
cern over the winter that the
price tag to build the center
that resident said they want-
ed would far exceed available
funds. One estimate of the
fully-programmed center
placed it at $23 million.
A citizen building com-
mittee pared the proj ect
back , and town finance of-
ficials identified these prior
authorizations that could
be tapped to make up the
difference.
Recreation Director David
Curley said that the ad-
ditional funds will make a
world of difference in what
the facility can offer, includ-
ing the addition of a second
gym and a walking track.
Dave Chase,president of the
youth center fund-raising effort,
was expected to be on-hand at
last night'smeeting to present
a $1 million check to the town,
representing the donation from
the Lyndon R Lorusso Chari-
table Foundation.
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