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Villagers may become jaded by new neighbor
By Paul Gauvin
pgauvin@barnstab(epatriot.com
PAUL GAUVIN PHOTOS
SITE PLAN REVIEW - Pat Cronin shows the
Migun Web site, where consumers can get
general information about the product and
its claims.
One
could say that new neigh-
bor Pat Cronin is imbedded in
Hyannis.
He moved into one of those tree-shad-
ed, quiet older homes, built in 1857, at
438 South St., a few weeks ago with eight
beds -more the size of cots, really-that
form the basis of somethingnew and
intriguing in the village.
A sign in large black capital letters is
attached to a white fascia board of the
natural-shinglehome. It simply reads:
MIGUN.
The word, actuallytwo words, means
"beautiful health" in Korean, the nation
where the "thermalmassagebed system"
wasinvented in 1997 and has, since then,
according to Cronin, proliferated across
the Orient for therapeutic use by hospi-
tals and individuals and is now spreading
in the United States and other countries.
Cronin and the beds arrived in Hyannis
courtesy of AllenWhite,local entrepre-
neur behind the Whitehall and Eagle
Pond nursing homes since 1967 and the
recently opened Optimist Cafe on Route
6A in Yarmouthport, among other real
estate ventures.
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Allen White looks for a storybook finish
NEIGHBORS
Opens Optimist Cafe,
sees change coming on
South Street
By Paul Gauvin
pgauvin@barnstablepatriot.com
PAUL GAUVIN PHOTO
HAPPY ENDINGS - Allen White, owner of the Optimist Cafe and one of the wall murals in the
cafe's children's room upstairs that shows the big, bad wolf helping Piggy build a house as
though he were a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, rather than blow the house down.
Allen White is a Hyannis resident
who believes that indoctrinat-
ing children with optimism is
the best way to prevent them from
becoming adult pessimists infecting
others with the grimace of gloom.
To that end, he devised a bedtime
game with his three offspring. "I would
ask them if they had their plane tickets
for our imaginary trip. We would fly up
in the night sky and eventually I would
say, 'Look! There's a city down below
with bright lights. Let's go there.' "
The city was "Optimistland." It was
a municipality not unlike Barnstable
but with one exception: Everything
came up roses, particularly the nursery
rhymes.
For example, when the children land-
ed, ajolly old mayor in coattails greeted
them with a gold key to the city.
From that point on, White said,
children's nursery rhymes were up-
ended. Humpty Dumpty did not fall off
the wall; the Big Bad Wolf helped the
little pig build his house and Jack and
Jill didn't fall down the hill. They made
it to the bottom with their bucket of
water intact.
Something worked. Today, daugh-
ter Nancy is a lawyer in Houston; son
David is the chief operating officer for
the Horizons Corp., of Dallas; daughter
Eden is a singer-songwriter and Mr.
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PRECINCT 3
JAMES MUNAFO JR.
It'
s been a beautiful summer, but it seemed to go by too
fast and it'snotjust the summer that goes by too fast. We
have two children in college and two in high school and
my wife and I will be celebrating our twenty-first wedding
anniversary in October; life just seems to go by too fast.
We are considering the Affordable Housing Overlay Dis-
trict (AHOD) again. It is basically the same as the article
previously rejected by the Council last December. While
I am not likely to vote in favor of the AHOD, there seems
to be two sticking points. The first one is the percentage
of affordable housing, including the rounding up of units.
The second is the concern that villages have with project
placement, currently protected under zoning. Some on the
Council have concerns with developing unusable legislation,
and unless real changes are made I don't see the AHOD
passing this time either.
However, that still leaves cools at our disposal such us the
PrivateInitiated Affordable HousingDevelopment (PIAHD)
already considered a success for Settlers Landing, unless
of course we are no longer considering private, for-profit
development of affordable housing.
With all the wrangling going on in the press between
Barnstable and Yarmouth recently, one might think
Barnstable is poised with its tanks to invade Yarmouth. I
am glad to report that the tanks have been withdrawn.
At the last town council meeting Bob Smith, our Town
Attorney, stated that the action of the Barnstable Munici-
pal Airport Commission (BMAC) is consistent with Town
Ordinance. He said that the "designee from Yarmouth by
the Yarmouth Board of Selectman" is part of the BMAC
"internal parliamentary procedures." What the BMAC is
doing is a courtesy of sorts.
Mr.Smithconfirmed that Yarmouth'srepresentative to the
BMAC was not a member, but something akin to a liaison.
The difference between being a member and liaison is
important, I could go on... but my daughter says "I'm way
too serious!" On the lighter side...
Speaking of lighting, I'm excited about the study we have
approved for downtown Hyannis. Street and pedestrian
fighting plays an important role in helping to define a com-
munity.This study will help in bringinga consistent lighting
plan that is inviting, historical, efficient , and economical to
the downtown. Issues such as over-lighting, light trespass,
and safety will be addressed. I believe this is worthwhile
and will have a positive economic impact.
Over the summer, I received numerous calls from con-
stituents about the sale of privately owned vehicles on
municipallyowned land. The Barnstable Police Department
responded swiftly and I would like to thank them for their
help in resolving these concerns.
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