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\v*A v4*4i 14*' " By Patriot Staff TJI@barnstablepatriot They both wear glasses and they both know tech, but there are obvious dif- ferences between our "Tech Files" columnist Stan Elias and Teresa Martin, execu- tive director of the Cape Cod Technology Council. Last Friday's Business sec- tion column was written by Martin, but we plunked Elias's picture and column title above same. Sorry!.... In a piece on thrift, AARP magazine presented a scale of "Profligate,""Thrifty,"and "Miserly." Under the vaca- tion category, the choices were "Hyannis Port," "Week at the beach," and "Garden hose.".... In printing a let- ter about classroom mold last week, we noted that it had been addressed to school committee member Peggy Dandridge. She called Saturday to say she hadn't received it, so we forwarded the appropriate e-mail.... Apologies to actor John Kooi,whosenamewespelled incorrectly in our review of Romance at Wellfleet Har- bor Actors Theatre.... Good Hope Adoption Services, Inc., of Dennis will hold an information session Satur- day from noon to 2 p.m. at Sandwich Public Library on Main Street. POLITICALPOTPOURRI Larsons are backing a Democrat Allen Larson is still getting used to not being aregistered Republican. The head of the Cape Cod Center for Sustainability and his wife Gloria, chairman of the Massachusetts Conven- tion Authority,both changed their voting status to unen- rolled to support a different Democrat in last month's primary - and now they're backing the man who beat their favorites. "My wife was a Tom Reilly supporter,"Larson said. "She had been very supportive of Reillyinthe attorney general's race in the last election." Larson said he wasdrawn to businessmanChrisGabrieli,who wasReilly'slikelyrunningmate before theAG dumped him.He said he admired Gabrieli for founding Mass Inc., the bipar- tisanpublic policy group. Deval Patrick bested both Larsons' candidates,and now has their backing. "It'sin no way a criticism of anybody," Larson said. "He's better qualified and has a breadth of experience that resonated with us." Larson, who came to Mas- sachusetts from New York State to work in one of Elliott Richardson's campaigns and later ran unsuccessfully for county commissioner, doesn't know whether he'll remain unenrolled after Nov. 7. "I've spent 20 years working to build a two-party system," he said. "It's not clear to me what the (Republican) party is going to consist of after the election.Both partiesareseek- ing definition, in my view. Patrick in Hyannis Saturday Deval Patrick, Democratic candidate for governor, will attend a community meeting tomorrowfrom lOto 11:30a.m. at the Sheraton Four Points Resort in Hyannis before heading over to the Kennedy compound for a fund-raising cookout . Barnstable FD postpones vote on retiree benefits Item will come up for May 2007 annual meeting By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatriot..com DAVID STILL II PHOfO- " QUICK MEETING - Barnstable Fire District Moderator Richard Clark moves quickly through Monday night's two-article special meeting. Action on a change in retirement benefits was put off until the May " 2007 annual meeting. It took longer for the Barnstable Fire District to find a quorum than it did to act on the two-article special meeting warrant Monday. The meeting started a few minutes past the scheduled 7:30 p.m. start because it lacked the minimum25-voter quorum. After a couple cell phone calls and a trip to the nearby Dolphin restaurant to rustle up qualified citizens, the meeting got under way. Those interrupted werejust briefly detained by the busi- ness of the fire district. Akeyto the meeting'sbrev- ity was the postponement of action on an article to change how the district handles re- tirement benefits. Prudentialcommitteemem- ber Peter Eleftherakis called for the postponement until the district's May annual meeting.He saidthat it didn't make sense to push the item through without a greater ex- planation to the community. Eleftherakis said that there was misunderstanding in the community about what the article would do. The provision of state law that the district sought to adopt would have required eligibleretirees (65 and older) to move over to a comparable Medicare plan. District ClerkMaryMclsaac said before the meeting that the district pays 80percent of the plansselected bythe retir- ees.The cost to the district is in excess of $1,600 per month per retiree for those selecting top-tier plans, which is most of them. Mclsaacsaidthatthesaving to the district per employee under current rates would be roughly $1,200 per month. Under the new plan, the dis- trict would continue to pay 80 percent of the cost. The district has 10retirees. two of whomwould have been affected by the article at this time. Voters unanimously OK'd an extra $30,000 for a previ- ously approved well upgrade project. A majority of voters at the meeting was associated with - the fire district in some fashi j ion, as employees, retirees or^; elected officials. :- There were no questions asked duringthe five minutes , or so it took to deal with both articles. - -" Council review committee rinding suppor Nine-member committee would look at number, mode of election By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatriot.com A proposed review of town councilmembershipandmode of election is finding support among some councilors. The council was to get its first look at theitemproposed by Osterville Councilor Jim Crocker this week. The item callsfor the council president to appoint a nine-member committee to examine the "total number of members and electoral process" of the council, but would extend to "any other provision of the charter relating to the town council." Crocker saidthat he hoped the committeewouldbemade up of community members, not councilors.At aminimum, he would like to see a major- ity from the community at large. He said the idea is to get out in front ofthe 2010federal census,which establishesthe population for redistricting. Precincts must be drawnto represent no more than 4,000 people. The 47,821 residents recorded in the 2000 census required just 12 precincts, but a bit of a buffer was built into the town's current 13 precincts.The latest estimate (2003) shows a population of 48,907. Council Vice President Ja- net Joakim sees benefit in such areviewandthe possibly of at-large members. With a large council it "can be very difficult to get things done," she said. Joakim and Crocker at- tended a workshop at this year'sMassachusetts Munici- palAssociationConference on localgovernanceand chartefiE which addressed the typSjjSS of changes a council su^S as Barnstable 's can seek. SjS change in representation fra at-large councilors is amoajK them, she said. «g* Joakim has also borne tfij brunt of redistricting. In t$j£i span of four years, she sto$j£ for election three times, §|E the result of redistricting Her first four-year term was" cut in half as a result of th£J 2000 census. To maintain :&•: charter-required staggering-:: of council terms,her precinct-g was among those selected * ¦ * ' i CONTINUED ON PAGE A:13 f\ Quality Solid Brass I i f and Copper Lighting mmrt Handmade in Sandwich I 1 Visit Us in Our New iWffh\ Sandwich Village Showroom! •Sbkit/ We wi "make YQUR des'9n w!S? at affordable prices! SANDWICH LANTERN WORKS 508-888-7200 157 Main Street • Sandwich Village www.sandwichlantern.com We Ship Anywhere! 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