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"Our average in the old place
wasaround sixmonths.That's
up to about nine now."
The operation is a victim
of the successful move. "In
the old place under the court
order (for overcrowding) ,"
the sheriff said, "the judge
required inmates get 12 days
good time a month. Now
that the court suit has been
dismissed, we're back to the
normal 7 1/2 days."
Worries that a larger Cape
facilitywould become adump-
inggroundfor off-Cape prison-
ers are groundless, according
to Cummings, "All are folks
that have been sentenced
from the courts here on the
Cape," he said. "There may
be one or two tradeoffs with
one or two other (systems),"
such as the two federal pris-
oners being held in Bourne.
Cummings said one is await-
ing trial on state charges and
the other is here "for security
reasons, their own personal
security."
Cummings said he hopes
the increase will level off well
before the facility'scapacity of
588isreached. He'shoping to
build a pre-release center in
Bourne similar to the one he
had inBarnstable,where 35to
50 inmates who work during
the dayinthe community can
be housed.Allyou have to do,
he said, "is find good enough
bad guys" to qualify for the
program.
Whatever happens, don't
expect inmates to return to
their old quarters.
"As a matter of fact, the
court order prohibits usfrom
ever using that facility to
house inmates," Cummings
said.The people of Barnstable
village, as much as I'd like to
be back there withthem, they
don't have to worry atwut us
coming home. Once you're
out, you're out."
i—
Sheriff says new prison is filling fast...
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offer a compromise.When we
did,more concerns surfaced. I
thinkthere'sa great fear that
of intense development pop-
ping up all over town. I don't
believe that to be true."
The AHOD, which would
offer a local alternative to
Chapter 40B developments
over whichthe townhaslittle
say,would provide incentives
such as a density bonus to
encourage developers to take
this route. "We're losing a
good tool and a good oppor-
tunity," Shuman said.
Asof Tuesday,Shumantold
the Barnstable Economic
Development Commission,
the planning board intended
to make an informal report
to the town council Nov. 2
and recommend the plan as
printed or withamendments,
or that it be withdrawn at
this time.
The councilors who met
Tuesday morning were re-
grouping after last Thurs-
day's contentious council
meeting, at which advocate
for the homeless Alan Burt
warned he would contact the
Barnstable Human Rights
Commissionifthe councildid
not approve the AHOD.
Famham and Marstons
Mills Councilor Leah Cur-
tis went back and forth on
the demerits and merits of
the AHOD, with the former
stressing the need to tie the
change to village plans cre-
ated aspart ofthetown'slocal
comprehensive plans. Curtis
said she respected those
plans and their creators, but
cautioned that they might
not represent the will of the
entire village. She said also
that the proposal his an 18-
month timeframe,irdicating
that nothing could be hurt
by trying this alternative to
40Bs.
"Eighteeen montiis is not
going to cause thedownfall
of Barnstable or anj(village)
in it," Curtis said.
"I disagree," Famham re-
plied.
CouncilVice President Ja-
net Joakimsaidshedespaired
of finding middle found.
"We need to set this aside
fornow,"shesaid."Jmincred-
iblyfrustrated,bufchere isno
way to compromise."
Shuman coult not be
reached for commit at press
time for an updite on his
efforts. I
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Comeback for AHOD?...
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him.
The purpose,the councilor said,isto listen
to what the people living there have to say.
He's aware that folks may be reluctant to
come out and speak with him, but is hopeful
that some will.
"I'mjust givingthe community an oppor-
tunity to come out if they choose to,"Tobey
said, "and start a fire in that community."
At last Thursday'scouncil meeting, Tobey
said the area has "many, many very good
citizens. We have more good citizens than
the few bad apples."
Tobey saidhe recognizes that "some of our
own young citizens are involved in things
here,"adding, "I'm not makin'excuses. This
is a small area in our large city of Hyannis
that has a problem."
"It'shappening all over the country," said
Marstons Mills Councilor Jan Barton. "It's
happening in my neighborhood, too."
Tobey,Brown will walk Fresh Holes...
both of which upset many at times. But as
someone who has been on the streets, seven
nights a week for the past four years, my
perspective is different than most. My voice
is ene that cries out.
"We have people suffering out here, help,
help!"
Alan Burt
Centerville
Putting Cape Wind in
perspective
General Electee's latest version of their
more efficient 3.6 megawatt turbine has been
selected by Cape Wind for their proposed
wind farm. It will boost electricity produc-
tion by 7percent while adding only 23 feet to
the height. The view from the nearest shore
from this change will be truly incidental.
The important aspect is that the project
will now generate 79 percent of the average
power consumed on the Cape and Islands,
up from 74 percent .This is a big step for our
self-sufficiency and sustainability.
The effect onthe viewerisbest explained by
considering the simple elegance of an age-old
artist method ofmeasuringthe perspective of
ahouse, amountain, or a wind turbine in the
background. Using the tip of a brush held at
arm'slength (about three feet) with thumb-
nail marking the height of the object in view,
the dimension is transferred to the drawing.
This result of this traditional technique is
called a picture plane representation. The
view generated is as if a glass window were
placed three feet in front of the observer's
eye;an accurate technique used by architects
before the age of computers.
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Using the simple geometry of right tri-
angles, one can calculate the visual height of
a turbine that is 440 feet high at a distance of I
sixmiles.The result of this calculation shows
that the land viewof the turbine base to blade
tip is exactly ahalf-inch above the horizon as
measured with a ruler held at arm's length
(three feet from the viewer's eye). That's
about the size of your thumbnail!
The previous GE turbine at aheight of 417
feet wouldhave appeared slightlylower at 0.47
inches, a mere one thirty-second of an inch
shorter. This is certainly a negligible change
to the casualobserver but animportant step
for greater energyindependence for the Cape
and Islands.
Charles W.Kleekamp, EE. Ret.
Vice President, Clean Power Now
Throw 'em out
If Republican Congressmen and Senators
have any honesty (and quite obviously many
ofthem don't), the Democrats should be given
control of Congress by the American voters.
The Republican Party has long defaulted on
their so-called Contract with America.
Why won't the American media dig out
that ironically violated document and point
out to the American public those Republi-
can Senators who promised to leave office
if these contract points weren't achieved.
These objectives weren't achieved even with
control of all three branches of the Federal
Government.Not even close.
So when can we expect the resignations?
Come on, media - do your jobs and call
these Republican phonies out.
Richard Hughes
Waquoit
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