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> SAVING THE BEST TO LAST - Anne Gould
has beensaving the Cape's natural heritage
since 1980,when she helpedpreserve Eagle
PondSanctuaryinCotuit.The recipientofthis
year'sBarnstableLandTrustFounder'sAward
also had a hand in protecting Bell Farm on
Putnam Avenue, Ropes Field on Old Shore
Road, and the Cordwood Sanctuary on Old
Post Road. Earlierthismonth,theformer BLT
president received a legislative citation from
state Sen. Rob O'Leary whileJaciBarton,BLT
executive director, lookson approvingly.The
trustwelcompdnewboard members Priscilla
Wrenn of West Barnstable, Mallory Hatfield
of Hyunnii, PeterHickmanof Marstons Mills,
and Janet Eshbaugh of Osterville.
An enlightening evening
An alumni group gathered at 1st
' Barnstable District Court Wednesday
night.The law-abiding congrega-
tion was filled with graduates of the
Barnstable Police Department's Citi-
zens Police Academy, present at the
invitation of presiding justice Judge
Joseph Reardon for a "special court
night seminar."
More than 100 citizens heard Clerk
Magistrate Charles Ardito III, as-
sistant district attorneys Stephen
Adams and Kristy Lavigne, defense
attorney Michael Hersey, chief proba-
tion officer David Parks, and Reardon
explain their roles and then went on a
guided tour of the building.
Reardon, whose last day on the
bench will be Dec. 5, willbe honored
during a reception at the courthouse
beginning at 2 p.m. The event will
coincide with the graduation of the
latest BAND (Barnstable Action for
New Directions, alsoknown as the
"drug court") class. For half a decade,
BAND has diverted non-violent of-
fenders away from incarceration and
to rehabilitation programs.
Lights out
Many of those attending Wednes-
day's Police Academy program were
senior citizens, and they found it
difficult to pick their way through
the darkened county parking lot. One
of the few sources of illumination
was a brilliant floodlight attached to
the Court TV broadcast booth near
Barnstable Superior Court.
In the case that drew national
attention to the county complex,
Christopher McGowen was found
guilty yesterday of first-degree
murder, aggravated rape and aggra-
vated burglary in the death of Christa
Worthington of Truro in 2002. He was
sentenced to life in prison without
parole.
No local boat to Vineyard in
January
A voyage to Martha's Vineyard
will require a trip to the Steamship
Authority docks in Woods Hole during
the first three months of 2007.
Hy-Line Cruises will not run its
high-speed ferry from Hyannis to Oak
Bluffs January through March, the
company announced recently. Service
will continue through Dec. 31 and
resume April 1.
"While the high-speed service from
Hyannis to Oak Bluffs has been very
popular in the summer and shoulder
seasons, the high operating costs and
lower than expected ridership in the
off-season makes running from the
mid-Cape to the Vineyard in the win-
ter months unfeasible at this time,"
the company stated in a press release.
Hy-Line intends to continue its
year-round high-speed service from
Hyannis to Nantucket.
Townsets flu clinics
Vaccinations for the flu and pneu-
monia will be available through the
town at the St. George Community
Center on Route 28 in Centerville Nov.
30 and Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1p.m.
There is a $3 charge for each immuni-
zation, but no one will be turned away
if unable to pay.
Shots are recommended for people
over 50 and for those 13and older at
high risk due to chronic illnesses. The
pneumonia shot is a once-in-a-lifetime
immunization.
Drive-in service will be available for
people with handicaps at the side of
the building; please stay in your car.
Children under 13will not be given
vaccinations, and remember: no early
birds!
Pre-registration is not required.
Consent forms are available at the
senior center on Route 28 or the pub-
lic health division at 200 Main Street,
both in Hyannis.
6 1/2, half a dozen of the other...
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about alternatives would
take attention away from a
straight-up-or-down decision
on Exit 6 1/2.
But planning study man-
¦ager Adriel Edwards said the
state secretaryoftransporta-
tion had directed the group
to look not only at 6 1/2 but
also at other options.
¦• . "Are there benefits if you
don't have it?" consultant
team manager George Ge-
frich said of a question the
study must answer.
The town got its money's
worth by having its public
works director and his im-
mediate successor as task
force members. The former,
Mark Ells, asked that the
study look at nutrient load-
ing levels and the latter, Tom
Mullen,saidstudydocuments
should stress not only wet-
lands but also groundwater
protection.
Frank Mahady, principal
of FXM Associates in Mat-
tapoisett,presented baseline
economic development data
that indicated 30,000 people
are employed in the study
area, which produces about
$3 billion in sales annually.
"Barnstable is a very di-
verse town," Mahady said.
"There are a lot of young
people in town. " He said
that the long-term trend is
toward an older population,
but indicated that Barnstable
will retain its variety of ages
for some time.
Consultant Sudhir Mur-
thy reported on the study's
preliminary traffic data col-
lection, based on trips of
Route 6 east of Route 149.
The total number of trips in
both directions ranges from
35,000 to 75,000 a day; for
purposes of the study (which
is looking at a 20-years-plus
solution) , "existing condi-
tions" will be the summer
Saturday peak.
At those times, he said,
27,000 vehicles are getting
off Route 6 at Exit 6 to enter
Hyanniswhile another 20,000
are doing so off Exit 7. Route
28 is the actual champion ,
funneling 32,000 vehiclesinto
Hyannis.
Barnstable Municipal Air-
port Manager Quincy "Doc"
Mosby was welcomed as
a member of the group at
Tuesday's meeting. Expan-
sion plansfor the facility, and
its propinquity to the airport
rotary,made hisinclusion ap-
propriate.
For more information, go to the
HyannisAccess Study's Web site at
hyannis-access.com/
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until late spring. To avoid
that, the town sought and
received permission from the
state Department ofRevenue
to issue a preliminary third
quarter bill.
The billsissuednext month
willbe for the samequarterly
amount asthe prior two. The
fourth quarter billwillbe the
"make up" bill that reflects
new property values and the
actual 2007 tax rate.
Milne said a preliminary
third quarter bill is not un-
usualinre-certification years
because of the additional
work required of communi-
ties.
Thisisafullre-certification
year for townproperty values,
requiringadditionalinforma-
tion.The annualrevaluations
done by the town's assessing
division areintended to keep
pace with market conditions
annually,rather than athree-
year cycle.
Of the 220 or so communi-
ties with quarterly tax bills,
only 12 had applied for state
certification by Wednesday
morning, according to DOR
spokesperson Lydia Hill. Of
that, only eight had been
certified.
Assessingdirector JeffRud-
ziak said the four remaining
issues with the DOR on this
year'svalues are technical in
nature,but center on arriving
at fair value for residential
properties. He said the is-
sue is one across town, not
related to geography,such as
waterfront properties.
Overall, there are no great
shifts in town property val-
ues on the residential or
commercial properties. The
anticipated town-wide value
of all classes of property is
$14.6 billion. At that level,
thisyear's$83milliontax levy
translates into a per-thou-
sand tax rate of about $5.70
if no tax shifts are approved.
The tax rate changes with
the adoption of different tax
classifications.
Along with the delay for
municipal taxes comes a de-
layinfire district taxes,which
piggyback on the town bills.
Each ofthe five districtsholds
tax classifications similar to
thetownto considerwhether
to shift taxes to one class
of taxpayers or another. In
past years, fire districts in
Barnstable Village, Hyannis
and West Barnstable have
adopted higher commer-
cial tax rates. The Cotuit
and Centerville-Osterville-
Marstons Mills districtshave
maintained single tax rates.
Council president Hank
Farnham said there are no
expectations at the full coun-
cil yet, but his own view is
that the commercial shift
should be lowered from the
15percent adopted last year.
Farnham said the residential
exemption adopted last year
was probably OK.
Farnham has opposed a
shift since before histime on
the council and hasremained
one of the staunchest op-
ponents.
Last year, three non-bind-
ing questions were put to
town voters to advise the
council on the annual tax
policy decision. Voters sup-
ported the adoption of a
split tax rate, the residential
exemption and the small
business exemption by the
council. All three were ad-
opted last year, but not in
the proportions that some
liked.
The council has the option
to tax businesses at arate up
to 50percent higher than resi-
dential. The 15percent shift
adopted last year was seen
as a starting point by those
looking for a higher level.
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