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Cakounes:Somejobs
onthelookingblock'
Countyfinances needhard
look, new commish says
By Noah Hoffenberq
nhoffenbergbarnstablepatriot.com
LEO CAKOUNES PHOTO
Leo Cakounes with Stella, his
campaign cow.
If you 're a contracted
employee for the county,County
Commissioner-elect Leo Cak-
ounes says your job is going to
be up on the"looking block."
"Not the chopping block,"
said Cakounes,who was chosen
by voters in November for the
Board of County Commission-
ers seat being vacated by out-
going Commissioner William
Doherty.
Cakounes said Monday that
he believes "the county is in a
financial situation"where belt-
tightening is in order, and all
corners of the county budget
will need examination and re-
evaluation. According to the
county budget, this year's plan
accounted for $28.4 million.
Seated Commissioner Sheila
Lyons said she's looking for-
ward to workingwithCakounes
and to having open discus-
sions about not only spending,
but where county government
should be 20 years from now.
She agreed that the county
could be in better shape finan-
cially, but also believes that its
$1 million in savings is nothing
to shake a stick at.
"I don'tthinkit's as dire as he
expects,"said Lyons.
One of the first places Cak-
ounes, a Harwich farmer, wants
to start is with contracted
employees, positions that he
says by their nature are not
designed to be long term. Just
such position is the human
rights coordinator, the job held
by Elenita Munizthat was up for
possible termination last week.
Cakounes said any eyeball-
ing of Muniz's job is entirely
unrelated to the tumult she
stirred earlier this month by
issuing some racially charged
comments at an International
Human Rights Day panel dis-
cussion on Dec. 9.
"I don't want my comments
tied together with the recent
(race uproar),"said Cakounes.
"I mean to look at not only
human rights, but a number of
other departments. ... All the
contractualemploymentobliga-
tions that we havewillbe on the
'looking block.'We have to do
an in-depth study of what these
positions havebeen doing."
"That may mean once again
cutting areas that I may person-
ally support, but it's going to
have to be for the good of the
operation."
Lyonsagreed, saying working
for the county is about doing
right by the towns and people it
serves.
Regarding a look at jobs, she
said the county has already
studied and evaluated its regu-
lar staff, and will be adjusting
their roles shortly to better fit
the positions as they've evolved
over time.
She said across-the-board cut-
ting can't be rushed into, such as
the contracted countyjobs.
"There's some things we're
heavily invested in, like the
wastewater study,"said Lyons,
referring to the regionwide
planning effort to deal with the
Cape's sewage and runoff.
Cakounes and Lyons both
agreethat the job of county gov-
ernment is servingthe 15towns
of Cape Cod. They might, dis-
agree, however, on how to get
there.
"I don't want the county to
become another level of govern-
ment,"said Cakounes.
Lyons countered, saying that
county government has a big
bang for its buck, costing the
average ratepayer about $17 to
$20 a year.
"So I think it's a very good
investment, and we get a lot
done,"she said.
Lyons said what's needed for
the county coffers is a regular
flow of tax dollars when neces-
sary. Prior Boards of Commis-
sioners weren't willing to use
that tool,though.
"We can assess the towns,
with Proposition 2Vr
, they never
did that until 2008. That is the
one steady revenue stream that
was given to us by the Legisla-
ture. We do many services for
the towns, and they get them
at cost.And we're just tryingto
keep the engines rolling,"said
Lyons."This is our one steady
reliable that we can calculate
down to the dime."
The plan for the current 2014-
2015spendingplan wasto break
even, according to the county
website.
While hesitating to criticize
his soon-to-be fellow commis-
sioners on their past spending
habits, Cakounes did say that
times have changed, and that
Barnstable County government
needs to be a better landlord by
fixing its rundown properties ,
consolidating sprawling offices ,
giving more space to cramped
courts and renting out unused
space.
The buildings especiall y
need an upgrade, he said. "We
have kicked that can down the
road for too many years."Lyons
agreed on both accounts.
Cakounes will be hosting an
inauguration/swearing-in party
at his Harwich farm on Jan. 1
at 1p.m. Stella the cow will be
present.
The farm is located at 1601
Factory Road. For directions,
visit www.cranberrybogtours.
com.
Coast Guard
cautionsmariners
Holidaystorm
to yield hazardous
conditions;rain,
temprecordscould
bebroken
By Matthew Cappucci
news@barnstablepatriot.com
TED PAPPAS PHOTO
Sea gulls take flight recently at Craigville Beach.
Odds are that you were not
hoping for a northeast gale to
be stuffed in your stocking for
Christmas.But, it might be what
you get.
The Coast Guard issued a
statement Tuesday advising
mariners to properly secure
their vessels prior to the onset
of the storm Wednesday after-
noon.
"We're advising all mari-
ners to make sure their lines
are secure so we don't have to
direct unnecessary resources to
boats set adrift after the storm,"
said Russ Ruddell, public affairs
specialist at the 1st Coast Guard
District Command Center in
Boston. "We're really just tak-
ing proactive measures to make
sure these kind of things don't
happen."
"While the hope is that people
try to avoid heading out, those
who have to should develop
'float plans,'" said Ruddell.
That's when mariners inform
others of their travel plans and
expected time of return,to help
the Coast Guard respond in
a timely manner if they don't
arrive when expected.
Weatherwise, the storm was
expected to result in minor
coastal splashover along east-
facing beaches around noon-
time Wednesday,with a 1.5-foot
storm surge and 40 mile per
hour winds expected to affect
near shore roads to south.
A coastal flood advisory was
in effect for the eastern Massa-
chusetts coastline.
The storm system is bringing
moisture-rich tropical air from
the Carolinas, which will set
the stage for the Cape to poten-
tially break both temperature
and precipitation records.
The NationalWeatherService
in Taunton also issued a flood
watch for the region because of
the bands of raiw.
The warm, humid air might
also trigger a few thundershow-
ers early Christmas morning, a
rarity this time of year on the
Cape.
Up to 2 inches of rain was
expected, which could shatter
the 1.33-inch record rainfall set
for Wednesday's date in 1994.
Temperatures were expected
to reach near 60 degrees late
Wednesday;61 degrees ties the
record.
Residents with their sights
originally set on the prospect of
a white Christmas instead were
set to enjoy a brief window of
sunny skies with temperatures
in the 60s.
Shanghaisurprisefor4 suspecteddealers
By Noah Hoffenberq
nhoffenberg@barnstablepatriot.com
BARNSTABLE POLICE DEPARTMENT PHOTOS
From left are Sherman Anderson, Marcus McDowell, Jeremiah Anderson and Madison Bohanna.
A three-month investigation
involving alleged drug sales
out of the Shanghai restaurant
in Hyannis led to the arrest
of four men Friday and today,
according to Barnstable police.
A fifth suspect has also turned
himself in, according to police.
After making 11undercover
heroin and cocaine purchases
from eight people at the 11
Ridgewood Ave. eatery,police
received arrest warrants for
the suspected dealers.The drug
sales were blatant and out in
the open, police said.
On Friday evening, Barn-
stable police, Mashpee police,
Yarmouth police, state police
and county sheriff's deputies
went to the restaurant to locate
the dealers.
At the Shanghai, police
found Sherman Anderson, 36,
of Hyannis;he was arrested on
a warrant charging him with
two counts of cocaine distri-
bution , subsequent offense.
According to Barnstable
police, Anderson has several
previous convictions for the
same charge and is on proba-
tion. During his arrest Friday,
police found about 3 grams of
cocaine on him. He now also
faces charges of possession of
cocaine with the intent to dis-
tribute.
Also arrested on a warrant
was Marcus W. McDowell, 23,
of Hyannis, who is charged
with one count of distribu-
tion of cocaine. After being
searched and found with pot
on him, McDowell was also
charged with possession of
marijuana with intent to dis-
tribute.
Meanwhile at a different
site, the Dennis Police Depart-
ment was able to find Madison
J. Bohanna, 41, of Hyannis. He
was arrested on an outstanding
warrant for two counts of dis-
tribution of cocaine from inside
the Shanghai.
All three men were to be
arraigned in Barnstable Dis-
trict Court on Monday.
On Tuesday morning, Barn-
stable police caught up with
and arrested a fourth suspect
while he was approaching
court in Barnstable Villageto
deal with a prior drug arrest.
Jeremiah Q. Anderson, 37,
of Hyannis, was heading to
court for an arrest from Sept.
11, when he was arrested
and charged with trafficking
cocaine by the Barnstable
police Narcotics Unit. He also
had two other convictions
from Superior Court for drug
distribution stemming from
arrests in February 2010 and
June 1997. He is still on pro-
bation.
Anderson is now charged
with three counts of cocaine
distribution , subsequent
offense. He was arraigned
in Barnstable District Court
and held on $20,000 cash
bail because of the Shang-
hai charges. His bail was also
revoked in the September 2014
trafficking case.
A fifth suspect turned him-
self into court officers, accord-
ing to Lt. John Murphy of the
Barnstable police.
The investigation is ongo-
ing, and additional arrests are
expected.
Additionally, the Barnstable
Licensing Authority will hold
a show-cause hearing for the
Shanghai for violations of town
code because of the alleged
drug sales that took place both
in the bathrooms and out in the
public areas of the restaurant
between the dates of Sept. 6
and Nov. 21.
The hearing will take place
on Jan. 12 at 9:30 a.m. at Town
Hall, 367 Main Street , Hyan-
nis, in the 2nd Floor Hearing
Room.
PEOPLE
Newscholarshiprecipient
Alexander J.Vozzella of Barnstable, who is majoring in civil
engineeringat Clarkson Universityin Potsdam, NewYork,has
received the J. Paul Nessler '69 Memorial Endowed Scholarship
for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Newgraduate
Marc Bruno of Marstons Mills is one of 48 students who gradu-
ated from LyndonState College in Lyndonville,Vermont, during a
December ceremony.He earned a degree in social studies.
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CORRECTIONS
DearJohn
Because of an editing black hole, a news brief in last week's
Patriot misnamed the Barnstable town manager. His name isTom
Lynch. Everyone knows that.
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A column by John Julius in last week's Patriot misidentified
Michael Daley's post within the West Barnstable Fire District. He
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