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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 Town wants assurances on new terminal finances HowsolidisBarnstable Municipal Airport's fi- nancial plan for its pro- posed new terminal? That was the point of a series of questions raised by the town 's finance director based on his review of the fi- nancial plan now before the Barnstable airport commission. Chief among Finance Director Mark Milne 's concerns wasthe poten- tialnegative effect ofthe loomingRectrixlawsuit. Among other things,the suit claimsthe airport is illegally siphoning funds to the town through an illegal monopoly in jet fuel sales. Jet fuel sales is a key revenue source for the airport and one heavily relied upon in the financial analysis by SH&E, the airport's consulting firm, of the terminal project. Milne said that the financial analysis does not suggest an alterna- tive revenue source ifthe airport does not prevail in that suit. Airport seeks help from FAA on suit In the serve-and- volley world of court actions , the ball was back in the Town of Barnstable'scourt inthe federal civil suit filed by Rectrix Aerodrome Cen- ters against Barnstable Municipal Airport. Among other things, Rectrix alleges that the airport is illegally si- phoning funds to the town through an illegal monopoly in jet fuel sales, which the com- pany says violates the federal Racketeer In- fluenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The most recent fil- ing by the airport asks that the court stop its proceedings until the Federal AviationAdmin- istration (FAA) can rule on alleged violations of its regulations. "If the FAA finds no violations , as the BMAC expects it will, there will be no founda- tion for the allegations of unlawful predicate acts upon which all of the RICO claims rest. The Court should there- fore decline to act on the RICO claims until Rectrix has obtained a determination from the FAA,"readsthe airport's support document onits motion. "Mr. T" remembered as faithful laborer, true friend The passing of a be- loved friend is never easy. Such was the case when the Barnstabl e community learned of the passing of a man very dear to many -Roy Thompson , who was 64. Nonetheless , when Thompson washonored in a Homegoing Celebra- tion at the Federated Church of Hyannis, the service was a spirited mix of joy and grief, as exuberant and inspiring as the man himself. "Hewasaman of order and decency," said the Reverend Beatrice Mun- roe-Scott , pastor of the New Hope Full Gospel Baptist Church where Thompson was Dea- con. "He had extended love for everybody that crossed his path." That love was re- flected in the faces of the standing-room-only crowd that gathered to pay their respects to a man who obviously im- pacted a great number of lives. Residents ready for new rental rules Residents frustrated with overcrowded sin- gle-family homes intheir neighborhoods are eager to see the town start enforcing the newly- implemented rental reg- istration ordinance. That was a majority opinion of those attend- ing the October Greater Hyannis Civic Associa- tion meeting. Represen- tatives from the town's regulatory services de- partment, including di- rector Tom Geiler, lis- tened to citizens explain their past frustrations in dealing with what they perceive as a unrespon- sive towngovernment on "quality of life" issues in neighborhoods. Residents were free with their observations and even addresses of homes they felt were in violation. Geiler agreed that the town has not al- ways done a good job in addressing neigh- borhood complaints , but said with the new ordinances , there will be a concerted effort to change that. C T j 2 0 ¦ I 0 I 6 ¦ E l I i l Incumbents all around in election Votersin Barnstable and across the Capereturned allincumbents to their offices in the 2006 elec- tion. Barnstable will continue to be represented by state Sena- tor Rob O'Leary, who defeated Republican Ric Barros; state Senator Therese Murray, who was unopposed; stateRep. Demetrius Atsalis,who defeated Republican Will Crocker; and state Represen- tative Matt Patrick and Jeff Perry, both of whom were unopposed. County Commissioner Bill Doherty of Harwich won reelec- tion convincingly over Assembly Speaker Tom Bernardo. Council prodding awakens police to proactive strategy A permanent mobile task force was formed in the police depart - ment to stabilize problem neigh- borhoods after Town Councilor Harold Tobeyplaced afirecracker of criticism on the seat of the department' s leadership. Making his second tour of Hyannis ' Hiramar and Fresh Holes roads to "check up on things ," Tobey was met by a kinder, gentler, cleaner neighbor- hood, a mobile police command vehicle, Sgt. Mark Mellyn and Patrolman Mark Delaney. The officers told Tobey and his entourage that the task force is a learning experience , and in- tended to be apermanent part of the department able to move into any distressed quarters. Tobey nodded his satisfaction. "This," he said , referring to the troubled neighborhood , "shouldn't happen anywhere. " He asked the officers to relay to the chief that he would like to be kept abreast of the activity, the statistics, the reports of the area for a while to get a better handle on what's going on. He characterized the police response as"reactive and not proactive. We need to be proactive ," he said. Water for West Barnstable? West Barnstable remains the only village without any source of public water, but a plan pre- sented by the fire chief could change that. The idea isn't to bring water to households , but to provide a local supply to douse fires efficiently. In a report delivered to the district's prudential committee, Fire Chief Joe Maruca wrote , "I recommend that the West Barnstable Fire District establish awater system to improve the fire department' s ability to suppress fires. Towards this end, I suggest that we develop a well at one or more sites where the District cur- rently has the rightto pump water, build a water tank to provide suf- ficient water pressure throughout the system,andinstall awater line withhydrants to cover the central core of our village." What's contemplated is a 12- inch water main loop running up Route 149 from the fire sta- tion, down Route 6A to Parker Road/Church Street , and back up 149. This would be fed by the fire district's proven and protected potential well on land behind the fire station. Villagers will get to see the con- cept at civic association meetings in the new year. Signatures coming easily for charter drive Signatures came early and often for the charter commission drive on Election Day, with 12 percent of the turnout affixing their names to petitions. Hyannis Councilor Greg Milne, one of the leaders of the petition effort,was gathering signatures at Barnstable Town Hall, the polling places for precincts 9 and 13. There are about 1,100 "raw" signatures already submitted to the clerk's office , according to Milne, with another 2.300-plus to be filed Monday. Milne termed them "raw" be- cause they have yet to be certified by the clerk's office , a necessity before becoming official. The 2,300-plus signatures col- lected Election Day represent 12 percent of those who turned out to vote, and did not include four of the town's 13 precincts. College responds to prevailing wind Michael Gross,communications director for Cape Cod Community College, admits he was surprised when the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration had concerns about the original campus location of a proposed wind turbine. "I never noticed it until we got the determination ," he said, " and then I must have seen five airplanes come over the Burger King the next week." Responding to the FAA, the tower 's sponsor, the Massachu- setts Technology Collaborative , and college officials are lookingat a new site just past the college 's service entrance on Route 132 in West Barnstable. MCAS motivates innovation At recent school committee meetings, schools began present- ing their Accountability Plans, a primary focus of which are the recently released MCAS scores. While several Barnstable schools saw decreases in scores, some saw slight improvement , although many levels remained even. MCAS results are the determin- ing factor in whether a school meets Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards , so it comes as no surprise that schools in the Barnstable district are taking the scores very seriously. Although only two Barnstable schools failed t omeet AYPcriteria - Barnstable Middle School and Hyannis East Elementary School - all schools are implementing strategies aimed at encouraging or continuing improvement as they work toward meeting the Mass. Department of Education 's 2014 goal of having all students at proficiency or higher. Biz indifference to Verizonjobs loss stuns workers Employees of the Verizon call center at 46 Nort h St. have gone public with their views of the company 's plan to relocate their good-paying jobs from Hyannis to Taunton , more than 50 miles away. Some of the 51workers say they were staggered by the appar- ent indifference of local people charged with promoting and maintaining business and jobs. For Donna Torres of Yarmouth, who is single and candidly admits her situation would not engender sympathy, nonetheless said she found the reactions of local jobs and business agency officials quoted in the Cape Cod Times "callous." "The Hyannis office'scombined salaries represents over $3.5 mil- lion. How can $3.5 million not be a significant loss not only to Hyannis. but to all of Cape Cod? Does the Cape really need another 50 homes for sale?" askrf Torres. Charter review committee shows its 'feelings' The council-appointed charter review committee is taking its time to develop a direction on council membership, but the broad strokes are starting to take shape. As it remains early in the committee 's work, there was an effort not to identify the thoughts of members as "positions" just yet, and Councilor Jim Crocker was asked to use the less formal "feelings."He did,with occasional lapses. To summarize the "feelings" of the committee , members are looking at a council of anywhere from seven to 13 members with a mode of election that main- tains a set number regardless of populati on. While there 's still work to be done on the number, there also appears to be a willingness to consider at least some at-large representation. Most agreed , however,that the village identity within voting areas is something worth pursuing. CONTINUED ON PAGE 18 N 0 V E M B E R 2 o o 6 3±jg¦ ',>, Intersession '¦ ¦ ¦ r II in, rj _-,. Ifli Begins ™5" January 2 Keep up ¦Catch up ¦Start up by completing a full-credit course in just three weeks. But - you must register now ! 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