Assembly still antsy over budget Info on shortfalls, revenues sought By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatnot.com As the Barnstable County As- sembly of Delegates looked at a proposed schedule to review the 2013 budget, questions about the revenues on which it will be based remain unanswered. The Assembly's concerns about the county 's financial projections for the current fiscal year have mounted over the first six months of the fiscal year, carrying over from a level of discomfort even as the budget was adopted in May. Halfway through the fiscal year, the county 's revenue collections stand at 41 percent of projections. While some of the low number comes as a result of end-of-year accounting methods, the county 's largest source of funds, the CONTINUED ON PAGE A:5 WASTEWATER Niedzwiecki promises 'gloves-off campaign By Edward F.Maroney emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com ( ( "T % That we need to do this \ f \ f year is advocate for a V V solution ," Cape Cod Commission Executive Director Paul Niedzwiecki told the Cape Cod Water Protection Collaborative Jan. 18. If anyone needs more convincing that the Cape 's estuaries need their nitrogen levels reduced , or that the science that established loading levels is accurate, Niedzwiecki said , he's ready to "take off the gloves " and say just how serious the problem is. CONTINUED ON PAGE A:3 Pushfor Cape-based solutions sharpened Board sniffing for Rx tobacco ban Regulations to be drafted, brought back By John Watters news® rnstablepatriot.com D espite some misgivings by health department staff , the board of health voted unanimously to proceed with draft- ing regulations limiting tobacco sales at pharmacies. The matter came up for discus- sion as the last item on the Board of Health's Jan. 10 meeting. Led by chairman Dr. Wayne Miller, the board is considering joining 19 other Massachusetts towns on a growing list across the Commonwealth in banning the sale of tobacco products in a pharmacy. Health Agent Tom McKeon said his staff wasn't in support , raising issues of fairness and suggesting it could hurt local business. Bans adopted in other towns cover not only stand-alone pharmacies, but also any store in which a phar- macy operation exists, such as local supermarkets. Miller and board members Dr. Paul Canniff and Junichi "Jimmy " Sawayanagi, agreed that even with- out staff support the board should proceed with examining the issue. They asked that the matter be re- ferred to the town's legal department to draft some language for the board's consideration. As discussed , the whole issue might become moot if the state was bring forth legislation instituting the ban. The board will hold a hearing should it proceed with the regulation. THEY GIVE NEWSPAPERS A VOICE Audible Local Ledger's volunteers are a lifeline of the air By Johanna Crosby arts@barnstablepatriot.com EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTO FROM THE PAGE TO THE EAR - Marstons Mills' Cal Eck reads a daily paper over the Audible Local ledger service. One morning a week, Cal Tck of Marstons Mills spends a naif hour combing through the NewBedford Standard Times. He keeps an eye out for articles to read on the radio for individuals unable to read the newspaper themselves. "I try to pick things that are of interest to a blind person, things of local interest to people living in the New Bedford area," he said. Eck doesn't have a special formula for his search but has a feel for it. "I think about who is listening," he said. "If it's an article about the Portuguese people, I think about who they are and do they care about this?" He cuts out local stories, events, obitu- aries and other newsworthy pieces and assembles them into an hour-long broadcast for the Audible Local Ledger, a free radio reading service for blind , visually impaired and print disabled residents of Cape Cod and the islands. Eck signed on to lend his voice to the service after seeing a newspaper article about the need for volunteers. \ "I enjoy doing it," said the retired electri- cal engineer. "I feel I read pretty well. I'm using a talent I can do. It's a good outlet for nn volunteer work." Eck doesn't rehearse his weekly broadcast. 1 think you get used to it," he said about reading on the radio. "It's easy." A Eck is one of about 75 Audible Local Ledger volunteers who "turn pnnt into sound" for an estimated 400 listeners. The organization's mission is to help its audi- ence live as independently as possible, says CONTINUED ON PAGE A.10 Jv INSIDE THIS WEEK UP FRONT From heartbreak to hope When ChrisHerrentriedcocaine at 18 years old, he had no idea it would set him on a 14-year down- wardspiral,costinghimapromising career with the Celtics, and nearly destroying his family. A:3 Countyfinding a focus on CVEC,Light Compact The special Assembly subcom- mittee looking into the practices of the Cape Light Compact and the Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative is narrowing issues down for its final report. .A:4 Martin Luther King, Jr./ remembered,revered When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke those and other powerful words during the civil rights move- mentofthe 1960s,onewondersifhe knewthenthat theywouldcontinue to resonate with people more than 40 years after his death. .A:f>. OPINION WOLF: Sharing skepticism about our homeowner insurance rates When Heidiand Imoved intoour home25 years ago, Iwell remem- ber getting our first homeowner's insurance bill. At $30 per month, the annual bill came to $360. A:7 BUSINESS Mad Platter flying into airport It wasn't a flying saucer, but a full-blown platter that landed at Barnstable Municipal Airport this week. A:8 VILLAGES Old Selectmen's Building findsfriends In June 1889, the Town of Barnstable opened its first office building on Meetinghouse Way. It cost $1,000. B:1 Arts t Entertainment Back Secbon Business A;8 Classifieds A&E:18-19 ClassroomRambles B:8 Events A4E:4 Editorials M Legals AiE.16-18 MovieListings A4E:2 Obituaries B:2 Op-Ed *7 SeniorSense .-. B:6 Sports - B:3 Weather *10 KLIMM: Inorout? Councilorbelieves he'smoved on By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatriot.com CCT have a funny feeling that I I don't think Mr. Klimm is JLcoming back." With that, Precinct 11 Town Coun- cilor June Daley made the first public suggestion from anyone connected with town hall about the future of former Town Manager John Klimm. Daley offered that insight in her comments to the West Barnstable Civic Association Jan. 17, as she expressed an interest in serving on the council's town manager search committee. In response to a question at the meeting, Daley said that Klimm was a friend whom she'd known for the past 33 years. "He's not coming back, I don't be- lieve. I don't want to speculate more than that ," Daley said. Speaking on the Jan. 19 edition of "Barnstable This Morning," Town Council President Fred Chirigotis of Centerville said that he had an indication that Klimm is interested in sitting down and talking with the search subcommittee. "Where that goes I can't tell you, but I know that 's something that I've been told ," Chirigotis told Sarah Col- vin, host of the town's live morning show on channel 18. He said that the Klimm issue is the "white elephant in the room, or the pink elephant , depending on what 's in your coffee cup this morning." Chirigotis is assembling the pre- screening committee for the search to determine how to proceed, which includes learning Klimm's interest , the council's interest in him, whether an internal or broader search would be conducted. "We have to make a determination is John Klimm a candidate, is he avail- able, is that something that the council and the town wishes to pursue or are we going to go in a different way?" Chirigotis said. The committee has not been final- ized , but Chirigotis said that he's had discussions with town legal staff, as well as officials in other communities about how the process can be handled. There's no lack of interest among the council in the committee. "Thir- teen adamantly want to participate," Chirigotis said at this week's press conference. He's wasn't sure whether there would be a subcommittee or a committee of the whole, but hoped to have something to say on the matter at last night's [Jan. 19] council meeting. Whatever the process and the final decision , he says, it should be some- thing all councilors can get behind. The dreamlives on KATHLEEN S2MIT PHOTO A SPECIAL MEMORY - Joice McClain receives a tender look from 6-year-old Kamaria during a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.,at the Federated Church in Hyannis Jan. 15. For more photos and story, see page A:5. Old Selectmen's Building findsfriends B:I VILLAGE: Barnstable bests Tauntonin 0CL thriller B.3 SPORTS: Cotuit Center presents HappyEndings A&E A&E: , OCR Text: Assembly still antsy over budget Info on shortfalls, revenues sought By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatnot.com As the Barnstable County As- sembly of Delegates looked at a proposed schedule to review the 2013 budget, questions about the revenues on which it will be based remain unanswered. The Assembly's concerns about the county 's financial projections for the current fiscal year have mounted over the first six months of the fiscal year, carrying over from a level of discomfort even as the budget was adopted in May. Halfway through the fiscal year, the county 's revenue collections stand at 41 percent of projections. While some of the low number comes as a result of end-of-year accounting methods, the county 's largest source of funds, the CONTINUED ON PAGE A:5 WASTEWATER Niedzwiecki promises 'gloves-off campaign By Edward F.Maroney emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com ( ( "T % That we need to do this \ f \ f year is advocate for a V V solution ," Cape Cod Commission Executive Director Paul Niedzwiecki told the Cape Cod Water Protection Collaborative Jan. 18. If anyone needs more convincing that the Cape 's estuaries need their nitrogen levels reduced , or that the science that established loading levels is accurate, Niedzwiecki said , he's ready to "take off the gloves " and say just how serious the problem is. CONTINUED ON PAGE A:3 Pushfor Cape-based solutions sharpened Board sniffing for Rx tobacco ban Regulations to be drafted, brought back By John Watters news® rnstablepatriot.com D espite some misgivings by health department staff , the board of health voted unanimously to proceed with draft- ing regulations limiting tobacco sales at pharmacies. The matter came up for discus- sion as the last item on the Board of Health's Jan. 10 meeting. Led by chairman Dr. Wayne Miller, the board is considering joining 19 other Massachusetts towns on a growing list across the Commonwealth in banning the sale of tobacco products in a pharmacy. Health Agent Tom McKeon said his staff wasn't in support , raising issues of fairness and suggesting it could hurt local business. Bans adopted in other towns cover not only stand-alone pharmacies, but also any store in which a phar- macy operation exists, such as local supermarkets. Miller and board members Dr. Paul Canniff and Junichi "Jimmy " Sawayanagi, agreed that even with- out staff support the board should proceed with examining the issue. They asked that the matter be re- ferred to the town's legal department to draft some language for the board's consideration. As discussed , the whole issue might become moot if the state was bring forth legislation instituting the ban. The board will hold a hearing should it proceed with the regulation. THEY GIVE NEWSPAPERS A VOICE Audible Local Ledger's volunteers are a lifeline of the air By Johanna Crosby arts@barnstablepatriot.com EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTO FROM THE PAGE TO THE EAR - Marstons Mills' Cal Eck reads a daily paper over the Audible Local ledger service. One morning a week, Cal Tck of Marstons Mills spends a naif hour combing through the NewBedford Standard Times. He keeps an eye out for articles to read on the radio for individuals unable to read the newspaper themselves. "I try to pick things that are of interest to a blind person, things of local interest to people living in the New Bedford area," he said. Eck doesn't have a special formula for his search but has a feel for it. "I think about who is listening," he said. "If it's an article about the Portuguese people, I think about who they are and do they care about this?" He cuts out local stories, events, obitu- aries and other newsworthy pieces and assembles them into an hour-long broadcast for the Audible Local Ledger, a free radio reading service for blind , visually impaired and print disabled residents of Cape Cod and the islands. Eck signed on to lend his voice to the service after seeing a newspaper article about the need for volunteers. \ "I enjoy doing it," said the retired electri- cal engineer. "I feel I read pretty well. I'm using a talent I can do. It's a good outlet for nn volunteer work." Eck doesn't rehearse his weekly broadcast. 1 think you get used to it," he said about reading on the radio. "It's easy." A Eck is one of about 75 Audible Local Ledger volunteers who "turn pnnt into sound" for an estimated 400 listeners. The organization's mission is to help its audi- ence live as independently as possible, says CONTINUED ON PAGE A.10 Jv INSIDE THIS WEEK UP FRONT From heartbreak to hope When ChrisHerrentriedcocaine at 18 years old, he had no idea it would set him on a 14-year down- wardspiral,costinghimapromising career with the Celtics, and nearly destroying his family. A:3 Countyfinding a focus on CVEC,Light Compact The special Assembly subcom- mittee looking into the practices of the Cape Light Compact and the Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative is narrowing issues down for its final report. .A:4 Martin Luther King, Jr./ remembered,revered When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke those and other powerful words during the civil rights move- mentofthe 1960s,onewondersifhe knewthenthat theywouldcontinue to resonate with people more than 40 years after his death. .A:f>. OPINION WOLF: Sharing skepticism about our homeowner insurance rates When Heidiand Imoved intoour home25 years ago, Iwell remem- ber getting our first homeowner's insurance bill. At $30 per month, the annual bill came to $360. A:7 BUSINESS Mad Platter flying into airport It wasn't a flying saucer, but a full-blown platter that landed at Barnstable Municipal Airport this week. A:8 VILLAGES Old Selectmen's Building findsfriends In June 1889, the Town of Barnstable opened its first office building on Meetinghouse Way. It cost $1,000. B:1 Arts t Entertainment Back Secbon Business A;8 Classifieds A&E:18-19 ClassroomRambles B:8 Events A4E:4 Editorials M Legals AiE.16-18 MovieListings A4E:2 Obituaries B:2 Op-Ed *7 SeniorSense .-. B:6 Sports - B:3 Weather *10 KLIMM: Inorout? Councilorbelieves he'smoved on By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatriot.com CCT have a funny feeling that I I don't think Mr. Klimm is JLcoming back." With that, Precinct 11 Town Coun- cilor June Daley made the first public suggestion from anyone connected with town hall about the future of former Town Manager John Klimm. Daley offered that insight in her comments to the West Barnstable Civic Association Jan. 17, as she expressed an interest in serving on the council's town manager search committee. In response to a question at the meeting, Daley said that Klimm was a friend whom she'd known for the past 33 years. "He's not coming back, I don't be- lieve. I don't want to speculate more than that ," Daley said. Speaking on the Jan. 19 edition of "Barnstable This Morning," Town Council President Fred Chirigotis of Centerville said that he had an indication that Klimm is interested in sitting down and talking with the search subcommittee. "Where that goes I can't tell you, but I know that 's something that I've been told ," Chirigotis told Sarah Col- vin, host of the town's live morning show on channel 18. He said that the Klimm issue is the "white elephant in the room, or the pink elephant , depending on what 's in your coffee cup this morning." Chirigotis is assembling the pre- screening committee for the search to determine how to proceed, which includes learning Klimm's interest , the council's interest in him, whether an internal or broader search would be conducted. "We have to make a determination is John Klimm a candidate, is he avail- able, is that something that the council and the town wishes to pursue or are we going to go in a different way?" Chirigotis said. The committee has not been final- ized , but Chirigotis said that he's had discussions with town legal staff, as well as officials in other communities about how the process can be handled. There's no lack of interest among the council in the committee. "Thir- teen adamantly want to participate," Chirigotis said at this week's press conference. He's wasn't sure whether there would be a subcommittee or a committee of the whole, but hoped to have something to say on the matter at last night's [Jan. 19] council meeting. Whatever the process and the final decision , he says, it should be some- thing all councilors can get behind. The dreamlives on KATHLEEN S2MIT PHOTO A SPECIAL MEMORY - Joice McClain receives a tender look from 6-year-old Kamaria during a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.,at the Federated Church in Hyannis Jan. 15. For more photos and story, see page A:5. Old Selectmen's Building findsfriends B:I VILLAGE: Barnstable bests Tauntonin 0CL thriller B.3 SPORTS: Cotuit Center presents HappyEndings A&E A&E: , Z ArchiveInABox,Historic Photos & Documents,Documents,Sample Files,054-bar-2012-01-20-0001.pdf,054-bar-2012-01-20-0001.pdf Page 1, 054-bar-2012-01-20-0001.pdf Page 1