IFAW/M. BOOTH PHOTO LOOKING FOR A LIFT- Staff and volunteers with the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Marine Mammal Stranding Network , shown here on the Lower Cape last month, have been struggling with a spate of unexplained dolphin strandings. First time this season By Lee Roscoe news@barnstablepatriot.com Eleven common dolphins were sighted yesterday [Feb. 9] in the mouth of Barnstable Harbor off Bone HillRoad. Asrescuersarrived, four dolphins were swimming and two were freeing themselve? in the rising tide. Five were dead, and being covered rapidly by tidal waters, according to Michael Booth, communications officer for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Yarmouthport. Katie Moore, manager of IFAW's Marine Mammal Stranding Network's rescue and research and Brian Sharp, stranding coordinator, were set to return asthe tide lowered again in the afternoon to put numbered red tags on the dorsal fins of any dead dolphins. Of a total of 152 confirmed strand- ings by common dolphins on Cape Cod since Jan. 12, 97 were found dead. Of 55 living animals, 35 have been success- fully released to deeper waters off of the Cape's tip. The other 25 either did not survive, or were euthanized if assessed to be unable to be returned to the wild without undue suffering. Most of the dolphins havebeached between Wellfleet CONTINUED ON PAGEA:6 Dolphins strand in Barnstable Harbor CCAfundraising concert celebrates fifth year By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com F ive years ago, students in the Human Rights Academy at Cape Cod Academy were seeking a means of helping the homeless on Cape Cod. Drawing from the school's regular Coffee Houses featuring music, poetry and more, they put together a benefit concert. Dubbed "Shelter From the Storm," the show featured a wealth of artistic acts and raised enough funds to feed folks at the NOAH Shelter in Hyannis for four months. Fast-forward to 2012 and this year's event has already raised more than $7,000, and that 's before tickets go on sale at the door Feb. 17. Larry Brown, CCA humani- ties teacher and faculty advisor to the group, which now meets under the Peopte to People KATHLEEN SZMIT PHOTO SUPER HUMANS -The Cape Cod Academy People to People and Human Rights Academy students, with advisors Larry Brown and Diane Jones, are working hard on the upcoming Shelter From the Storm benefit concert , slated for Feb. 17 at Cape Cod Community College inWest Barnstable. umbrella, is amazed at the progress of the event. "It's a thing now," he said. "It's an entity." Brown and the sizeable group behind the inspired event, held annually since 2008, noted that not only have 4 donations increased since the first show, they 've also had such an outpouring of interest from performers that a number were turned away. The concert itself features student musicians, singers and dancers from nearly all of the i Cape's school districts. Show coordinator and emcee Ben Taylor says work actually be- gan on the show in October. "Our first order of business was to choose a recipient," CONTINUED ON PAGEA:12 1 A LASTING 'SHELTER' Council subcommittee in review mode By Edward F. Maroney emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com For a moment, it appeared that ActingTownManager TomLynch would be invited to shed the adjec- tive in his title sooner rather than later. Meeting for the first time Feb. 7, the town council's town manager search subcommittee considered recommend- ing to the full body three basic options: offering the permanent post to Lynch, conducting an internal search or start- ing a combined internal-external hunt for a manager. Subcommittee members spoke favor- ably of Lynch'sperformance as the town's appointed executive so far, and of the need to watch costs carefully. In the end , however, they agreed it was premature to settle on one of the options and agreed to meet again Feb. 14 after gaining a better understanding of the manager's CONTINUED ON PAGE A:7 Taking a closerlook at TM'sjob Swinging for the fences WASTEWATER Don't call it an authority,but j create one By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatriot.com DAVID STIU. I IPHOTO BEST LAID PLANS - Henri Rauschenbach, co-chair of the Special Commission on County Governance, reviews a Cape Cod Times Op-Ed signed by all members of the Cape's Legislative Delegation,titled,"Here's how to solve our wastewater crisis."The executive directors of the Water Protection Collaborative and Cape Cod Commission, Andrew Gottlieb and Paul Niedzwiecki (l-r,at podium), offered another option. While the special commis- sion on county governance worked hard to find a linguistic alternative to "authority," that 's the type of independent gov- ernment entity it's likely to strongly recommend be formed for the Cape's wastewater needs. Co-Chair Rob O'Leary said that he wants the group to be "very aggres- siveabout what we're putting down." Ultimately the powers being talked about exceed the governing, regula- tory and funding authority of the county and would require special legislation. The recommendation from the special commission will be that the county commissioners work to draft such legislation. Sandwich TownAdministrator Bud Dunham, who serves on the special commission, is ready to take the heat that has thus far wilted town-level programs at town meetings and the ballot box. He encouraged the special commission to stick its neck out on a strong recommendation, "put the bulls-eye on ourbacks" and "empower these two guys" to talk it through . The "two guys" are the executive directors of the Cape Cod Commis- sion and Water Protection Collabora- tive, Paul Niedzwiecki and Andrew Gottlieb. Both made command performances before the special commission Feb. 8 as it worked on its recommendation on wastewater. Gottlieb said that however formu- lated, such a group cannot be created in such a way that its goal is to "limit its obligations and responsibility to clean the environment. " "You want to a mandate to this group that it has a responsibility, " he said While short on many specifics, one thought to maintain some separation from planning and construction is to keep the planning and design func- tions with the county and Cape Cod Commission, which would then be implemented through a new entity. Of the 150,000 or so homes on Cape, 3percent are connected to some wastewater system. For the rest , the infrastructure doesn't exist. The goal of the Commission and Collaborative is to find watershed-based solutions, irrespective of town lines, that fust reduce nitrogen , then build facilities to handle the rest. Niedzwiecki told the special com- mission that an individual town that controls only part of a watershed will over-build and over-spend if it tries to reach loading levels only for the portion it controls. "We need an authority or manage- ment structure that respects that we don't have a lot of infrastructure ," Niedzwiecki said. Such an approach can take an es- timated $8 billion bill for Capewide full sewering down to $3 billion , ac- cording to Gottlieb. Such regional systems are the stan- dard in the rest of the state, "but you can't seem to have that conversation in daylight on Cape," Niedzwiecki said of the resistance thus far to regional planning. CONTINUED ON PAGE A:6 Cape entity to be recommended Level servicewith enhancements sought By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatnot.com B arnstable Supt. Dr. Mary Cza- jkowski is seeking a budget of $58,085,365 for FY'13 for Barnstable Schools, the first draft of which she presented to the school com- mittee at its Feb. 7 meeting. The sum is a 1.58 percent increase from the FY'12 budget , or about $900,000, and aims to provide a level service budget , with what Czajkowski called targeted program enhancements. The budget seeks to maintain current class sizes and programs, retain posi- tions needed to support the district 's core mission , maintain the current level of student services, support Advanced Placement and Pre-AP programs and support the Special Education popula- C0NTINUED 0N PAGEA12 Supt. proposes $58million FY'13budget Village to honor its fire department' centennial BI VILLAGE: Seahawks beat New TestamentCape Tech B:S SPORTS: : Dueling divas indual concertsfor Cape Cod Opera A&E A&E : CHAHEY: In Other Words We have Mother's Day and j Father's Day and Valentine's Day ; and a whole lot of other days that ; honor events,wars, religious holy | days,and emotions. A:9 ; OPINION Arts & Entertainment Back Section Blackboard - B:5 BoatShow A6-7 Business B:6 Classifieds A&E:1B-19 Events ME:4 Editorials A:8 Legals A&E:15-17 MovieListings AAE:2 Obituaries B:2 Op-Ed A3 Sports - B:3 Weather A:12 , » INSIDE THIS WEEK Post-Labor Day start for Barnstable schools Since its start in December, the Barnstable iForum has been a - popular means of communication for folks across town.. A:3 A quarter century pf caring and working together Baybridge Clubhouse on Main Street in Myannis was a buzzing beehive duringa reception Feb. 3 on its25ffi anniversary,but that level of activity is nothing unusual. A:3 Waste management options,finances readied for council The beancountersandthegreen touters will get together today [Feb. 10] at 5 p.m. in town hall for another look at a report on how to process,and pay for, Barn-table 's solid waste. A:3 UP FRONT I A lasting'Shelter'... : My spring bulbs would have me : believe that it is mid-March rather : than early February. B:1 j VILLAGES : CCBL Storm stopped by ¦ Whalers : The Sturgis boys varsity : basketball team did its best to : overtake the Nantucket Whalers : this week, but couldn't keep the : momentum going, ultimately fall- j ing52-35. B:3 j SPORTS , OCR Text: IFAW/M. BOOTH PHOTO LOOKING FOR A LIFT- Staff and volunteers with the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Marine Mammal Stranding Network , shown here on the Lower Cape last month, have been struggling with a spate of unexplained dolphin strandings. First time this season By Lee Roscoe news@barnstablepatriot.com Eleven common dolphins were sighted yesterday [Feb. 9] in the mouth of Barnstable Harbor off Bone HillRoad. Asrescuersarrived, four dolphins were swimming and two were freeing themselve? in the rising tide. Five were dead, and being covered rapidly by tidal waters, according to Michael Booth, communications officer for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Yarmouthport. Katie Moore, manager of IFAW's Marine Mammal Stranding Network's rescue and research and Brian Sharp, stranding coordinator, were set to return asthe tide lowered again in the afternoon to put numbered red tags on the dorsal fins of any dead dolphins. Of a total of 152 confirmed strand- ings by common dolphins on Cape Cod since Jan. 12, 97 were found dead. Of 55 living animals, 35 have been success- fully released to deeper waters off of the Cape's tip. The other 25 either did not survive, or were euthanized if assessed to be unable to be returned to the wild without undue suffering. Most of the dolphins havebeached between Wellfleet CONTINUED ON PAGEA:6 Dolphins strand in Barnstable Harbor CCAfundraising concert celebrates fifth year By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com F ive years ago, students in the Human Rights Academy at Cape Cod Academy were seeking a means of helping the homeless on Cape Cod. Drawing from the school's regular Coffee Houses featuring music, poetry and more, they put together a benefit concert. Dubbed "Shelter From the Storm," the show featured a wealth of artistic acts and raised enough funds to feed folks at the NOAH Shelter in Hyannis for four months. Fast-forward to 2012 and this year's event has already raised more than $7,000, and that 's before tickets go on sale at the door Feb. 17. Larry Brown, CCA humani- ties teacher and faculty advisor to the group, which now meets under the Peopte to People KATHLEEN SZMIT PHOTO SUPER HUMANS -The Cape Cod Academy People to People and Human Rights Academy students, with advisors Larry Brown and Diane Jones, are working hard on the upcoming Shelter From the Storm benefit concert , slated for Feb. 17 at Cape Cod Community College inWest Barnstable. umbrella, is amazed at the progress of the event. "It's a thing now," he said. "It's an entity." Brown and the sizeable group behind the inspired event, held annually since 2008, noted that not only have 4 donations increased since the first show, they 've also had such an outpouring of interest from performers that a number were turned away. The concert itself features student musicians, singers and dancers from nearly all of the i Cape's school districts. Show coordinator and emcee Ben Taylor says work actually be- gan on the show in October. "Our first order of business was to choose a recipient," CONTINUED ON PAGEA:12 1 A LASTING 'SHELTER' Council subcommittee in review mode By Edward F. Maroney emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com For a moment, it appeared that ActingTownManager TomLynch would be invited to shed the adjec- tive in his title sooner rather than later. Meeting for the first time Feb. 7, the town council's town manager search subcommittee considered recommend- ing to the full body three basic options: offering the permanent post to Lynch, conducting an internal search or start- ing a combined internal-external hunt for a manager. Subcommittee members spoke favor- ably of Lynch'sperformance as the town's appointed executive so far, and of the need to watch costs carefully. In the end , however, they agreed it was premature to settle on one of the options and agreed to meet again Feb. 14 after gaining a better understanding of the manager's CONTINUED ON PAGE A:7 Taking a closerlook at TM'sjob Swinging for the fences WASTEWATER Don't call it an authority,but j create one By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatriot.com DAVID STIU. I IPHOTO BEST LAID PLANS - Henri Rauschenbach, co-chair of the Special Commission on County Governance, reviews a Cape Cod Times Op-Ed signed by all members of the Cape's Legislative Delegation,titled,"Here's how to solve our wastewater crisis."The executive directors of the Water Protection Collaborative and Cape Cod Commission, Andrew Gottlieb and Paul Niedzwiecki (l-r,at podium), offered another option. While the special commis- sion on county governance worked hard to find a linguistic alternative to "authority," that 's the type of independent gov- ernment entity it's likely to strongly recommend be formed for the Cape's wastewater needs. Co-Chair Rob O'Leary said that he wants the group to be "very aggres- siveabout what we're putting down." Ultimately the powers being talked about exceed the governing, regula- tory and funding authority of the county and would require special legislation. The recommendation from the special commission will be that the county commissioners work to draft such legislation. Sandwich TownAdministrator Bud Dunham, who serves on the special commission, is ready to take the heat that has thus far wilted town-level programs at town meetings and the ballot box. He encouraged the special commission to stick its neck out on a strong recommendation, "put the bulls-eye on ourbacks" and "empower these two guys" to talk it through . The "two guys" are the executive directors of the Cape Cod Commis- sion and Water Protection Collabora- tive, Paul Niedzwiecki and Andrew Gottlieb. Both made command performances before the special commission Feb. 8 as it worked on its recommendation on wastewater. Gottlieb said that however formu- lated, such a group cannot be created in such a way that its goal is to "limit its obligations and responsibility to clean the environment. " "You want to a mandate to this group that it has a responsibility, " he said While short on many specifics, one thought to maintain some separation from planning and construction is to keep the planning and design func- tions with the county and Cape Cod Commission, which would then be implemented through a new entity. Of the 150,000 or so homes on Cape, 3percent are connected to some wastewater system. For the rest , the infrastructure doesn't exist. The goal of the Commission and Collaborative is to find watershed-based solutions, irrespective of town lines, that fust reduce nitrogen , then build facilities to handle the rest. Niedzwiecki told the special com- mission that an individual town that controls only part of a watershed will over-build and over-spend if it tries to reach loading levels only for the portion it controls. "We need an authority or manage- ment structure that respects that we don't have a lot of infrastructure ," Niedzwiecki said. Such an approach can take an es- timated $8 billion bill for Capewide full sewering down to $3 billion , ac- cording to Gottlieb. Such regional systems are the stan- dard in the rest of the state, "but you can't seem to have that conversation in daylight on Cape," Niedzwiecki said of the resistance thus far to regional planning. CONTINUED ON PAGE A:6 Cape entity to be recommended Level servicewith enhancements sought By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatnot.com B arnstable Supt. Dr. Mary Cza- jkowski is seeking a budget of $58,085,365 for FY'13 for Barnstable Schools, the first draft of which she presented to the school com- mittee at its Feb. 7 meeting. The sum is a 1.58 percent increase from the FY'12 budget , or about $900,000, and aims to provide a level service budget , with what Czajkowski called targeted program enhancements. The budget seeks to maintain current class sizes and programs, retain posi- tions needed to support the district 's core mission , maintain the current level of student services, support Advanced Placement and Pre-AP programs and support the Special Education popula- C0NTINUED 0N PAGEA12 Supt. proposes $58million FY'13budget Village to honor its fire department' centennial BI VILLAGE: Seahawks beat New TestamentCape Tech B:S SPORTS: : Dueling divas indual concertsfor Cape Cod Opera A&E A&E : CHAHEY: In Other Words We have Mother's Day and j Father's Day and Valentine's Day ; and a whole lot of other days that ; honor events,wars, religious holy | days,and emotions. A:9 ; OPINION Arts & Entertainment Back Section Blackboard - B:5 BoatShow A6-7 Business B:6 Classifieds A&E:1B-19 Events ME:4 Editorials A:8 Legals A&E:15-17 MovieListings AAE:2 Obituaries B:2 Op-Ed A3 Sports - B:3 Weather A:12 , » INSIDE THIS WEEK Post-Labor Day start for Barnstable schools Since its start in December, the Barnstable iForum has been a - popular means of communication for folks across town.. A:3 A quarter century pf caring and working together Baybridge Clubhouse on Main Street in Myannis was a buzzing beehive duringa reception Feb. 3 on its25ffi anniversary,but that level of activity is nothing unusual. A:3 Waste management options,finances readied for council The beancountersandthegreen touters will get together today [Feb. 10] at 5 p.m. in town hall for another look at a report on how to process,and pay for, Barn-table 's solid waste. A:3 UP FRONT I A lasting'Shelter'... : My spring bulbs would have me : believe that it is mid-March rather : than early February. B:1 j VILLAGES : CCBL Storm stopped by ¦ Whalers : The Sturgis boys varsity : basketball team did its best to : overtake the Nantucket Whalers : this week, but couldn't keep the : momentum going, ultimately fall- j ing52-35. B:3 j SPORTS , Z ArchiveInABox,Historic Photos & Documents,Documents,Sample Files,054-bar-2012-02-10-0001.pdf,054-bar-2012-02-10-0001.pdf Page 1, 054-bar-2012-02-10-0001.pdf Page 1