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<DIV>In a message dated 12/20/2007 11:34:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
judyp@tpda.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Good information, thanks, Mark.</DIV>
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<DIV>I was reading the minutes of the YRHC and I have a question that is only
partially related. I heard recently that all houses on the island now have to
be built as year-round, with insulation, etc. Of course anything built through
the YRHC would be, but I wondered if that was true. Does anyone know?</DIV>
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<DIV>I am also glad to see the YRHC is looking into existing homes on the
island since some have been sitting for a while and an offer might be
considered that wouldn't have been last year. I also wonder if since the Beach
Ave house is grandfathered as a multi-family (is that correct?) if it has
potential for some kind of multiple ownership, like a condo, that would work
for 3 parties. That would make the price per unit very reasonable. Right now I
know the word "condo" on Long Island conjures images of high-priced luxury
units, but many old buildings in Portland, many with only 2 or 3 units, have
been converted to condos in the past few years and the prices per unit have
been in the mid to low 100's. That it has been a powerful tool for young
people to move from rentals. Two of our former tenants on Brackett street took
advantage of this and are paying only slightly more than they were for rent
(and our rents are very much middle-of-the-market.) Just a thought.</DIV>
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<DIV>J</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-1>Hi
All, Attached are Draft minutes from the Tues. YRHC
meeting. Also the following thoughts on what is public in
our communications and meetings:</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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size=-1></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-1>The
letter of the law in Maine about meetings, discussions, and perhaps e-mails
as I interpret it is so strong that if followed to the "T",
almost nobody could talk to anybody about anything and little
could ever get done except in a properly posted meeting in
a public place. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-1>Let
us continue to reflect on how we do our work and get it as reasonably
close to open and legal as we can. I have been as guilty as
others in trying to move ahead sometimes without thinking about what is the
proper procedure. It is endlessly challenging no matter how long
you have done it. We are all trying to do good stuff for others with
little spare common time to do.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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size=-1></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-1>I
have modified the following quote I recently received on this
issue:</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-1>A
reminder: a nonprofit's (we all - YRHC and YRHASC operate under the
nonprofit YRHCorp as well as under the Town of Long Island)
stakeholders are the public in which it serves. Directors are
answerable to the public, and are supposed to represent the public when
addressing the association. All documents are to be open to the
public, and are actually required by law to be presented to the public
within a timely manner upon request. Emails are included as a public
document as of the whole Enron debacle (previously they were considered
private). Whether an email is requested or not, it is still a
public document because it was a communication to the association from a
board member. Feel free to get work done with e-mails, but be
aware they are not necessarily private communication. I
expect that anything I do by e-mail (for public work) is open to be shared
if needed or wanted.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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size=-1></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-1>Other
interpretations are more than welcome. We grappled long and hard
in the beginning of the Town with variations of these issues. I
think our intent to continue to strive to make it work properly is all
anyone can ask. Thanks, Mark</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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size=-1><BR> </FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">See AOL's <A
title=http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004
href="http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004">top
rated recipes</A> and <A
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href="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aoltop00030000000003">easy
ways to stay in shape</A> for winter.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><BR>Attachment converted: Macintosh
HD:YRHC Draft Min dec 18.doc (WDBN/IC)
(0011B62B)<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>yrhasc
mailing
list<BR>yrhasc@townoflongisland.us<BR>http://townoflongisland.us/mailman/listinfo/yrhasc_townoflongisland.u<SPAN></SPAN>s</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Judy Paolini<BR>TPDA<BR>207-871-1813 office<BR>207-329-6153
cell<BR>judyp@tpda.com</DIV><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>yrhasc
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list<BR>yrhasc@townoflongisland.us<BR>http://townoflongisland.us/mailman/listinfo/yrhasc_townoflongisland.us<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>All:</DIV>
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<DIV>My guess is that a structure built with insulation is probably more about
meeting current building codes and energy efficiency, considering the price of
fuel these days. In the old days, codes were much more lenient, and / or
enforcement of them rather lax. My impression of the three unit property
was the same as yours Judy. If allowable given current zoning etc., why
not pursue this as an option? The issue seems to be, who has adequate time
to follow up to determine this, on top of all of the other various
items!! Mark, as Housing Administrator, can you identify and
charge different folks in the community each with an individual task to
follow up and report back to you on? Then you can dedicate your
time more to being Father Hen rather than Go For. Although I will be
getting back into actively taking appointments at work, if an appointment is not
scheduled, I will have free time and am willing to take on some tasks.
Only kicker to this is that free time occurs spontaneously as I learn of my
appointments by email just the night before. The next few months are
usually very slow business wise, and with our economy such as it is, probably
even slower than usual.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sandie</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See AOL's <A title="http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004" href="http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004" target="_blank">top rated recipes</A> and <A title="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aoltop00030000000003" href="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aoltop00030000000003" target="_blank">easy ways to stay in shape</A> for winter.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>