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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 type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000000">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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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000000">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 type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000000">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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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000000">I have modified the following quote I
recently received on this issue:</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000000">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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color="#000000"> </font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000000">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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Attachment converted: Macintosh HD:YRHC Draft Min dec 18.doc
(WDBN/IC) (0011B62B)<br>
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<div>Judy Paolini<br>
TPDA<br>
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