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Cotuit Currents Newsletter Cotuit Santuit Civic Association Newsletter www.cotuitcivicassociation.org President: Jim Dannhauser April 13 - May 17, 2019 Editor: Theresa Egan So the calendar turns to April and we look forward to the warmth and renewal that Spring can bring. Please join us at Freedom Hall on April 16, starting at 7:30 pm, for a meeting that will cover two important topics. First, the Water Department will conduct an informational session to explain the new base and usage fee proposal. This is an outgrowth of an effort to make the Water Department more self-sufficient for its capital and operational costs. (You can obtain additional information about the water rate proposal at the web site of the Fire District Rate proposal (www.cotuitfiredistrict.org/ waterdepartment/news-announcements/2019). You can also request materials on the 2019 Rate proposal by emailing the Water Department at [email protected]) Following the Water Department, representatives of the Fire Department and the Prudential Committee will make a presentation regarding the Cotuit Fire Space Needs Feasibility Study and a proposed expansion, including the purchased property adjoining the fire station, to address those needs. Both of these topics are of significant import to the Village. We encourage you to make every effort to attend. The Executive Board is planning to organize the second annual Cotuit Clean-Up day. Last year’s effort was a big success, with a number of volunteers pitching in to pick up roadside trash. Our target date is Saturday, May 11. Details are still being finalized at this time, and we will communicate them to you once they are done. As the date for storing kayaks and dinghies at Town beaches draws near, please be aware of the new rules established by the Town Harbormaster requiring a permit to store any vessel on Town property. Jim Dannhauser, President Cotuit District Fire Department: Our new boat needs a name! Please submit your boat name suggestion with your contact information to CFD, POB 1632, Cotuit 02635 or to [email protected] The winner will be announced next spring at the Annual District Meeting. Entries must be received by May 1st. The Fire Commissioners will vote on the winning boat name at the May meeting and announce it at the District meeting. The winner will be awarded a ride on the newly named boat to Martha's Vineyard for coffee and/or ice-cream! maximum of 4 persons for the trip. The winner must sign a liability waver prior to the trip. Good Luck! Cotuit Water Department - Important April 16th Meeting: Learn more about the proposed water rate changes for 2019. At the request of the Prudential Committee of the Cotuit Fire District, the Cotuit Water Commission authorized a study in 2018 by its consulting engineers Tata & Howard to examine making the Water Department more reliant on revenues from water use (ratepayers’ base fees and use rates) and less on District taxes. The study found that Cotuit’s rates are well below those of comparable districts and towns on the Cape. The Water Commission is proposing an increase in base fees and use for Cotuit homeowners and other water users, beginning July 1, 2019. The goal is to make the Water Department more self-sufficient for its capital and operational costs. This proposal may include consideration for cases of financial hardship, and a phased-in schedule. The Water Commission are providing a series of informational sessions and materials to explain this proposal. Cahoon Museum ARTWEEK Open House – Family Friendly Saturday April 27, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Admission Free Stop by the Cahoon Museum of American Art for this free event and see the spring exhibitions, meet the artists, enjoy demonstrations, en plein air painting, artist gallery talks, docent tours, children's crafts and more. Waldorf School April 26 at 6:00 pm - variety show and Mexican dinner fundraiser; and don’t forget May 4th 11:00 - 1:00 pm is May Day - picnic, make flower crowns, maypole dancing. The Cotuit Kettleers are looking for new host families for players for the 2019 season. The season runs from early June through early August. You would need to provide a room for the player, access to a washer and dryer, and three meals a day. In return, you will receive a stipend to help cover costs and lasting friendships with some terrific young men who are working to enhance their futures, not only as baseball players, but also as people. You can be part of that development! For more information, please contact Mr. Terry Moran at 508-951-0802 or [email protected] Cotuit Federated Church invites you to a Community Breakfast at 7:00 am in Bruce Hall following their Easter sunrise service or for community coffee and refreshments in Bruce Hall at 11:15 following their 10:00 worship service. Also, a Baggo Tournament to benefit the Pan Mass Challenge will be held on Saturday, April 27th at noon at the church. There is a $50 entry fee per team of 2 people. 20-foot courts. The PMC donates 100% of every dollar to Dana Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. For more information or to register, contact Tim Wakefield at [email protected] or 508-331-8512. For more information about all church activities, call 508-428-6163. Cotuit Nursery School announces they are accepting registrations for the 2019-2020 school year. Please call 508-428-1470, email [email protected] or visit their website at cotuitnurseryschool.org. Cotuit Rowing Club offers one month or seasonal memberships. Recreational rowing in a quad, double, or single. Some rowing experience is required. For more information contact the club at [email protected]. The Cotuit Library Spring visitors to the Library can see Join Executive Director Janet Milkman for a conversation to our beautifully redone patio, steps and ramp. If you learn about conservation land in the Town – what’s would like to purchase a brick engraved with your protected, why; water quality; our future goals, and how the message, please visit cotuitlibrary.org. We're also in community can be involved. Ask questions, hear about our charge of the Redemption Center at the Barnstable projects, and add your voice to the conversation. Please call Transfer Station for the entire month of May, so if you or go to www.blt.org to register and for further information. would like to volunteer for a shift, please give us a call This event is free. or visit the web site to sign up. We've got some great TWO SESSIONS: Wednesday, April 24, 6-7:00 pm, Marstons programs coming up this spring and summer, including the Mills Library! OR Thursday, May 16, 5:30-6:30 pm, join us at following: the Osterville Library! April 15 2:00 - Universe of Songs & Stories with Davis Bates 2nd Saturday Contra Dance at Freedom Hall. May 11, April 16 19 10:00 - C3: Ready for Robots 7:30 - 10:30. The Larkin Family Band with TBA calling the April 17 11:30 - Friends' Luncheon: Monarch Butterflies dance. New to contra dancing? Come at 7:15 to learn the April 20 10:00 - Easter Egg Hunt & Dream Tale Puppets basics, be ready to dance the first set! Singles, April 24 2:00 - Chrome for Beginners couples, families, groups all welcomed. Please May 1-31: Redemption Center Fundraiser - Barnstable bring street-free, soft-soled shoes to protect the Transfer Station newly refinished floor. Contributions to the snack May 18 5:00 - Words and Wine: Author Larry Tye table welcomed. Suggested donation $10 adult, $5 Friends of the Cotuit Library are hosting a lunch with Students. More informations at capecontra.org, or call Laura speakers at the Cotuit Library on at (508) 280-8749. (Please note there will not be a Contra Friends of the Cotuit Library Wednesday, April 17th. Speakers are Kathy Dance April 13 because it coincides with NEFFA.) Koplik and Vince Puleo of the Cotuit Barnstable Clean Water Coalition: Our Monarchs Group. Refreshments at 11:30 and lunch at mission is simple: works to restore and noon followed by the presentation. RSVPs by April 14th to preserve clean water in Barnstable. With Cindy at 508-420-4871. Members $12 and non $15. science as our foundation, BCWC utilizes four core Spring cleaning? Please save your treasures and plants for components to accomplish our mission: educate, the Friends as they will be sponsoring their annual Plant, monitor, mitigate and advocate. bcleanwater.org for more Bake and Treasure sale Saturday of the Memorial Day information on their events: weekend. Collection will be Friday of that weekend. Barnstable’s Wild Watersheds, Wed, April 17, 6 - 8:00 pm, at Cape Cod Beer 1336 Phinneys Lane, Hyannis. Amy Croteau, The Cotuit Bird & Garden Club will be having their Barnstable Natural Resource Officer: Come discover the Annual Plant Sale May 11. We will be located in front of the diverse wildlife that lives in our local watersheds. Coop from 8am to 12noon. Please stop by, as we will have a BCWC is proud to be the beneficiary of funds raised variety of plants. Gifts will be available for Mother’s Day at the 2019 Cape Cod Beer Race To The Pint. Grab from Terrariums, Garden Art, to selected potted plants. The your sneakers and run/walk for clean water at this 5K/10K monies raised go to a Scholarship for a Barnstable High race that starts and ends at Cape Cod Beer (1336 Phinneys School Senior. PLEASE JOIN US. Lane, Hyannis) and winds through scenic roads in Barnstable Two great events coming up at The Cotuit Center Village.