Serving Seniors in the Villages of: Hyannis, Centerville, Osterville, Marstons Mills, Cotuit, Barnstable and West Barnstable.
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Barnstable, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Serving Seniors in the Villages of: Hyannis, Centerville, Osterville, Marstons Mills, Cotuit, Barnstable and West Barnstable. |
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Minutes of TRIAD Meeting !0/13/05 The meeting was opened by acting chairman Mel Pauze @ 2: PM. There were 13 members in attendance. A change was made to the minutes of the September 8th meeting. On line 15 "Living Alone" and "Going out and about alone" In its stead, insert "Emergency Preparedness" and "Traffic and Driving". A motion was made by Klaus Guttmann and seconded by Mel Pauze that the minutes of the meeting of 9/8/05 be accepted as corrected. The motion carried. Chairman Peggy Dandridge took over the meeting: * Mel Pauze House Numbering program. House Numbering program for the villages of Barnstable and West Barnstable will take place October 28th. Counters will meet at the ranch at 8:30 AM. 8 cars and 3 people per car. * Shoveling Out program: A presentation was made by Klaus Guttmann. Peggy Dandridge felt that any program like this should be run by the Superintendent of Schools. Klaus and a few other members present pointed out that this was only a working paper of the program and was not ready to be formalized. Names of a few other organizations such as Boy Scouts and CCD students who might be interested in participating were mentioned by some of the committee members. There was also a brief presentation to Elyse for her comments. * Discussion about "ICE". This will be a non-issue. Klaus felt that it is a little too complicated to propose any changes and it has become a national program. Chief Finnegan has endorsed it. Chairman Peggy Dandridge talked about a rising problem for some Seniors. Because some credit card companies and some banks are now electronically processing checks used for paying bills and they don’t return cancelled checks. Seniors should be very careful when they make out their checks. This involves paying attention to penmanship and filling out the lines of the check with proper information. Doing this will insure proper credit for their payment. There was a motion to adjourn the meeting by Mel Pauze and seconded by Leon Billman. Meeting was adjourned @ 3:05 PM. Jack Connell Recording Secretary
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E-911 News November 26, 2004 The PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) has come. You have to make a 9-1-1 call with a Cell Phone in the Town of Barnstable. The call is directed through either, depending where you are, the Framingham, Middleboro and Shelburn Falls State Police Stations. The State Police will not know where you are. You have to supply that information. In the Town of Barnstable, however, due to an arrangement between Verizon and the Barnstable Police, the responders will know where you are. At the present time, Barnstable is the only town on the Cape with this feature. The 9-1-1 call is picked up by the closest Cellular Tower and the direction and signal strength are measured. A satellite is put in contact with the tower and the callers phone, thus forming three lines for triangulation. Signal strength is measured to obtain the "Slant Range" to your location. |
