Dear Sea Pines Homeowner:
This is a brief report on the Facilities Management Board meeting on Saturday, June 28, 1986. The FMB voted to do the following, all on recommendation of the Grounds and Maintenance Committee:
- Replace the glass in one window and one sliding door in the clubhouse; the vacuum seal in these has failed, making them permanently cloudy.
- Purchase a new front door for the clubhouse. Fourteen years of sun and rain has ruined the wood veneer; the new door will be metal, similar to the one on our units.
- Purchase a new (demonstration) Wheel Horse lawn mower. This will cost about $4,300. We hope to net about $600 from the sale of our old mower. The $4,300 will come from our Equipment Reserve, and the money realized from the sale of the old mower will be returned to that Reserve.
My letter of June 17 reported on a request by the Old Sea Pines Inn to be granted an entertainment license by the Board of Selectmen, and advised that the FMB had voted to oppose this request. This followed a meeting at the Selectmen's office when the Inn's owner, Mr. Rowan, terminated the meeting and announced he would return later, with his attorney; Rowan was upset at questions asked by attendees from Sea Pines (Carol Smith, Charles Phillips and John Lobingier).
We received less than 20 hour's notice of the next meeting, held Wednesday morning, June 18, at the Selectmen's office. Attending from Sea Pines were Joe and RoseMarie Stukas, Frank and Betty Pease, Charles Phillips, Fred Nichols, Bob Shells, Skeets Halamay and Attorney Jack McCormick from the LaTanzi law firm in Orleans.
To make a long story short, in spite of a number of eloquent speeches, the Inn was granted an entertainment license, which gives them the right to have live musical entertainment from 10am to 10pm Monday through Saturday; they may (and probably will) apply for and be granted a similar license for Sundays, from 1pm to 10pm. While the law is not precise on what constitutes a violation of the Town ordinance regarding excessive noise from the holder of an entertainment license, the Selectmen, the Chief of Police and our attorney seem to agree that because of the distance of any Sea Pines unit from the main building of the Inn, if we are disturbed by loud music from the Inn, it probably would be a violation of the law.
Accordingly, if you are disturbed by music from the Inn, it is important that you do the following:
- Call the Brewster police and notify them of the loud music (or other noise) that is disturbing you, and ask them to do something about it.
- Jot down the time and details of what happened, and give the note to me or the Chairman of our Security Committee, Bob Sheils. We will see to it that the Board of Selectmen is notified in writing of each incident. This is most important, because the entertainment license must be renewed each year, and if no complaints are on file, there is no reason for the Selectmen to withhold the renewal. Further, the Selectmen said that if there were a lot of complaints, they could revoke the license at any time.
Please remember, we must follow through with both 1 and 2 above if the Inn proves to be unreasonably noisy and we hope to seek permanent relief from the Board of Selectmen. Mr. Rowan seemed to be genuinely interested in being a good neighbor, and does not want the Inn to be a nuisance to anyone.
The only other business of import at the June 28 FMB meeting was an expression of appreciation to Skeets Halamay for spending almost two full days working on the gardens at the front entrance. (Alice Halamay is Chairman of the Front Entrance Committee).
Many thanks to the Special Events Committee and Chairman Joe Stukas for the lovely cocktail party Saturday evening to honor our outgoing Chairman of the FMB, Bob Sheils. The caricature by Artist-in-Residence, Charles Phillips and the painting by Brewster artist Judy Knowles were greatly appreciated by Bob and Peggy.
Best regards,
Frank W. Pease, Chairman
Facilities Management Board
Sea Pines Condominium