April 5 - Town of Falmouth

and I ask you to please do so. Thank you.
THE MODERATOR: Okay, Mr. Putnam. Mr. Putnam, you’re
next. Mr. Latimer, you’re on the list. You’re on the list, Richard. Mr.
Putnam. You’re on the list.
MR. LATIMER: Oh, I’m on the list. I thought you – oh.
THE MODERATOR: No, Mr. Putnam.
MR. PUTNAM: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, Brent
Putnam, Precinct 9. Mr. DeWitt said there were two conditions under
which a property would be protected, and that is a building permit or an
occupancy permit, but then it raises some questions in my mind, because
not too long ago I asked to see a contract that the Town had. It was only a
ten year old contract. It was about this thick and it turns out that the only
copy that could be found was tucked away in a drawer somewhere next to
the Planning Department. A two inch contract that the Town had just ten
years ago. I imagine that it would be very hard to find occupancy permits
for a lot of buildings prior to 1959.
And, as far as building permits, say a new roof was an
example given, I don’t know that we’re necessarily protecting people who
didn’t pull building permits, because a lot of the current owners may still
have roofs that were built or repairs 20 or 30 or 40 years ago. And maybe
it was Cousin Joe who did that roof on the dwelling out back and no
building permit was pulled. Or, if a building permit was pulled, is it still
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