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Subject: FW: Zoning Board of Appeals - Harborside Suites
From: Cheryl Ball
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2024 9:29 AM
To: Fallon, Dolores <dfallon@yarmouth.ma.us>
Subject: Zoning Board of Appeals - Harborside Suites
Dear Ms. Fallon,
RECEIVED
BAN 11 202�
YARMOUTH
BOARD OF APPEALS
understand that there is an agenda item on tonight's Zoning Board of Appeals meeting to discuss
the Harborside Suite's violation of the transient occupancy/short term occupancy bylaws of the Town
of Yarmouth. I am writing to implore the Board to enforce our bylaws as written.
The Governor of the Commonwealth, Maura Healy, has wielded considerable executive power to
address the so-called "migrant crisis." She has reportedly done so under legal authority described as
"emergency powers." State of emergencies should be reserved for natural disasters and extreme
circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic, not for disasters that have been created by our own
federal government.
The powers being mandated by Healey override local zoning and require significant expenditure of
taxpayer money to provide housing, clothing, food, transportation, and healthcare. Furthermore, they
place a burden on our Town to shell out additional monies toward education, translation services, and
emergency services. The offering of these services comes at the expense of our own
citizens. Allowing children to enter schools unvaccinated and delayed testing for contagious diseases
presents a health risk to our community. Whether or not that risk manifests in an actual contagion
does not negate that the risk exists.
Without presenting legal ground or statute, or citation of an appellate case, any enforcement of
Healey's orders that bypass our Town laws seems unconstitutional.
Finally, I would like to address the hotel owners. While I don't fault them for pursuing their right to
earn a living, I do fault them for doing so with a lack of regard for the impact that their actions have on
our local residents.
Thank you for your attention and support on this matter.
Regards,
Cheryl Ball