Long-time Sterling resident Peter Monaghan kindly reminded me that the Town Meeting “Consent Calendar” procedure was intended and formerly used to speed through for approval only relatively minor and mundane Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles. A tip of the hat to him. For a good example of such previously employed “Consent Calendar” methodology see theContinue reading “STERLING SELECT BOARD, PLANNING BOARD, AND ZBA REPROBATES NOW ABUSING “CONSENT CALENDAR” PROCEDURE”
Author Archives: jimgettens
STERLING FINANCE COMMITTEE SAPS WANT ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTER/EMT-PARAMEDIC HIRE–IS THAT TO COVER ALL THE STERLING AMBULANCE RUNS FOR CLINTON RESIDENTS???
The Sterling Finance Committee saps want to hire another Firefighter/EMT-Paramedic. SEE Article 27, Annual Town Meeting Warrant– https://www.sterling-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif1266/f/uploads/2021_6_14_atm_sterling_warrant_0.pdf Is that to cover all the Sterling ambulance runs to Clinton because the unionized Clinton Fire Department EMTs/Layabouts rendered the middle finger salute to the Clinton Select Board and refused to get certified as Paramedics, whereas SterlingContinue reading “STERLING FINANCE COMMITTEE SAPS WANT ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTER/EMT-PARAMEDIC HIRE–IS THAT TO COVER ALL THE STERLING AMBULANCE RUNS FOR CLINTON RESIDENTS???”
STERLING FINANCE COMMITTEE MISLEADS BY OMISSION–THE WACHUSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT “ASSESSMENT” HIDES ITS FULL BUDGETARY RACKET
The Sterling Finance Committee, in its “Finance Committee Report” beginning this year’s Sterling Annual Town Meeting Warrant, says that “The Wachusett Regional School District increased their overall assessment by 1.44%…” imposed on Sterling. What the Finance Committee did not acknowledge is that, among the five Towns in the WRSD, Sterling has had the largest percentageContinue reading “STERLING FINANCE COMMITTEE MISLEADS BY OMISSION–THE WACHUSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT “ASSESSMENT” HIDES ITS FULL BUDGETARY RACKET”
TWO PRO-TAXPAYER ARTICLES–NOS. 52 AND 53–ON THE STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT, SO SHOW UP AND VOTE FOR THEM
Our “Profiles in Courage” Select Board waited until the last day permitted–7 June 2021–under Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 39, Sec. 10, before posting the Warrant for this year’s 14 June 2021 Sterling Annual Town Meeting. Despite the fact that they are shameless, nevertheless I assume that they are somewhat embarrassed by it. They should be.Continue reading “TWO PRO-TAXPAYER ARTICLES–NOS. 52 AND 53–ON THE STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT, SO SHOW UP AND VOTE FOR THEM”
TOWN OF CLINTON MOOCHES OFF STERLING TAXPAYERS–APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD (1/3) OF STERLING AMBULANCE RUNS ARE FOR CLINTON RESIDENTS
Reliable sources report that approximately one-third (1/3) of Sterling Fire Department ambulance runs are for Clinton residents because the Sterling Fire Department has Paramedics whereas the Clinton Fire Department’s unionized lesser-qualified EMT semi-lay-abouts declined to get Paramedic certification despite being told to do so by the Clinton Select Board. Paramedics can administer medications and performContinue reading “TOWN OF CLINTON MOOCHES OFF STERLING TAXPAYERS–APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD (1/3) OF STERLING AMBULANCE RUNS ARE FOR CLINTON RESIDENTS”
YEARS OF FALLING STUDENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS BUT SHARPLY RISING ANNUAL BUDGETS–THE WACHUSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT RACKET
FALLING STUDENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2012 Wachusett Regional School District (WRSD) student enrollment numbers have fallen every year since 2012. That year enrollment was 7472. Enrollment fell thereafter until it was 7010 in 2020 when the Chinese Communist Party Wuhan Virology Lab Coronavirus (CCP Virus) Pandemic was recognized. In the past year totalContinue reading “YEARS OF FALLING STUDENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS BUT SHARPLY RISING ANNUAL BUDGETS–THE WACHUSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT RACKET”
STERLING BOARD OF HEALTH SCHEDULES “EXECUTIVE SESSION” FOR MAY 20, RUMORS SWIRL
The Board of Health has scheduled an “Executive Session” for Thursday, May 20, 2021– https://www.sterling-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif1266/f/agendas/05-20-2021_posted_agenda_form_sterling_board_of_health_excutive_session.pdf Rumors swirl. One rumor has it that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General sent the Board of Health a letter about BOH Inspector David “Nowhere Man” Favreau’s Completely Non-Itemized Time Sheets (see previous post, this Blog) andContinue reading “STERLING BOARD OF HEALTH SCHEDULES “EXECUTIVE SESSION” FOR MAY 20, RUMORS SWIRL”
GIVEN STERLING’S PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SHORTCOMINGS IT IS TIME TO RENEW THE “RATE OF DEVELOPMENT” ZONING PROVISIONS RATHER THAN EXPUNGE THEM
TOWN OFFICIALS KNOW THAT STERLING HAS WATER SUPPLY SHORTCOMINGS Toward the bottom of almost every Sterling Select Board published Agenda are the words “Water Supply” in red. Here is but one example: https://www.sterling-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif1266/f/agendas/2021_4_14_agenda2.pdf The Select Board members know that Sterling has water supply shortcomings. After all, for many years, Sterling residents have been presented withContinue reading “GIVEN STERLING’S PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SHORTCOMINGS IT IS TIME TO RENEW THE “RATE OF DEVELOPMENT” ZONING PROVISIONS RATHER THAN EXPUNGE THEM”
MORE INFO ON THE WEKEPEKE BROOK WATERSHED AND THE WEKEPEKE AQUIFER
NASHUA RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INFO ON THE WEKEPEKE BROOK WATERSHED AND WEKEPEKE AQUIFER Here is the NRWA Wekepeke Basin webpage that provides good information about Wekepeke Brook, the Wekepeke Drainage Basin, and the Wekepeke Aquifer– nrwa@NashuaRiverWatershed.org I hope that the NRWA updates that page with current data soon. GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO TOWNContinue reading “MORE INFO ON THE WEKEPEKE BROOK WATERSHED AND THE WEKEPEKE AQUIFER”
MR. CURTIN’S PROPOSED ZONING MAP AND THE INCREDIBLE, DISAPPEARING, NORTH STERLING AQUIFER PROTECTION ZONE
STERLING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBER JOSEPH CURTIN’S STATEMENT TO THE STERLING PLANNING BOARD On 7 October 2020 Sterling ZBA member Joseph Curtin appeared before the Sterling Planning Board and, according to the Planning Board’s Meeting Minutes, Mr. Curtin “presented a proposed amendment to the Aquifer and Water Resource Protection District bylaw (Article 4, SectionContinue reading “MR. CURTIN’S PROPOSED ZONING MAP AND THE INCREDIBLE, DISAPPEARING, NORTH STERLING AQUIFER PROTECTION ZONE”
STERLING, MASSACHUSETTS, OVERWATCH 