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STOP THE OUT-OF-CONTROL STERLING D.P.W.’S PROPOSITION 2 ½ PROPERTY TAX OVERRIDES—VOTE DOWN 2025 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT ARTICLES 25 AND 26 AND NIP THIS CRAP IN THE BUD

Folks, there will be TWO (2) Proposition 2 ½ property tax override votes as part of the Town of Sterling’s 12 May 2025 TOWN ELECTION— —UNLESS STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING VOTERS SHOOT DOWN WARRANT ARTICLES 25 AND 26 FIRST IN ORDER TO PRESERVE SOME OF THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY FROM STERLING D.P.W. DEPREDATIONS. Annual Town MeetingContinue reading “STOP THE OUT-OF-CONTROL STERLING D.P.W.’S PROPOSITION 2 ½ PROPERTY TAX OVERRIDES—VOTE DOWN 2025 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT ARTICLES 25 AND 26 AND NIP THIS CRAP IN THE BUD”

STERLING AND PAXTON VOTERS, COMBINED, CAN VOTE TO DEFEAT THE WACHUSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT’S OUTRAGEOUS, UNCONSCIONABLE 2025-2026 BUDGET. LET’S DO IT!!! COME OUT AND SUPPORT STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT ARTICLE 43

Folks, under the Wachusett Regional School District Agreement if TWO (2) of the 5 member Towns vote down the WRSD’s FY 2025-2026 outrageous, unconscionable, out-of-control BUDGET, THEN the extravagant, incompetent, gutless WRSD Committee will forced to re-submit a SMALLER BUDGET for a re-vote. WE HAVE A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO DEFEAT THE WRSD FY 2025-2026 BUDGETContinue reading “STERLING AND PAXTON VOTERS, COMBINED, CAN VOTE TO DEFEAT THE WACHUSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT’S OUTRAGEOUS, UNCONSCIONABLE 2025-2026 BUDGET. LET’S DO IT!!! COME OUT AND SUPPORT STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT ARTICLE 43”

STOP THE STERLING PLANNING BOARD’S BRAZEN, DISHONEST, MALICIOUS, DANGEROUS POWER GRAB—VOTE DOWN 2025 STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT ARTICLE 40

Under existing Sterling Zoning By-Laws governing “Site Plan Review” is this sub-section:  § 301-6.4.8.  Regulations. The Planning Board may adopt and from time to time amend reasonable regulations for the administration of these site plan guidelines. THAT SUB-SECTION PROVIDES THAT THE PLANNING BOARD MAY, ON ITS OWN, ADOPT REASONABLE, INTERNAL, HOUSEKEEPING REGULATIONS FOR HANDLING SITE PLANContinue reading “STOP THE STERLING PLANNING BOARD’S BRAZEN, DISHONEST, MALICIOUS, DANGEROUS POWER GRAB—VOTE DOWN 2025 STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT ARTICLE 40”

COME ON OUT TO THE 5 MAY 2025 STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING AND VOTE DOWN WARRANT ARTICLE 39, THE PLANNING BOARD’S DELIBERATE, PERNICIOUS, ASS-BACKWARDS POWER GRAB

The Sterling Planning Board, Chaired by self-dealing developer weasel Carl Corrinne, has put Article 39 on the 2025 Sterling Annual Town Meeting Warrant. ARTICLE 39 IS A NAKED POWER GRAB INTENDED TO REVERSE THE CURRENT PLANNING BOARD SITE PLAN APPROVAL AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS SPECIAL PERMIT APPROVAL PROCESS/ORDER BY FORCING THE ZBA TO APPROVEContinue reading “COME ON OUT TO THE 5 MAY 2025 STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING AND VOTE DOWN WARRANT ARTICLE 39, THE PLANNING BOARD’S DELIBERATE, PERNICIOUS, ASS-BACKWARDS POWER GRAB”

COME ON OUT TO THE 5 MAY 2025 STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING AND VOTE DOWN WARRANT ARTICLE 36, THE THIRD ATTEMPT IN 5 YEARS TO RE-ZONE ‘PERFORMANCE ZONE 1’ TO COMMERCIAL

It is abundantly clear that the Sterling Planning Board, chaired by self-dealing developer weasel Carl Corrinne; their out-of-town, carpetbagging, utterly useless, make-work talking-sock-puppet ‘Town Planner’ Stephen Wallace; and the crony-zoning Packards, have utter contempt for Sterling Town Meeting voters because, for the third time in 5 years, following TWO (2) previous Sterling Annual Town MeetingContinue reading “COME ON OUT TO THE 5 MAY 2025 STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING AND VOTE DOWN WARRANT ARTICLE 36, THE THIRD ATTEMPT IN 5 YEARS TO RE-ZONE ‘PERFORMANCE ZONE 1’ TO COMMERCIAL”

STOP THE STERLING D.P.W. ‘GARAGE MAHAL’ BOONDOGGLE PROJECTED TO COST US $33 MILLION AND INCREASE OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE BY 11%—VOTE DOWN WARRANT ARTICLE 25 AT THE 5 MAY 2025 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

Folks, the absolutely insane, out-of-control JACKASSES running the Sterling D.P.W. want us Sterling property taxpayers to cough up $33 million for their proposed new facility, the ‘Garage Mahal,’ and drive up our property tax rate by 11% for years to come. SEE  https://www.sterling-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif1266/f/minutes/11-13-2024_dpw_facility_committee_minutes.pdf According to an article in the latest Sterling Meetinghouse News, “The newContinue reading “STOP THE STERLING D.P.W. ‘GARAGE MAHAL’ BOONDOGGLE PROJECTED TO COST US $33 MILLION AND INCREASE OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE BY 11%—VOTE DOWN WARRANT ARTICLE 25 AT THE 5 MAY 2025 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING”

ELECT JOE KING TO THE STERLING SELECT BOARD ON 12 MAY 2025

Joseph P. King Jr. for Sterling Select Board Vote May 12, 2025, Noon to 7PM at Houghton Elementary School Committed to Responsible Leadership & Sustainable Growth ✅ A Proven Leader Who Listens and Acts 38-year Sterling resident, proud father and grandfather. Chair of Sterling Finance Committee; member of Capital Budget Committee. 53+ years of engineeringContinue reading “ELECT JOE KING TO THE STERLING SELECT BOARD ON 12 MAY 2025”

WE NEED TO START A REVOLUTION IN EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT!

FOLKS, READ THIS COMPELLING ARTICLE BY MASSACHUSETTS-BASED BRIAN CAMENKER, FOUNDER OF MassResistance— We need to start a revolution in every school district! Our schools have hit rock-bottom, and the children are the victims. It must be completely changed. This situation must be completely reversed. By Brian Camenker April 14, 2025 Public school enrollment across the countryContinue reading “WE NEED TO START A REVOLUTION IN EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT!”

HERE IS THE ENTIRE WACHUSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PAYROLL ROSTER. READ IT AND GAG. WE DISTRICT PROPERTY TAXPAYERS ARE GETTING HOSED BIG TIME

SO, WRSD total student enrollment has dropped by 12.5% over the past 15 Fiscal Years whereas the total WRSD budget has increased 50% over the past 10 Fiscal Years. The WRSD Committee and successive Superintendents have refused to implement ANY Reductions In Force (RIFs), as authorized by Mass.Gen.Laws Ch. 71, Section 42, corresponding with theContinue reading “HERE IS THE ENTIRE WACHUSETT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PAYROLL ROSTER. READ IT AND GAG. WE DISTRICT PROPERTY TAXPAYERS ARE GETTING HOSED BIG TIME”