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TOWN MEETING WARRANT ARTICLE 38–THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS SPONSORS INCREASED POPULATION DENSITY ACROSS STERLING DESPITE THE TOWN’S PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SHORTAGE

While the Town suffers from a public water supply shortage its Zoning Board of Appeals is busy promoting increased population density across Sterling by means of Town Meeting Warrant Article 38, “ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT USE,” that would replace the existing Sterling Protective (Zoning) By-Law provisions for “Accessory Apartment Use[s],” including the requirement that such anContinue reading “TOWN MEETING WARRANT ARTICLE 38–THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS SPONSORS INCREASED POPULATION DENSITY ACROSS STERLING DESPITE THE TOWN’S PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SHORTAGE”

The present North Sterling Aquifer Protection Zone Overlay Map– https://www.sterling-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif1266/f/file/file/part15.pdf — corresponds exactly with the Massachusetts DEP Zone II Wellhead Protection Map for that area– http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/images/dep/omv/wspviewer.htm Click on the ‘hand’ symbol, move that map on your screen, then ‘zoom’ into Pratt Junction to see the area cross-hatched in lavender/purple. The latest U.S. Geological Survey SurficialContinue reading “LATEST U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SURFICIAL MATERIALS (GEOLOGY) MAPS MORE THAN SUPPORT PRESENT NORTH STERLING/WEKEPEKE AQUIFER PROTECTION ZONE BOUNDARIES–VOTE DOWN WARRANT ARTICLE 46”

In case you hadn’t noticed, the dishonest hacks constituting the Sterling Select Board are completely out of control and running amok. They want to be the new “Permit Granting Authority” (PGA) under the thoroughly bent, crony crafted, developer promoted proposed new Earth Removal By-Law (Article 47, 2021 Annual Town Meeting Warrant– ( https://www.sterling-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif1266/f/uploads/2021_6_14_atm_sterling_warrant_0.pdf ) —Continue reading “THE ROTTEN SMELL OF YET ANOTHER SELECT BOARD POWER GRAB–THE CITIZENS’ PETITION (WINK, WINK) WARRANT ARTICLE TO ELIMINATE THE D.P.W. BOARD”

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”

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???”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”