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”
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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”
BEDROCK CRONYISM–THE PROPOSED, REVISED EARTH REMOVAL BY-LAW
THE 2018 AD HOC EARTH REMOVAL BY-LAW STUDY GROUP In 2018 a small group of Sterling Board and Committee members formed an ad hoc group to study and propose changes to the existing Town of Sterling Earth Removal By-Law. After months of meetings they formulated their proposed draft new Earth Removal By-Law. Evidently at leastContinue reading “BEDROCK CRONYISM–THE PROPOSED, REVISED EARTH REMOVAL BY-LAW”
STERLING BOARD OF HEALTH INSPECTOR DAVID “NOWHERE MAN” FAVREAU’S COMPLETELY NON-ITEMIZED TIME SHEETS
Recently I was provided a couple of BOH Inspector David “Nowhere Man” Favreau’s completely non-itemized time sheets by a source. Favreau, mind you, just happens to run a private business called “David Favreau Septic Services.” SEE https://www.favreausepticservices.com/ No appearance of impropriety or conflict of interest here folks–NOOOOO SIRRREEE–so just move along now. You just knowContinue reading “STERLING BOARD OF HEALTH INSPECTOR DAVID “NOWHERE MAN” FAVREAU’S COMPLETELY NON-ITEMIZED TIME SHEETS”
THE STERLING SELECT BOARD’S ONGOING EFFORTS TO STEAL MARYANNE MACLEOD’S DRIVEWAY, AND OTHER RELATED DISHONESTY
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND RELEVANT DEED LANGUAGE In or about 1929 the only farmhouse on Swett Hill Road (then Sweat Hill Road) burned down. Thereafter, the Town of Sterling abandoned Swett Hill Road as a public way. SEE https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter82/Section32A Rights to use that abandoned way thereafter, in the event of a dispute by or among otherContinue reading “THE STERLING SELECT BOARD’S ONGOING EFFORTS TO STEAL MARYANNE MACLEOD’S DRIVEWAY, AND OTHER RELATED DISHONESTY”
THIRTY (30) MONTHS AND COUNTING–WE STILL DON’T HAVE A NEW TOWN OF STERLING MASTER PLAN BUT THE SELECT BOARD HAS A $75,000/YEAR ‘GOFER’ AT STERLING TAXPAYER EXPENSE
During the May 2018 Annual Town Meeting voters approved Warrant Article 27 and the hiring of a Town Planner to prepare a new Town of Sterling Master Plan. That was the Select Board’s sole expressed purpose for such hiring. Note that I moved to limit the new Town Planner to a one (1) year termContinue reading “THIRTY (30) MONTHS AND COUNTING–WE STILL DON’T HAVE A NEW TOWN OF STERLING MASTER PLAN BUT THE SELECT BOARD HAS A $75,000/YEAR ‘GOFER’ AT STERLING TAXPAYER EXPENSE”
STERLING, MASSACHUSETTS, OVERWATCH 