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  The "data" accepted and repeated by the Wareham Selectmen, Finance Committee and Planning Board was built on a house of cards. VOTE NO on April 10 Noon, Spillane Field You must be present to vote! REPORT ON WAREHAM RE-ZONING PLAN BY NOTOS GROUP Frederic B. Jennings, Jr., Ph.D. 30 March 2021  Executive Summary of Findings and Opinions  EconoLogistics was retained in March 2021 to examine and evaluate the NOTOS Group’s re-zoning proposal  of ecologically sensitive land in northeastern Wareham, MA from R-130 to a Hospitality, Recreational and  Entertainment Overlay District (HREOD). This proposed business development project is based on a claim that  current zoning and COVID-19 will unduly burden Wareham municipal budgets on a perpetual long-term basis.  A set of studies by FXM Associates has raised concerns for Wareham’s fiscal resilience, supporting this re-zoning  plan as a business solution. The present report examines this argument and the eco...

Onset has lost a true warrior. Marilyn Knowlton reached out shortly after I moved to Onset over four years ago when she recognized that I shared her indignation about actions that I instinctively knew were wrong. Marilyn knew exactly what was right and wrong, and why. She and Marie Strawn entrusted me with their knowledge and historical treasure trove, and spent many hours educating me and others so that the next generation will know how and why to protect Onset from our own town government and outside forces.    Marilyn Knowlton and Marie Strawn Educate the Public on Onset Parking In my book, there is no better legacy than to be remembered as an activist. Activists are by definition people of action who always face repercussions for their outspoken defense of what they believe in. That was Marilyn, a true activist and advocate. When it became necessary to take legal action in 2018 against the town with respect to the lease of Onset's beach, bluffs and ...

The Town of Wareham commissioned a study to be done to inventory all properties and parcels within a defined area of the town. This study was completed by JM Goldson Community Preservation and Planning in conjunction with Silva Engineering Associates , and took place in the latter half of 2018. The purpose was to determine eligibility for block grant funding under MGL c.121A and c.121B. The results are similar if not identical to prior surveys. In this study, 762 properties were included, 694 of which contained buildings. Twenty-eight percent of the area studied meet the criteria including physical deterioration, abandonment, chronic high vacancy rates, environmental contamination, and/or significant decline in property values. Eighty-six percent of the Village's infrastructure components are in fair or poor condition and contributing to slum and blight conditions. These include water, sewer, drainage, utilities, roadways and sidewalks. The take aways from this include the ...

Snow emergency info: https://www.wareham.ma.us/home/urgent-alerts/parking-ban-no-parking-when-snow-3-or-more " During the hours of 7:45 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. the snow or weather emergency parking ban shall not apply to Main Street, from Chapel to the Tobey Homestead in the Wareham Village District, and Onset Avenue, from West Central to the Town Pier in the Onset Village District." Onset Fire and Water agendas for December 11, 2019 are not yet posted. Note in the previous minutes that they are negotiating with Howard Anderson . Back for another bite at the taxpayers' apple? Mrs. Fernandes told him they "weren't saying no" to increasing his pension. Minutes of the By-Laws Committee reveal an impending change in the entire governance structure. Please pay attention to this now, not only when it is presented as a "done deal" in May . http://static.wpb.tam.us.siteprotect.com/var/m_4/44/446/47238/846296-Sept_2019-6512b.pdf How much ...

The Plaintiffs in the case against the Buzzards Bay Coalition, the Town of Wareham and David Warr, filed in Plymouth County Superior Court in October, have withdrawn the complaint.  After extensive discussions between the parties' counsels, the town retains their prior rights to the area including Onset Beach, the bluffs and Bay View Park.  A new document filed with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds creates two new zones for establishing responsibilities and rights including a prohibition on construction of any additional structures. The leased area is now the existing bath house concrete pad, with the Coalition responsible for construction and upkeep of the new facility, landscaping and hardscaping. The suit encompassed larger issues, such as the granting of Community Preservation Act Funds and the process used at town meeting to lease out the properties, included in the Supreme Judicial Court decision of 1916. This decision expressly prohibits the sale or leas...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ONSET, MA October 28, 2018 Contact: Philip Schreffler, Esq. Eno, Martin, Donahue LLP, Lowell, MA 978-452-8902 dmartin@enomartin.com general mailbox TAXPAYERS SUE TO PROTECT PARKLAND AND THEIR RIGHTS Taxpayers in the Town of Wareham have filed a lawsuit in Plymouth County Superior Court to protect parkland in Onset decreed forever open and accessible to the public in a 1916 court decision and to stop the demolition of the coastal bluffs. The taxpayers seek an injunction as the Buzzards Bay Corporation imminent demolition of the building and the coastal bluffs. The lawsuit is over the town’s 99-year lease with the Buzzards Bay Coalition. The suit was filed against the town, the Coalition and David Warr, a Wareham resident who claimed an inherited right to assent to the lease. The plaintiffs support the proposed Onset Bay Center, to be located at the site of the current bathhouse sitting on Onset Beach. For the past few years, th...