OAT Onset All Together

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 ...

This is a human tragedy in every way, certainly. It is also an opportunity to see how serious Wareham is about using every tool available to combat the epidemic.  The drug house is 2 miles from Minot Elementary School. That’s 3,520 yards.  There was an overdose in Onset Village last night, two doses of Narcan were administered and I hope the patient survived.  The owner of 3 Dowd Ave. is a matter of public record. It is rumored that the property is rented with public housing funds. Wareham has laws on the books concerning landlord responsibility for know drug activity on their property. Write to the landlord. Tell her we won’t tolerate harboring this activity.  Are children involved? Lemay was already on bail from Plymouth (thanks Plymouth.)  The next court event is January 9, 2018 for all three. Who will join us in protesting in front of the courthouse in Wareham calling for mandatory drug treatment and revocation of bail pending trial?...