The Massachusetts State Legislature held a hearing this afternoon on the bill submitted at the town’s request by Senator Timilty to transfer to Medfield
- the 5-6 acres of land surrounding the existing water tower, on which the town can site a new water tower at the Medfield State Hospital, and
- the former MSH wellfields (about 30 acres).
This is the report from Bill Massaro, who represented the town at the hearing –
Hearing called to order at 1:00..
Our transfer legislation ( Senator Timilty’s S.1889 ) was the first of 33 bills heard this afternoon by the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. Since the House was in Session today, only 4 members of the Committee were in attendance during the hearing of our bill. (Two were the co-chairs–Sen. Donnelly and Rep.Kocot.)
Sen. Timilty made a very brief statement about it being a return to the Town of property originally transferred to the Dept of Mental Diseases in 1929 ( info from the Section by Section Summary) which, with the closing of the Hospital, is no longer being used by the State; and that DCAMM supports the return to the Town.
He mentioned the Town’s critical need to replace the Water Tower.
At the suggestion of the Senator’s office, I had not pre-registered as a speaker. The Sen. introduced me as an “expert ” from the Town there to answer any of their questions. Chairman Donnelly asked me to approach and asked the Committee for questions–there were none.
We were out of the hearing at 1:09
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