Author Archives: Select Board member Osler "Pete" Peterson

Thanks Moe!

Posted on May 24, 2019 | Comments Off on Thanks Moe!

The Medfield Community Clean Up Day was a great idea!!!

And thanks to Bobby for sending me to “the pit!”  At least I now know where it is.

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Posted in DPW

New Life 5k Trail Run 2019

Posted on May 24, 2019 | Comments Off on New Life 5k Trail Run 2019

From Tod Dimmick –

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Dear Medfield Community,

The members of the New Life 5k Trail Run Committee would like to thank our community for their continuing support of the New Life 5k Trail Run, now in its 2nd year.

Saturday, May 11th, featured perfect weather, an enthusiastic turnout, and impressive fund-raising. The Trail Run took a winding route through and between the historic Medfield State Hospital buildings, across verdant fields, through the woods, down along the scenic Charles River and back up to the hospital grounds. The event raised funds and awareness for New Life Furniture Bank of MA. RaceWire (an online race registration and race timing company) provided participants with official times and finish-line photos. We give special thanks to our lead sponsors: Eastern Bank, New Balance, and Hometown Weekly; our Chip Timing Sponsors: Choate, Frank Webb Home, Rich & Susan Holbrook, and the Louis & Mary Kay Smith Family Foundation; as well as many other generous sponsors and in-kind donors. We greatly appreciate their support.  Hard-working volunteers helped make the entire event run smoothly. Close to 300 runners and walkers participated, including individuals and teams. Music and outdoor games entertained all. We are very grateful to the Town of Medfield for the use of such an idyllic setting.

Carmen Luisi was the overall winner for the females and Andy Gardiner was the winner for the males. Visit newlifefb.org/5kphotos to view images of the race which capture the spirit of this fun event and its unique setting.

Executive Director Rich Purnell noted that these are exciting times at New Life. “We are growing quickly, and becoming an essential part of helping families transition out of homelessness or other forms of displacement,” he said. “The Trail Run was a great success. We raised funds to help us continue our mission and shared our organization with a wonderful group of people. We are so grateful to our sponsors and to those who participated.”

At New Life Furniture Bank of MA, we are proud to have served almost 1,900 households since our founding five years ago. Over this time period, we have provided not just 23,000 pieces of furniture, but helped to create a stable home for our clients and kept these items out of landfills. All of this has been made possible by the 800 volunteers who contributed 24,000 hours of their time and energy. Our Medfield-based not-for-profit organization operates a Donation Center in Walpole, and serves the MetroWest and Greater Boston area. New Life provides a meaningful option for local residents who are downsizing, renovating or disposing of a loved one’s property. Learn more about supporting, donating to, or volunteering for New Life Furniture Bank at newlifefb.org.

Thank you for being part of the New Life 5k Trail Run, an event we hope will become a growing community tradition. Stay tuned for updates next fall on the Third Annual 5k!

Sincerely,

The New Life Trail Run Committee

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Posted in Charity, Events, Medfield State Hospital, Open space, Recreation

MPD at MSH tomorrow

Posted on May 21, 2019 | Comments Off on MPD at MSH tomorrow

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From Chief Guerette:

The Police Department will be conducting a multi-agency training event at the State Hospital grounds on Wednesday, May 22 from 8-3. Do not be alarmed at the increased police activity. If you would like to come to say hello, please remain outside of the designated training area for your safety

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Posted in Medfield State Hospital, Police Department

June 21 (not 31) & July 12

Posted on May 20, 2019 | Comments Off on June 21 (not 31) & July 12

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Error – 6/21, not 6/31

I should have proof read before hitting “publish,” not after.

 

Office hours will be 6/21 & 7/12

A scheduled trial and the July 4th have caused June and July office hours to be re-scheduled to 9-10 AM on June 21 and July 12 at The Center.

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Posted in Select Board matters

Office hours change – now 6/21 & 7/12

Posted on May 20, 2019 | Comments Off on Office hours change – now 6/21 & 7/12

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Office hours will be 6/21 & 7/12

A scheduled trial and the July 4th have caused June and July office hours to be re-scheduled to 9-10 AM on June 21 and July 12 at The Center.

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Posted in Select Board matters

Eagle Scouts

Posted on May 18, 2019 | Comments Off on Eagle Scouts

Brian Schubert, Nicholas Iannone, III, and Issac Popper were celebrated this afternoon by Troop 89 for becoming Eagle Scouts at the UCC.

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Posted in Uncategorized

DCAMM giving sweeter deals

Posted on May 17, 2019 | Comments Off on DCAMM giving sweeter deals

From Newton Mayor Fuller’s weekly email – DCAMM gives Newton a better deal than Medfield was offered for the former Medfield State Hospital site –

 

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New Use for West Newton Armory
This morning I sent a request to the City Council to authorize the purchase of the West Newton Armory Building and land at 1135 Washington Street just outside West Newton Square.
The City of Newton is being presented with an opportunity both to obtain a special historic building and to increase the supply of vital affordable housing for the price of $1.00.
The Commonwealth is willing to sell the building to the City for $1.00 only if it is used for affordable housing in perpetuity, a use in which I believe deeply, and which also allows the City to control what happens to this important building.
The need for more affordable housing throughout Newton continues to persist. Some have thoughtfully asked how it came to be that the City of Newton could obtain the Armory for $1.00, but only for one hundred percent permanently affordable housing. Through our discussion with the Commonwealth’s Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) representatives, we learned that there were two scenarios under which the City could take control of the Armory; however, only the scenario of one hundred percent affordable housing presented the option for the City to purchase the property for $1.00.
The other scenario would allow the City to acquire the Armory for a municipal/direct public use at a price that reflected the type of use. DCAMM has sold properties in other municipalities under this scenario at 25 percent of full and fair market value. Based on the current $4.3 million assessed value of the Armory (likely less than appraised value), Newton would pay approximately $1 million to purchase the property.
Another scenario results if the City declines the opportunity to purchase the Armory; DCAMM would then sell the property on the open market to the highest bidder.
My vision for the West Newton Armory is that the City purchase it and retain ownership (as required by the state). Then we would lease it to an affordable housing development partner who will redevelop and manage the property as 100 percent affordable housing.
I am very excited about this opportunity to add much-needed affordable housing, especially in such a unique and well-located building. I look forward to the next few years of collaboration with the honorable City Council and our residents as we work together to bring the West Newton Armory back to life.
Read my letter to the City Council with more information about the Armory HEREunder Other Communications.

 

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Posted in Medfield State Hospital, State

How do we compare?

Posted on May 15, 2019 | Comments Off on How do we compare?

This is from the Division of Local Services (DLS) e-newsletter.  USE THE LINK BELOW TO COMPARE TOWNS – I just learned that the per capita income in Weston is $351K, which makes me want to move there and have a big family –

DLS

Databank Highlight of the Month: Updated Community Comparison Report
Donnette Benvenuto – Municipal Databank

The new and improved Community Comparison Report is now up and running. It can be found on the front page of the Municipal Databank. If you have used this report in the past, you will be in for a treat. The updated report is sleek, streamlined and very user friendly. Still drawing on 65 data elements, each of the seven easily accessible tabs on the top of the page pulls the information from multiple data sources onto one page. This provides a snapshot of your data removing the often tedious task of scrolling and scrolling found on the old report.

Using any of the 12 different search criteria on each heading refines your search across all the tabs. If you are looking to see what communities with a population between 30,000 and 50,000 with an annual budget between $50 million and $90 million, you just enter that criteria and it will carry over to each tab. Since the search criteria carries over, the Community Comparison report essentially does the work for you.

In the report you can quickly extract the most current available comparative municipal finance and demographic data for multiple communities, it eliminates the frustrating task of opening numerous spreadsheets to sort, cut and paste data to compare. A simple click and you can download your information into Excel. Please contact us if you need any help using the application atdatabank@dor.state.ma.us.

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Posted in Financial, Information, State

BOS actions / street repairs

Posted on May 15, 2019 | Comments Off on BOS actions / street repairs

These are both my (1) notes of what happened at the Board of Selectmen meeting last night, and (2) the list of roads on which the DPW plans to do work this summer, that Maurice Goulet gave us at the meeting.

 

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Posted in DPW, Select Board matters

AHT seeks members

Posted on May 15, 2019 | Comments Off on AHT seeks members

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Mike Marcucci, selectman and Chair of the Affordable Housing Trust, mentioned at the Board of Selectmen meeting last night that the Affordable Housing Trust is seeking new members, due to some departures.  Interested residents should contact either Mike or Sarah Raposa.

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Posted in Affordable housing / 40B