Thank you.
Thank you for your service to Wareham.

Priscilla I Love You! Good Job!

Maturevoter wrote:

Yes, thank you Priscilla and Nora. Unfortunately we have a group of leaders who make assumptions and then spin the story. If they would only get it through their thick skulls that we have wonderful citizens who have given so  much to this community, if they would get it through their thick skulls that for the most part those who serve on non profit groups or volunteer do so because they are committed to making a positive difference and if they can get it through their thick skulls that communication is the key to understanding, we would never have had any litigation.
Unfortunately we have people in leadership positions who have not been able to make good choices in their own personal life, which is why they are where they are (oweing taxes, not being able to find gainful employment, getting into trouble with the law). Successful people are successful because they know how to make good choices and good decisions.

You found the word.  Communication!  It is universal.  My Dad used to say you have to let the left hand know what the right hand is doing.  Communicate.  My Mother used to say the lines of communication have to be left open when raising children.  Very true.  I had a wonderful set of parents that not only taught us to communicate with others, but showed us how.


The beautiful brick building at 54 Marion Road in Wareham, is almost home to many dedicated workers.  It appears that many of them are running into road blocks when they try to complete their tasks.  I believe the domino effect is upon us as to where the blame lies.  I am so scared of what else will be uncovered when we start digging deeper.  There hasn't been any word from the District Attorny's office, that I know of.  That can't be a good sign.  While this is all going on - the audit, the ITA, the PTChief, the TM, the health insurance, the Crime Watch fiasco, the library mess, the two rats that need to be removed, the accountant that isn't one, the secret meetings and on and on - the BOS are sitting in their ivory tower seemingly oblivious to what is going on in the real world.  Are they acting?  Who, me?  I guess they really are that stupid.  I sure would like to corner Cronin and find out what has him bothered.  Probably another little sweep under the carpet.

"I'm impressed by the numbers we have been given by the library people. When I was a rag reader, it seems that every week ragboy had something nasty to say about the library. To read his crap you would have thought the library folks had robbed a bank or something."

funny you say that bruce s was quoted by slager bashing the library for playing in the stock market and losing $.. just like he bashes me for calling OCES to get other papers delivered to the M.O.W program when larry g does it and doesnt contact OCES he is a saint and im just political..

folks you CAN'T rationalize  with the unrationale.. molly thanks for being slager free since julyy 4 your and inspiration..

Liz,
It's interesting that your brought up the stock market and losing money. I was a trustee about 15 years ago and served for 12. (I was not a trustee at the time they were dismissed.) It was during my time on the board that we made our wise investments. We hired a financial adviser with the instructions that we wanted to make as much money as we could while preserving the principal. The principal came from several bequests. Those wills were turned over to our lawyers at the beginning of the case, and some of those documents (the original check copies, etc.) were entered into evidence during the depositions. We had the wills with us during the mediation and the judge had access to them as well and used the information during mediation.

We made those investments and from the time of the original investments until the legal battle begun, the Trustees had spent $500,000, a half a million dollars on the library while preserving the principal. Of course, this can be proven. The financial records were, in fact, turned over to our lawyers at the beginning of the case and were requested by the selectmen's lawyers. Some of the documents were entered into evidence during the depositions. We were completely transparent.

At no time did we lose $250,000.  Did our accounts go down with the recent downswing? Absolutely. But during the tech boom, those accounts soared and we took advantage of the income by making major purchases for the library that was not included in the town's budget. We also donated $75,000 to the Friends for furnishing the branch library with books, materials, computers, furniture etc. It was restricted for those purposes and not to be used for the construction. Still, the principal was preserved.

All three library groups, the Trustees, Friends, and Foundation follow the law regarding reporting and filing with the state's division of charities. By law, our tax reports can be gotten through freedom of information, but because we are private non-profits, we do not have to turn our entire records over to anyone who wants to see them. And as I said, the lawyers and selectmen had our records right from the start. So when the selectmen claim we won't turn over our records, I'm offended. In fact, in their depositions, they claimed they did not read the financial records that were given to them/their lawyers. We were totally transparent. Imagine how upset we were to be accused of gambling away money, or as implied by Liz Pezzoli in the observer that the trustees might have lined their pockets with the donations we received. Very hateful and totally false. Every penny can and has been accounted for. We hired real accountants and auditors annually to handle our records and IRS and state filings. Now that the case is completely dismissed, we can provide the facts. The abuse the library and the library people sued in the legal case had to endure was unconscionable.

Last edited by Nora Bicki (2009-10-08 08:22:57)