I’m going to clue you in a few things that will be coming down in the next few weeks/months. I can assure you, the Board of Selectmen and the town of Wareham will be impacted.

As stated above, this is a debacle. I sympathize with the residents of the Maple Springs –Makepeace subdivision, but let’s face some facts. When you a buy property that is surrounded by Cranberry bogs, you can assume there is going to be agricultural work going on. That includes the hauling of sand and rocks in the creation and maintenance of bogs. If you don’t realize that, you are not doing your research and certainly can’t complain that you didn’t know about it. I'll say it again, YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY CRANBERRY BOGS!

I am of the understanding that Makepeace and Tucy have offered to fix the road, but that was rejected by the BOS. If that is the case, it certainly is not going to help their case. I can speak from personal experience, that both companies have made a great effort to appease the home owners that live in Maple Springs Road. They alert us when there is going to be any type of activity (spraying, picking, etc)  and stop by occasionally to check up on the trucks and their speed. They try to work with the people who try to work with them.

I have information about a lawsuit that involves a Maple Springs Road resident, the BOS, and the Town of Wareham. According to the legal team, this case will incur expenses and embarrasment for the town of Wareham. Yet again, another poor decision.

Once again, I will lay out the simplified version of what should happen and what could happen. Fix the road, it’s plain and simple. This will alleviate some of the noise and limit the pounding of going over potholes. I would also explain to the complainers that if they continue with this course of action, they stand a real chance of being surrounded by apartments. It will increase the traffic on Maple Springs road many times over. They will also complain about that, so tell me what their fight is actually about?

I’ve done enough research to discover that litigation and upheaval seem to follow a couple of the main instigators. This isn't their first time causing problems. Do you really want to toss your hat in with people that will eventually cost the town a tremendous amount of money and most likely will cost the BOS their jobs?

If you take a poll of ALL residents of Maple Springs Road, you will find that the detractors are the minority. Yes, the road damage is great at the end of the road, but it's simple, FIX THE ROAD!

Changing the speed limit to 10 mph (after the crazy fight over getting the speed limit changed to 25mph), is another sign the BOS has lost their mind. They didn't do it for the residents or the safety of the children living in the area, they did it to limit their liablity. The amount of legal expenses from this exercise in stupidity could have paid for fixing the road.

I've been in management for over 20 years and I have never seen such poor decisions. This needs to stop and stop now!

I don't understand how this can continue to spiral out of control?

Last edited by Maplesprings Road Man (2009-05-28 15:49:05)