i meant how. Darn spell check.

It was hard to tell, Marcia Griswald came in and seemed to have a group there, maybe half and half. Lots of faces I did not recognize, but that doesn't mean they are BOS supporters! There was no formal protest, I saw John D and Cruz outside and then I saw John D and Jane inside (even had a little conversation with Jane). They were not sitting together, but spread out.
Bob asked if anyone felt intimidated no one raised their hands, like they would!
Frank DeFelice made a motion and there was talk of not letting any opposition speak, but I stood up and said that wasn't fair, because it isn't and that the meeting should be rescheduled. They went forward and I am following it on Twitter.

Cara
I have to admit that I am not there due to intimidation. My Co. has to deal with this group of incompetents on a regularly basis. We work in many communities across the state and while not everything runs smoothly everywhere I have never experienced the likes of Wareham. We are in the process of considering moving out. That is not good news for the new Economic Development Director. I have not yet met him but have not got good reports to date. He is new and I will give him the benefit as I have not yet met him.
I am following on Twitter as well and hope this turns into something  postitive. Slager most go. If the BOS does not see that they should go also.
I thank you for your commitment to Warham even though I can't vote for you. Move to my town and you have my vote.

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Some a/v difficulties...getting the audio but no video on screenabout 1 hour ago from txt
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Per brady, state DOR involvement in finances removes options for town in the future. Fincom doesn't know last years results yet, 30 day ...about 2 hours ago from txt
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Looks like 764k in excess legal costs over the past three years...ouchabout 2 hours ago from txt
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Brady sharing insulting comments from bruce savageau (bs from now on)about 2 hours ago from txt
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New town planner worked 1 day, then left to work in walpoleabout 2 hours ago from txt
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Topic 1. Civility and respectabout 2 hours ago from txt
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Savageau making 2-finger peace signs at his friends...wth?about 2 hours ago from txt
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Meeting now really underway, bos/slager refuse to leave. S-t and courier welcomed in out of media fairnessabout 2 hours ago from txt
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Invitation was for ppl who are unhappy with leadership. Apparently bos and slager are unhappy. Why else would they be here?about 2 hours ago from txt
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Police were here, but not in the room currently. Meeting on hold until slager, bos, and moderator removedabout 2 hours ago from txt
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Bos arrogance in not leaving "just another example of why we're here" according to a residentabout 2 hours ago from txt
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Sanguinet was here, but was being removed as I arrivedabout 2 hours ago from txt

thank you Onsetman not all know how to twitter.

Slager exits parking lot against one way sign, going right past BS. Doubtful that's a coincidence

A great meeting, thank you Mr Brady, you are a true hero for standing up to these scumbags.  Too bad we had to look at Bobo's ugly head, maybe if he can't be tossed out of future meetings, can we at least require that he wear a paper bag so we don't all feel the need to vomit throughout the meeting?

What happened to the big huge protest?   Sounds like it was just 2 white guys using Cape Verdeans as political poker chips to protect their BOS buddies all along.  Pathetic and embarrassing...for them.  They should resign because they do not belong in positions of public trust.

Thank you Mr. Holmes, he does owe an apology.

DID ANYONE HEAR ECKSTROM SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF HER LUNGS WHEN SHE ENTERED THE ROOM. WHAT A PYSCHO!

Speaking about agendas, my jaw dropped when that lady talked about the road that town meeting accepted, but that the ITA neglected to file the land taking paperwork with the Registry of Deeds in a timely manner.  Make no mistake about it, this was deliberate.  This was done according to the script of a predisposed agenda.  F-ing incredible.  I don't blame her for being so pissed that she contacted the AG.

128Commuter wrote:

Speaking about agendas, my jaw dropped when that lady talked about the road that town meeting accepted, but that the ITA neglected to file the land taking paperws work with the Registry of Deeds in a timely manner.  Make no mistake about it, this was deliberate.  This was done according to the script of a predisposed agenda.  F-ing incredible.  I don't blame her for being so pissed that she contacted the AG.

That same lady tried to speak to Bruce Sauvageau outside after the meeting and he told her, "I don't give a shit". It's clear this man is telling the truth. He doesn't care about anything we have to say. April cannot come soon enough!

Anyone have more information on the Wildland's Trust being poised to take over the town land at Sweet Brucie's now expansive sweeping panorama?  First time that I've heard that the Wildland's trust was to be Sweet Brucie's good neighbor.  How does this land get conveyed to the Wildland's Trust, so we'll know how to stop it?

On a related matter, I was somewhat shocked about the registered letters to convey expansive Swift's Beach front land to the town, free of charge, never made it on the public record.  You would think at the very least, it would have been brought up at a BOS meeting, rather than immediately forwarded to the town's attorney, due to the ongoing legal action.  I see this as another form of control and the relentless pursuit of an agenda.  If the townspeople knew they were going to get such a nice chunk of beachfront, then there might have been pressure on the BOS to settle.  "Settling" wasn't on the agenda.  A nice sweeping parorama for a select few was the ultimate goal. 

7 certified letters were ignored - not one made it in the public record.  Incredible.  The BOS didn't want to send the message that the other side in the Swift's Beach Debacle was trying to be reasonable.  Why, being reasonable was never part of the agenda.

I was a bit overwhelmed by the meeting tonight.  I guess it's in part that our Chairman of the BOS has so evidently violated the (proper) oath of his office yet does not have to explain himself.   I want answers!!!!!   Also, did anyone notice Slager slouching in his seat as if to hide especially when Mr. Holmes called him out on the race issue.  I will be so interested in how he turns this one around in his FAKE observer and IF he apologizes to ALL of Wareham residents.  As well, the Wareham PD has now justified anyone interrupting any meeting whether paid for by a private resident or not.  Does this mean we can all go make crafts with the Girl Scouts?

larry: yes the Elks and/or other venues in the Town, even restaurants, many of which have meeting rooms.

But, from the preliminary reviews, it appears that the purpose was served, the BoS was apprised of opposing opinions, and the PR flack for the BoS heard from the real world regarding his ongoing perfidy. And a BIG PLUS: the moderator was made to look like the miscreant he truly is.

You cannot believe how I longed to be there, however, a family situation took away that option. So, I look forward to the postings of the real people who managed to send a message by their mere presence.

And, it will be fascinating to see how the "real" journalists report this scene.
No doubt the pseudo-journalist (who could it be, now) is stirring the pot. How did Shakespeare set it?: eye of newt, etc.

OK one more.  Maple Springs Road.  Now why in the world wouldn't you accept free road work from the entities that are heavily using that road.  Anyone with with any common sense (Meaning no predisposed agenda), would say if you want to fix that road for free - go for it.  How can you screw it up any worse than it is now.  Anyone with common sense would see such a gesture as a noble move by the folks that are heavily using that road.  They know that they're causing heavy wear and tear on the road and they want to make things right.  Why I bet spreading calcium for regular dust control could be part of the gentlemen's agreement.  But one party to this, our BOS, are far from being gentlemen.  They, and their supporters have an agenda regarding Maple Springs Road.

Now just think if Mr Tucy and AD Makepeace had been allowed to fix up the road.  Trucks would be gliding relatively silently and cleanly past the houses rather than  banging over huge potholes with dust wafting through the air.  It just doesn't make any sense to me.  How could that free road work not done anything but help this situation?  Unless of course the desired outcome is no trucks, hence no banging, hence no dust.  Kind of a pompous position to take, don't you agree, when one buys a house on a major access road to active cranberry bogs.  One thing this BOS and their supporters are, and that is pompous.

Since we're on a renaming road kick, let's rename Maple Spings Road, "Pompous Place" .  That ought to be good for a few more lawsuits.

I have to say, the call for an apology from Slager was one of the more moving things I've seen in a long time.  Bravo to Mr. Holmes for calling him out like he did.  That was something that needed to be done, and it alone made up for Slager staying when he was unwelcome.  Slager didn't acknowledge the need for an apology at all in the meeting, here's hoping he finally does the right thing and apologizes on his site tomorrow

I say meet at the Gateway Tavern next time.  Call it "Bitching about Bobo and Brucey with Beers and Buffalo Wings."

Or wherever, but we should avoid this unpleasantness by meeting on private property.  Remember, Bobo has already written that if this meeting had been on private property, he wouldn't have had an issue, so we can just whip that out if he opens his yap to whine next time.

Check out his jeers.  He knows how to put th spin on anything.

hey Ham: you forgot to add Bullshit dissection for your meeting at the Gateway, just to extend the alliteration.

While Bobo rails about the meeting being in a public building, we should take note of a meeting in Washington, where the 'boys' got together for a few beers. Last time I checked, the white House was a public building. But, the press was EXCLUDED from the chat among the Pres & VP, along with Prof. Gates & Sgt. Crowley. Why, where is the national outcry?  There is more noise in Wareham over Mr. Brady's  meeting than in all 50 states over the White House beerfest (and it ain't even October).

It seems that Mr. Brady is due for a high five, at the least. Good Job, tough conditions, points well made. What more can you ask for at this point.

ihateliz wrote:

YES I HEARD BROCTON BRENDA SCREAM AT THE TOP OF HER LUNGS MR WHEELER KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME ( DICK WHEELER ABOUT 80 YEARS OLD) , WOW IS SHE A PHYSCO.     THESE SELECTMAN HAVE NO DIGNITY.                                 I SUGGEST THE NEXT MEETING BE HELD AT THE MOVIE THEATER.    THEY RENT OUT THEATERS.

When I heard a little static about the meeting being held in the school and even though it was privately hired, unwanted persons insisted they could attend, I hoped Mr. Brady would have then chosen the Onset VFW.  It is  a beautiful building, probably would have been cheaper and unwanted persons could be physically removed by police.  I wish I had mentioned that, now.  Then the email and notice from the representative of the Cape Verdeans for Free Speach (John Donahue), would probably not have been invented.  I wonder what underhanded scheme he would have come up with?  Maybe his new organization would be that Mr. Brady was discriminating against Scotch, Irish, English, Polish, Swiss, Oriental, German, French - okay, you got the message, because the VFW in Onset is in a predominately Cape Verdean neighborhood.

Hamatron5000 wrote:

I wouldn't blame the cops, any cop who removed them would be smeared unmercifully.  This crew has no problem with retaliation.

Yes, and considering the fact that they have hired a new police chief from Andover or N. Andover who will only be able to work a certain amount of hours a week and then back home to work on his own police dept. for how ever many days he has to and then repeat, repeat, repeat.    Does any part of this make sense to anyone?  I thought a Chief of Police was on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  If we have an emergency that calls for the chief, how many hours before he gets here?  Is acting Chief Wallace going to be "chief" on his days off?  Chief Wallace is being made to pay for the past sins of other politicians and personnel.  I'll bet this NEW chief is only here a short time before they slide in their pet, with no education.  This is such a disservice to a man who has dedicated his adult life to the Town of Wareham Police Department.  His knowledge of the town and it's people and his education, with a law degree no less, is being eliminated from applying for the Chief's position.  Like him or not - he is the most qualified and dedicated person for the job.  AGAIN, WAREHAM VOTERS - THE BOARD OF UNSELECTMEN ARE DUMPING THE SEWER TRUCK ON US.  What is it that the Barboza Cesspool truck says on it?  Something like - Caution this truck is filled with political promises.

Isn't it funny how Slager took the focus of the meeting off the good citizens (of all races) and put squarely on the Selectmen and himself? What a poor excuse for a journalist. I now join the other good people in boycotting the Wareham Observer and their advertisers. This man has caused so much pain and damage to the town.

What Slager didn't know was that Mr. Brady had reached out EARLIER to the cape verdean community and their leaders. The protest didn't materialize and while you were allowed to attend, you are not a citizen of Wareham and not a spokesperson for ANYONE but the Selectmen. You are a sad excuse for a journalist and an even sadder excuse for a human being.

That sucking sound you here is your subsribers and advertisers moving to REAL newspapers.

I would like to thank Bob Brady for organizing, leading and conducting a very constructive meeting last night, giving many of us a chance to speak out about our government and it's leaders. I look forward to working with Bob to continue to educate our community on the actions of our leadership.

We all can continue to have a conversation about our community and take the high road as Bob did last night, by allowing the meeting to go forward. Our current leaders needed to hear the comments of the citizens, so this morning a fresh start, let's see if they really heard what we had to say. Each one of those leaders have been given a second chance to listen to the citizens, we will soon see if they will.

I really enjoy my Searay240 so I will continue to post under that name but have added a signature.

Thanks again Bob, give me a call, I will be more than happy to organize the group here in Onset.

Best of luck to us all.

Steve

The Police and Bob Brady did exactly the right thing by not arresting or removing the BOS.
My question is: why did the whole BOS show up at this meeting, and for what purpose?
Did they meet out of the sunshine to decide to attend?
All 5 of them agreed?
For what?
To hear citizens complain? All they have to do is honor their own rules allowing public comment at their meetings.
Did they think they were going to intimidate anyone?
Who?
Why would anyone elected to office want to attend a meeting that is going to slam them unless they knew they had the opportunity to debate or respond?
I give the BOS credit for remaining quiet and not attempting to interfere.
I question their motives for attending as a group.
I hope they didn't speak to each other after the meeting.
I can only assume that you will be seeing the entire BOS at any meetings that you call for any reason for the next several months., i.e., Girl Scout rallies, VFW, American Legion, flower clubs, fishing classes, etc.
It is obvious that the "spin" will not out due the good of your meeting last night.
Congratulations!

Bob,
You are right. It's time to ignore Slager and his propaganda sheet. I will refrain from reading his tripe. Thank you again for being the catalyst for change.

Slager and company certainly set a dangerous precedent last night, and for what, to prove they can? How silly and immature, real leadership skills bozo's!
I don't care if it is now or later they all need to go (all 5 of them). Why didn't Cruz stand up and de-cry the race baiting? I'll tell you why, because he was outside talking to Johnny Boy, getting schooled in how to not piss off the mouthpiece. When I saw that I immediately walked back to my car and left. So, yes, you did lose a few (I wasn't the only one who turned around) because of the "spectacle" but I am happy it went well for you. This has gone on far too long and it is time to bring good things to Wareham.

Listening and doing are two entirely seperate things.

Now is the time to reach out to Mr. Cruz.
If he knows that he has people behind him, he will act differently.
See if you can make a friend of him. Find out where he is coming from and what he envisions for Wareham's future.
Now is the time to be inclusive. Reaching out to the only Cape Verdean on the BOS sounds reasonable and wise to me.
According to all accounts there were a lot of Cape Verdeans at your meeting last night. It's not an accident that Mr. Cruz was elected to office. Find someone who knows him and sit down with him. If he ishares your vision, welcome him and seek his support. No incumbent Selectman is going to support any opposition of a sitting Selectman, unless there is a serious problem.
However, there is nothing negative about having a friend on the BOS, and it would be nice to know that, after the election and your two new Selectmen are elected, they have a third vote on the Board.
Power.

also, just my thought. Brucie was on crutches, I have no idea what happened to his leg. Did he think when he was dragged out of there it would be a great photo op when the poor, injured, abused Chairman was unpatriotically removed from the room?

I HAVE SAVED A LOT OF OLD WAREHAM OBSERVERS AND LOKED AT THE ADVERTISING FROM 6 MONTHES AGO AND I CAN TELL THE BOYCOTT IS WORKING , HIS ADVERTISING HAS DROPPED A LOT ,ONLY ONE BIG ADVERTISER LEFT ANCHOR LIQUORS  IN WEST WAREHAM ,  I WILL NOT SHOP THERE ,  KEEP UP THE BOYCOTT ,I  HAVE IN THE PAST WALKED IN SOME OF THESE PLACES AND TOLD THE OWNERS I WILL NOT SHOP THERE AND WALK OUT AND I WILL NOT BE BACK TILL THEY STOP  ADVERTISING IN THE PAPER HORAY FOR THE BOYCOTT

I witnessed first-hand the arrival of Sweet Brucey, Bobo in tow sucking his ass as usual..Betty Ann Roderick was also there, claiming she was attending a Selctman's meeting!!..like they write her letters, I'm sure her friends Jane and John put her up to this charade..Brenda staggered in then showed her usual lack of class..John, doing his best Lance Armstrong impersonation, came in later Was outside doing some community organizing!!

All in all, these folks looked as pathetic as we now know they all are..

Hopefully with Paul Shooter now on staff the quality of rag reporting will rise.