The Police Dept Was Cut 250k .and We Spend Money About 140k More Than Kand P  To Hire A New Law Firm Because We Are Comfortable With Bowen Because He Gives Us The Paid Decesions That Jajne And Brenda Want . I Will Find Out Who Voted For This And I Will Make Sure I Dont Vote For You The Next Time Around And By The Way My Sources Were Correct On The Chief If It Does Not Happen Then Some One Got Cold Feet.

Would someone explain to us why the Town of Wareham expects to spend more than $200,000.00 in legal fees for the next year?

Has the computer audit been completed, and what were the results?

Has the IG finished with the library investigation?

What are the results in the Lt. Bliss case, and how much did that cost Wareham?

It seems too much in administration of the Town is arbitrary.

You ask questions and you don't receive answers until it is too late.

Reminds me of the nuclear disaster in Japan. For years I asked about the evacuation plan in the event that the Pilgrim Nuclear Plant (I believe the only one left operating in Mass. and built by the same companies as the Japan plant).

I asked before I was elected a Selectman, and after I was elected the standing joke was that every meeting that I attended as a Selectman, I asked the same question....I never got an answer. I find now that there isn't any plan.

It seems to me that the same situation applies with the vision of Wareham as applied by the TA...no plan...
don't even bother to ask.

Good question, Bill.

Well Who Ever Did Vote To Approve Bowens Firm Should Resign,you Show No Commen Sense ,to Spend Over  100k On Lawer Fees To Get Someone That You Feelcofortable Is Nonsense, Do You Know That The Police Dept Has Been Cut 250k , Do You Know That Workers At The Police Dept And Muncipal Maintence Have Not Had A Raise In Over 4 Years , We Taxes Payers Work Hard For Our Money ,to See You Dimb Asses Squander It , On Computor Audits With No Results ,   Dont Plan On Running Again ,i Will Not Support You For Paying Such High Amounts ,                        Have You Know  Common Sense  And You Are Dumb Asses ,why In The Hell Did You Run When You Jump On The Wagon Of Cronism So Easy.

This Is An Issue For The Attorney  General This Decesion STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN.

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Oh I Like Mr Bowen He Gives Us The Decions We Like , We Tell Him  The Answer We Want  ,we Pay Him And We Get The Answer We Like,    Corupition,  We Hire Miles Burke He Does Not Have The Proper Licenses Yet  We Over Pay Him And We Give Him A 10 % Raise.

Why Did Bowen Leave His Last Job?

I sent Cara Winslow an email asking her why(?) she "went the way she did" on the Town Counsel vote..she responded..

Selectwoman Winslow wrote:

The vote was 4-1 with Brenda in the negative, she preferred a different firm. The quote was reduced to match the second quote at $187,500.00, the budget for legal is $250,000.00. The TA controls the budget, so no matter what the BoS did with the appointment of Town Council the TA can still spend the full budgeted amount (and legal is an account that can go into deficit). Even though K & P was the "cheapest" quote they have certainly had no issues with running our bills sky high the last four years. So, in fact, the quote of the new firm is $72,500.00 higher then K & P's, leaving the TA approximately $62,000.00 for other legal services. The Town actually uses different law firms for different things. He (TA) gets $250,000.00, I told him in no uncertain terms that he is FULLY responsible for staying within that budget and will be held FULLY responsible for any overage.

Makes more sense (to me) now...(thanks Cara).