Legal Advertisements - Week of March 24, 2022
Mar 23, 2022
TOWN OF WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
PROFESSIONAL GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
LITTLE HARBOR COUNTRY CLUB
LEGAL NOTICE
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30B, the Town of Wareham, acting through its Town Administrator will accept various sealed proposals for the Professional Golf Course Management and Maintenance inclusive of pro shop, food and beverage operations contract for Little Harbor Country Club beginning May 1, 2022.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Town Administrator, 54 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571, and (508-291-3100 ext. 3107) or on the Town’s website www.wareham.ma.us under Bids & RFPs.
Sealed bids must be received no later than 11:00 a.m. Thursday April 7, 2022 by Derek D Sullivan, Town Administrator, 54 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571.
A mandatory preproposal meeting and site visit is scheduled Wednesday March 29, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Interested parties will meet at the Management and Maintenance facility (clubhouse) of the Little Harbor Country Club, 1 Little Harbor Road, Wareham, MA. Questions on this RFP will be accepted until 11a.m. EST Friday April 1, 2022.
The Town Administrator & Chief Procurement Officer as awarding authority may reject any or all bids, or waive minor errors or omissions, if it is in the best interest of the Town to do so. The contract will be awarded to the most advantageous bidder that meets all the criteria specified in the RFP.
The Town of Wareham, MA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority and women-owned businesses are encouraged to respond.
In the event that Town Hall is closed bids will be accepted no later than 11:00 a.m. on next normal business day that Town Hall is open. All inquiries and requests for additional information should be directed to: Derek D Sullivan, Town Administrator, 54 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 (508-291-3100, ext. 3110) or at dsullivan@wareham.ma.us.
CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER
TOWN OF WAREHAM
Derek D Sullivan
TOWN OF WAREHAM
54 MARION ROAD
Wareham, MA 02571
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Memorandum of Understanding
for the creation and approval
of a Conservation Restriction
on the Little Harbor Country Club
Wareham, MA
The Town of Wareham (the Town) is planning to purchase the Little Harbor Country Club (LHCC). Special Town meeting of 2/22/2022 approved this purchase and the use of CPA funds. Per State Law, a Conservation Restriction (CR) is required on the property, and that CR must be held by a qualified 3rd party. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals from potential CR holders.
Prior to the closing of the purchase of LHCC, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be required between the town and the selected CR holder. The RFP is available at the Town Administrators office and can be found on the Town’s website at https://www.wareham.ma.us/bids-rfps. The last day for questions is April 4, 2022 and proposals are due April 11, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.
The Town reserves the right to waive informalities, to cancel this solicitation or to reject any and all proposals, if deemed to be the best interest of the Town. The Wareham Town Administrator will be the awarding and contracting authority on the Town’s behalf. The Town does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion and disability in employment or provision of services.
The Town reserves the right to modify any requirements of this RFP if it is in the public interest.
TOWN OF WAREHAM
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that Dudley L. Brown Post #2846 V.F.W. of U.S. Inc. d/b/a Dudley L. Brown Post #2846 VFW of US, Inc., 4 Gibbs Ball Park Road, Onset, MA has applied to the Board of Selectmen for an Alteration of Premises of an existing Annual Veterans Club All Alcoholic Beverages License and a Change of Manager under the provisions of Chapter 138 of the Massachusetts General Laws for the year 2022.
One and one half story wooden building consisting of four rooms on the first floor, four rooms on the second floor and a basement lounge and storage. Building has two front entrances, three side and two rear exits. The new area will include a six thousand (6,000) square foot pavilion located outside the existing licensed common area which includes one mens room and one ladies room, bar area, kitchen and locked storage for liquor.
It is ordered: That a public hearing be held on said application within the Selectmen’s Meeting on April 5, 2022 at approximately 7:15 p.m. via Zoom:
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WAREHAM BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Judith Whiteside, Chairman
Patrick G. Tropeano, Clerk
James M. Munise
Alan H. Slavin
Peter W. Teitelbaum, Esq.
TOWN OF WAREHAM
PLANNING BOARD
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Wareham Planning Board will hold a public hearing on April 11, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 320 of the Wareham Multi Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 to consider Petition #7-22 for a Site Plan Review under the requirements of Article 15 Section 1520 of the Wareham Zoning Bylaws, to 246 Marion Road, LLC., proposing to expand the existing driveway and parking lot creating 32 additional spaces, located at, 246 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 (Assessor’s Map 56 Lot 1010) in the MR-30 zoning district.
Wareham Planning Board
Michael King, Chairman
First Notice: March 24, 2022
Second Notice: March 31, 2022
TOWN OF WAREHAM
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
April 13, 2022
Starting at 6:30 PM
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on April 13, 2022 at 6:30 p.m in Room 320 of the Wareham Multi Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 to consider Petition #8-22 for a Use Variance from the principal use regulations of Article 3, Table 320, a Variance from the landscape buffer requirements of Article 10, Section 1042, and Site Plan Review from the site plan review requirements of Article 15, Section 1520 under the Wareham Zoning By-Laws, to David Sergi of 21 Patterson Road, Suite G, Wareham, MA 02576, seeking to construct a 6050 s.f. metal building comprising of a 1250 s.f. office area, and a 4800 s.f. contractor garage for vehicle and equipment storage at, 8 & 10 Charge Pond Road, Wareham, MA 02571 (Assessors Map 110, Lot 1035 & 1076) in the CG & R-60 zoning district.
Nazih Elkallassi, Chairman
First Notice: March 24, 2022
Second Notice: March 31, 2022
TOWN OF WAREHAM
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
April 13, 2022
Starting at 6:30 PM
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on April 13, 2022 at 6:30 p.m in Room 320 of the Wareham Multi Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 to consider Petition #9-22 for a Special Permit from the principal use regulations of Article 3, Table 320, under the Wareham Zoning By-Laws, to Michael T. White of 13 Seawood Road, Wareham, MA 02571 seeking to create a four family residential use at, 13 South Boulevard, Wareham, MA 02571 (Assessors Map 1, Lot 82/B) in the OV-2 zoning district.
Nazih Elkallassi, Chairman
First Notice: March 24, 2022
Second Notice: March 31, 2022
TOWN OF WAREHAM
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
April 13, 2022
Starting at 6:30 PM
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on April 13, 2022 at 6:30 p.m in Room 320 of the Wareham Multi Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 to consider Petition #10-22 for a Special Permit from the dimensional standards for small lots in village districts of Article 6, Table 628, and from the requirements for altering or expanding a lawfully preexisting nonconforming residential structure of Article 13, Section 1352, under the Wareham Zoning By-Laws, to Joseph J. Nadeau of 54 Nanumett Street, Wareham, MA 02532 seeking to raze the existing single car garage, and replace it with a new two-car garage, located at, 54 Nanumett Street, Wareham, MA 02532 (Assessors Map 3, Lot 22) in the MR-30 zoning district.
Nazih Elkallassi, Chairman
First Notice: March 24, 2022
Second Notice: March 31, 2022
Notice of Names of Persons Appearing to be Owners of Checks Issued by the Town of Wareham, Which Have Not Been Cashed and are Deemed Abandoned
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200A: Section 9A
Persons named in this document have claim to a check issued by the Town of Wareham. Persons appearing in this document must claim said check(s) by notifying the Treasurer’s Office at the Town of Wareham on or before March 24, 2023. Information regarding each check may be obtained from the Treasurer’s Office.
Association of Town Finance Committees
1 Winthrop Square, Boston, MA 02110
Bumpus, Susan DBA Cosmix Palettes
31 Wearer Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
Comcast Holdings Corp Comcast Business Communications LLC
One Comcast Center 32nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838
Estate of Peter Murphy
28 Main Ave, PO Box 351, Onset, MA 02558
Eversource Energy Inc
PO Box 56007, Boston, MA 02205-6007
Fihlman, Gerald W. DBA Stillman Corporation
PO Box 508, Wareham, MA 02571
Forestview Nursing LLC DBA Kindred Trans Care & Rehab
680 S 4th St, Attn Tax Dept 686, Louisville, KY 40202
Hickey, David P.
PO Box 1484, Onset, MA 02558-1484
Knowlton, Richard C. & Marilyn C.
Box 1098, Onset, MA 02558
Montrond, Anthony P.
43 Tyler Ave., Wareham, MA 02571
Morse, Bradford M.
41 Prince Dr., W. Wareham, MA 02576
Noonan Waste Service Inc., DBA Clean Portable Restrooms
PO Box 9, W. Bridgewater, MA 02379
Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
50 Obery St., Plymouth, MA 02360-2130
Santos, Diana L.
3040 Cran Hwy Lot 22, Wareham, MA 02571
Selective Insurance Company of America
PO Box 782747, Philadelphia, PA 19178-2747
Song Keepers LTD
PO Box 2151, Mashpee, MA 02649
Southcoast Hospitals Group Inc
Charlton Memorial Hospital
363 Highland Ave., Fall River, MA 02720
Trigon Sports International Inc.
488 Cumberland Street, Memphis, TN 38112
Unifirst Corporation FKA ACME Laundry Co.
1 Victory Dr., Sandwich, MA 02563
Verizon Online LLC
PO Box 2749, Addison, TX 75001
TOWN OF WAREHAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
MEMORIAL TOWN HALL
54 MARION ROAD
Wareham, Massachusetts 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, General Laws Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wareham Wetland Protective By-Law, Division VI, a public hearing will be held on:
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 6:30 P.M.
on the Request for Determination of Applicability for:
9 Tyler Ave. Realty Trust, William Bachant - Trustee
9 Tyler Ave.
E. Wareham, MA 02538
To demolish an existing dwelling and construct a new dwelling located on Assessors Map 1, Lot 447B, 81 Eleventh Street, Wareham, MA
The meeting will be held remotely. Login information for the meeting will appear on the agenda posted on the Wareham Conservation Commission page of the Town of Wareham website.
WAREHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Sandra Slavin, Chairman
TOWN OF WAREHAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
MEMORIAL TOWN HALL
54 MARION ROAD
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, General Laws Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wareham Wetland Protective By-Law, Division VI, a public hearing will be held on:
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 6:30 P.M.
on the Request for Determination of Applicability for:
David & Susan Broderick
c/o J.C. Engineering, Inc.
2854 Cranberry Highway
E. Wareham, MA 02538
To construct a single family dwelling located on Assessors Map 22, Lot D9, 13 Widows Cove Lane, Wareham, MA
The meeting will be held remotely. Login information for the meeting will appear on the agenda posted on the Wareham Conservation Commission page of the Town of Wareham website.
WAREHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Sandy Slavin, Chairman
TOWN OF WAREHAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
MEMORIAL TOWN HALL
54 MARION ROAD
Wareham, Massachusetts 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, General Laws Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wareham Wetland Protective By-Law, Division VI, a public hearing will be held on:
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 6:30 P.M.
on the Request for Determination of Applicability for:
Amanda & Theodore Martinot
c/o Lockwood Architects
P.O. Box 95
Onset, MA 02558
To reconstruct a portion of an existing dwelling, to remove an existing patio and to construct a new patio located on Assessors Map 2, Lot 101, 152 Onset Avenue, Wareham, MA
The meeting will be held remotely. Login information for the meeting will appear on the agenda posted on the Wareham Conservation Commission page of the Town of Wareham website.
WAREHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Sandra Slavin, Chairman
TOWN OF WAREHAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
MEMORIAL TOWN HALL
54 MARION ROAD
Wareham, Massachusetts 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, General Laws Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wareham Wetland Protective By-Law, Division VI, a public hearing will be held on:
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 6:30 P.M.
on the Request for Determination of Applicability for:
Sandra Stowe
c/o Lockwood Architects
P.O. Box 95
Onset, MA 02558
To construct an addition located on Assessors Map 28, Lot M5, 9 Beach Plum Lane, Wareham, MA
The meeting will be held remotely. Login information for the meeting will appear on the agenda posted on the Wareham Conservation Commission page of the Town of Wareham website.
WAREHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Sandra Slavin, Chairman
TOWN OF WAREHAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
MEMORIAL TOWN HALL
54 MARION ROAD
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, General Laws Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wareham Wetland Protective By-Law, Division VI, a public hearing will be held on:
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 6:30 P.M.
on the Request for Determination of Applicability for:
Lane Steek
c/o Farland Corp
21 Ventura Drive
Dartmouth, MA 02747
To upgrade a septic system located on Assessors Map 35, Lot 95, 3 Robinhood Road, Wareham, MA
The meeting will be held remotely. Login information for the meeting will appear on the agenda posted on the Wareham Conservation Commission page of the Town of Wareham website.
WAREHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Sandy Slavin, Chairman
TOWN OF WAREHAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
MEMORIAL TOWN HALL
54 MARION ROAD
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, General Laws Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wareham Wetland Protective By-Law, Division VI, a public hearing will be held on:
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 6:30 P.M.
on the Notice of Intent for:
Jennifer Cunningham Butler
c/o G.A.F. Engineering, Inc.
266 Main Street
Wareham, MA 02571
To upgrade a septic system located on Assessors Map 34, Lot 1007.C, 55 Long Beach Way, Wareham, MA
The meeting will be held remotely. Login information for the meeting will appear on the agenda posted on the Wareham Conservation Commission page of the Town of Wareham website.
WAREHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Sandy Slavin, Chairman
TOWN OF WAREHAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
MEMORIAL TOWN HALL
54 MARION ROAD
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, General Laws Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wareham Wetland Protective By-Law, Division VI, a public hearing will be held on:
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 6:30 P.M.
on the Request for Determination of Applicability for:
Barbara & Scott Soby
c/o Lockwood Architects
P.O. Box 95
Onset, MA 02558
To construct an addition located on Assessors Map 13, Lot 1031/AA, 18 Commonwealth Avenue, RLDS Campground, Wareham, MA
The meeting will be held remotely. Login information for the meeting will appear on the agenda posted on the Wareham Conservation Commission page of the Town of Wareham website.
WAREHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Sandy Slavin, Chairman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Plymouth Probate and Family Court
52 Obery St. Suite 1130
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 747-6204
Plymouth, ss.
Docket No. PL18E0033PP
To all persons interested in the estate of Ninety Six Realty, LLC of Plymouth in the county of Plymouth for partition.
The Commissioner appointed to make such partition has presented his report to said Court for acceptance and confirmation.
If you desire to object thereto you, or your attorney should file a written appearance in said Court at Plymouth, before ten o’clock in the forenoon on the nineteenth day of April, 2022, the return day of this citation.
Witness: Edward G. Boyle, III, First Judge of said Court, this second day of March, 2022.
Matthew J. McDonough, Register of Probate
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
LAND COURT
DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT
Docket No. 22 SM 000633
ORDER OF NOTICE
TO: The Heirs, Devisees and Legal Representatives of the Estate of Roswitha E. Gonsalves
and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. c. 50 §3901(et seq):
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as Trustee for Mortgage Assets Management Series I Trust
claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Wareham, numbered 3 Fairway Drive, Unit No F, of the Massasoit Condominium, given by Kenneth F. Clark and Roswitha E. Gonsalves to Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of IndyMac Bank. F.S.B., dated August 15, 2005, and registered at Plymouth County Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 591673 and noted on Certificate of Title No. C1-30, and now held by the Plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status.
If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearanceand answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before 04/25/2022 or you may lose the opportunity to challenge the foreclosure on the ground of noncompliance with the Act.
Witness, Gordon H. Piper
Chief Justice of this Court on 3/10/2022
A TRUE COPY
Attest:
Deborah J. Patterson, Recorder
CITATION ON PETITION
FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Plymouth Probate and Family Court
52 Obery St. Suite 1130
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 747-6204
Docket No. PL22P0418EA
Estate of: Ralph H Young
Also Known As: Ralph Young
Date of Death: 05/27/1999
To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Scott H Young of Jacksonville FL requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.
The Petitioner requests that Scott H Young of Jacksonville FL be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you, or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 04/19/2022.
This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.
UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)
A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration.
Witness: Hon. Edward G. Boyle,
First Justice of this Court
Date: March 16, 2022
Matthew J. McDonough, Register of Probate
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
PLYMOUTH, SS
WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
WARRANT OF THE WAREHAM FIRE DISTRICT
SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING
To the Constables of the Town of Wareham:
Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the legal voters of the Wareham Fire District, Wareham, Massachusetts, qualified to vote in Fire District affairs to meet at Wareham High School Gymnasium, Viking Drive Wareham, Massachusetts on Monday evening, April 11, 2022 at 7:15 p.m. to act on the following articles:
Article 1: Prior Year Bills Payment Appropriation
(Requires 9/10 Vote)
To see if the District will vote to transfer from available funds known as Water Surplus the sum of $6,171.75 to be expended from payment of the following invoices which are prior years bills or to take action in relation thereto.
Date Vendor Description Amount
1/31/21 New Era New PC for ERSI Software $ 2,391.75
5/31/21 Nautilus . Consulting Services $ 3,780.00
Explanation: These invoices were received after the close of the fiscal year. This Article will appropriate funds from Water Surplus
Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Hereof fail not and make due return of the Warrant with doings thereon to the District Clerk at the time and place of said meeting. Given into our hands at Wareham this 17th day of March in the year, 2022.
ATT. True Copy:
Constable
A TRUE COPY ATTEST:
Wendy A. Lemieux
District Clerk
PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE:
George T. Barrett, Chairman
Dean J. Decas, Clerk
Ronald A. Enos
Richard H. England, Jr.
Brian M. Crocker
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
PLYMOUTH, SS
WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
WARRANT OF THE WAREHAM FIRE DISTRICT
To the Constables of the Town of Wareham:
Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the legal voters of the Wareham Fire District, Wareham, Massachusetts, qualified to vote in Fire District affairs to meet at the Wareham High School Gymnasium, Viking Drive Wareham, Massachusetts on Monday evening, April 11, 2022 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. and to continue said meeting by adjourning until 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2022 for election of officers only to the Wareham Fire District, 2550 Cranberry Highway, Wareham, Massachusetts, to act on the following articles:
Article 1:
To choose by ballot a moderator to preside at said meeting.
Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Article 2:
To see if the District will vote to act on the reports of the Water Commissioners, Board of Engineers, Prudential Committee and all other officers and committees and accept the same as printed in the Annual Report of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, and that any and all reports be accepted as submitted at this meeting.
Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Article 3:
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer a sum of money from available funds to fund the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the District and
A. The I.A.F.F. Local 2810
B. Massachusetts Laborers’ Public Employees, Local 1249
Or to take any action relative thereto
.
Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Article 4:
To see if the District will vote to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreements between the Wareham Fire District and the I.A.F.F. Local 2810, for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025;and between the Wareham Fire District and the Massachusetts Laborers’ Public Employees Union, Local 1249 for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025, or to take any action relative thereto
Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Article 5: Contractual Liabilities
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of $50,000.00 to fund a Contractual Liabilities Account, or to act anything thereon, or thereunto
Explanation: This Article is available at the discretion of the Prudential Committee to fund unforeseen costs of Retirement or separation of employment from the District and to fund obligations from contract negotiations not anticipated in the budget.
Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Article 6: Fiber Grant Funding Match – REQUIRES 2/3 VOTE
To see if the District will vote to transfer from Stabilization the sum of $6,250.00 for the District’s portion of a 5% match for a $250,000.00 Grant to install fiber optic cable in conjunction with the Town of Wareham, or to act anything thereon, or thereunto
Explanation: The Wareham Fire District, Fire Department and the Town of Wareham Police and EMS Departments are applying jointly for a fiber optics cable grant made available through the State. The fiber will be run to our communication tower sites, and dispatch centers, giving the public safety agencies dedicated lines greatly enhancing our communications abilities. These funds will only be used if the Grant is awarded.
Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Article 7: Radio Box System Upgrade
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $40,000.00 for the purpose of upgrading our municipal radio box system, or to act anything thereon, or thereunto
Explanation: Our current radio box system which is connected to occupancies required to have a monitor fire alarm system will no longer be supported by our current radio box company. This upgrade will allow us to contract with another radio box company and interface radio box components with our current system
Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Article 8: Communication System Upgrade
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $226,000.00 for the purpose of renovating and upgrading our dispatch center at 273 Main Street, Station 1, replacing communications equipment at our tower sites and adding a backup dispatch site at Station 2 for emergencies, or to act anything thereon, or thereunto
Explanation: The current Dispatch area is original to the 1961 building and has had limited upgrades over the years. Our Dispatch console by Motorola is no longer technically supported as of January 1, 2022 and needs to be upgraded. Additionally, our communication repeaters located at our tower sites are all over 20 years old and are beginning to fail.
This request will only be part of the over-all communications project. The other part will be dependent on the Fiber Grant being awarded
Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Article 9: Ballistic Protection
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds $45,000.00 for the purpose of replacing and acquiring ballistic protection for our firefighting staff, or to act anything thereon, or thereunto.
Explanation: Currently our career personnel have been issued ballistic vest protection, unfortunately, the ballistic portion of the vests have an expiration date voiding its protection. This article will replace the vests that have expired and also purchase new vests for all of our call firefighter personnel.
Inserted by the Board of Engineers:
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Article 10: FY23 Assistance to Firefighters Grant 10% Match
REQUIRES 2/3 VOTE
To see if the District will vote to transfer from available funds known as Stabilization the sum of $11,000.00 for the 10% match required if the District is awarded the FY23 Assistance to Firefighters Grant, or to act anything thereon, or thereunto.
Explanation: The Wareham Fire Department has applied for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant FY23, requesting $110,000.00 in battery operated extrication hydraulic tools and if awarded will be required to fund 10% of the project costs
.
Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Article 11: OPEB Liability
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds $110,000.00 for the purpose of funding the District’s OPEB liability or to act anything thereon, or thereunto.
Explanation: This Article is a request to continue to fund the Other Post/employment Benefits liability and to meet this appropriation, $75,000.00 will be transferred from free cash and $35,000.00 from water surplus revenue.
Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action 2-0-0
Article 12: Vehicle Replacement
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $72,000.00 for the purposes of purchasing a service technicians utility body pickup truck with snowplow prep package, and lift gate,including all costs incidental, and related thereto,and to offset this amount by transferring from the following accounts, or to act thereon, or thereunto.
AUTHORIZATION DESCRIPTION TRANSFER AMOUNT
Insurance Proceeds (Prius Total Loss) $ 27,176.00
Article 20 ADM 4/8/19 Billing Software Module $ 44,824.00
TOTAL TO TRANSFER $ 72,000.00
Explanation: This vehicle is used to provide transportation for technicians to and from service calls and emergency repairs, and to plow the Fire Department and Water Department facilities.
Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
ARTICLE 13: Dump Body Pick-Up Truck
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $85,000.00 for the purchase of a service technicians pick-up truck with snowplow prep package and 2/3 Yard Dump Body, including all costs incidental, and related thereto, and to offset this amount by transferring from the following accounts, or to act thereon, or thereunto.
AUTHORIZATION DESCRIPTION TRANSFER AMOUNT
Article 20 ADM 4/8/19 Billing Software Module $ 176.00
Article 17 ADM 4/9/18 Grant Funding $ 72,700.00
Article 16 ADM 4/10/17 Grant Funding $ 10,261.88
Article 14 ADM 4/12/21 Vehicle Replacement $ 1,862.12
TOTAL TO TRANSFER $ 85,000.00
Explanation: This vehicle will be used to provide transportation for technicians and materials to and from job sites, and to plow the Fire Department and Water Department facilities.
Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Board of Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Article 14: Cloud Solution
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $4,000.00 for the purchase of software and equipment to improve the office phone system including all costs incidental and related thereto and to offset this amount by transferring from the following accounts, or to act thereon or thereunto.
AUTHORIZATION DESCRIPTION TRANSFER AMOUNT
Article 14 ADM 4/12/21 Vehicle Replacement $ 4,000.00
Explanation: This cloud-based solution will improve the production and efficiency for the water department office phone system and improve the day-to-day workflow for the administrative staff.
Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Article 15: Transfer of Article Balances
To see if the District will vote to transfer the following Article balances back to water surplus, or to act thereon, or thereunto.
AUTHORIZATION DESCRIPTION TRANSFER AMOUNT
Article 14 ADM 4/12/21 Vehicle Replacement $ 74.52
Article 15 ADM 4/12/21 Backhoe $ 1,035.24
Article 17 ADM 4/8/19 Power Line Updates $ 1,322.00
Article 15 ADM 4/9/18 Solar Power Grant Share $ 43,184.00
TOTAL TO TRANSFER $ 45,615.76
Explanation: These projects have been completed and this is a housekeeping Article to transfer outstanding balances back to Water Surplus.
Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Article 16: Water Storage Tanks Rehabilitation
To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $2,300,000.00 for the rehabilitation and painting of both the Bourne Hill and West Wareham Water Storage Standpipes, including all costs incidental, and related thereto, or to act thereon, or thereunto
Explanation: This article will fund the rehabilitation of the District’s two largest water storage tanks. It has been over 20 years since these tanks have been restored and both need rehabilitation to maintain proper sanitary conditions. Full encapsulation of each tank of other approved containment method, must be done to complete necessary rehabilitation of the inside and outside of the tank surfaces. Communication antennas must be removed, temporarily mounted on scaffolding or temporary structure, and will finally permanently remounted. The first tank rehabilitation will be completed before the start of the second tank.
Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 3-0-0
Article 17:
To see what sum of money the District will vote to raise and appropriate for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, for the following operating purposes: Prudential Committee, Mechanic, Fire Department, Clerk/Treasurer, Bond Issue Expenses, Medicare and FICA Taxes, Liability Insurance Premiums, Group Insurance Absorptions, Insured and Uninsured Losses and Legal Expenses.
Operating Budget - FISCAL YEAR
PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE:
Proposed 2023 Voted 2022 Increase/(Decrease)
Operating Expenses:
Committee Salaries $ 25,000.00 $ 25,000.00
Prudential Committee Expense 1,000.00 1,000.00
Annual/Special Meetings 3,000.00 3,000.00
Membership/Subscriptions 100.00 100.00
Advertising 3,500.00 3,500.00
Grounds & Buildings 30,000.00 25,000.00
Audit 16,750.00 15,375.00
Consulting Fees 2,825.00 2,700.00
Liability Insurance 197,000.00 187,950.00
Group Insurance Absorptions 1,442,000.00 1,400,000.00
Legal Expenses 20,000.00 20,000.00
Bond Issues 1,000.00 1,000.00
Medicare & FICA taxes 78,000.00 73,850.00
Interest & Maturing Debt 258,050.00 277,250.00
Insured & Uninsured Losses 100.00 100.00
Town of Wareham Clerical & Admin. 56,065.00 52,535.00
Plymouth County Retirement Assess. 801,641.00 741,323.00
Reserve Fund 75,000.00 75,000.00
Fire Capability Charge 490,933.00 494,925.00
Total Operating Expenses $ 3,501,964.00 $ 3,399,608.00 $ 102,356.00
Total Prudential Committee Budget $ 3,501,964.00 $ 3,399,608.00 $ 102,356.00
CLERK/TREASURER: Proposed 2023 Voted 2022 Increase/(Decrease)
Salaries & Wages:
Clerk/Treasurer $ 96,596.00 $ 93,841.00
Accountant 94,238.00 92,468.00
Asst. Treasurer Salary 36,551.00 35,486.00
Contractual Benefits 2,500.00 2,500.00
Total Salaries & Wages $ 229,885.00 $ 224,295.00 $ 5,590.00
Operating Expenses:
Treasurer’s Bond $ 500.00 $ 500.00
Elections 3,000.00 3,000.00
Annual Reports 500.00 500.00
Office Supplies 2,000.00 2,000.00
Machines/Maintenance 3,300.00 3,300.00
Postage 1,700.00 1,700.00
Seminars/Training 3,000.00 3,000.00
Computer Agreements/Supplies 5,500.00 5,000.00
Subscriptions/Memberships 400.00 400.00
Software Updates 1,000.00 1,000.00
Legal Fees 1.00 1.00
Consulting Fees 750.00 750.00
Telephone 3,000.00 2,500.00
Miscellaneous 200.00 200.00
Payroll Service Fees 7,550.00 6,500.00
Maintenance 1.00 1.00
Total Operating Expenses $ 32,402.00 $ 30,352.00 $ 2,050.00
Total Clerk/Treasurer Budget $ 262,287.00 $ 254,647.00 $ 7,640.00
MECHANICS DIVISION: Proposed 2023 Voted 2022 Increase/(Decrease)
Salaries & Wages:
Mechanic $ 72,360.00 $ 70,252.00
Overtime 5,250.00 5,250.00
Contractual Benefits 6,800.00 5,600.00
Temporary Labor 1,800.00 1,800.00
Total Salaries & Wages $ 86,210.00 $ 82,902.00 $ 3,308.00
Operating Expenses:
Subscriptions/Dues $ 200.00 $ 200.00
Training/Seminars 2,000.00 2,000.00
Tools/Equipment 5,500.00 5,500.00
Maintenance & Operations 3,200.00 3,200.00
Equipment: Replace, repair, maintain 67,980.00 66,000.00
Tires: Replace, repair, maintain 7,500.00 7,500.00
Clothing allowance & Safety equip. 1,000.00 1,000.00
Materials & Supplies 1,250.00 1,250.00
Miscellaneous 750.00 750.00
Postage 50.00 50.00
Corrosion/Body Repairs 6,000.00 6,000.00
Annual Apparatus/Equip. Inspections 7,000.00 7,000.00
Total Operating Expenses $ 102,430.00 $ 100,450.00 $ 1,980.00
Consumables:
Telephone $ 3,250.00 $ 3,250.00
Utilities 500.00 500.00
Fuel/Additives/Licensing Fees 30,510.00 27,810.00
Total Consumables $ 34,260.00 $ 31,560.00 $ 2,700.00
Total Mechanics Division Budget $ 222,900.00 $ 214,912.00 $ 7,988.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT: Proposed 2023 Voted 2022 Increase/(Decrease)
Salaries & Wages:
Chief’s Salary $ 125,500.00 $ 125,500.00
1st Assistant Chief’s Salary 97,480.00 95,568.00
2nd Assistant Chief’s Salary 97,480.00 95,568.00
Career Officers’ Salaries 545,626.00 529,734.00
Career Firefighters’ Salaries 1,248,746.00 1,204,905.00
Overtime (Career Personnel) 562,380.00 540,750.00
Fires, Drills & Details (Call Force) 112,000.00 112,000.00
Fire Alarm Salaries 7,000.00 7,000.00
Contractual Benefits 437,692.00 338,966.00
Clerical Salaries 121,543.00 118,000.00
Dispatchers Salaries & Shift Coverage 192,005.00 185,570.00
Specialized Training 10,000.00 10,000.00
Total Salaries & Wages $ 3,557,452.00 $ 3,363,561.00 $ 193,891.00
Operating Expenses:
Call Firefighter Pensions $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00
Maintenance Operations 35,000.00 35,000.00
Breathing Equipment & Supplies 10,000.00 10,000.00
Equipment 11,000.00 11,000.00
Membership/Subscriptions 5,000.00 5,000.00
Protective Clothing 24,000.00 24,000.00
Materials & Supplies 12,500.00 12,500.00
Radios & Repairs 8,000.00 8,000.00
Fire Alarm Expenses 5,000.00 5,000.00
Training 10,000.00 10,000.00
Clothing Allowance (Career Personnel) 4,500.00 25,900.00
Miscellaneous 6,000.00 6,000.00
Postage 1,000.00 1,000.00
Fire Prevention Expenses 5,000.00 5,000.00
Ballistic Protection 5,000.00 -
Wellness 5,000.00 5,000.00
Hose 8,000.00 8,000.00
Clothing Allowance (Call Force) 6,000.00 6,000.00
Technology 31,000.00 29,000.00
Total Operating Expenses $ 195,000.00 $ 209,400.00 $ (14,400.00)
Consumables:
Telephone/Online Service $ 24,500.00 $ 24,500.00
Utilities 29,000.00 28,850.00
Heating 23,000.00 22,277.00
Total Consumables $ 76,500.00 $ 75,627.00 $ 873.00
Total Fire Department Budget $ 3,828,952.00 $ 3,648,588.00 $ 180,364.00
Prudential Committee $ 3,501,964.00 $ 3,399,608.00 $ 102,256.00
Clerk/Treasurer 262,287.00 254,647.00 7,640.00
Mechanics Division 222,900.00 214,912.00 7,988.00
Fire Department 3,828,952.00 3,648,588.00 180,364.00
Grand Totals $ 7,816,103.00 $ 7,517,755.00 $ 298,348.00
Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Article 18:
To see what sum of money the District will vote to raise and appropriate for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022,for the following operating purposes: Water Department, Interest and Maturing Debts, Bond Issue Expenses, Medicare and FICA Taxes, Liability Insurance Premiums, Group Insurance Absorptions, Insured and Uninsured Losses and Legal Expenses.
Operating Budget - FISCAL YEAR Increase/(Decrease)
Proposed 2023 Voted 2022 Increase/(Decrease)
WATER DEPARTMENT:
Salaries & Wages:
Water Commissioners $ 15,000.00 $ 15,000.00
Clerical 186,000.00 176,000.00
Overtime 90,000.00 105,000.00
Contractual Obligations 60,000.00 61,475.00
Superintendent 125,000.00 123,000.00
Supervisory Staff 175,200.00 164,300.00
Technicians 516,000.00 498,000.00
Temporary Labor 9,000.00 9,000.00
Education & Training 8,000.00 10,000.00
Total Salaries & Wages $ 1,184,200.00 $ 1,161,775.00 $ 22,425.00
Consumables:
Vehicle Fuel $ 49,999.00 $ 25,500.00
Office Supplies 4,000.00 4,000.00
Statements/Past Due/CCR 17,000.00 17,000.00
Custodial Supplies 2,500.00 2,500.00
Paving Materials 20,000.00 22,000.00
Vehicle Maintenance 30,000.00 28,000.00
Shop Expenses 10,000.00 10,000.00
Meters & Parts 50,000.00 50,000.00
Hydrants & Parts 20,000.00 21,500.00
Maintenance to Mains 75,000.00 45,000.00
Seawood Springs Wellfield
(Formally Corrosion Control) 50,000.00 50,000.00
Services & Extensions 14,000.00 14,000.00
Office Equipment Maintenance 11,000.00 11,000.00
Leak Detection 1,000.00 19,000.00
Standpipe Maintenance 5,000.00 3,000.00
Total Consumables $ 359,499.00 $ 322,500.00 $ 36,999.00
Purchases of Services:
Service Contracts $ 200,000.00 $ 237,830.00
Electric 140,000.00 131,500.00
Heating - 2550 Cranberry Hwy. 8,500.00 8,300.00
Building & Ground Maintenance 35,000.00 36,500.00
Well Field LP Gas 20,000.00 10,000.00
Technology/GIS Upgrade/Service 60,000.00 66,000.00
Advertising/Emergency Notifications 5,000.00 6,500.00
Telephone/Pagers 20,000.00 15,000.00
Postage 10,000.00 10,000.00
Water Testing 35,000.00 35,500.00
Consulting/Engineering Fees 120,000.00 143,000.00
Legal Fees 75,000.00 65,000.00
Groundwater Monitoring & Well Test. 60,000.00 85,000.00
Total Purchases of Services $ 788,500.00 $ 850,130.00 $(61,630.00)
Other Charges & Expenses:
Travel Expenses $ 1,000.00 $ 1,100.00
Licenses 2,000.00 1,800.00
Trade Organization Memberships 4,000.00 4,900.00
Safety Equipment 8,000.00 8,000.00
Miscellaneous 4,000.00 5,000.00
Safe Drinking Water Act 6,500.00 6,500.00
Maple Springs Wellfield
(Formerly Wtr Treatment Plant) 100,000.00 150,000.00
Total Other Charges & Expenses $ 125,500.00 $ 177,300.00 $(51,800.00)
Insurance & Benefits:
Liability Insurance $ 125,000.00 $ 85,050.00
Bond Issue Expense 25,000.00 25,000.00
Interest & Maturing Debt Water 1,604,378.00 1,629,969.00
Group Insurance 605,000.00 602,653.00
Medicare/FICA 20,000.00 22,715.00
Audit 16,750.00 15,375.00
Water Reserve 50,000.00
Interest & Maturing Debt Betterments 461,622.00 476,425.00
Insured and Uninsured 1.00 1.00
Plymouth County Retirement Assoc. 377,243.00 348,858.00
Town of Wareham Clerical & Admin. 56,065.00 52,535.00
Total Insurance & Benefits $ 3,291,059.00 $ 3,308,581.00 $(17,522.00)
Total Water Department Budget $ 5,748,758.00 $ 5,820,286.00 $(71,528.00)
Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
To choose the following officers: Two (2) members of the Prudential Committee for three (3) years, and one (1) Water Commissioner for three (3) years. The above-mentioned officers are to be voted for on one ballot. The polls will be open at the Wareham Fire District, 2550 Cranberry Highway, Wareham, Massachusetts at ten o’clock a.m. on Saturday, April 16,2022, and shall be closed at four o’clock p.m. You are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting in six or more public places in the District or who by direction of the Prudential Committee cause a copy of the Warrant to be published in a newspaper published in the town, if any, otherwise in a newspaper published in the County, in an issue or issues immediately preceding the date of the meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of the Warrant with doings thereon to the District Clerk at the time and place of said meeting. Given into our hands at Wareham this seventeenth day of March in the year, 2022.
ATT. True Copy:
Constable
A TRUE COPY ATTEST:
Wendy A. Lemieux
District Clerk
PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE:
George T. Barrett, Chairman
Dean J. Decas, Clerk
Ronald A. Enos
Richard H. England, Jr.
Brian M. Crocker
