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Friday, October 12, 2012

Van Liew Speaks on Fall Town Meeting Open Space Votes

In an e-mail sent on Thursday, Roland Van Liew shares his views on the two warrant articles relating to open space preservation as well as actions he believes should have been taken regarding land conservation in Chelmsford.

  With Fall Town Meeting now only days away, the man who spearheaded last year's recall effort has come out with a response to speculation on views over two open space warrant articles. On Thursday, Roland Van Liew sent out an e-mail replying to a question made earlier this month by Phil Stanway of the Chelmsford Open Space Stewardship whether Van Liew would come out with a stance on proposals to purchase land adjacent to the Sunny Meadow Farm as well as the Sheehan Farm. Van Liew, addressing attorney Phil Eliopoulos instead of Stanway in the letter, questions why the focus is on preserving these two sets of properties instead of preservation efforts on Oak Hill. "It is interesting that, while the Town is motivated to spend millions to pay…

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Jon Kurland

9:18 am on Monday, October 15, 2012

Ron - It is important that people have confidence in our government. When someone puts out misinformation that questions the integrity of hard-working volunteers such as the Oak Hill Study Committee, I just want to set the record straight. I have informed people how they can easily have access to the minutes of the meetings so they can read for themselves how erroneous Mr. Van Liew's e-mail …   more ›

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Retiree Benefit Issue Looms for Fall Town Meeting

The topic was a major point of concern at Monday night's Board of Selectmen meeting as an article on the Fall Town Meeting warrant hopes to address the issue by investing with the State Retirees' Benefits Trust Fund.

Chelmsford’s Town Meeting representatives will gather in five weeks for the 2012 Fall Town Meeting, and it appears that benefits for municipal retirees will be a key issue on the Town Meeting warrant if Monday night was any indication. Article 3 on the warrant, which focuses on the “Other Post Employment Benefits” or (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund, and would authorize the town to invest in the State Retirees' Benefits Trust Fund took up the majority Town Manager Paul Cohen’s overview on the warrant, which included issues such as the acquisition of land next to Sunny Meadow Farm and asking the legislature to extend the career of Fire Chief Curran. Cohen told the board that investing into the state fund would help provide a greater return on …

Ed Turner

2:33 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Well, Mr Chairmen of the Board of Selectmen. One thing has not changed in your Official capacity. The public being ridiculed by it's Officials and the result being why bother unless it is on my doorstep any issues with the town. I myself felt that even the snide remarks gotten from the Building department upon requesting the Building Code Bylaws " I giveth the permits, I taketh them away" type …   more ›

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