A couple of additions to Steve's message: 1. It was suggested that multiple people call SVT and express their wishes that SVT take control over this land. The more people they hear from, the more likely they are to take this seriously. 2. Franchi has not attended all previous hearings. If I were to guess, I would bet Peter B. is recommending he NOT come, as he tends to get a bit contentious and does nothing to move the project along.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven W. Orr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Framingham Neighbors" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 10:03 AM Subject: Last night's Planning Board: Brimstone and Doeskin Water Betterment > The big issue that came out of the hearing on Brimstone last night > concerns Francci's desire to reneg on turning the conservation land > surrounding the project over to the Sudbury Vally Trust. His mindset seems > to be that people who want to buy his property will somehow insist that > the property is worth more if they were to actually own the land and pay > for its maintenance themselves. Francci is claiming that SVT is insisting > that they be paid $30,000 in exchange for receiving the land to cover the > maintenance costs. Jay was going to contact SVT today to make sure that > this story is the same on both sides. It's somewhat interesting that > Francci has appeared at all previous Brimstone Hearings. He was > conspicuously absent last night and allowed his mouthpiece (Barbieri) to > explain it. > > Let's look at the situation with a weak magnifying glass: > > * The biggest problem the Town could make for itself is to allow Yet > Another Homeowner's Association (YAHA)[1] to take on the responsibility > of maintenance. Frankly, they would just not be properly motivated, and > the Town has never been *more* shown at being incapable of enforcing > exactly this type of problem. > > * Francci is famous for what I'm starting to see as the Francci > Reneg (C). He started this project with the statement that the land > needed for the Doeskin Water Betterment would be donated as part of the > negotiation process. Then it turned into an offer to lease it for some > long period. The latest noise was that he wanted to lease it for a rate > that would generate a more substantial income. > > The Town needs to get control of this one and control has to be gained > quickly. The next meeting of the Planning Board for Brimstone is Oct 15 > (someone correct me if the date is wrong). > > Suggestion 1: If agreement does not happen, then the land should stay in > the ownership of YAHA and a covenant should be made to have them pay SVT > for the mainenance. I expect that the $30K price tag will become more > attractive very quickly. > > Suggestion 2: SVT should try and work with Francci to make this happen. if > in fact this story is true. The stakes are high enough. > > I'll bet you there are cleverer people than me out there who can come up > with ways to either make this work or ways to stop this project from going > forward. > > Anyone else from last night: Please feel free to add additional comments. > > Also, John Bertorelli presented his plans for the water pumping station at > Grove and Edmands. It looked good, and the abutter(s) of the property were > also pleased. The structure will be submerged about four feet into the > ground and given a flat roof. Shrubs will be planted to hide it from the > street. The stones from the existing stone wall will be used to build up > the rest of the wall around it.This looks like the last impediment to the > DWB. > > [1] Go ahead. Say it out loud. It'll make you smile. :-) > > -- > -Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have - > -happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ > -Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- > -individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe > Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > For help send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web interface at http://frambors.syslang.net] > [ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/ For help send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web interface at http://frambors.syslang.net]
