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Hail Mary Pass

Posted on Thu, May 9, 2013 by overeasy

That’s how Wright Pierce’s attorney’s characterized Wolfeboro’s attempt to amend their lawsuit to include allegations of fraud.  Their objection lays-out our attorneys, chapter and verse,  for “cherry picking” emails and advancing allegations based on “pure speculation and innuendo”. Additionally, they … Continue reading →

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Amended complaint denied in RIB case

Posted on Thu, May 9, 2013 by overeasy

Today, the court rejected Wolfeboro’s request to amend the complaint against Wright Pierce engineers to include allegations of fraud.  The ruling gets pretty technical in describing the various requirements for amending the complaint, but what I get out of it … Continue reading →

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WP Objects to Amendment of Complaint

Posted on Tue, May 7, 2013 by overeasy

Today, Wright Pierce’s attorneys filed an objection to the amended complaint filed by Wolfeboro.  You will recall that the modeling consultant that was hired by WP to model the site mentioned to the WP engineers that there was something not … Continue reading →

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Back at you

Posted on Sun, May 5, 2013 by overeasy

I keep reading those WP emails, trying to see the deceit and dishonesty that our attorneys find there.  Maybe if you know the WP engineers, or have access to other evidence, it’s obvious, but strictly reading the emails that they … Continue reading →

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New allegations in RIB lawsuit

Posted on Fri, May 3, 2013 by overeasy

The town is filing an Amended Complaint in the RIB lawsuit that contains a new Allegations of Fraud.  In the process of discovery they have reviewed Wright Pierce’s  (WP) emails, included as Amended Complaint Exhibits, and seem to feel they have … Continue reading →

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Stewart’s offer

Posted on Wed, May 1, 2013 by overeasy

I received this copy of a letter from Stewart’s Ambulance Service.  It apparently is the document that the Selectmen were working from at the April 17 meeting when they decided not to follow the town’s Procurement Policy for the pending … Continue reading →

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Take a closer look

Posted on Mon, Apr 29, 2013 by overeasy

I’ve already written about why I feel that waiving the town’s Procurement Policy was both improper and unnecessary.  But there’s more to the story.  By negotiating with the current ambulance provider, bringing his terms for renewal to the board, and asking … Continue reading →

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Our Procurement Diploma

Posted on Mon, Apr 29, 2013 by overeasy

Nobody wants to jeopardize public safety by cheaping out on medical services. Remember those death panels? So the BOS recently decided to stay the course with our ambulance company and waive the requirements of the town’s Procurement Policy. But is … Continue reading →

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Quotable quotes

Posted on Fri, Mar 22, 2013 by overeasy

You could always count on him for a second.

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See you in court?

Posted on Thu, Mar 21, 2013 by overeasy

The latest on the RIB lawsuit is that the defense law firm of Donovan Hatem LLP just noticed two additional attorneys to their team:  Kelly Martin Malone, a partner and seasoned litigator, and Matthew Lenzi, an associate who is also … Continue reading →

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Town Meeting Referendum – YES!

Posted on Tue, Mar 12, 2013 by overeasy

One Thousand Thirty Two citizens participated in this year’s Town Meeting Referendum.  Every warrant article passed.  Brad Harriman  defeated incumbent Chuck Storm 64%-36%. ARTICLE 1: ELECTION OF TOWN OFFICERS Selectman Brad Harriman 3-Years 623 Charles “Chuck” Storm 355 Treasurer John … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit update

Posted on Mon, Mar 11, 2013 by overeasy

Today I received more information from the town about the RIB lawsuit.  As it turns out, they do have the flow rates for the first three weeks, as well as a written description of how and why they feel they … Continue reading →

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First three weeks of RIB operation

Posted on Thu, Mar 7, 2013 by overeasy

I got the records of flow to the RIB during the first three weeks.  Here’s a graph from the RIB Worksheet data: After that, the daily flows vary between practically nothing, and several days of similar high flow rates.  This goes … Continue reading →

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I’ll Sue You!!!

Posted on Sat, Mar 2, 2013 by overeasy

We’ve all heard it before: “I’ll sue you!”. A wise lawyer once told me that people who say that have never tried it. The same lawyer also says that civil suits often have nothing to do with being right. A … Continue reading →

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The essential RIB lawsuit

Posted on Fri, Mar 1, 2013 by overeasy

This lawsuit has been a sleeper as far as discussion is concerned.  Aside from a brief article recognizing the filing, there has been zero reporting of the issues or developments in the case.  At the Deliberative Session a few weeks … Continue reading →

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Best intentions

Posted on Mon, Feb 4, 2013 by overeasy

Tomorrow will be the Deliberative Session.  For the uninitiated, that’s the opening act in the annual town meeting process.  The second part is the actual ballot voting in March.  The warrant has been posted and hundred or so citizens will … Continue reading →

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But don’t call me Larry (the cable guy)

Posted on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 by overeasy

Update Dec 6, 2013 – Metrocast is changing their channels around as they transition to all digital for basic+.  They have moved TBS (Ch 14) to 34-5 (Digidal SD).  I’ll provide an updated post soon with a link here. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Better Pre-Buy

Posted on Mon, Dec 17, 2012 by overeasy

Five years ago, as part of the half-million restoration extravaganza, the town received a professional estimate of the heating cost of a renovated Brewster Hall. The official figure was about 9,000 gallons of oil. The engineer suggested two boilers and … Continue reading →

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Just perfect!

Posted on Fri, Dec 14, 2012 by overeasy

Someone sent me this report on the Brewster Hall upstairs usage forum held on Nov 13.  I’m going to renew my objection to this line of inquiry by the Friends and Selectmen when dealing with millions of dollars of the taxpayer’s … Continue reading →

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Everything looks like a nail

Posted on Thu, Dec 6, 2012 by overeasy

This was published in the Grunter today. In last week’s paper there was a report on a future uses of Town Hall forum conducted by the Friends on November 13. The forum was attended by a quorum of our Selectmen … Continue reading →

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Everything including the kitchen sink

Posted on Sat, Dec 1, 2012 by overeasy

At the last BOS meeting, during the “tell me something I don’t already know” segment,  there was a report on the non-profit organizational needs meeting held at the Town Hall Meeting Room on November 13.  The meeting was organized by … Continue reading →

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Dave’s looking pretty smart

Posted on Wed, Nov 28, 2012 by overeasy

Yesterday’s post exposes the plan that was used to justify the $4 million commitment to Brewster Hall restoration that was jammed into the CIP.  Anybody who watched the Oct 17 Selectmen’s meeting saw that Dave Senecal wasn’t impressed with the … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a plan

Posted on Tue, Nov 27, 2012 by overeasy

Last week I received my latest batch of documents obtained under the Right to Know law.  Now I have the details of the latest $4 million plan to restore Brewster Hall. Here they are: That’s it folks.  That’s what the … Continue reading →

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Fortunately, people aren’t as dumb as the Grunter thinks.

Posted on Tue, Nov 20, 2012 by overeasy

From the minutes of the Oct 17, 2012 Board of Selectmen’s meeting: It was moved by Chuck Storm for the Wolfeboro Board of Selectmen to support the proposal for renovations to Brewster Memorial Hall as presented at this meeting. Dave … Continue reading →

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Let’s not Trash Public Opinion

Posted on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 by overeasy

As usual, the editor has gone over the top in cheer-leading for the Selectmen’s Brewster Hall plans. He discredits the voter rejection of their agenda last March by saying that only 29% voted. There’s an old saying: “Decisions are made … Continue reading →

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Sugar Coated

Posted on Thu, Nov 15, 2012 by overeasy

You gotta love the front page story in the Grunter headed “Wolfeboro 2012 tax rate up 3.6%”.  Ho-hum, so taxes are up, so what’s new?  The story goes on to completely obfuscate then spin the news with arbitrary factoids:  It’s … Continue reading →

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Taking out the Trash

Posted on Tue, Nov 13, 2012 by overeasy

You may recall last March there were some questions on the ballot that asked your opinion on some Town Hall issues. The stated intent was to inform a discussion going forward to try to resolve the Town Office/Brewster Hall stalemate. … Continue reading →

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Outsourced Government

Posted on Thu, Nov 8, 2012 by overeasy

Though I’ve never seen it in print, I’ve heard Joyce Davis say it a few times: The mission of the Friends of Town Hall is to restore Brewster Memorial Hall for use as Town Offices. Last March, the voters were … Continue reading →

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Almost over

Posted on Mon, Nov 5, 2012 by overeasy

Many visitors to the blog were offended by my posting of commentary on the national issues, so I’ve taken a break and let the dust settle on it’s own.  For the past two weeks, it’s been looking more and more … Continue reading →

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Bait and switch

Posted on Thu, Sep 27, 2012 by overeasy

I received the bid specifications for windows today.  Remember that my original question to the Selectmen was why are only looking at Pella windows at $2,000 average per window?  Their response was to say they would put it out to … Continue reading →

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Here we go again

Posted on Mon, Sep 24, 2012 by overeasy

The big news, buried in the minutes of the last CIP meeting, is that the Selectmen are planning to make another run at a $4 million restoration project. Last March, there was a non-binding referendum question on the ballot.  It … Continue reading →

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Done Deal

Posted on Sat, Sep 22, 2012 by overeasy

Couldn’t make the BOS meeting last Wednesday, so I just got to watch the finale of the Boat Trailer parking issue.  Can you guess? A very articulate island resident got up to make a few points about their plight: 1) … Continue reading →

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Doing you proud

Posted on Thu, Sep 13, 2012 by overeasy

The overwhelming theme in the Grunter this week is the destruction and stealing of Obama/Biden signs around town.  For a party that wears “old fashioned values” on their sleeves, Romney supporters must be so proud.

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18 Pages!

Posted on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 by overeasy

The latest dis of the Affordable Health Care Act is that it took 18 pages to define what constitutes a full time employee.   The other complaint is that the criteria is 30 hours per week instead of 40. So why … Continue reading →

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Tax equity

Posted on Fri, Sep 7, 2012 by overeasy

At the last Selectman’s meeting, there was a public hearing for a proposed changed to town code to provide free boat trailer storage to island residents from May to October.  I blogged about it here. One of the reasons Sarah … Continue reading →

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Shameless

Posted on Tue, Sep 4, 2012 by overeasy

Here’s what I’m talking about.  If there was any substantive rational for repealing the Affordable Health Act, they wouldn’t have to put out stuff like this: Forget about the fact that the Affordable Care Act is nothing even remotely similar … Continue reading →

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Cui bono?

Posted on Tue, Sep 4, 2012 by overeasy

Who benefits?  Follow the money.  Wise old principles that lawyers use to cut through the smoke to see the truth.  While we as Americans are not a uniquely greedy bunch, we have refined the art considerably in our political process. … Continue reading →

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Nothing’s gonna change

Posted on Wed, Aug 29, 2012 by overeasy

Ever worked in a business that was sold?  The new guys show up one morning and say “Hi, we’re the new owners but don’t worry nothing’s going to change.” By all reports, Mitt Romney is not only good at that, … Continue reading →

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By the numbers

Posted on Tue, Aug 28, 2012 by overeasy

There are a few disgruntled attendees at the RNC convention in Tampa tonight.  Gotta love the little lobsters on the clothespins – nice touch. These are Maine Ron Paul delegates who were replaced by the RNC with Romney delegates.  Read … Continue reading →

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Back to basics

Posted on Tue, Aug 28, 2012 by overeasy

Rather than listen to the inflammatory nightmare scenarios that are being hurled every two to three minutes on prime time TV, I read over the analysis conducted by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).  They have looked at the major policy … Continue reading →

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