tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post6824807664669185719..comments2023-09-25T06:47:42.119-05:00Comments on Worcester Blog: Main & May StreetBill Randellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-64978298679207392722011-01-01T13:14:47.179-05:002011-01-01T13:14:47.179-05:00You said it correctly..NO ONE. Messes with the CDC...You said it correctly..NO ONE. Messes with the CDCs. I know they have done some good but enough alreadySignmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-69963057692987233722011-01-01T10:40:28.659-05:002011-01-01T10:40:28.659-05:00Also time and again I have advocated that the spec...Also time and again I have advocated that the special bank acct set up to hold these sewer hook up fees be audited to be certain that it is being used only as intended,<br /><br /> Politicians and bureaucrats have strong tendencies to see a pile of cash accumulating and then tapping it for purposes that it was not originally intended to be used for.<br /> <br /> E.g. Everyone knows where all Jahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-7669591067682727612011-01-01T10:19:34.464-05:002011-01-01T10:19:34.464-05:00I can recall two other situations in Worc in the p...I can recall two other situations in Worc in the past few years........Off Massasoit Rd ( for sure) and Over in the Vernon Hill area (i think). Problems had to do w/inadequate sewerage facilities and heavy rains and/or pumping problems.<br /> <br /> Rest assured the folks in these 2 instances were told there wasnt much the DPW could do....altho I do think the DPW ultimately did something.......Jahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-29145809044358122762010-12-31T16:06:36.618-05:002010-12-31T16:06:36.618-05:00Bill
find the old story in the T and G where ...Bill<br /><br /> find the old story in the T and G where WCG went to the council for help. In the story the head of DPW was quoted that they told WCG there would be problems.. The developer went to their own guy who said they would not be any problems... Guess what there were problems and we pay the head of DPW good money because he knows his stuff.. The city should not have given WCG permitssignmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-87047375941998196362010-12-31T11:01:21.759-05:002010-12-31T11:01:21.759-05:00D 13, i also meant to add, a new housing explosion...D 13, i also meant to add, a new housing explosion in the Newton Sq area? Lord knows I rarely travel that area, excpet the main arteries like Pleasnat & June. & Highland.<br /><br /> Last time I was in the Newton Sq area on a secondary St was to get new transmission over behind the intersection of richmond and pleasant......cant think of what they call that square ....you know the one jahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-42708123488097358532010-12-31T10:40:38.100-05:002010-12-31T10:40:38.100-05:00Jahn
Very good point
BillJahn<br /><br />Very good point<br /><br />BillBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-13571650536531569652010-12-31T10:28:50.094-05:002010-12-31T10:28:50.094-05:00D-13, you allude to those building houses in the l...D-13, you allude to those building houses in the last 30 years having to pay for the Newton Sq project. In fact this has happened.<br /><br /> I think what you're missing is that any new constr in Worc in the last 26 yrs has had to pay a sewer connection fee, which money is specifially set aside for city sewer system upgrades, re-habs, and the like.<br /><br /> So basically what you sayJahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-41931714188889931342010-12-30T21:47:10.941-05:002010-12-30T21:47:10.941-05:00When did the May st/Worc Common Grd sewerage probl...When did the May st/Worc Common Grd sewerage problem arise summer 2008 or summer 2009.<br /><br /> I am just trying to determine how quickly the city took action on this problem compared to say my carpet bombed street pavement or my unpassable & unshovelable sidewalk. This is what really ticks me off about those who are plugged into city hall getting expeditous results while the rest of usJahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-28661524733643186272010-12-30T21:43:26.130-05:002010-12-30T21:43:26.130-05:00BIll, what do u think of my idea that the TIf bene...BIll, what do u think of my idea that the TIf benefit is partially rec'd as the recipeint of the TIF makes progress toward the stated objectives....new job growth for instance..kinda like in the private sector where a builder gets paid as he meets the objective of completing the building..but there's always retainage money held back over the erm of the tIF until all the objectives are metjahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-87422682562861968262010-12-30T21:41:48.750-05:002010-12-30T21:41:48.750-05:00D13
Huh???
The home-owners in this area did ...D13<br /><br /><br />Huh??? <br /><br />The home-owners in this area did not do anything wrong, why should they have to pay for this? <br /><br />This is an infrastructure improvement that the City needs to do and pay for because it is their pumping station that is failing and causing problems. In the end an improved pumping station will improve this whoile section of the city.<br /><br />The Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-29085509599456385172010-12-30T21:25:44.569-05:002010-12-30T21:25:44.569-05:00Bill:
Clearly someone screwed up in Newton Sq. A ...Bill:<br /><br />Clearly someone screwed up in Newton Sq. A housing explosion in Newton Sq. Rutland and Holden whereever are probably to blame, if this is the case.<br /><br /> The system wasn't meant to handle that much waste. However, with that said & by your logic should not the homeowners of the houses built in the last 30 years be responsible for flipping the bill?D13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-36637845554619593882010-12-30T21:05:34.494-05:002010-12-30T21:05:34.494-05:00Jahn
You and I disagree on TIFS. I believe the...Jahn<br /><br />You and I disagree on TIFS. I believe they can be used effectively to grow our commercial base. <br /><br />I agree, however, with you on the DA's office. Give someone a TIF because the rehad costs were more then expected? Makes no sense to me.<br /><br />If that was the basis of granting someone a TIF then everyone should get a TIF, since rehab costs are always more Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-52078323974682956242010-12-30T21:01:22.457-05:002010-12-30T21:01:22.457-05:00The work being donw at Newton Square is to benefit...The work being donw at Newton Square is to benefit that entire section of the city and Holden-Rutland and has been in the works for years.<br /><br />The work on Main-May, as far as I can tell, is to bail out one property owner who created the problem themselves.<br /><br /><br />BillBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-56395603256321542012010-12-30T20:39:56.538-05:002010-12-30T20:39:56.538-05:00Assuming this May St mess is being cleaned up on t...Assuming this May St mess is being cleaned up on the taxpayer dime, does anyone see a similarity between this MAY St situation and and TIF given for the new DA's digs.<br /><br /> In both cases a developer has F'ed up and the city steps in with a subsidy. In the case of the DA's new digs, the dev'er, it is reported, underestimated their re-hab costs so now they need a TIF to Jahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-86146547790217256122010-12-30T19:51:45.434-05:002010-12-30T19:51:45.434-05:00The work at Newton Square, excuse the pun, has bee...The work at Newton Square, excuse the pun, has been in the pipeline for a very very long time. The pumping station there has not been able to handle the flow , which includes both Holden and Rutland. <br /><br />Over the past several years houses in low lying areas of Newton Square have sewerage back up into their houses because the pumping station is overwhelmed. this work has been Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-26335140867367259122010-12-30T19:08:49.999-05:002010-12-30T19:08:49.999-05:00Bill:
What about Newton Sq? Why aren't you be...Bill:<br /><br />What about Newton Sq? Why aren't you beating the war drums on that project? Perhaps because it's on the Westside.D13noreply@blogger.com