Legal Advertisements - Week of March 21, 2024

Mar 21, 2024
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. PL24P0603EA
 
Estate of: Michael J Sullivan
Date of Death: 03/06/2024
 
To all interested persons:
 
A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Meghan E Sullivan of Franklin MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. 
 
The Petitioner requests that Meghan E Sullivan of Franklin MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Personal 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 04/16/2024.  
 
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. Patrick W. Stanton, 
      First Justice of this Court
Date: March 14, 2024
Matthew J. McDonough, Register of Probate
 
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WATERWAYS REGULATION PROGRAM
 
Notice of License Application Pursuant
to M. G. L. Chapter 91 Waterways License Application Number 23-WW01-0114-APP
Donegan Realty Trust, Ann-Marie, Paul and Siobahn Donegan Trustees
 
NOTIFICATION DATE: March 22, 2024
 
Public notice is hereby given of the waterways application by Donegan Realty Trust, Ann-Marie, Paul and Siobahn Donegan, Trustees, to reconstruct and maintain an existing rock revetment, wall and deck at 39 Jefferson Shores Road in the municipality of Wareham, in and over the waters of Cohassett Narrows. The proposed project has been determined to be water-dependent.
 
The Department will consider all written comments on this Waterways application received within 30 days subsequent to the “Notification Date”. Failure of any aggrieved person or group of ten citizens or more, with at least five of the ten residents residing in the municipality(s) in which the license or permitted activity is located, to submit written comments to the Waterways Regulation Program by the Public Comments Deadline will result in the waiver of any right to an adjudicatory hearing in accordance with 310 CMR 9.13(4)(c).
 
Project plans and documents for the Waterways application are on file for public viewing electronically at: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/PublicApp/ (enter “39 Jefferson Shores Road” in the Search Page as the Location Address). If you need assistance, please contact vin.manfredi@mass.gov or if you do not have access to email, please leave a voicemail at (508) 946-2700 and you will be contacted with information on alternative options.
 
Written comments must be addressed to: Vin Manfredi, Environmental Analyst, DEP Waterways Regulation Program, 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville, MA 02347.
 
NOTICE OF REVIEW BY THE
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
 
Public notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“MassDEP”) Policy for Amending an Order of Conditions (DWW Policy 85-4 , revised March 1, 1995), implementing the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, G.L. C. 131, §40, and the MassDEP Wetlands Protection Regulations, 310 CMR 10.00, that G.A.F. Engineering, Inc., on behalf of the Preserve Association Trust-Dock Committee, has submitted a Request for an Amendment of a Superseding Order of Conditions, to the MassDEP Southeast Regional Office, to approve modifications to an existing, shared pier and float layout serving members of the Preserve Association Trust-Dock Committee. The property is located off Cromesett Road, Wareham and is further identified on the Town of Wareham Assessors Map 52 as Lot 1000.A.
 
There is a 21-day public comment period on the Request for Amendment, which commences with the publication of this Notice. The comment period closes on April 11, 2024. 
 
Written comments should be submitted to:
     Massachusetts Department of Environmental
     Protection Wetlands Division
     20 Riverside Drive
     Lakeville, MA 02347
 
with a copy to:
     G.A.F. Engineering, Inc.
     266 Main Street
     Wareham, MA 02571
     Attn: Brian Grady
 
Copies of the Request for Amendment are being sent to the Wareham Conservation Commission where they may be viewed.
 
By: G.A.F. Engineering, Inc.
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. PL24P0479EA
 
Estate of: Ruth M Dunnirvine
Also known as: Ruth Dunnirvine
Date of Death: 11/23/2023
 
To all interested persons:
 
A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by William Dunnirvine of Marlborough CT  requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. 
 
The Petitioner requests that William Dunnirvine of Marlborough CT 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 04/11/2024.  
 
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. Patrick W. Stanton, 
      First Justice of this Court
Date: March 11, 2024
Matthew J. McDonough, Register of Probate
 
CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF 
CONSERVATOR’S ACCOUNT
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Plymouth Probate and Family Court
52 Obery St. Suite 1130
Plymouth, MA  02360
Docket No. PL22P1478PM
 
In the matter of: William S Fensel
Of:  West Wareham, MA
Protected Person/Disabled Person/Respondent
 
To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, you are hereby notified pursuant to  Rule 72 of the Supplemental Rules of the Probate & Family Court that the Petition for Complete Settlement and Approve the First and Second and Final account(s) of 
Robert Dimler, Esq. of Plymouth, MA
as Conservator of the property of said Respondent  has or have been presented to the Court for allowance.
 
You have the right to object to the account(s).  If you wish 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 04/11/2024.  This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to object to the account(s).  If you fail to file the written appearance and objection by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you, including the allowance of the account(s).  
 
Additionally, within thirty days after said return day (or within such other time as the Court upon motion may order), you must file a written affidavit of objections stating the specific facts and grounds upon which each objection is based and a copy shall be served upon the Conservator pursuant to Rule 3 of the Supplemental Rules of the Probate & Family Court.
 
You have the right to send to the Conservator, by registered or certified mail, a written request to receive a copy of the Petition and account(s) at no cost to you.
 
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both.  The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer.  Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person.  If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.
 
Witness: Hon. Patrick W. Stanton, 
      First Justice of this Court
Date: March 11, 2024
Matthew J. McDonough, Register of Probate
 
ORDER OF NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
Trial Court of Massachusetts
The Superior Court
Plymouth County Superior Court - Brockton
72 Belmont Street
Brockton, MA 02301
Robert S. Creedon, Jr., Clerk of Courts
Plymouth County
Docket No. 2483CV00153
 
Case Name:
Cardoza, Robert F.
vs.
Any and all unknown heirs of the Estate of Clarice Remick, Gary H. Remick, and Sally A. Harlow, all late of Wareham, Plymouth County, MA 
RE: Any and all unknown heirs of the Estates of Clarice Remick, Gary H. Remi
 
WHEREAS a civil action has been begun against you in our Superior Court by Robert F Cardoza wherein it is seeking to;
 
1.  Have the Court adjudge and decree that the Plaintiff, Robert F. Cardoza, and no other, is the sole owner of, and exclusively holds all right, title, and interest in and to, the certain parcel of land situated at 200 Sandwich Road, Town of Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 02571, and shown as Lot 1058, on Map 133, of the Town of Wareham Assessors Maps, and as further described in the Deed of Clarice Remick, dated October 21, 1966, and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds on November 7, 1966, in Book 3333, at Page 54.
 
2.  Have the Court find that the Plaintiff has occupied and exclusively held the premises open and continuously since 2003 for more than twenty (20) years. 
 
We COMMAND YOU if you intend to make any defense, that on 04/10/2024 or within such further time as the law allows you do cause your written pleading to be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court named above, in said Commonwealth, and further that you defend against such suit according to law if you intend any defense, and that you do and receive what the Court shall order and adjudge therein.
 
Hereof fail not, at your peril, or as otherwise said suit may be adjudged and orders entered in your absence.
 
It appearing to this Court that no personal service of the Complaint has been made on the defendant, plaintiff’s ex-parte motion for service by publication upon all unknown heirs is allowed, a copy of which is hereto attached and made part of this notice, it is ORDERED that notice of this suit be given to them by publishing, once a week for three consecutive weeks, the last publication to be at least 20-days before said return day in the:
Newspaper:  Wareham Week
City/Town:  Town of Wareham
 
Date issued: 02/28/2024
CLERK OF COURTS/ASST. CLERK
Robert S. Creedon, Jr.
 
Wareham Middle School
Roof Replacement Project
 
The Town of Wareham seeks sealed bids, for the Wareham Middle School Roof Replacement Project. DCAMM trade subcontractors are sought for the following categories of work: Masonry, Plumbing, HVAC, and Electrical. The bid packet will be available on Wednesday March 20, 2024 electronically at www.biddocsonlinecom.  Filed Sub-bids must be received before 2:00 PM, Thurs. April 04, 2024 and DCAMM certified Roof General Contractor Bids must be received before 2:00 PM, Thurs. April 11, 2024 electronically at www.biddocsonline.com.  A Pre-bid walkthrough will be held on 2:30 PM, Monday, March 25, 2024 at Wareham Middle School (4 Viking Drive, Wareham, MA). The Town reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or to accept that which is deemed in the best interest of the Town of Wareham, MA.  The Town shall not be responsible for proposals arriving late for any reason.

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 Auditorium, Viking Drive Wareham, Massachusetts on Monday evening, April 8, 2024 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. and to continue said meeting by adjourning until 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2024 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, 2023, 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: 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.
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Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 4: 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: 3-0-0

Article 5: Vehicle Replacement

To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $170,000.00 for the purpose of purchasing two service technicians utility body pickup trucks with snowplow prep packages, including all costs incidental, and related thereto, for Water Department use, or to act anything thereon or thereunto

Explanation: These two vehicles will replace two 2013 Ford F150 pickup trucks. Both new trucks will be 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: 3-0-0
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 3-0-0

Article 6: Water Purification Plant and Wells Emergency Generators

To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $275,000.00 for the acquisition of emergency power generation equipment for use at the Maple Springs Water Purification Plant (MSWPP), and Wells 1,2,3,4, and 9. Including all costs incidental, and related thereto, or to act anything thereon or thereunto.

Explanation: This Article will fund the purchase of all the emergency power generation needs of the new purification plant and the associated five (5) wells in the Maple Springs Wellfield that are treated at the MSWPP. The District has been awarded a Hazard Mitigation Grant (HMG) from FEMA/MEMA. This grant already awarded to the District provides a 90% cost reimbursement to the District. In April 2021 a prior authorization of funds was voted in favor of this project. Due to escalation costs of construction and procurement from 2020-2021 the District needs to request the above additional funding to match current higher cost estimates. The District shall still be eligible for the full 90% reimbursement of the grant award contract listed at $1,063,456.76 with the 90% eligible reimbursement amount to the District at $957,111.06.

Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 3-0-0
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 3-0-0

Article 7: Return Funds to Undesignated Fund Balance (Water Surplus)

To see if the District will vote to transfer the following article balances back to water surplus, or to act anything thereon or thereunto.

Purpose                                             Vote                                  Amount to Close
Fuel Tank Pump Replacement            Article 7 ADM 4/12/21        $2,562.50
Water Dept. Utility Body Pickup        Article 13 ADM 4/11/22       $ 11.00
W.D. Painting Water Tanks                Article 16 ADM 4/11/22       $ 286,642.64
TOTAL                                                                                       $ 289,216.14

Explanation: This is not a procurement article, rather a housekeeping approval to clear up balances and utilize unspent funds.

Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 3-0-0
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 8: Computerized Reporting Software and Equipment

To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $50,000.00 for the purpose of equipping all the front-line fire apparatus and command vehicles with mobile mounted data terminals.

Explanation: The article is to provide vital dispatch information to all our front-line fire apparatus, to include all hazards as well as preplans. This will allow us to use computerized dispatch software for the responding apparatus and provide fire prevention inspections to be done on site as well as utilized for training purposes.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 9: Recruit Call Firefighters

To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $50,000.00 for the purpose of training and retaining Call Firefighters including of all costs incidental and related thereto, or to act thereon or thereunto.

Explanation: This Article is to train Call Firefighters to the national Pro-Board Standard of Firefighter I/II to include but is not limited to labor materials and related costs.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 10: Gas Detectors

To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of $30,000.00 for the purchase of eleven (11) Gas Detectors and equipment related thereon or thereunto.

Explanation: This purchase will allow the fire department to purchase new gas detectors for our main pieces of apparatus and help with standardizing the equipment carried on these trucks.
Currently we are using equipment that is outdated and unable to obtain replacement parts for and devices that are constantly going out of service for faulty equipment. We as firefighters constantly use these pieces of equipment in both commercial and residential settings to help mitigate any hazards to our community. These vital pieces of equipment assist firefighters with location and identifying any leaks of natural gas, propane, carbon monoxide, and various other gases that can contribute to creating a dangerous environment for both us and the public.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

 

Article 11: Support Vehicles

To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $167,437.00 for the purpose of purchasing and equipping two (2) support vehicles 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                                                   AMOUNT
Article 6 ADM 4/8/19                                     Diesel Exhaust System                                   $50,557.00
Article 7 ADM 4/12/21                                   Diesel Tank & Pump Replacement                   $ 1,782.50
Article 11 ADM 4/10/23                                 Mobile Column Lifts                                        $ 1,190.64
TOTAL TO TRANSFER                                                                                                         $ 53,530.14

Explanation: This article is to replace two current vehicles, one is a 2008 support vehicle that is currently out of service due to a broken frame, this vehicle was used daily in the fire prevention division to conduct daily inspections as well as responding to emergencies. The second vehicle is a 2011 support vehicle which is used by a Chief Officer to respond to emergencies and be utilized as a command vehicle at incidents.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 12: Training

To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $50,000.00 for the purpose of providing training and equipment for specialized technical emergency response training.

Explanation: This article is to train and equip the department staff in the specialized training program that prepares personnel to respond and mitigate life threatening injuries to include but not limiting it to a hostile related event. The ASHER program is part of the NFPA 3000, which identifies the minimum program elements needed to organize, manage, and sustain an active shooter and/or hostile event response. This training will be performed with several public safety agencies
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Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 13: AFG Grant – REQUIRES 2/3 VOTE

To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $40,059.00 representing the districts share for an anticipated Grant Award administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a Health and Wellness and Training Grant program. The items requested in the grant include fitness equipment, alterations to our department gym, Special training in the disciplines of Rope Rescue, Trench Rescue and Confined Space Rescue. The grant request also includes associated and specialized equipment required to perform these Technical Rescues.

Explanation: The Wareham Fire Department has applied to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of $400,590.00 for updating our physical fitness room and for Specialized Technical Rescue Training and associated equipment. If we receive funds for these programs, we will be able to upgrade the physical fitness equipment that is vital to keeping our members healthy. We will also be able to have our department members train in the complex environment of Technical Rescues. This article represents the 10% matching funds required as part of the Grant.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 4-0-0

Article 14: Return Funds to Stabilization

To see if the District will vote to return the following funds back to Stabilization

AUTHORIZATION                                       DESCRIPTION                                            AMOUNT
Article 20 ADM 4/10/23                            District Share of FEMA Grant                     $3,014.00

Explanation: This is not a procurement article, rather a housekeeping approval to clear up the balance and return unspent funds to stabilization.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 15:

To see what sum of money the District will vote to raise and appropriate for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, 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.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 4-0-0

Operating Budget - FISCAL YEAR

PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE:

                                                         Proposed 2025                  Voted 2024                      Increase/(Decrease)

Operating Expenses:
Committee Salaries                             $ 25,000.00                    $ 25,000.00
Prudential Committee Expense                   500.00                         1,000.00
Annual/Special Meetings                          2,500.00                        3,000.00
Membership/Subscriptions                             -                                 100.00
Advertising                                              4,000.00                        4,000.00
Grounds & Buildings                               30,000.00                       30,000.00
Audit                                                     16,750.00                       16,750.00
Consulting Fees                                       3,700.00                         3,075.00
Liability Insurance                                216,700.00                     197,000.00
Group Insurance Absorptions              1,743,890.00                  1,532,500.00
Legal Expenses                                       25,000.00                      15,000.00
Bond Issues                                                    1.00                         1,000.00
Medicare & FICA taxes                           81,000.00                        79,500.00
Interest & Maturing Debt                      287,650.00                      244,225.00
Insured & Uninsured Losses                       1000.00                           1000.00
Town of Wareham Clerical & Admin.       61,878.00                        58,255.00
Plymouth County Retirement Assess.     958,858.00                      878,171.00
Reserve Fund                                         75,000.00                        75,000.00
Fire Capability Charge                          502,884.00                      505,089.00
Total Operating Expenses                $ 4,036,311.00                $ 3,669,665.00                         $ 366,646.00
Total Prudential Committee Budget $ 4,036,311.00                 $ 3,669,665.00                        $ 366,646.00

                                                        Proposed 2025                         Voted 2024                   Increase/(Decrease)
CLERK/TREASURER: 

Salaries & Wages:
Clerk/Treasurer                                   $ 100,418.00                         $ 98,488.00
Accountant                                                  -                                     61,000.00
Asst. Treasurer Salary                               50,390.00                            46,800.00
Contractual Benefits                                  2,500.00                              2,500.00
Total Salaries & Wages                         $ 153,308.00                        $ 208,788.00                     $ (55,480.00)

Operating Expenses:

Treasurer’s Bond                                       $ 600.00                                $ 500.00
Elections                                                  3,000.00                                3,000.00
Annual Reports                                            500.00                                   500.00
Office Supplies                                         4,000.00                                2,000.00
Machines/Maintenance                             5,000.00                                 3,700.00
Postage                                                    2,000.00                                 1,700.00
Seminars/Training                                    3,000.00                                  3,000.00
Computer Agreements/Supplies                7,500.00                                 6,000.00
Subscriptions/Memberships                         500.00                                    500.00
Software Updates                                    1,000.00                                  1,000.00
Legal Fees                                                     1.00                                         1.00
Consulting Fees                                      38,000.00                                20,000.00
Telephone                                                3,500.00                                  3,000.00
Miscellaneous                                              200.00                                     200.00
Payroll Service Fees                                  9,000.00                                  8,250.00
Maintenance                                                   1.00                                         1.00
Total Operating Expenses                      $ 77,802.00                              $ 53,352.00                 $ 24,450.00
Total Clerk/Treasurer Budget               $ 231,110.00                            $ 262,140.00                $ (31,030.00)

                                                            Proposed 2025                           Voted 2024                 Increase/(Decrease)
MECHANICS DIVISION: 

Salaries & Wages:
Mechanic                                                 $ 75,282.84                             $ 73,807.00
Overtime                                                      5,250.00                                 5,250.00
Contractual Benefits                                     9,110.00                                 7,250.00
Temporary Labor                                           1,800.00                                 1,800.00
Total Salaries & Wages                              $ 91,442.84                             $ 88,107.00                          $ 3,335.84

Operating Expenses:
Subscriptions/Dues                                       $ 300.00                                  $ 200.00
Training/Seminars                                         2,000.00                                 2,000.00
Tools/Equipment                                           5,665.00                                 5,500.00
Maintenance & Operations                            3,200.00                                  3,200.00
Equipment: Replace, repair, maintain          86,025.00                                83,520.00
Clothing allowance & Safety equip.                    -                                         1,250.00
Materials & Supplies                                     1,250.00                                   1,250.00
Miscellaneous                                                 750.00                                       750.00
Postage                                                            50.00                                        50.00
Annual Apparatus/Equipment Inspections    11,000.00                                 11,000.00
Total Operating Expenses                        $ 110,240.00                            $ 108,720.00                         $ 1,520.00

Consumables:
Telephone                                                  $ 2,250.00                                $ 3,250.00
Utilities                                                           500.00                                      500.00
Fuel/Additives/Licensing Fees                      38,000.00                                 36,000.00
Total Consumables                                     $ 40,750.00                              $ 39,750.00                         $ 1,000.00
Total Mechanics Division Budget                $ 242,432.84                            $ 236,577.00                         $ 5,855.84

                                                                Proposed 2025                            Voted 2024                      Increase/(Decrease)
FIRE DEPARTMENT: 
Salaries & Wages:
Chief’s Salary                                             $ 135,252.00                           $ 133,134.00
1st Assistant Chief’s Salary                            102,411.87                                99,429.00
2nd Assistant Chief’s Salary                            99,358.20                                 97,410.00
Career Officers’ Salaries                               567,669.12                               556,539.00
Career Firefighters’ Salaries                       1,271,726.00                            1,263,605.83
Overtime (Career Personnel)                         620,024.00                               590,499.00
Fires, Drills & Details (Call Force)                 117,360.00                                117,360.00
Fire Alarm Salaries                                          7,000.00                                    7,000.00
Contractual Benefits                                    463,436.00                                439,259.17
Clerical Salaries                                           132,356.44                                128,008.82
Dispatchers Salaries                                     194,442.00                                 193,792.32
Specialized Training                                      10,000.00                                    10,000.00
Total Salaries & Wages                            $ 3,721,035.63                           $ 3,636,037.14                           $ 84,998.49

Operating Expenses:
Call Firefighter Pensions                                  $ 500.00                                   $ 1,000.00
Maintenance Operations                                 38,950.00                                    38,950.00
Breathing Equipment & Supplies                     12,500.00                                    10,000.00
Equipment 12,                                                    400.00                                    11,000.00
Membership/Subscriptions                                5,000.00                                      5,000.00
Protective Clothing                                         35,000.00                                   32,500.00
Materials & Supplies                                       14,000.00                                    12,500.00
Radios & Repairs                                              9,000.00                                      8,000.00
Fire Alarm Expenses                                         5,000.00                                      5,000.00
Training                                                         10,000.00                                    10,000.00
Clothing Allowance (Career Personnel)              7,000.00                                    35,000.00
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                                      5,000.00
Wellness                                                        10,000.00                                       5,000.00
Hose                                                                9,000.00                                       8,000.00
Clothing Allowance (Call Force)                        7,000.00                                       7,000.00
Technology                                                    67,000.00                                      34,083.00
Total Operating Expenses                           $ 259,350.00                                 $ 240,033.00                         $ 19,317.00

Consumables:
Telephone/Online Service                            $ 29,000.00                                    $ 24,500.00
Utilities                                                         42,000.00                                       42,000.00
Heating                                                         34,000.00                                        34,000.00
Total Consumables                                     $ 105,000.00                                   $ 100,500.00                        $ 4,500.00
Total Fire Department Budget                  $ 4,085,385.63                                $ 3,976,570.14                     $ 108,815.49

Prudential Committee                              $ 4,036,311.00                               $ 3,669,665.00                      $ 366,646.00
Clerk/Treasurer                                             231,110.00                                     262,140.00                        (31,030.00)
Mechanics Division                                         242,432.84                                    236,577.00                             5,855.84
Fire Department                                         4,085,385.63                                  3,976,570.14                         108,815.49
Grand Totals                                             $ 8,595,239.47                               $ 8,144,952.14                       $ 450,287.33

Article 16:
To see what sum of money the District will vote to raise and appropriate for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, 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.

Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 3-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action:3-0-0

                                                                   Operating Budget - FISCAL YEAR 
                                                                   Proposed 2025             Voted 2024                 Increase/(Decrease)
WATER DEPARTMENT:
Salaries & Wages:
Water Commissioners                                       $ 15,000.00             $ 15,000.00
Clerical                                                            200,000.00               192,000.00
Overtime                                                           90,000.00                 90,000.00
Contractual Obligations                                     50,000.00                  60,000.00
Superintendent                                                140,849.00                130,000.00
Supervisory Staff                                              180,000.00                180,000.00
Technicians                                                      438,800.00                591,200.00
Temporary Labor                                               10,000.00                  10,000.00
Education & Training                                          8,000.00                     8,000.00
Total Salaries & Wages                               $ 1,132,649.00           $ 1,276,200.00                $ (143,551.00)

Consumables:
Vehicle Fuel                                                   $ 50,000.00                $ 50,000.00
Office Supplies                                                   5,000.00                     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                     20,000.00
Vehicle Maintenance                                         30,000.00                     30,000.00
Shop Expenses                                                  10,000.00                     10,000.00
Meters & Parts                                                  50,000.00                    50,000.00
Hydrants & Parts                                              25,000.00                      20,000.00
Maintenance to Mains                                       80,000.00                     50,000.00
Seawood Springs Wellfield (Formally Corrosion Control) 50,000.00         50,000.00
Services & Extensions                                      15,000.00                      14,000.00
Office Equipment Maintenance                         10,000.00                     10,000.00
Leak Detection                                                 20,000.00                      1,000.00
Standpipe Maintenance                                     5,000.00                        5,000.00
Total Consumables                                       $ 389,500.00                 $ 333,500.00                   $56,000.00

Purchases of Services:
Service Contracts                                         $ 158,000.00                 $ 165,750.00
Electric                                                           160,000.00                   150,000.00
Heating - 2550 Cranberry Hwy.                          10,000.00                      12,750.00
Building & Ground Maintenance                         25,000.00                      25,000.00
Well Field LP Gas                                              20,000.00                      20,000.00
Technology/GIS Upgrade/Service                       50,000.00                      60,000.00
Advertising/Emergency Notifications                   3,000.00                        3,000.00
Telephone/Pagers                                             20,000.00                       20,000.00
Postage                                                            10,000.00                       10,000.00
Water Testing                                                   40,000.00                       35,000.00
Consulting/Engineering Fees                           159,000.00                      156,000.00
Legal Fees                                                       75,000.00                        75,000.00
Groundwater Monitoring & Well Test.                60,000.00                        60,000.00
Total Purchases of Services                           $ 790,000.00                    $ 792,500.00                 $ (2,500.00)

Other Charges & Expenses:
Travel Expenses                                              $ 1,000.00                        $ 1,000.00
Licenses                                                            2,000.00                           2,000.00
Trade Organization Memberships                        4,000.00                           4,000.00
Safety Equipment                                              8,000.00                           8,000.00
Miscellaneous                                                    4,000.00                           4,000.00
Safe Drinking Water Act                                     6,500.00                            6,500.00
Maple Springs Wellfield (Formerly Wtr Treatment Plant) 100,000.00         100,000.00
Total Other Charges & Expenses                   $ 125,500.00                      $ 125,500.00                          -

Insurance & Benefits:
Liability Insurance                                         $ 144,375.00                    $ 131,250.00
Bond Issue Expense                                            25,000.00                         25,000.00
Interest & Maturing Debt Water                     1,540,176.00                     1,567,316.00
Group Insurance                                               696,570.00                        651,000.00
Medicare/FICA                                                   22,493.00                          25,364.00
Audit                                                                 16,750.00                         16,750.00
Interest & Maturing Debt Betterments               431,648.00                        446,816.00
Insured and Uninsured                                                1.00                                  1.00
Plymouth County Retirement Assoc.                  451,227.00                        413,257.00
Town of Wareham Clerical & Admin.                    61,878.00                          58,255.00
Total Insurance & Benefits                            $ 3,390,118.00                  $ 3,335,009.00                  $ 55,109.00
Total Water Department Budget                    $ 5,827,767.00                  $ 5,862,709.00                $ (34,942.00)

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 13, 2024, 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 on this fourteenth day of March in the year, 2024.

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

 

 

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