As a teen, I became more aware of the living conditions at the Center. All over the newspaper were articles that said the state was, and is still today, threatening to sell off these state-owned 186 acres of land providing for the … [Read more...]
Fernald Fighters: a young volunteer’s experience
As a teen, I became more aware of the living conditions at the Center. All over the newspaper were articles that said the state was, and is still today, threatening to sell off these state-owned 186 acres of land providing for the needy and … [Read more...]
‘Community First’ is not community expansion
3. The administration will have to find a total of 448 new beds for the residents of the four Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs) slated for closure by 2013.4. By my calculations, that leaves 37 beds available for everyone else who is … [Read more...]
City-state panel endorses Village at Fernald concept
Nevertheless, the final recommendations of the Reuse Committee, which includes the Mayor of Waltham, members of the City Council and state Legislature, and two members of the state Division of Capital Asset Management, will carry some … [Read more...]
Getting answers from the state on equal or better care for Fernald residents
We have yet to get adequate answers to the first set of questions.Earlier this year, for instance, the Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) provided us with two lease-purchase agreements in response to a Public Records request for … [Read more...]
The governor’s $200 million conflict of interest
The Fernald Center sits on roughly 200 acres of land, much of it prime real estate within the City of Waltham. At a meeting this past Wednesday night of a subcommittee of a city/state panel that is planning for the reuse of the … [Read more...]
Gov. Patrick’s performance in his ‘town hall meetings’
In yesterday's town hall meeting in Groton, the governor arrived at just after 6:30 p.m., accompanied by an entourage of state aides and local legislators (and his dog, Toby). It actually wasn't held in a town … [Read more...]
The high cost and complexity of the state’s lease arrangement for group homes (an update)
The deal involves the placement of a lien on the group home, which is located in Bedford, by a New York City bank. The bank provided a $10 million revolving loan agreement and a letter of credit to CIL … [Read more...]
The high cost of the state’s new group homes ($257g per bed)
The home has eight beds. That works out to a cost of $257,000 per bed over the 20-year period. Given that DDS has projected that it will be using the same lease-purchase arrangement to develop state-operated housing for 26 Fernald … [Read more...]
Bowed but unbroken
They see an administration that has been steadily dismantling a system of care that they fought in the courts for years to improve. Fernald and the other state Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs/MR), with their staffs of … [Read more...]
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